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1. Organization in Living Things - Learn what forms tissues and organs and know some examples. | ||
2. Cell Structure and Function - Learn the names and functions of some of the structures found in plant and animal cells. | ||
3. Plant Cells - Learn the names and functions of structures found in plant cells. | ||
4. Specialized Plant and Animal Cells - Understand how different cells are adapted for their functions. | ||
5. Specialized Cells in the Breathing System - Understand how different cells are adapted for their functions. | ||
6. Organ Systems - Understand that different organs work together in an organ system, and learn the functions of different organ systems in the human body. | ||
7. Preparing Slides of Plant Cells - Learn how to prepare a slide of onion cells. | ||
8. Preparing Slides of Animal Cells - Learn how to prepare a slide of human cheek cells. | ||
9. Using a Microscope - Learn how to use a microscope correctly. | ||
10. A Balanced Diet - Learn the names and sources of food types needed in a balanced diet and the different uses of food in the body. | ||
11. Malnutrition - Learn about malnutrition and give some examples of diseases caused by malnutrition. | ||
12. Food Tests - Learn how to carry out chemical tests to identify starch, sugar, protein and fat in food samples. | ||
13. Digestion Experiments 1 - Learn that enzymes digest foods so that they can be absorbed into the blood. | ||
14. Digestion Experiments 2 - Understand that enzymes work best at a specific pH. | ||
15. Enzymes and Digestion - Learn the properties of enzymes and know that some enzymes are involved in the digestion of foods. | ||
16. Egestion - Learn that water is reabsorbed from undigested food in the large intestine before it forms waste feces that are egested. | ||
17. Respiration - Learn that aerobic respiration is a chemical reaction that occurs in cells to release energy from glucose. Learn the word equation that represents it. | ||
18. Comparing Respiration and Burning - Understand the differences between aerobic respiration and burning. | ||
19. Adaptations of the Alveoli - Understand how the lungs are adapted for efficient gas exchange. | ||
20. The Respiratory System - Learn the structure and function of the respiratory system. | ||
21. Mucous Membrane - Learn how the mucous membrane lining the respiratory system helps to prevent infection. | ||
22. Gas Exchange - Learn that gas exchange is the absorption of oxygen from the air into the blood and the removal of carbon dioxide from the blood. | ||
23. Experiments to Compare Inhaled Air and Exhaled Air - Learn how to compare inhaled and exhaled air. | ||
24. Differences between Inhaled and Exhaled Air - Understand the differences between inhaled and exhaled air. | ||
25a. Breathing - Learn how the lungs are ventilated by breathing. | ||
25b. Breathing - Learn how the lungs are ventilated by breathing. | ||
26. Chemicals in Cigarette Smoke - Learn some effects that the different chemicals in cigarette smoke can have on the body. | ||
27. Effects of Smoking on the Lungs - Learn how smoking cigarettes can damage the breathing system. | ||
28c. The Circulatory System - Learn the names of the different types of blood vessels, and that substances are exchanged between the blood and cells at capillary walls. | ||
29a. The Heart as a Double Pump - Learn and understand that the heart is a double pump. | ||
29b. The Heart as a Double Pump - Learn and understand that the heart is a double pump. | ||
30. Temperature and Enzymes - Understand how temperature affects enzyme activity. | ||
31. pH and Enzymes - Understand how pH affects enzyme activity. | ||
32a. Structure of the Heart - Learn the basic structure of the heart. | ||
32b. Structure of the Heart - Learn the basic structure of the heart. | ||
33a. Composition of the Blood - Learn the components of blood and understand that many substances are transported dissolved in the plasma. | ||
33b. Composition of the Blood - Learn the components of blood and understand that many substances are transported dissolved in the plasma. | ||
34. Defense Against Disease - Understand how microbes can enter the body and how the body tries to prevent this from happening. | ||
35. Micro-Organisms - Learn the different types of microbes that can cause disease. | ||
36. White Blood Cells - Learn how the white blood cells defend the body against disease. | ||
37. Blood Plasma - Learn about some of the substances transported in the plasma. | ||
38. Transport of Gases - Learn how oxygen and carbon dioxide are transported around the body. | ||
39. Vaccines - Learn that immunizations and medicines can be used to help the body fight infections. | ||
40. Photosynthesis - Learn that plants make food by photosynthesis and the word equation that represents it. | ||
41. The Role of the Leaf in Photosynthesis - Learn that the leaf is the organ where photosynthesis occurs and understand how it is adapted for its function. | ||
42. Rate of Photosynthesis - Learn how to measure the rate of photosynthesis and understand what factors affect it. | ||
43. Testing a Leaf for Starch - Learn how to test a leaf for starch. | ||
44. Experiments to see if Chlorophyll and Light are Needed to Make Starch - Learn that chlorophyll and light are needed for a plant to make starch. | ||
45. The Uses of Glucose - Learn that the glucose made during photosynthesis can be respired or changed into a variety of chemicals by combining with other elements. | ||
46. Plant Mineral Requirements - Understand that nitrogen and other elements, in addition to carbon, oxygen and hydrogen, are required for plant growth. | ||
47. Water and Mineral Salt Uptake - Learn that root hair cells absorb water and mineral salts from the soil, and understand how they are adapted for this function. | ||
48. Differences Between Photosynthesis and Respiration - Learn the differences between photosynthesis and respiration. | ||
49. Plant Organs - Learn the names and functions of some plant organs. | ||
50. Organ Systems at Work - Understand that different organ systems work together in a healthy organism. | ||
51. Interdependence - Learn how different organisms within a community depend on each other for their survival. | ||
52. Habitats - Learn how different habitats have different features which determine the organisms that can live there. | ||
53. Studying Habitats - Understand the observations and measurements that need to be made when studying a habitat. | ||
54. Adaptations and Survival - Learn how different organisms are adapted to survive in their habitat. | ||
55. Seasonal Changes in Population Size - Understand how some organisms are adapted to survive seasonal changes in their habitats. | ||
56. Competition for Resources - Understand that plants and animals will compete with each other if resources are limited. | ||
57. Population Size - Understand that the size of a population depends on the resources and space available, predators and disease. | ||
58. Sampling Technique - Learn different methods of collecting animals in the wild. | ||
59. Using a Quadrat - Learn how to use a quadrat to estimate a plant population size. | ||