Life Science

Course of Study

Unit 1 Plants

What is Science? (Organization, observation, classification)

Living vs. Non Living

Learning about Plants- Seeds

Learning about Plants- Pollination

Learning about Plants- Photosynthesis

Learning about Plants- Plant Kingdoms (classifications)

Learning about Plants- Parts of a Plant

Learning about Plants Parts of a Flower

Learning about Plants- Trees

Learning about Plants- Fungus

Unit 2 Animals

Habitats/ Biomes- forest, rainforest, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, oceans, arctic

Animal Kingdoms (classifications)

Animal Life Cycles

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Mammals: Animals with a Skeleton Inside

Animals Food (food chain)

Reptiles

Amphibians (frog dissection)

Animals- birds

Animals- Fist

Unit 3 Human Anatomy

The Scientific Method

Human Body- Skeletal System

Human Body- Muscular System

Human Body- Digestive System

Human Body- Circulatory System

Human Body- Nervous System

Human Body- Respiratory System

Human Body- Reproductive System

Human Body- The Skin

Human Body- The Teeth

Unit 4 Insects

Animals with Skeletons Outside (insects)

Butterfly (life cycles)

Ants (social insects)

Bees (Helpful insects)

Spiders and Arachnids

Animals with no Skeleton (worms, snails)

Extinct Animals

Conservation