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California State Science Academic Content Standards

The Nature of Life, Science & Biology

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary
• Chapter(s) 1
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-Line Text 1

• HSLS 9. (Basic ideas)

Unit 2

The Origin of Life (Part 1) Biogenesis vs. Abiogenesis

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary
• Chapter(s) 14.2
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 14

1st Quarter

Unit 3

Foundations for the Opposition to Life

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary
• Chapter(s) 6
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text

1st Quarter

• HSLS 9. (Basic ideas)
• Selected standards from Earth, Physics, and Chemistry

Unit 4

Foundations for the Advancement of life

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab. 1
• Chapter(s) 6,
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text

1st Quarter

• HSLS 1. b, h
• HSLS 9. (Basic ideas)

Unit 5

Pseudo-Life Forms: Viruses

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab. 1
• Chapter(s) 18
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 18

• HSLS 1. c,

Unit 6

Simplest Life Forms: Bacteria

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab. 1
• Chapter(s) 18
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 18

• HSLS 1. c,

Unit 7

Essential Requirements for Life: Cells

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab. 1
• Chapter(s) 7-8.
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 7, 8

• HSLS 1. a, c, e, g, j

Unit 8

Essential Requirements for Life: Growth

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab. 1
• Chapter(s) 8
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 8

• HSLS 1. a,

Unit 9

Essential Requirements for Life: Energy

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab. 1
• Chapter(s) 9
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 9

• HSLS 1. f, g, i,

Unit 10

Essential Requirements for Life: Sexual Reproduction and Genetics

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary, Standard-Based Vocab.
• Chapter(s) 10
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 10

• HSLS 2. a-g,
• 3. a-d,

Unit 11

Essential Requirements for Life: Genetic Code

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary, Standard-Based Vocab.
• Chapter(s) 11
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 11

• HSLS 1. d,
• 4. a-c, e-f,
• 5. a-b,

Unit 12

Human Manipulation of Life

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab
• Chapter(s) 12
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 12

• HSLS 3. c-d,
• 4. c-e,

Communities of Life

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary , Standard-Based Vocab. 6, I&E
• Chapter(s) 3-5
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

• HSLS 6. a-g,
• HSScience I & E

Unit 14

The Origin of Life (Part 2): Change Over Time & Evolution

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary, Standrads-Based Vocab. 6, 7-8
• Chapter(s) 14-16
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 14, 15, 16

• HSLS 6. g,
• 7. a-e,
• 8. a-g,

Unit 15

Human Life: Selected Topics

• Objectives
• Core Vocabulary, Standards-Based Vocab.
• Chapter(s) 36, 39
• Assignments
• Web Support
• On-line Text 36, 39

• HSLS 9. a-i,
• 10. a-f

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