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                   the periodic table of elements as an                                                                                                 Week 7-
                                                                                                          Use the periodic table to predict the
                   organizing tool to determine the                                                       chemical behavior of an element.              8
                   chemical properties of elements
         4th       1. the digestive system and its          present an analysis of the data gathered on                                                 Week 1
                   interaction with the circulatory,        diseases resulting from nutrient deficiency
                   respiratory, and excretory systems in
                   providing the body with nutrients for
                                                                                                          Explain ingestion, absorption, assimilation,
                   energy
                                                                                                          and excretion
                   2. diseases that result from nutrient
                   deficiency and ingestion of harmful
                   substances, and their prevention and
                   treatment
                   1. how cells divide to produce new cells   report on the importance of variation in    Compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role   Week 2
                   2. meiosis as one of the processes       plant and animal breeding                     in the cell-division cycle
                   producing genetic variations of the                                                    Explain the significance of meiosis in        Week 2
                   Mendelian Pattern of Inheritance                                                       maintaining the chromosome number
                                                                                                          Predict phenotypic expressions of traits      Week 3
                                                                                                          following simple patterns of inheritance
                   1. the concept of a species              report (e.g., through a travelogue) on the    Explain the concept of a species              Week 4
                   2. the species as being further classified  activities that communities engage in to   Classify organisms using the hierarchical     Week 4
                   into a hierarchical taxonomic system     protect and conserve endangered and           taxonomic system
                                                            economically important species                Explain the advantage of high biodiversity in   Week 5
                                                                                                          maintaining the stability of an ecosystem
                   the one-way flow of energy and the       make a poster comparing food choices          Describe the transfer of energy through the   Week 5
                   cycling of materials in an ecosystem     based on the trophic levels’                  trophic levels
                                                                                                          Analyze the roles of organisms in the cycling   Week 6
                                                                                                          of materials
                                                                                                          Explain how materials cycle in an ecosystem   Week 6
                                                                                                          Suggest ways to minimize human impact on      Week 7
                                                                                                          the environment
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