Course Outline for Our Life Science Homeschool Curriculum

Thirty weeks of Life Science homeschool course lessons and included quizzes and tests provide a thorough examination of fundamental life science concepts.

• Week 1: Introduction to Life Sciences
• Week 2: Mathematical Skills in Life Sciences
• Week 3: The Chemistry of Life – Overview and Inorganic Compounds
• Week 4: Inorganic Compounds
• Week 5: Organic Compounds – Part One
• Week 6: Organic Compounds – Part Two
• Week 7: Cells – Overview and Microscopy
• Week 8: Cell Structure and Function
• Week 9: Cell Organelles
• Week 10: Overview and the Cell Cycle
• Week 11: The Role of Mitosis
• Week 12: Cancer
• Week 13: Plant Tissues
• Week 14: Animal Tissues
• Week 15: The Leaf as an Organ
• Week 16: Dicotyledonous Plants
• Week 17: Transpiration; Wilting and Guttation
• Week 18: Uptake of Water and Minerals in Roots
• Week 19: Overview and Skeletons
• Week 20: Human Skeleton and Musculoskeletal Tissues
• Week 21: Musculoskeletal Tissues
• Week 22: Human Locomotion; Muscle Structure and Function; Diseases
• Week 23: Circulatory Systems in Animals
• Week 24: Lymphatic Circulatory Systems
• Week 25: Cardiovascular Diseases
• Week 26: Biosphere and Biomes
• Week 27: Environment and Ecosystems
• Week 28: Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycles
• Week 29: Biodiversity and Classification Schemes
• Week 30: Five-Kingdom System

More About Our Life Science Homeschool Curriculum

Life Sciences is the scientific study of living things. In this Life Science homeschool course, various levels of investigation are explored, from understanding organic molecules to learning how plants and animals interact with their environment. Life Science consists of a number of different branches including anatomy (plant and animal), biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, ecology, entomology, environmental studies, genetics, medicine, microbiology, physiology (plant and animal), sociobiology (animal behavior), taxonomy, and zoology.

Studying life science gives high school homeschool students the opportunity to increase their knowledge of key biological concepts, processes, systems, and theories; develop the ability to critically evaluate and debate scientific issues and processes; develop scientific skills and ways of thinking scientifically; provide useful knowledge and skills that are needed in everyday living; provide sufficient background for further studies and careers in one or more of the biological sub-disciplines; and much more.

This full-year Life Science homeschool course teaches life science through text, activities, detailed diagrams and illustrations, comprehension quizzes, and unit tests. Experiments are suggested and explained but not specifically covered in the lessons.