2015/2016 SCHOOL YEAR – DR. COLLIER
Semester 1, Term 1: August 24 – October 30
Biology – Weekly Lessons
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Weeks 1-2: August 24 - September 4
 Populations and the Environment
 Relationships Among Organisms
 Virtual Lab – Interdependence of
Organisms
Week 3: September 8 - 11
 Energy Flow in Ecosystems
 Population Size and Structure
Week 4: September 14 – 18
 Population Growth
 Succession and Extinction
 Human Impact on the
Environment
Week 5: September 21 – 25
 Effects of Technology on the
Environment
 Success Stories
 The Cycles of Matter
 ATP
 Energy in Cells
 Light Dependent Reactions in
Photosynthesis
Week 7: October 5 - 8
 Light Independent Reactions in
Photosynthesis
 Cellular Respiration
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Week 8: October 13 - 16
 Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
 Darwin’s Theory
 Virtual Lab: Natural Selection
 Factors Affecting Genetic
Variation
Week 9: October 20 - 23
 Factors Affecting Biological
Diversity
 Biogeographic Isolation
Week 10: October 26 - 30
 Biological Evidence and the
Fossil Record
 Evolutionary Relationships
Week 6: September 28 – October 2