BIOLOGY: The Science of Life (26 programs)
Students will achieve higher grades with this 26-part fun, music-filled way to learn high school biology! Covers the high school curriculum from lab safety, cell structure, DNA and genetics all the way through human biology.
*Helps students score up to 5 times higher at test time
*Teaches core subjects in H.S. Biology with key science objectives
*Music based learning increases retention and improves memory.
*Each program features a science demonstration that can be reproduced by teachers in the classroom
*Features student pre/post test question and answer guide
*Teaches using *Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory
*Provides lab experiment and homework exercises for each lesson
*Beneficial for ESL, IEPs, re-testers/credit recovery, home and summer school
*Helps students with learning challenges, improving scores for all learning levels
*Detailed descriptions of the subjects included in each program can be emailed upon request
1. LABORATORY SAFETY & VOLUME MEASUREMENT - Students learn safe practices during field and laboratory investigations. 35 minutes
2. RECYCLE, REDUCE, REUSE - Students learn how to make wise choices in the use and conservation of resources and the disposal or recycling of materials. 25 minutes
3. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS - Students plan and implement investigative procedures asking questions, formulating testable hypothesis and selecting equipment and technology. Learn how to collect data and make measurements with precision. Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences and predict trends from data. 32 minutes
4. THE PERIODIC TABLE & CHEMICAL ELEMENTS - As a result of learning about the different structures of Bimolecular compounds, students learn what elements are, the periodic table, pH Scale, ionic bonds, covalent bonds and polar bonds. 27 minutes
5. ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Students compare the structures and functions of different types of biomolecules such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. 24 minutes
6. CELL STRUCTURE: Parts of the Cell - Students investigate and identify cellular processes including permeability, transport of molecules and functions of the cell membranes. 20 minutes
7. OSMOSIS & CELL PERMEABILITY - Students investigate and identify cellular processes including permeability, transport of molecules and functions of the cell membranes. 27 minutes
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8. ANIMAL AND PLANT CELLS - Students compare cells from different parts of plants and animals including roots, stems, leaves, epithelia, muscles and bones to show specialization of structure and function. 27 minutes
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9. LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE - Students sequence the levels of organization in multi-cellular organisms to relate the parts to each other and to the whole. 21 minutes
10. MITOSIS: Cell Division - Students learn five processes of mitosis - Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. 24 minutes
11. MEIOSIS - Students compare the processes of mitosis and meiosis and their significance to sexual and asexual behavior. 25 minutes
.12. STRUCTURE OF DNA & RNA - Students learn the structures and functions of nucleic acids. 30 minutes
13. PROTEIN SYNTHESIS - Students understand replication, translation and transcription using models of DNA and RNA. 39 minutes
14. MENDELIAN GENETICS - Students compare genetic variations observed in plants (pea pods) and learn to understand Mendelian Genetics. 37 minutes
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15. THE ENERGY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANTS & ANIMALS Program One - Students compare the energy flow in photo-synthesis to the energy flow in cellular respiration. 24 minutes
16. THE ENERGY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANTS & ANIMALS Program Two - Students compare the energy flow in photosynthesis to the energy flow in cellular respiration (part 2). 30 minutes
17. CLASSIFYING LIVING ORGANISMS - Students analyze relationships among organisms and develop a model of hierarchical classification system based on similarities and differences using taxonomic nomenclature. 27 minutes
18. MONERANS, PROTISTS, PLANTS & ANIMALS - Students identify characteristics of kingdoms including Monerans (Eubacteria & Archaebacteria), Protists, Fungi, Plants and Animals. 24 minutes
19. THE RELATIONSHIP OF VIRUSES & BACTERIA TO DISEASE - Students compare the structures and functions of viruses to cells and describe the role of viruses in causing diseases and conditions such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, common colds, smallpox, influenza and warts. They also identify and describe the mold of bacteria in maintaining health in digestion and in causing disease such as streptococcus infections and diphtheria. 32 minutes
20. PROTISTS: Protozoa - Students identify characteristics of the Kingdom Protista. 25 minutes
21. FLOWERING PLANTS - Students analyze and identify characteristics of plant systems and subsystems. 29 minutes
22. THE NERVOUS & SKELETAL SYSTEMS - Students interpret the function of systems in organisms (humans) including the nervous and skeletal systems. They also compare the interrelationships of nervous and skeletal systems to each other and to the body as a whole. 45 minutes
23. THE CIRCULATORY & RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS - Students interpret the function of systems in organisms (humans) including the circulatory and respiratory systems. They will also compare the interrelationships of circulatory and respiratory systems to each other and to the body as a whole. 30 minutes
24. THE DIGESTIVE & EXCRETORY SYSTEMS - Students interpret the function of systems in organisms (humans) including the digestive and excretory systems. They will also compare the interrelationships of digestive and excretory systems to each other and to the body as a whole. 36 minutes
25. THE REPRODUCTIVE & ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS - Students interpret the function of systems in organisms (humans) including the reproductive and endocrine systems. They will also compare the interrelationships of reproductive and endocrine systems to each other and to the body as a whole. 37 minutes
26. THE MUSCULAR & INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS - Students interpret the function of systems in organisms (humans) including the muscular and integumentary systems. They will also compare the interrelationships of muscular and integumentary systems to each other and to the body as a whole. 49 minutes
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