The following is a list of topics your child will learn during the year while completing Life (level one) written for 1st through 4th graders. Each topic and/or subtopic will include 1 to 3 lessons complete with lesson story, labs, reading, and other activities. Each topic will take anywhere from 1 to 4 weeks to complete. Remember your child will also be having a whole lot of fun. Also included in this scope are laughing, playing, digging, exploring, reading, singing, and begging for more R.E.A.L. Science!
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What is Life?
- Living vs. nonliving
- Living characteristics
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The Cell
- Cell, nucleus, membrane, vacuole, chloroplast
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The Human Body
- Skeletal and muscular systems- structure and function
- Circulatory system- structure and function, blood and blood types
- Respiratory system- structure and function
- Digestive system - structure and function
- Nervous system - structure and function, five senses
- Growth and genetics - stages of growth and inheritance
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Classifying Life
- Introduction to the Five Kingdoms of Living Things
- How and why scientists classify things
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Animal Kingdom
- Cnidarians
- Worms
- Mollusk
- Echinoderm
- Arthropod (insects, arachnids, and crustaceans)
- invertebrates vs. vertebrates
- Chordate (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals)
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Plant Kingdom
- Seeds (parts and function)
- Flowers (parts and function)
- Leaves (photosynthesis and types)
- Stems and Roots (types and functions)
R.E.A.L. Science Life (level one) Sample Pages
Arachnid
Lab Parent Page Echinoderm
Student Notebook Fish
Lab Student Page Fish
Student Notebook Page
Life (level one) TOC and Material List