Explore Life Science Curriculum
A standards-based curriculum for secondary students to learn the basics of biology
EXPLORE LIFE SCIENCE has six main components: Student Book, Consumable Student Workbook, Instructor's Guide, Reference Guides, Study Cards and Lab Materials.
The Student Book has 11 chapters which Include: Exploring Life Science, Living Things, Environments, Evolution, Looking at Cells, Inside a Cell, Musculoskeletal System, Respiratory System, Circulatory System, Digestive System, and Nervous System. Each chapter follows a consistent format: Chapter Title Page, Big Ideas, a Major Illustration, Vocabulary Words, an Overview, Important Topics, In Focus, a hands-on Lab lesson, and lastly a Quiz/Review. The Student Book covers essential biological concepts but presents them with extensive illustrations and simplified text that can be read aloud to nonreaders. Vocabulary and Big Ideas are emphasized throughout the chapters to help students learn the concepts. Each chapter has a lab and a 15 20 second animation. These further emphasize topics from the chapter while appealing to different learning styles.
A consumable Student Workbook is included so students can have their own book for the Big Ideas, vocabulary and quizzes.
The Instructor's Guide presents a sequence of 79 lessons. The 45-minute lessons integrate use of the Student Book, Reference Guides, Animations, and more. Three Student Book pages are typically covered per lesson. Suggestions for emphasizing the concepts are provided in each lesson. The Appendix features two versions of three Term Tests, each assessing a certain group of chapters. A PDF disc with student materials, assessments, an Image Library, and more is also provided. Four laminated Reference Guides are also included. These provide a large format for students to study concepts. They present additional information to function as a lesson extension. Study Cards with each vocabulary word and Big Idea are included. Each chapter has a lab associated with it. Concepts are taught in a hands-on way with the Lab Materials. These include card games, microscope slides, an Animal Cell Model, and much more.
FEATURES:
- Adaptable for various learning and communication preferences.
- Follows consistent format across 11 chapters and four themes: ecology, evolution, cell biology, and human body systems.
- Provides extensive illustrations, simplified text, and outlined labs for hands-on learning.
- Includes additional PDF materials on CD, four laminated reference guides to extend lessons, vocabulary and Big Idea study cards, and lab materials.
Introductory Kit includes: 1 Student Book, 1 consumable Student Workbook, 1 Instructor's Guide, 1 set of Reference Guides, 1 set of Study Cards and 1 set of Lab Materials.
Classroom Kit includes: The Curriculum above plus a total of 10 consumable Student Workbooks, 2 sets of References Guides, the GoWorksheet Maker iPad App, a set of corresponding GoWorksheet activities, and samples of communication overlays.
This program is ideal for:
- Special Education / Special Needs
- Struggling Learners
- Students-at-Risk
- Learning Disabled
- Remedial Education
- Differentiated Education