Honors
Biology
Mr. Berkheimer
Room 116-C
Berkheimer@wlake.org
Classroom Expectations
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Follow Directions
Every student in class, on time, every day
Have appropriate materials every day
(notebook, text book, pencil/pen,
composition book and calculator for some
labs)
Use appropriate language
Stay alert, and involved with the lesson
Student electronic devices will not
interfere with the classroom
Check Calendar Daily for assignments
Evaluations
 Quarter
grades will be determined by
percentages of the total points earned in
the following categories: Tests, Quizzes,
homework, Labs, Projects, notebook and
Reports. Grades are posted on
Powerschool.
Lab Experience
 Students
will be asked to perform
laboratory experiments following safety
precautions during Honors Biology
 Some labs will be directly followed, while
others will be student created
 Students will write several formal lab
reports following the WHS lab report
format for Honors Biology
Textbook
Unit 1 The Nature of Life
1. The Science of
Biology
2. The Chemistry of Life
Unit 2 Ecology
3. The Biosphere
4. Ecosystems and
Communities
5. Populations
6. Humans in the Biosphere
Unit 3 Cells
7. Cell Structure and Function
8. Photosynthesis
9. Cellular Respiration and
Fermentation
10. Cell Growth and Division
Unit 4 Genetics
11. Introduction to Genetics
12. DNA
13. RNA and Protein Synthesis
14. Human Heredity
15. Genetic Engineering
Unit 5 Evolution
16. Darwin’s Theory of
Evolution
17. Evolution of Populations
18. Classification
19. History of Life
Unit 6 From Microorganisms to
Plants
20. Viruses and Prokaryotes
21. “Protists” and Fungi
22. Introduction to Plants
Unit 7 Animals
25. Introduction to Animals
26. Animal Evolution and
Diversity