Chapter 1. The World of Life Science
Section 2. Thinking Like a Life Scientist
Seed Germination
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Effect of Temperature on Gender
Section 3. Tools of Life Scientists
Triple Beam Balance
Determining Density via Water Displacement
Min/Max Thermometer
X-ray Imaging
Ultrasound: How Does it Work?
Chapter 2. It's Alive!! Or, Is It?
Section 1. Characteristics of Living Things
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Effect of Temperature on Gender
Section 2. The Simple Bare Necessities of Life
Photosynthesis - Activity A
Food Chain
Rabbit Population by Season
Section 3. The Chemistry of Life
Photosynthesis - Activity A
Cell Energy Cycle
Chapter 3. Cells: The Basic Units of Life
Section 1. Organization of Life
Food Chain
Section 2. The Discovery of Cells
Cell Division
Cell Energy Cycle
Cell Structure
Section 3. Eukaryotic Cells: The Inside Story
Cell Division
Cell Energy Cycle
Cell Structure
Chapter 4. The Cell in Action
Section 1. Exchange with the Environment
Osmosis
Diffusion
Section 2. Cell Energy
Cell Energy Cycle
Section 3. The Cell Cycle
Cell Division
Chapter 5. Heredity
Section 1. Mendel and His Peas
Pollination: Flower to Fruit
Mouse Breeding
Chicken Genetics
Mouse Genetics (Fur Color)
Section 2. Meiosis
Cell Division
Human Karyotyping
Chapter 6. Genes and Gene Technology
Section 1. What Do Genes Look Like?
Building DNA
Section 2. How DNA Works
Building DNA
DNA Fingerprint Analysis
Chapter 7. The Evolution of Living Things
Section 1. Change Over Time
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Natural Selection
Section 2. How Does Evolution Happen?
Rabbit Population by Season
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Section 3. Natural Selection in Action
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Chapter 8. The History of Life on Earth
Section 1. Evidence of the Past
Half-life
Plate Tectonics
Rock Cycle
Chapter 10. Bacteria and Viruses
Section 1. Bacteria
Disease Spread
Section 2. Bacteria's Role in the World
Disease Spread
Section 3. Viruses
Virus Life Cycle (Lytic)
Chapter 12. Introduction to Plants
Section 1. What Makes a Plant a Plant?
Cell Structure
Section 3. Plants with Seeds
Seed Germination
Pollination: Flower to Fruit
Section 4. The Structures of Seed Plants
Pollination: Flower to Fruit
Photosynthesis - Activity A
Chapter 13. Plant Processes
Section 1. The Reproduction of Flowering Plants
Pollination: Flower to Fruit
Section 2. The Ins and Outs of Making Food
Cell Energy Cycle
Photosynthesis - Activity A
Section 3. Plant Responses to the Environment
Photosynthesis - Activity A
Seed Germination
Seasons: Why do we have them?
Chapter 14. Animals and Behavior
Section 2. Animal Behavior
Rabbit Population by Season
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Chapter 17. Birds and Mammals
Section 1. Birds
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Force on a Wing
Chapter 18. Interactions of Living Things
Section 1. Everything is Connected
Rabbit Population by Season
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
Section 2. Living Things Need Energy
Food Chain
Section 3. Types of Interactions
Food Chain
Rabbit Population by Season
Chapter 19. Cycles in Nature
Section 1. The Cycles of Matter
Water Cycle
Chapter 20. The Earth's Ecosystems
Section 1. Land Ecosystems
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Water Cycle
Section 2. Marine Ecosystems
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Section 3. Freshwater Ecosystems
Water Cycle
Chapter 21. Environmental Problems and Solutions
Section 1. First the Bad News
Water Pollution
Greenhouse Effect
Rabbit Population by Season
Section 2. The Good News: Solutions
Household Energy Usage
Water Pollution
Chapter 25. Communication and Control
Section 2. Responding to the Environment
Sight vs. Sound Reflexes
Ray Tracing
Chapter 26. Reproduction and Development
Section 3. Growth and Development
Ultrasound: How Does it Work?
Chapter 27. Body Defenses and Disease
Section 1. Disease
Disease Spread
Virus Life Cycle (Lytic)
Chapter 28. Staying Healthy
Section 1. What We Put into Our Bodies
Identifying Nutrients
pH Analysis
pH Analysis: Quad Color Indicator