Unit C: Life Science
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Leveled Independent Science Books
Extra Support
- Barbara McClintock
- Summary: This book is a biography of a genetics pioneer and Nobel Prize winner.
On Level
- The Amazing Amoeba
- Summary: A close look at how amoebas adapt, reproduce, and get food and water.
Challenge
- George Washington Carver
- Summary: This book describes Carver's life and role as a plant biologist.
Student Bibliography
Chapter 7
- Classifying Mammals
- A look at how mammals are grouped together.
Chapter 8
- How Do We Know the Nature of the Cell?
- A look at how scientists learn about cells.
Chapter 9
- The Treasure of Inheritance
- The author discusses how living things inherit traits.