Biology – SYLLABUS
South Broward High 2015-2016
Ms. Rodriguez
email: veronica.rodriguez@browardschools.com
website: www.msrodriguezbiology.weebly.com
FIRST SEMESTER (August 24th- December 18th)
Unit#
UNIT 1: Introduction to
Biology
Date
Aug.24Aug.28
(1 week)
Concepts Covered
Biology in the 21st century
The practice of science
Characteristics of scientific
knowledge
The role of Theories, Laws,
Hypothesis and Models
Activities
General Orientation
Lab policy form
Syllabus
Laboratory Safety
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Quiz/Test
UNIT 14:ECOLOGY CYCLES
-PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY
Chapter 13
Aug.31Sept.11
(2 weeks)
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Energy in Ecosystems
Food chains and food webs
Hydrologic cycle
Biogeochemical cycle
Pyramid models
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
UNIT 15: ECOLOGY AND
INTERDEPENDENCEINTERACTIONS IN
ECOSYSTEMS
Chapter 14
Sept.14Sept. 25
(2 weeks)
Population density and
distribution
Population growth patterns
Ecological succession
UNIT 16:
ECOLOGY:BIOMES
Chapter 15
Sept. 28Oct. 9
(2 weeks)
Life in the Earth system
Climate
Biomes
Marine Ecosystems
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
UNIT 2: ENERGY OF LIFE
AND MOLECULES
Chapter 2
Oct.12Oct. 16
(1 week)
UNIT 3: CELL STRUCTURE
AND FUNCTION
Chapter 1,4
Oct. 19Oct. 30
(2 weeks)
Properties of water
Carbon based molecules
Chemical Reactions
Enzymes
Cell Theory
Cell Organelles
Cell Membrane
Diffusion and Osmosis
Active transport
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab
Quiz/Test
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
UNIT4: CELLS AND
ENERGY
Chapter 3,5,6,7,8,9
Nov. 2Nov. 13
(2 weeks)
UNIT 5: GENETICS – CELL
DIVISION
Chapter 21
Nov. 16Nov. 20
(1 week)
UNIT 6: GENETICS GENES
AND TRAITS – MEIOSIS
AND MENDEL
Chapter 21,22
Nov.23Dec. 4
(2 weeks)
UNIT 7:
GENETICS:INHERITANCE
Chapter 22, 24
Dec. 7Dec. 11
(1 week)
Plant Cells and tissues
The Vascular System
Roots and Stems
Leaves
Plant Life Cycles
Reproduction in Flowering
plants
Chemical Energy and ATP
Photosynthesis and Cell
Respiration
Fermentation
Cell Cycle
Mitosis and Cytokinesis
Regulation of the Cell Cycle
Asexual Reproduction
Multicellular Life
Chromosomes and Meiosis
Process of Meiosis
Mendel and Heredity
Traits, Genes and Alleles
Traits and Probability
Meiosis and Genetic Variation
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
Chromosomes and Phenotype
Complex Patterns of
Inheritance
Human Genetics and
Pedigrees
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
Virtual labs
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
SECOND SEMESTER (January 4th – June 9th )
UNIT 8: DNA
Chapter 8
Jan. 4Jan. 22
(3 weeks)
Identifying DNA as the
Genetic Material
Structure of DNA
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
Gene Expression and
Regulation
Mutations
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
UNIT9:
EVOLUTION:NATURAL
SELECTION
Chapter 10
UNIT 10:
EVOLUTION:ADAPTATIONEVOLUTION OF
POPULATION
Chapter 11
Jan. 25Feb. 12
(3 weeks)
Feb.16Feb. 26
(2 weeks)
Darwin’s Observations
Theory of Natural selection
Evidence of evolution
Evolutionary Biology
Genetic Variation within
Populations
Natural selection in
population
Other mechanisms of
evolution
Speciation through isolation
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
End of the Semester
TEST
UNIT 11:
EVOLUTION:ORIGINS OF
LIFE
Chapter 12
UNIT 12: CLASSIFICATION
AND DIVERSITY – THE
TREE OF LIFE
Chapter 17
Feb. 29March 4
(1 week)
Origin of life
Early Single Celled Organisms
Primate Evolution
March 7March 16
(2 weeks)
Linnaean System of
Classification
Classification Based on
Evolutionary Relationships
Domains and Kingdoms
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
UNIT13: HUMAN
BIOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM –
Chapter 29
March
28- April
22
(4 weeks)
Central Nervous System
The heart and circulation
Blood vessels and transport
Pathogens and human illness
Immune System
Immune Response
Immunity and Technology
Diseases that weaken the
immune system
Reproductive anatomy
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM –
Chapter 30
Lecture/note taking
Class discussion
Lab activities
Quiz/Test
IMMUNE SYSTEM –
Chapter 31
Reproductive processes
Fetal development
Birth
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM –
Chapter 34
UNIT 17: Disease: causes,
transmission and control
Chapter 39
March 28 – April 22
Transmissible and non-transmissible diseases
Disease transmission
Methods of prevention
Global travel
April 25 -May
BIOLOGY EOC - REVIEW
**Note** this is a rough overview of the course. The concepts we are covering will not vary.
However, the week number may differ if I feel we need to spend more or less time on a subject
and the labs can be changed, based on the available time.
Grading
Grades are determined based on the Broward County Public School Grading System:
100-90 =A
89- 80 =B
79- 70 =C
69- 60 =D
59- 0 =F
Assignments
All assignments are expected to be turned in on the day that the assignment is due. No late
work will be accepted, with the exception of the guidelines provided by the Student Code of
Conduct for absences.
What Do You Need?
1”-1 ½” 3 RING BINDER
DIVIDERS
NOTEBOOK PAPER
BLUE OR BLACK PENS
PENCILS
REQUIRED TEXT BOOK