WELCOME TO LIFE SCIENCES! Mrs. Rafa Summit Hill Junior High 2018 - 2019
Introduction: *18th year at Summit Hill School District 161 (22nd year teaching) *Married with 2 Children *Bachelors in Education from University of Illinois-Champaign *Masters in Administration-Governors State University *NGSS—Next Generation Science Standards *http://ngss.nsta.org/About.aspx *Hobbies: Searching for new ideas to foster the love of science and spending time with my family – watching my children grow up and participate in sports.
WELCOME TO LIFE SCIENCES! What are Life Sciences? a branch of science (as biology, medicine, and sometimes anthropology or sociology) that deals with living organisms and life processes. ANIMAL AND PLANT CELL – parts and functions ECOSYSTEMS – how organisms react with their environment PHOTOSYNTHESIS – how do plants make their own food ANIMAL BEHAVIOR/ANIMAL REPRODUCTION
cells! ANIMAL AND PLANT CELL COMPARE/CONTRAST BOTH TYPES OF CELLS PARTS OF ANIMAL AND PLANT CELLS FUNCTIONS OF ANIMAL AND PLANT CELLS
ecosystems INTERACTIONS WITH LIVING THINGS COMPETITION WITHIN ECOSYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS FOOD WEB/CHAINS WATER PURIFICATION AND HUMAN IMPACTS RESOURCES EFFECT ON ORGANISMS
PHOTOSYNTHESIS PHOTOSYNTHESIS – How plants make their own food? What structures are needed to produce their own food? PLANTS PROCESSES
animals ANIMALS AND BEHAVIOR ANIMAL REPRODUCTION
LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR! Looking forward to a wonderful year in science. Contact information: nrafa@summithill.org 815-469-4330