1. WELCOME TO LIFE SCIENCES!
Mrs. Rafa
Summit Hill Junior High

2. 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 *
*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.

3. 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

4. cells! ANIMAL AND PLANT CELL COMPARE/CONTRAST BOTH TYPES OF CELLS
PARTS OF ANIMAL AND PLANT CELLS
FUNCTIONS OF ANIMAL AND PLANT CELLS

5. ecosystems INTERACTIONS WITH LIVING THINGS
COMPETITION WITHIN ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
FOOD WEB/CHAINS
WATER PURIFICATION AND HUMAN IMPACTS
RESOURCES EFFECT ON ORGANISMS

6. PHOTOSYNTHESIS PHOTOSYNTHESIS – How plants make their own food?
What structures are needed to produce their own food?
PLANTS PROCESSES

7. animals
ANIMALS AND BEHAVIOR
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION

8. LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR!
Looking forward to a wonderful year in science.
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