Course Curriculum

Course Description:

Life Science is the study of living things.  This class is a introductory biological science course that introduces basic life science concepts through inquiry labs, models, and hands-on activities.  Students will expand scientific vocabulary, improve reading skills, and enhance writing proficiency. 

Units of Study:

Metric System

 Scientific Method

Using the Microscope

Life- introduction to life science, study of life science, cells, taxonomy 

Cells- Cell Theory, the history of cells, all of the cellular organelles, and why cells are an import structure in living organisms

Viruses, Bacteria, Protoctists, and Fungi- the structure, types, reproduction, functions,

and uses of viruses, bacteria, protoctists, and fungi

Plants- introduction to plants (types, needs, structure), life processes of plants

(reproduction, hormones, behavior)

Animals- simple invertebrates and echinoderms, arthropods, vertebrates

The Human Body- organization; nutrition; digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory,

excretory, musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, reproductive, and immune systems;

disease; drugs

Genetics and Heredity-  Mendal, heredity (traits, reproduction and inheritance, variations, DNA,

genes, mutations, mitosis and meiosis, karyotyping, genetics), applications of genetics

The Alabama Course of Study (ALCOS) for Life Science can be found online at:

https://alex.state.al.us/standardAll.php?grade=7&subject=S1&summary=2