Course Number: SC/ED333

2. To introduce the basic structure and function of cells, tissues, organs, systems, and organisms.
    2.1 Students will define organism
    2.2 Identify all living things are made of smaller parts
    2.3 Describe how smaller parts of living things contribute to the operation and well being of entire organisms.
    2.4 Identify that all organisms are made up of one or more cells.
    2.5 Students will understand the compositional relationship of cells, tissues, organs, and systems.
    2.6 Differentiate between structures and functions of plant and animal cells.
    2.7 Observe and describe cell division as it occurs in sequential stages.
    2.8 Understand cell membranes are selectively permeable and that certain molecules may enter the cell while others may not.

3. To describe and explain the interactions between living things and their environment.
    3.1 Define ecology
    3.2 Describe how organisms use their senses to interact with their environment.
    3.3 Determine the interrelationship among plants, animals, and their environment.
    3.4 Describe how the environment and the organisms that live in it can be affected by pollution.
    3.5 Specify the distinction between living and non-living things.
    3.6 Investigate the relationship among organisms in a specific ecosystem.
    3.7 Describe ways that organisms are able to change their environment.
    3.8 Characterize the nature of symbiotic relationships.
    3.9 Identify the major biomes of the world.

4. Illustrate the diversity and adaptations among living things.
    4.1 Determine which features help living things survive in different environments.
    4.2 Identify the differences among plants and animals of the same kind.
    4.3 Explain that plants and animals can be grouped according to similarities and differences

5. To describe and explain food production in organisms and how energy is used as a continual cycle for life
    5.1 Explain the basic requirements of all living things.
    5.2 Identify the basic parts of a plant
    5.3 Describe how plants and animals use food for energy
    5.4 Identify the function of specific structures in organisms that allow them to obtain and use energy
    5.5 Compare relationships within food chains
    5.6 Distinguish between the photosynthesis, transpiration, and respiration process

6. To introduce heredity and reproduction in organisms.
    6.1 Explain that living things reproduce
    6.2 Explain that offspring tend to resemble their parents.
    6.3 Describe how the appearance of plants and animals change as they mature.
    6.4 Determine which characteristics are passed form parent to offspring.
    6.5 Describe the life cycles of different organisms.

7. To explain biological changes that have, and continue to shape our lives.
    7.1 Describe that some plants and animals that once lived are no longer found on Earth.
    7.2 Relate how fossils show connections between organisms lived in the past and those that live in the present.
    7.3 Explain that extinction has occurred in the past and continues today.
    7.4 Investigate the fossil evidence found in sedimentary rock layers.
    7.5 Identify various types of evidence that indicates that life forms have changed over time.
    7.6 Explain how environmental changes are associated with the extinction of a species.

8. To allow students to practice incorporating life science teaching methods into the classroom.
    8.1 Assist other students in learning
    8.2 Discuss methods of teaching various concepts
    8.3 Construction of elementary school life science lessons.
    8.4 Practicum application