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DIVERSITY OF LIFE
Animal Life p. 115	Characteristics of Living Things p. 119
Behavioral Characteristics of Organisms p. 116	Fungi and Microorganisms p. 120
Biodiversity p. 117	Plant Life p. 121
Biological Classification p. 118
ECOLOGY
Biomes p. 123	Food Chains and Food Webs p. 129
Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems p. 124	Habitats and Local Environments p. 130
Decomposers and Decay p. 125	Human Impact on the Environment p. 131
Ecological Succession p. 126	Interdependency Among Organisms p. 132
Ecosystems p. 127	Populations and Communities p. 133
Flow of Energy Through Ecosystems p. 128
BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Cells p. 135	Infectious Disease p. 141
Chemistry of Life p. 136	Life Processes and Needs of Organisms p.142
DNA p. 137	Photosynthesis and Respiration p. 143
Food and Nutrition p. 138	Regulation and Control p. 144
Health and Disease p. 139	Senses p 145
Human Body Systems p. 140
LIFE'S CONTINUITY AND CHANGE
Adaptation p. 147	Mutations p. 152
Biological Evolution p. 148	Natural and Artificial Selection p. 153
Fossil Evidence p. 149	Origin of Life p. 154
Human Evolution p. 150	Reproduction, Growth, and Development (Life Cycles) p. 155
Mechanism of Inheritance (Genetics) p. 151	Variation p. 156
MATTER
Acids and Bases p. 158	Liquids p. 166
Behavior and Characteristics of Gases p. 159	Mixtures and Solutions p. 167
Chemical Bonding p. 160	Nuclear Chemistry p. 168
Chemical Properties and Change p. 161	Particulate Nature of Matter (Atoms and Molecules) p. 169
Classifying Matter p. 162	Physical Properties and Change p. 170
Conservation of Matter p. 163	Properties of Matter p. 171
Density p. 164	Solids p. 172
Elements and the Periodic Table p. 165	States of Matter p. 173
EARTH
Air and Atmosphere p. 175	Rocks and Minerals p. 184
Earth History p. 176	Seasons p. 185
Earthquakes and Volcanoes p. 177	Soil p. 186
Earth's Gravity p. 178	Solar Energy p. 187
Earth's Natural Resources p. 179	Structure of the Solid Earth p. 188
Landforms p. 180	Water Cycle p. 189
Oceanography p. 181	Water in the Earth System p. 190
Plate Tectonics p. 182	Weather and Climate p. 191
Processes that Change the Surface of the Earth p 183	Weathering and Erosion p. 192
ASTRONOMY
Earth, Moon, and Sun System p. 194	Scale, Size, and Distance in the Universe p. 199
Gravity in Space p. 195	Solar System p. 200
Historical Episodes in Astronomy p. 196	Space Technology and Exploration p. 201
Motion of Planets, Moons, and Stars p. 197	Stars and Galaxies p. 202
Origin and Evolution of the Universe p. 198	The Universe p. 203
ENERGY, FORCE, AND MOTION
Chemical Energy p. 205	Kinetic and Potential Energy p. 217
Conservation of Energy p. 206	Laws of Motion p. 218
Describing Position and Motion p. 207	Magnetism p. 219
Electrical Charge and Energy p. 208	Motion p. 220
Electromagnetic Spectrum p. 209	Nuclear Energy p. 221
Electromagnetism p. 210	Pressure and Buoyancy p. 222
Energy p. 211	Relativity p. 223
Energy Resources and Use p. 212	Sound p. 224
Energy Transformation p. 213	Visible Light, Color, and Vision p. 225
Forces p. 214	Waves p. 226
Gravitational Force p. 215	Work, Power, and Machines p. 227
Heat and Temperature p. 216
INQUIRY AND THE NATURE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Communicating with Drawings, Maps, and Physical Models p. 229	Observation, Measurement, and Tools p. 242
Communication in Science p. 230	Science and Technology p. 243
Controlling Variables p. 231	Science as a Human Endeavor p. 244
Correlation p. 232	Science as Inquiry p. 245
Data Collection and Analysis p. 233	Scientific and Logical Reasoning p. 246
Evidence and Explanation p. 234	Scientific Sampling p. 247
Experimental Design p. 235	Scientific Values and Attitudes p. 248
Graphs and Graphing p. 236	Summarizing and Representing Data p. 249
Identifying and Avoiding Bias p. 237	Technological Design p. 250
Inquiry Skills and Dispositions p. 238	Technology p. 251
Mathematical Modeling p. 239	Understandings about Scientific Inquiry p. 252
Mathematics in Science and Technology p. 240	Understandings about Technology p. 253
The Nature of Scientific Thought and Development p. 241	Use of Computers and Communication Technologies p. 254
IMPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Agricultural Science and Technology p. 256	Medical Science and Technology p. 262
Biotechnology p. 257	Personal and Community Health p. 263
Environmental Impacts of Science and Technology p. 258	Pollution p. 264
Risks and Benefits of Science and Historical Episodes in Science p. 259	Technology p. 265
Human Population Growth and Impact p. 260 Science and Technology in Society p. 266	Materials and Manufacturing Science and Technology p. 261
UNIFYING THEMES
Constancy, Equilibrium, and Change p. 268	Scale p. 270
Models p. 269	Systems p. 271