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Life Science Teacher Resources
Enhance your curriculum with online teacher resources for Concepts & Challenges Life Science. Explore the sections below to find a program overview, correlations to standards (both national and state-level), handbook resources, chapter resources, English and Spanish lesson notes, teaching tools, study tools, and much more. You'll discover a variety of curriculum planning resources for life science, including rubrics, graphic organizers, transparencies, worksheets, and tests.
Chapter Resources
Chapter 1: Characteristics of Living Things
- 1-1 What Is Life Science? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 1-1 Careers in Life Science Activity (p. 3)
- 1-2 What Are Living Things? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 1-3 What Are the Needs of Organisms? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 1-3 Identifying an Organism's Needs Activity (p. 6)
- 1-4 How Do Organisms Use Energy? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 1-5 How Do Organisms Respond to Change? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- The Big Idea: How Do Organisms Adapt to Changes of the Seasons? (p. 9)
- 1-6 Where Do Organisms Come From? Lesson Review (p. 10)
- 1-7 How Do Organisms Make More of Their Own Kind? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- Chapter 1 Key Term Review (p. 12)
- Chapter 1 Test (pp. 13-14)
Chapter 2: Cell Structure and Function
- 2-1 What Is a Microscope? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 2-2 What Are Cells? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 2-3 What Are the Main Cell Parts? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 2-4 What Are Other Cell Parts? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 2-4 Relating Organelles to Common Objects Activity (p. 6)
- 2-5 How Do Plant and Animal Cells Differ? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 2-5 Uses of Cellulose Activity (p. 8)
- 2-6 Why Do Cells Have Different Shapes? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 2-6 Classifying Cells Activity (p. 10)
- 2-7 How Do Materials Move in and out of Cells? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- 2-8 How Do Cells Obtain Energy? Lesson Review (p.12)
- The Big Idea: How Are Elements and Compounds Part of Living Things? (p. 14)
- Chapter 2 Key Term Review (p. 15)
- Chapter 2 Test (pp. 16-18)
Chapter 3: Heredity and Genetics
- 3-1 What Is Heredity? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 3-2 What Is Meiosis? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 3-3 What Is DNA? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 3-3 Messenger RNA Activity (p. 6)
- 3-4 What Are Chromosomes? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 3-5 Why Can Offspring Differ From Their Parents? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 3-6 How Do Genes Combine In Offspring? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 3-7 What Are Incomplete Dominance and Codominance? Lesson Review (p. 10)
- 3-8 How Is Gender Determined? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- 3-9 What Are Sex-Linked Traits? Lesson Review (p. 12)
- 3-10 What Are Some Inherited Diseases? Lesson Review (p. 13)
- 3-10 Albinism Activity (p.14)
- 3-11 How Does the Environment Affect Inherited Traits? Lesson Review (p. 15)
- 3-12 How Is Genetics Used to Improve Living Things? Lesson Review (p. 16)
- The Big Idea: How Do You Use Mathematics in Dog Breeding? (p. 17)
- 3-13 What Is Genetic Engineering? Lesson Review (p. 18)
- 3-13 Cloning Activity (p. 19)
- Chapter 3 Key Term Review (p. 20)
- Chapter 3 Test (pp. 21-23)
Chapter 4: Life Changes over Time
- 4-1 What Is Evolution? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 4-2 What Are Fossils? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 4-2 Kinds of Fossils Activity (p. 4)
- 4-3 What Evidence Supports Evolution? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 4-3 Radioactive Dating Activity (p. 6)
- 4-4 What Is Natural Selection? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 4-5 How Does the Environment Affect Natural Selection? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 4-6 How Have Humans Changed over Time? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- The Big Idea: What Is Geologic Time? (p. 10)
- Chapter 4 Key Term Review (p. 11)
- Chapter 4 Test (pp. 12-14)
Chapter 5: Classification
- 5-1 What Is Classification? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 5-1 Another Classification System Activity (p. 3)
- 5-2 How Are Living Things Classified? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 5-3 What Are the Kingdoms? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- The Big Idea: How Are Organisms Named? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 5-4 What Are Viruses? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 5-4 Viral Shapes Activity (p. 8)
- Chapter 5 Key Term Review (p. 9)
- Chapter 5 Test (pp. 10-12)
Chapter 6: Simple Organisms
- 6-1 What is the Kingdom Archaebacteria? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 6-2 What is the Kingdom Eubacteria? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 6-2 Bacteria and Food Poisoning Activity (p. 4)
- 6-3 What Is the Kingdom Protista? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 6-4 What Are Algae and Slime Molds? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 6-4 Comparing Algae Activity (p. 7)
- 6-5 What Is the Kingdom Fungi? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- The Big Idea: What Simple Organisms Exist in Our Daily Lives? (p. 9)
- 6-6 How Do Yeasts and Molds Reproduce? Lesson Review (p. 10)
- 6-6 Comparing Fungi Activity (p. 11)
- Chapter 6 Key Term Review (p. 12)
- Chapter 6 Test (pp. 13-15)
Chapter 7: Types of Plants
- 7-1 How Are Plants Classified? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 7-1 Uses of Plants Activity (p. 3)
- 7-2 How Do Bryophytes Reproduce? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 7-3 What Are Ferns? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 7-2 & 7-3 Comparing Mosses and Ferns Activity (p. 6)
- 7-4 What Are Gymnosperms? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 7-5 What Are Angiosperms? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 7-5 Classifying Angiosperms Activity (p. 9)
- The Big Idea: How Do Plants Affect the Economy of the United States? (p. 10)
- Chapter 7 Key Term Review (p. 11)
- Chapter 7 Test (pp. 12-14)
Chapter 8: Plant Structure and Function
- 8-1 What Are Roots? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 8-2 What Are Stems? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 8-3 What Are Leaves? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 8-4 What Is Photosynthesis? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- The Big Idea: What Are the Physics of a Tree? (p. 6)
- 8-5 What Are Flowers? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 8-6 How Do Flowering Plants Reproduce? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 8-6 Investigating Self- and Cross-Pollination Activity (p. 9)
- 8-7 What Are Seeds and Fruits? Lesson Review (p. 10)
- 8-1, 8-2, 8-3 & 8-7 Researching Plant Foods Activity (p. 11)
- 8-8 What Are the Parts of a Seed? Lesson Review (p. 12)
- 8-8 Seed Dispersal Activity (p. 13)
- 8-9 How Do Plants Reproduce Asexually? Lesson Review (p. 14)
- 8-10 What Are Tropisms? Lesson Review (p. 15)
- Chapter 8 Key Term Review (p. 16)
- Chapter 8 Test (pp. 17-19)
Chapter 9: Animals Without Backbones
- 9-1 How Are Animals Classified? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 9-2 What Are Sponges? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 9-3 What Are Cnidarians? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 9-4 What Are Worms? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 9-4 Comparing Worms Activity (p. 6)
- 9-5 What Are Mollusks? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 9-6 What Are Echinoderms? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 9-7 What Is Regeneration? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 9-8 What Are Arthropods? Lesson Review (p. 10)
- 9-8 Spider Webs Activity (p. 11)
- The Big Idea: Why Should Corral Reefs Be Protected? (p. 12)
- 9-9 What Are Insects? Lesson Review (p. 13)
- 9-9 Communication in Social Bees Activity (p. 14)
- 9-10 How Do Insects Develop? Lesson Review (p. 15)
- Chapter 9 Key Term Review (p. 16)
- Chapter 9 Test (pp. 17-19)
Chapter 10: Animals with Backbones
- 10-1 What Are Chordates? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 10-2 What Are Fish? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 10-2 Swim Bladders Activity (p. 4)
- 10-3 What Are Amphibians? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 10-4 How Do Amphibians Develop? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 10-5 What Are Reptiles? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 10-5 & 10-6 Interpreting Dinosaur Characteristics From Their Names Activity (p. 8)
- 10-6 What Are Birds? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 10-6 Flightless Birds Activity (p. 10)
- 10-7 What Are Mammals? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- 10-3, 10-5 & 10-7 Comparing Vertebrate Groups Activity (p. 12)
- The Big Idea: How Are the Skeletons of Vertebrates Like Levers? (p. 13)
- 10-8 How Do Animal Embryos Develop? Lesson Review (p. 14)
- 10-9 What Are Innate and Learned Behaviors? Lesson Review (p. 15)
- 10-10 What Are Social Behaviors? Lesson Review (p. 16)
- Chapter 10 Key Term Review (p. 17)
- Chapter 10 Test (pp. 18-20)
Chapter 11: Living Things and the Environment
- 11-1 What Is Ecology? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 11-2 What Is an Ecosystem? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 11-3 What Are Habitats and Niches? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 11-4 What Are Limiting Factors? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 11-5 What Are Biomes? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 11-5 Using Biomes Activity (p. 7)
- 11-6 What Is Succession? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 11-7 What Are Natural Resources? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 11-5 & 11-7 Classifying Natural Resources Activity (p. 10)
- The Big Idea: What Are the Effects of Deforestation? (p. 11)
- Chapter 11 Key Term Review (p. 12)
- Chapter 11 Test (pp. 13-15)
Chapter 12: Interactions Among Living Things
- 12-1 What Are Producers and Consumers? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 12-2 What Are Food Chains and Food Webs? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 12-1 & 12-2 Animals in a Food Web Activity (p. 4)
- 12-3 What Are Energy Pyramids? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 12-4 How Do Living Things Interact? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 12-5 What Are Symbiotic Relationships? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 12-5 Relationships in an Ecosystem Activity (p. 8)
- 12-6 What Are Adaptations? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 12-7 What Is the Water Cycle? Lesson Review (p. 10)
- 12-7 The Water Cycle Activity (p. 11)
- 12-8 What Is the Carbon Cycle? Lesson Review (p. 12)
- 12-9 What Is the Nitrogen Cycle? Lesson Review (p. 13)
- 12-10 What Is Balance in an Ecosystem? Lesson Review (p. 14)
- The Big Idea: How Does Earth Support Life? (p. 15)
- Chapter 12 Key Term Review (p. 16)
- Chapter 12 Test (pp. 17-19)
Chapter 13: Support and Movement
- 13-1 What Are Tissues? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 13-2 What Are Organs and Organ Systems? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 13-2 Classifying Organs in Their Body Systems Activity (p. 4)
- 13-3 What Is the Skeletal System? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 13-4 What Are Bones? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 13-4 Naming Bones Activity (p. 7)
- 13-5 How Do Joints Work? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 13-6 What Is the Muscular System? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 13-6 Muscles and Movement Activity (p. 10)
- 13-7 What Are the Kinds of Muscles? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- The Big Idea: How Are Sports Injuries Treated? (p. 12)
- Chapter 13 Key Term Review (p. 13)
- Chapter 13 Test (pp. 14-16)
Chapter 14: Digestion and Nutrition
- 14-1 What Are Nutrients? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 14-2 Why Are Proteins Important? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 14-3 Why Are Vitamins Important? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 14-3 Identifying Vitamin Sources Activity (p. 5)
- 14-4 Why Are Minerals Important? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 14-5 What Is a Balanced Diet? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 14-6 What Is the Digestive System? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 14-7 What Is Digestion? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 14-7 Comparing Our Two Sets of Teeth Activity (p. 10)
- 14-8 What Happens to Food In the Stomach? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- 14-9 What Happens to Food in the Small Intestine? Lesson Review (p. 12)
- 14-9 Enzyme Action Activity (p. 13)
- The Big Idea: What Chemical Reaction Takes Place During Digestion? (p. 14)
- 14-10 How Do Living Things Get Energy? Lesson Review (p. 15)
- Chapter 14 Key Term Review (p. 16)
- Chapter 14 Test (pp. 17-19)
Chapter 15: Transport in the Body
- 15-1 What Is the Circulatory System? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 15-2 What Are the Parts of the Heart? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 15-2 Comparing Heart Valves Activity (p. 4)
- 15-3 What Are Blood Vessels? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 15-4 What Is Blood? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 15-4 Investigating Blood Types Activity (p. 7)
- 15-5 What Happens to Blood As It Circulates? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 15-6 What Is Heart Disease? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- The Big Idea: How Is Technology Used to Treat Cardiovascular Disease? (p. 10)
- Chapter 15 Key Term Review (p. 11)
- Chapter 15 Test (pp. 12-14)
Chapter 16: Respiration and Excretion
- 16-1 What Is the Respiratory System? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 16-1 Comparing the Pathways of Food and Air Activity (p. 3)
- 16-2 What Are Breathing and Respiration? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 16-3 What Happens to Air Before It Reaches the Lungs? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 16-4 How Does Oxygen Get into the Blood? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 16-5 How Does Tobacco Affect the Body? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 16-5 Health Trends Activity (p. 8)
- 16-6 What Is the Excretory System? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 16-7 How Do the Kidneys Work? Lesson Review (p. 10)
- 16-8 How Does the Skin Remove Wastes? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- 16-8 Comparing the Dermis and the Epidermis Activity (p. 12)
- The Big Idea: What Happens When the Body Overheats? (p. 13)
- Chapter 16 Key Term Review (p. 14)
- Chapter 16 Test (pp. 15-17)
Chapter 17: Fighting Disease
- 17-1 How Does the Body Fight Disease? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 17-2 What Is Immunity? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 17-3 What Are Some Bacterial Diseases? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 17-4 What Are Some Viral Diseases? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 17-4 Comparing Infectious Diseases Activity (p. 6)
- 17-5 What Are Noninfectious Diseases? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- The Big Idea: How Has Disease Affected Us Over Time? (p. 8)
- Chapter 17 Key Term Review (p. 9)
- Chapter 17 Test (pp. 10-12)
Chapter 18: Control and Regulation
- 18-1 What Is the Nervous System? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 18-2 What Are the Parts of the Brain? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 18-2 Left Brain Versus Right Brain Activity (p. 4)
- 18-3 What Are Reflexes? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 18-4 What Are Sense Organs? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 18-5 How Do You See? Lesson Review (p. 7)
- 18-5 Myopia and Hyperopia Activity (p. 8)
- 18-6 How Do You Hear? Lesson Review (p. 9)
- 18-6 Measuring Sound Activity (p. 10)
- 18-7 What Is the Endocrine System? Lesson Review (p. 11)
- 18-8 What Are Hormones? Lesson Review (p. 12)
- The Big Idea: How Do We Respond to Artistic Expression? (p. 13)
- 18-9 How Do Some Drugs Affect the Body? Lesson Review (p. 14)
- 18-10 How Does Alcohol Affect the Body? Lesson Review (p. 15)
- Chapter 18 Key Term Review (p. 16)
- Chapter 18 Test (pp. 17-19)
Chapter 19: Reproduction and Development
- 19-1 What Are the Parts of the Female Reproductive System? Lesson Review (p. 2)
- 19-2 What Are the Parts of the Male Reproductive System? Lesson Review (p. 3)
- 19-3 What Is the Menstrual Cycle? Lesson Review (p. 4)
- 19-4 How Does Fertilization Take Place? Lesson Review (p. 5)
- 19-5 How Does a Human Embryo Develop? Lesson Review (p. 6)
- 19-5 Embryo Germ Layers Activity (p. 7)
- 19-6 What Are the Stages of Human Development? Lesson Review (p. 8)
- 19-6 Investigating Life Cycles Activity (p. 9)
- The Big Idea: How Has Technology Improved Life at Various Stages? (p. 10)
- Chapter 19 Key Term Review (p. 11)
- Chapter 19 Test (pp. 12-14)
Textbook Resources
Program Overview
- Chart of Science Process Skills
- Chart of Inquiry and Hands-on Science
- Chart of Integration of the Disciplines
- Chart of Lesson Features
Correlation to Standards
Handbook Resources
- Developing Science Skills: Handbook A Review
- Measuring Length: Handbook A Review
- Measuring Area and Volume: Handbook A Review
- Measuring Mass and Weight: Handbook A Review
- Measuring Temperature: Handbook A Review
- Analyzing Data and Communicating Results: Handbook A Review
- Conducting Scientific Investigations: Handbook B Review
- Practicing Lab Safety: Handbook B Review
- Handbooks Key Term Review
English and Spanish Lesson Notes
- Characteristics of Living Things: Ch. 1 Lesson Notes
- Cell Structure and Function: Ch. 2 Lesson Notes
- Heredity and Genetics: Ch. 3 Lesson Notes
- Life Changes Over Time: Ch. 4 Lesson Notes
- Classification: Ch. 5 Lesson Notes
- Simple Organisms: Ch. 6 Lesson Notes
- Types of Plants: Ch. 7 Lesson Notes
- Plant Structure and Function: Ch. 8 Lesson Notes
- Animals Without Backbones: Ch. 9 Lesson Notes
- Animals With Backbones: Ch. 10 Lesson Notes
- Living Things and the Environment: Ch. 11 Lesson Notes
- Interactions Among Living Things: Ch. 12 Lesson Notes
- Support and Movement: Ch. 13 Lesson Notes
- Digestion and Nutrition: Ch. 14 Lesson Notes
- Transport in the Body: Ch. 15 Lesson Notes
- Respiration and Excretion: Ch. 16 Lesson Notes
- Fighting Disease: Ch. 17 Lesson Notes
- Control and Regulation: Ch. 18 Lesson Notes
- Reproduction and Development: Ch. 19 Lesson Notes
Cumulative Examinations
Answer Key
Teaching Tools
- Lesson Planner
- Student Assignment Record
- Individual Activity Rubric
- Group Activity Rubric
- Designing an Experiment Rubric
- Laboratory Activity Rubric
- Writing Activity Rubric
- Portfolio Assessment Rubric
- Chapter Self-Check
- Scantron® Sheets
- Life Science Certificate of Achievement
Study Tools
- Cause-and-Effect Diagram
- Concept Map
- Fishbone Map
- Flowchart
- KWL Chart
- Making Connections
- Spider Map
- Venn Diagram
- Big Idea Planner--Part A and B
- Big Idea Science Log Entry
- Designing an Experiment
- Folder Organization
- Lab Activity Report--Part A and B
- Project Sketch
- Weekly Science Journal
- Writing Activity Outline--Part A and B
- Database Planner
- Spreadsheet
- Thumbnail Sketch
- Web Page Planner
Color Transparencies
- The Parts of a Microscope
- Plant Cell and Animal Cell (Lessons 2-4, 2-5)
- The Anatomy of a Sponge (Lesson 9-2)
- The Body Forms of Cnidarians (Lesson 9-3)
- The Anatomy of an Earthworm (Lesson 9-4)
- The Anatomy of an Echinoderm (Lesson 9-6)
- The Anatomy of an Insect (Lesson 9-9)
- Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis (Lesson 9-10)
- The Anatomy of a Fish (Lesson 10-2)
- Amphibian Life Cycle (Lesson 10-4)
- Food Web (Lesson 12-2)
- The Water Cycle (Lesson 12-7)
- The Carbon Cycle (Lesson 12-8)
- The Nitrogen Cycle (Lesson 12-9)
- The Skeletal System (Lesson 13-7)
- The Digestive System (Lesson 14-6, 14-9)
- The Heart (Lesson 15-4)
- The Respiratory System (Lesson 16-1)
- The Excretory System (Lesson 16-6)
- The Brain and Nerve Cells (Lessons 18-1, 18-2)
- The Eye and Ear (Lessons 18-5, 18-6)
- The Endocrine System (Lesson 18-7)
- The Female and Male Reproductive Systems (Lessons 19-1, 19-2)
Visuals
- Animal Cell/Plant Cell
- The Parts of the Microscope
- The Six Kingdoms
- The Structure of a Fern
- Comparing Monocots and Dicots
- The Parts of a Flower
- Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis
- The Anatomy of an Earthworm
- The Anatomy of a Fish
- The Life Cycle of a Frog
- Food Web
- The Water Cycle and the Carbon Cycle
- The Human Skeleton
- Types of Joints
- The Digestive System
- The Parts of the Heart
- The Respiratory System
- The Eye/The Ear
- The Brain/Nerve Cell
- Rulers--Inches and Centimeters
- Temperature Scales
- Graph
- Graph Paper
Research Papers
From Pearson's Concepts and Challenges Life Science.
