High School Biology 1 Recommended Topics and Resources

 The high school Biology student will explore topics such as:

• the scientific method
• cells
• biochemistry
• photosynthesis and respiration
• mitosis and meiosis
• DNA and RNA
• genetics
• ecology
• evolution and creation
• taxonomy
• viruses and bacteria
• protists and fungi animals.
• hands on labs and safety while doing labs

Resources:

• https://allinonehighschool.com/biology-with-lab2018/
• https://flexbooks.ck12.org
• https://guesthollow.com/store/high-school-biology-curriculum/
• https://www.khanacademy.org/science/hs-bio
• https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Parallel+Alternative+Strategies+for+Students+(PASS)&fbclid=IwAR1IZdSOOCZN4hmUCuA3FdT6aWCcOpH_IpwbNuBLJbIO7sfLkTkrlkyJqB8&id=ED462803 (special needs students)
• https://emedia.uen.org/courses/utah-oer-textbooks-biology-seed
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/

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8th grade Science

  The 8th grade Science student: 

• Explores the wonders, resources, and cycles of God’s Creation
• Searches proofs of Creation and the Flood 
• Studies astronomy—the stars, familiar and unusual, their purpose and message, and planets of the solar system 
• Learns about the structure and measurable qualities of Earth’s atmosphere, climates, weather factors and forecasting, and the hydrosphere 
• Looks at the foundations of the world—Earth’s layers, topography and mapping of the world, soil formation and conservation, and weathering and erosion 
• Discovers Earth’s buried treasures—understanding, classifying, using, and appreciating our mineral resources. 

Resources:

• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-earth-science/
• https://www.uen.org/oer/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-science-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
• https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science

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Essential 7th grade Science Topics

The 7th grade science student:

• Continues exploring the skeletal and muscular systems, different types of viruses, bacteria, algae, and fungi. 
• Studies characteristics of 
• birds
• mammals
• botany - the needs, conducting, and reproductive systems of plants.  
• Learns about simple and complex invertebrate animals
• the structure and characteristics of vertebrates, embryos, inherited traits, gene functions, and alterations
• Studies ecology
• balance and cycles of nature 
• biomes 
• effects of water and air pollution
• how pollution can be controlled
• Increases vocabulary with the introduction of new words 

Resources:

• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-1/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/zoology/
• https://www.athomemiddleschool.com/science7
• https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ms-biology
• https://emedia.uen.org/courses/utah-oer-textbooks-7th-grade-seed/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/science-websites-for-homeschoolers/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/

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6th grade Science

The 6th grade Science student:

•  Expands his vocabulary base with the addition of new vocabulary words.
• Explores the theories, properties, and laws of magnetism, and the uses of magnets, acids, bases, elements, solvents, solutes, and solutions in chemistry, higher and lower plants, and the process of photosynthesis.
• Looks at the history, nature, and uses of electricity; chemical, mechanical, and nuclear sources of electricity and measuring electricity.
• Learns about the central nervous system, the senses, the structure and function of the skeletal and muscular systems, infectious and noninfectious diseases, treatment of and defense against diseases, and digestion and nutrition.

Resources:

• middleschoolchemistry
• science6
• https://www.ck12.org/teacher/
• https://tinasdynamichomeschoolplus.com/free-middle-school-science-curriculum-and-magazine/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-4/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-earth-science/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/zoology/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-1/
• https://www.khanacademy.org/science
• https://sbsciencematters.com/lesson-units/6th-grade/
• https://emedia.uen.org/courses/utah-oer-textbooks-6th-grade-seed
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-science-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/

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5th Grade Science

  The 6th grade Science student:

•  Explores living and nonliving matter and active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes.
• Learns about energy—work, force, kinetic, potential, and radiant energy.
• Studies oceanography, astronomy, comets, and the aurora borealis and aurora Australis.
• Studies the outer, inner, and middle ear; hearing difficulties; and vibration, pitch, and frequency of sounds.
• Studies molecular and atomic theories; friction, heat, and gravity; and expansion and contraction.
• Views dinosaurs and fossils from a Biblical perspective. 
• Learns the relationship between the Bible and botany, meteorology, and zoology.
• Discovers the Bible to be the final authority in scientific matters.

Resources:

• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-1/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/zoology/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-earth-science/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-4/
• https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-fifth-grade-science/
• https://handsomescienceteacher.com/Online-science-classes-kids/online-science-classes-for-fifth-graders/
• https://sbsciencematters.com/lesson-units/5th-grade/
• https://emedia.uen.org/courses/utah-oer-textbooks-5th-grade-seed
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/science-websites-for-homeschoolers/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-science-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/

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4th Grade Science

 The student:

• Learns about the water cycle—condensation, evaporation, precipitation, cloud shapes, and the characteristics of air and water.
• Studies living and nonliving matter, gravity, minerals and their uses, plants’ needs, and plant conservatories.
• Identifies simple machines.
• Learns about respiration and blood circulation, the diaphragm and heart, digestion and saliva.
• Focuses on good hygiene and teeth; bacteria, viruses, and fungi; and the design and function of the skin.
• Is introduced to early men of science.
• Studies rockets and airplane flight.
• Understands the need for exercise, sleep, and proper nutrition for the human body.

Resources:

• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-science-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/science-websites-for-homeschoolers/
• https://emedia.uen.org/courses/utah-oer-textbooks-4th-grade-seed
• https://underthehome.org/science/textbook?title=Plant%20Nature%20Study%20II&grade=4
• https://sbsciencematters.com/lesson-units/4th-grade/
• https://handsomescienceteacher.com/Online-science-classes-kids/online-science-classes-for-fourth-graders/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/science-year-4/
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/pe-health/
• https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-fourth-grade-science/

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3rd grade Science

  The 3rd Grade Science student:

•  Observes the faithfulness of God while learning about the solar system.
• Learns about the concept and measurement of time.
• Learns about animal and plant life cycles.
• Recalls and continues the study of God’s Creation.
• Studies Bible topics such as Jesus’ return; sin, death, and the curse; man’s freedom to choose to love and obey God. 
• Read stories using new vocabulary and visual discrimination.
• Looks at geological changes after the Flood—jungles and hot lands, tundra and cold lands, volcanoes and earthquakes.

Resources:

• third grade science
• Science grade 3
  
• Earth Science
• Utah 3rd grade textbook
• free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans
• science-websites-for-homeschoolers
• homeschool-science-youtube
• virtual-science-labs-and-dissections
• virtual fieldtrips

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2nd Grade Science

 The 2nd grade Science student:

• Expands his knowledge of the days of Creation, the first man and woman.
• Learns about animals, the seasons and weather, heavenly bodies, plains, flat lands, valleys, hills, and mountains. 
• Enlarges his vocabulary with the introduction of new words.
• Builds reading comprehension. 
• Continues to build eye-hand coordination by drawing shapes, irregular shapes, and directional lines.
• Learns how God made every person unique through the introduction of fingerprints, etc. 
• Learns about the five senses. 

Resources:

• https://underthehome.org/science/textbook?title=Animal%20Nature%20Study&grade=2
• https://allinonehomeschool.com/zoology/
• https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-second-grade-science/
• https://emedia.uen.org/courses/utah-oer-textbooks-2nd-grade-seed
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/free-science-unit-studies-and-lesson-plans/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/science-websites-for-homeschoolers/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/homeschool-science-youtube/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-science-labs-and-dissections/
• https://freedomhomeschooling.com/virtual-field-trips/

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1st grade Science

The 1st grade science student:

•  Pronounces and learns new vocabulary words as they are defined and used in the text.
• Discovers God’s wisdom as he learns about God creating Earth and Earth’s movements and the four seasons.
• Learns about the design and care of the human eye and ear; high, low, soft, and loud sounds.
• Learns about the importance of personal health—clean teeth and hands.
• Gains a respect for God as he learns about God’s wisdom, goodness, kindness, and that all things belong to God.
• Reads stories and answers questions about God’s creation.

Resources:

• ck-12-first-grade-science
• science-year-1
• https://www.k5learning.com/science-worksheets/first-grade-1
• Classic Science Life
• Science Textbook Polly and Peter Series
  
• Utah 1st grade Textbook
• Free science unit studies & lesson plans
• Homeschool science YouTube 
• Science Websites For Homeschoolers
• Virtual Science Labs Dissections
• Virtual Fieldtrips

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Comprehensive 1st Grade Lesson Plans for Parents