Life Science 7 emphasizes studying change, life cycles, patterns, and relationships. Students gain an understanding of these principles through the study of cellular organization; the classification of organisms; the relationship among organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems; and change due to the transmission of genetic information from generation to generation. Students will continue to build scientific reasoning, logic, and an understanding of the nature of science by planning and conducting investigations, manipulating variables, and identifying sources of experimental error.
This course aligns with the Virginia Standards of Learning for Life Science.