Unit C: Life Science
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Leveled Independent Science Books
Extra Support
- Wild Adaptations
- Summary: Some of the most fascinating animal adaptations are detailed here.
On Level
- Wangari Maathai, Planting Trees for the Future
- Summary: Biography of the fi rst African woman to win a Nobel Prize for Peace.
Challenge
- Why Are You Here?
- Summary: This fictional story examines the reasons animals are forced to move.
Student Bibliography
Chapter 7
- Ecosystems
- Plants, animals, and people live together and affect each other in many ways.
Chapter 8
- Life in a Deciduous Forest
- Explore the Adirondack forest of New York and the plants and animals that live there.
Chapter 9
- Survival and Change
- Discover the ways in which organisms adapt to environmental change.