Learning+Goals+-+Bio+Unit+1

=The Characteristics and Chemistry of Life: = =Learning Goals = 
 * 1) To know the 8 characteristics of living things, and to apply these in order to determine whether or not an object is alive.
 * 2) To describe the structure of matter at the atomic level, as well as the currently accepted model of the atom.
 * 3) To understand the Law of Conservation of Matter as it applies to living systems.
 * 4) To understand the properties of water that sustain life, and to explain how these are related to the polarity of individual water molecules
 * 5) To explain how certain organic molecules are metabolized by living organisms, and how this helps organisms to maintain life.
 * 6) To continue utilizing scientific methodology in order to investigate questions and reach conclusions based on evidence.