Class Information:
In this class students will learn concepts from the scientific disciplines of Biology and Chemistry.
In the First semester students will be studying Chemistry. The following is a list of some of the ideas that will be taught: matter, subatomic particles, the periodic table of elements, physical properties, physical change, chemical change, and balacing chemical equations.
During the second semester students will be studying Biology. The following is a list of some of the ideas that will be taught: genes, reproduction, meiosis, punnett squares, natural selection, DNA, taxonomy, viruses, and bacteria.
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