Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology
Book 3 of 6 in the Getting Ready for High School Math Sequence. This series is usually done during the middle school years. Do the three Pre-Algebra books in this sequence: 0, 1, 2 (Each book builds on the previous book.)
ISBN: 978-0-9791072-2-1, hardback, 288 pages
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List of Topics Covered:
Definition of Life, Sets, Fractions, Germination of Seeds, Area of a Rectangle, Volume of a Cube, Ordinal Numbers, Diameter and Circumference of a Circle, Definition of π, 2% of 500, Four Ways Plants Make New Plants, d = rt, 20% Discount, the Five Kingdoms, Phyla, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, Your Brain, Conversion Factors, Where the Non-Water Mass of a Plant Comes From—Plants Don’t Eat Dirt, Subsets of Sets, Digestion, Eyes, Negative Numbers, Dominant Genes, Genotypes, Phenotypes, Blood, Staying Alive, Solving Algebraic Equations, Volume of a Cylinder, Word Problems, Breathing, Chlorophyll vs. Hemoglobin vs. Hemocyanin, Avogadro’s Number, Stoichiometry, the Whole Numbers, a Proof that Division by Zero is Not Permitted, Bones, the Integumentary System, Epidermis and Dermis, Meiosis and Mitosis, Chromosomes, DNA, Alleles, Changing Your Phenotype.
The full 6-book Getting Ready for High School Math Sequence includes:
- Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics
- Zillions of Practice Problems: Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics (Optional)
- Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology
- Zillions of Practice Problems: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology (Optional)
- Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics
- Zillions of Practice Problems: Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics (Optional)
This series is usually done during the middle school years.