Biology II
Weeks 12-14: November 2nd-20th
Chapter 26: Arthropods
Relationships Between Plants & Arthropods
(Week 15: Thanksgiving Break)
(Weeks 16-17: Semester Test Review)
(Week 18: Semester Test)
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Chapter 26 Outline
Chapter 26: Arthropods
Section 1: Arthropod Characteristics
A. Arthropod Features
1. Segmentation
2. Exoskeleton
a. Jointed appendages
b. Molting
B. Body Structure of Arthropods
1. Feeding and digestion
2. Respiration
3. Circulation
4. Excretion
5. Response to stimuli
a. Vision
b. Hearing
c. Chemicals
6. Movement
7. Reproduction
Section 2: Arthropod Diversity
A. Arthropod Groups
B. Crustaceans
C. Spiders and Their Relatives
1. Spiders
2. Ticks, mites, and scorpions
3. Horseshoe crabs
Section 3: Insects and Their Relatives
A. Diversity of Insects
B. External Features
C. Insect Adaptations
1. Legs
2. Mouthparts
3. Wings
4. Sense Organs
5. Metamorphosis
a. Complete Metamorphosis
b. Incomplete Metamorphosis
6. Insect societies
a. Communication methods
7. Insects and Humans
D. Centipedes and Millipedes
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Chapter 26 Objectives
1. Students will recall all Chapter 26 vocabulary words.
2. Students will evaluate the importance of exoskeletons, jointed appendages,
and segmentation to arthropods.
3. Students will compare and contrast organ systems of arthropods.
4. Students will describe the methods used by arthropods to respond to stimuli.
5. Students will describe the structures and their functions found in the major
groups of arthropods.
6. Students will recall characteristics of crustaceans and arachnids.
7. Students will compare and contrast complete and incomplete
metamorphosis.
8. Students will describe how insects interact and communicate with each
other.
9. Students will establish and ant colony to evaluate communities in insect
populations.
10. Students will evaluate the affects that insects have on plants.
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Pass Skills Being Evaluated in Chapter 26
Process Standards
Process Standard 1: Observe and Measure
1. Identify qualitative and quantitative changes in cells, organisms, populations, and
ecosystems given conditions (e.g., temperature, mass, volume, time, position, length,
quantity) before, during, and after an event.
2. Use appropriate tools with accuracy and precision (e.g., microscope, pipette, metric
ruler, graduated cylinder, thermometer, balance, stopwatch) when measuring cells,
organisms, populations, and ecosystems.
3. Use appropriate International System of Units (SI) (i.e., grams, meters, liters, degrees
Celsius, and seconds) and SI prefixes (i.e., micro-, milli-, centi-, and kilo-) when
measuring objects and/or events.
Process Standard 2: Classify
1. Using observable properties, place cells, organisms, and/or events into a biological
classification system (e.g., dichotomous keys, taxonomy charts, cladograms).
2. Identify the properties by which a biological classification system is based.
Process Standard 3: Experimental Design
1. Evaluate the design of a biology laboratory experiment.
2. Identify the independent variables, dependent variables, controlled variables, and
control set-up in an experiment.
3. Use mathematics to show relationships within a given set of observations (e.g.,
population studies, biomass, probability).
4. Identify a hypothesis for a given problem in biology investigations.
5. Recognize potential hazards and practice safety procedures in all biology activities.
Process Standard 4: Interpret and Communicate
1. Select appropriate predictions based on previously observed patterns of evidence.
2. Report and display data using appropriate-technology and other media.
3. Interpret data tables, line, bar, trend, and/or circle graphs from existing science research
or student experiments.
4. Determine if results of biological science investigations support or do not support
hypotheses.
5. Evaluate experimental data to draw the conclusion that is best supported by the
evidence.
6. Routinely prepare a written report describing the sequence, results, and interpretation
of a biological investigation or event.
a. Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone.
b. When appropriate or possible, utilize technology to produce, publish, or revise
writing products.
c. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital
sources and follow a standard format for citation, avoiding plagiarism.
7. Communicate or defend scientific thinking that results in conclusions.
a. Read, comprehend, and represent evidence from a range of sources (e.g., texts
experiments, or simulations) to support conclusions.
b. Recognize bias in observation/research.
8. Identify and/or create an appropriate graph or chart from collected data, tables, or
written description (e.g., population studies, plant growth, heart rate).
a. Translate quantitative information expressed in words into visual form (e.g., a
table or chart).
b. Translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., a table, chart
or equation) into words.
Process Standard 5: Model
1. Interpret a biological model, which explains a given set of observations.
2. Select predictions based on models (e.g., pedigrees, life cycles), and when appropriate,
apply mathematical reasoning to make accurate predictions.
3. Compare a given model to the living world.
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Process Standard 6: Inquiry
1. Ask a scientific question, formulate a testable hypothesis, and design an appropriate
experiment relating to the living world.
2. Design and conduct biological investigations in which variables are identified and
controlled.
3. Use a variety of technologies (e.g., probes, handheld digital devices, electrophoresis
equipment, digital cameras, software, calculations, digital balances, microscopes,
measuring instruments, and computers) to collect, analyze and display data.
4. Inquiries should lead to the formulation of explanations or models (physical, conceptual,
and mathematical). In answering questions, students should engage in research and
discussions (based on scientific knowledge, the use of logic, and evidence from the
investigation) and arguments that encourage the revision of their explanations, leading
to further inquiry.
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Daily Lesson Plans
Week 12: November 2nd-6th
2nd: Read Chapter 26, Write Out Vocabulary, Chapter Project
3rd: Chapter 26 Lab
4th: Chapter 26 Lecture, Worksheet, & Quiz
5th: Chapter 26 Lab
6th: Chapter 26 Study Guide/Zeros Report
Week 13: November 9th-13th
9th: Chapter 26 Study Guide Review
10th: Chapter 26 Review (Jeopardy)
11th: Chapter 26 Test
12th: Chapter 26 Lab
13th: Chapter 26 Lab/Zeros Report
Week 14: November 16th-20th (Finish Chapter 26 Lab)
Week 15: November 23rd-27th (Thanksgiving Break)
Week 16-17: November 30th-December 11th (Review for Semester Test)
Week 18: December 14th-18th (Semester Test: Chapters 18, 20, 21-23, 25 & 26)
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