Textbook+Resources

=Textbook Resources= toc

Digital Textbook
I have located an excellent digital textbook for you to use for this course. It is a very nice complement to the UPCO book. It is available on several versions: Online (with embedded videos)
 * PDF (readable on any computer)
 * Mobi (readable on an Amazon Kindle)
 * ePub (readable on iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices)

You can find the online version here: Middle School Life Science

Chapters by Unit
I have added links and downloaded files from this digital textbook that are relevant to the five units we will be studying this year.

Homeostasis
Chapter 2: What is a Living Organism? Chapter 4: Cell Functions Chapter 16: Skin, Bone, and Muscles Chapter 17: Food and the Digestive System Chapter 18: Cardiovascular System Chapter 19: Respiratory and Excretory Systems Chapter 20: Controlling the Body Chapter 21: Diseases and the Body's Defenses

Reproduction
Chapter 5: Cell Division, Reproduction, and DNA (you will focus on the sections on Cell Division and Reproduction) Chapter 22: Reproductive Systems and Life Stages

Genetics
Chapter 5: Cell Division, Reproduction, and DNA (you will read the sections on DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis) Chapter 6: Genetics

Evolution
Chapter 7 Evolution

Ecology
Chapter 23: From Populations to the Biosphere Chapter 24: Ecosystem Dynamics Chapter 25: Environmental Problems

Ebooks
I have created a set of Ebooks for you to you as well. You can find there here.