Human Biology/Introduction to Health Science Curriculum Map – Timpview High School
Unit
Science
Processes
Ecology
State Core Standards
See State Science Intended
Learning Outcomes (ILO’s)
1. Science process skills
2. Scientific attitudes
3. D – Problem solving
4. A – Evidence, inference,
conclusions
5. Nature of science,
technology
State Biology Core Standard I –
Interactions of Living Organisms
and their Environment
1. Energy flow – food chains,
food webs, food pyramids
2. Cycling of matter
3. Human impact on
ecosystems
4. Interactions and
relationships of organisms
and their environment
Chemistry of
Cells
State Biology Core Standard II –
Objective 1
1. Describe the fundamental
chemistry of living cells
Cells
State Biology Core Standard II –
Objective 3
1. Investigate the structure and
function of cells and cell
parts
Essential Question
Content
Activities & Assessment
Term
1. What is the difference
between a hypothesis and a
theory?
2. How do scientists study the
natural world in which we
live?
1. Science methods, observation,
gathering data,
experimentation, graphing,
modeling, inferences, evaluation
and conclusions, use of
technology
2. Characteristics of life
3. Levels of organization
1. Microscope use and
observation skills
2. Data gathering and
evaluations – heart rate lab
3. Metrics and graphing
4. Experiment design lab –
isopods
Term 1
1. How do humans affect
ecosystems?
2. How does energy flow
through ecosystems?
3. How do organisms interact
within ecosystems?
4. How does matter cycle
through an ecosystem?
1. Biotic and abiotic factors
2. Energy flow – food chains, food
webs, food pyramids
3. Cycling of matter – water,
carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus
4. Human impact on ecosystems
5. Interactions and relationships of
organisms and their
environment (symbiosis,
predator/prey)
6. Populations and community
interactions
7. Global interactions
1. Elements of living things
2. Macromolecules of living things
(carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids)
3. Properties of water
4. Role of enzymes
1. Cell theory
2. Nature of science and use of
technology
3. Cell structure and function
(organelles)
4. Cell types, hierarchy of
organization
5. Homeostasis
6. Cell membranes, passive/active
transport, diffusion, osmosis,
and transport proteins
1. Testing abiotic factors (soil
and water testing)
2. Testing biotic factors
(sampling plants and animals
– transects, plot sampling,
animal counts)
3. Posters – biomes, cycles
4. Current events – articles,
research
5. Design a food web
6. Oil spill lab
Term 1
1. Molecular models
2. pH of foods and household
products
3. Food/nutrient testing lab
4. Enzymes and digestion
Term 1
1. Cell lab types, organelles
2. Osmosis lab
3. Diffusion and osmosis
demonstrations
Term 2
1. Why is water essential for
life?
2. How do macromolecules
make up living things?
3. What is the role of enzymes
in living systems?
1. How do cells make up living
organisms?
2. What are the levels of
organization found in living
organisms?
3. How do cells maintain
homeostasis?
4. What are some examples of
active and passive transport?
Energy in Living
Systems
State Biology Core Standard II –
Objective 2
1. Investigate the structure and
function of cells and cell
parts
1. How do organisms obtain
energy?
2. How is energy transferred in
living organisms?
1. Photosynthesis, leaf adaptations
2. Respiration – aerobic/anaerobic
3. ATP production and use
Genetics –
Structure and
Function of
DNA
State Biology Core Standard IV –
Objective 3
1. Explain how the structure
and replication of DNA are
essential to heredity and
protein synthesis
1. How does the structure of
DNA affect protein synthesis?
2. What is the role of mutation
in genetic diversity?
3. What are some modern
applications of DNA
technology?
Reproduction
State Biology Core Standard IV –
Objective 1
1. Compare sexual and asexual
reproduction
1. How do cells pass on genetic
information to daughter
cells?
2. What are advantages and
disadvantages of sexual
reproduction?
Genetics
State Biology Core Standard IV –
Objective 2
1. Predict and interpret
patterns of inheritance in
organisms
1. How are character traits
inherited?
Evolution and
Classification
State Biology Core Standard V –
Objective 1-3
1. Natural selection and
biodiversity
2. Evidences for evolution
3. Classification hierarchy
1. What are the evidences that
support the theory of
evolution?
2. What is the role of natural
selection in evolution?
3. How are organisms
classified?
1. Structure of DNA
2. History of the Discovery of DNA
and the cumulative nature of
science
3. DNA replication
4. Protein synthesis
5. DNA and heredity
6. Mutations and gene expression
7. Genetic technologies – gene
splicing, transgenic foods and
other products, forensics & DNA
1. Cell cycle and cell division
2. Mitosis – phases, plants, and
animals,
3. Advantages of asexual and
sexual reproduction
4. Meiosis and its role in genetic
variation
5. Chromosome anomalies
1. Mendel’s Law of Segregation
and Independent Assortment
2. Inheritance of traits – dominant/
recessive traits, incomplete
dominance, co-dominance, sexlinked traits
1. Definition of evolution, theories,
nature of science
2. Evidences for evolution – fossil
record, homologous and
vestigial structures, molecular
evidence (DNA and proteins)
3. Natural selection and modern
theories
4. Classification hierarchy
5. Scientific naming
6. Kingdoms and diversity of
organisms
1. Plant pigments and
chromatography lab
2. Leaf structure and stomata
lab
3. Photosynthesis / respiration
(CO2) lab
1. DNA model building
2. Research projects of genetic
technologies
3. DNA fingerprinting
Term 2
1. Mitosis lab – phases and
structures
2. Mitosis and phase counts
and relative time
3. Plant cuttings
4. Karyotype lab
Term 2
1. Corn genetics lab
2. Genetics problems
Term 3
1. Natural selection lab
2. What can we learn from
fossils lab
3. Scientific names and level
research lab using field
guides and other resources
4. How to use a classification
key
Term 3
Term 3
Structure and
Function
State Biology Core Standard V –
Objective 1-2
1. Describe the structure and
function of organs and organ
systems in plants and
animals
1. How do systems within
organisms interact to
maintain homeostasis?
2. How does the structure of a
tissue or organ relate to its
function?
1. Plant anatomy and functions –
roots, stems, leaves, flowers
2. Animal organs and systems –
digestive, respiration,
circulation, protection and
support, nervous
3. Comparisons between animal
and plant phyla
1. Root and stem microscope
labs
2. Flower dissection
3. Frog dissection
4. Exercise labs
5. Virtual labs
Term 4