We will be studying the following units this year:
What is Life?
What makes something living?
The characteristics of living things.
Genetics
Why do I have the characteristics that I have?
Where is DNA found?
Classification
How we classify living things.
What is bacteria?
How are plants, protists, fungi and animals all different?
Ecosystems
Why doesn't a polar bear live in the desert?
Food chains and food webs.
Animal Systems
We will get to look at all the body systems!
Skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, integumentary, excretory/urinary, digestive, endocrine.