Standards-based curriculum for secondary students (Grades 6-12) covering the basics of biology. 

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 downloadable digital files, four laminated reference guides to extend lessons, vocabulary and Big Idea study cards, lab materials, and an animation for each chapter. 

What's included 

Curriculum: 

• Student Book 
• Instructor's Guide 
• Consumable Student Workbook 
• 1 set of Reference Guides 
• 1 set of Study Cards 
• 1 set of Lab Materials 

 Curriculum Plus includes everything in the Curriculum and:

• 10 consumable Student Workbooks
• 2 sets of References Guides
• the entire page set of workbook pages as accessible GoWorksheets (iPad only)
• samples of communication overlays

The GoWorksheets can be used with the free GoWorksheet app or the full GoWorksheet Plus app available on the App Store.

Components 

Student book 

• Includes 11 chapters covering 4 themes: ecology, evolution, cell biology and human body systems 

• 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 
• Quiz/Review 

• Topics presented with simplified text and extensive illustrations 
• Vocabulary and Big Ideas are emphasized throughout the chapters to help students learn concepts 
• Each chapter comes with a 15-20 sec. video and hands-on lab 

Instructor's Guide 

• Presents a sequence of 79 lessons, each 45-minutes long, integrating all curriculum materials available 
• Suggestions for emphasizing the concepts provided for each lesson 
• The Appendix features two versions of three Term Tests, each assessing a certain group of chapters.  Plus: 

• Downloadable student materials 
• Assessments 
• Image Library 
• and more.  

Reference Guides and Study Cards provide additional information to function as a lesson extension for students to learn concepts. 

Lab materials provide hands-on learning for students to better understand given concepts. These include card games, microscope slides, animal cell model, and more. 

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