Pre-AP BIOLOGY – 2015-2016
T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
AUG-24
 H O : S af e t y co n t r act ,
s yl l ab u s , t e ch n o l o g y
p o l i c y, n o t eb o o k f o r ma t
 Te ach er In t ro d u c t i o n !
 H W: B e gi n No t es o n
C h ap t e rs 1 an d 2 i n o n l i n e
t e xt b o o k.
 H W: S t u d y f o r l ab s af et y
q u i z, 8 / 2 6 / 1 3
25
 G o o v e r c l as s ru l es an d
req u i r em en t s
 H W: S t u d y f o r s a f et y q u i z
 Pick up any signed syllabus
and safety contract
AUG-31
 Tr i a l s : Des i gn Yo u r O w n
Lab
 Ma k e H W f o l d er s f o r f i l e s
Ge t Pro Ca r d : m at er i al s f o r
Mc Mu s h , d i s h wa s h e r
d et e r gen t , gu mm y b ea rs ,
b u b b l es , p u rp l e o n i o n ,
s h ri n k d i n k
SEP-14
 DUE: Organelle representative
 Beg i n Un i t 2 : C el l
S t r u ct u r e & Fu n ct i o n
 Warm-Up: List as many of the
organelles as you can in 2 min.
 From Fri HW: Describe how
assigned organelle functions
(get them to debate importance)
9
Ch a ra c te ri st ic s o f L if e,
Bio mo lecu le s, a n d
en zy me s
 La b : H yd ro g en P ero xid e
Brea kd o wn
15
 Gummy Bear Osmosis set up
 Lab: Cell Membrane Bubble!
3
 Lab : Id en t i f yi n g Or g an i c
C o mp o u n d s (M cMu s h )
 Rea d in g Qu i z:
 P r o p er ti e s o f e nz y me s
( P P T o r P r ezi)
o Us e p o o l no o d le
ma n ip ul at i ve s
 Tes t R e v i e w
2
 Bio mo lecu le s: P ro p er ti e s
o f Lip id s a nd N u cl eic
Acid s(P P T o r P rezi )
8
 D U E: Mc Mu s h
C o n cl u s i o n Qu es t i o n s
FRIDAY
26
27
28
 P r e - L a b : S c i e n t i fi c M e t h o d  DU E: Des i gn D et e ct i v es
 Pick up any signed syllabus and
– D i a gr a m s o f
safety contract
 Di s cu s s i o n : Des i gn
 I n s t r u c t i o n s o n I n t e r a c t i ve
Independent/Dependent
Det ec t i ves
Notebooks
V a r i a b l e s ; D e s i gn
 Act i vi t y: D es i gn Yo u r
 G e t To K n o w M e s u r v e y
D e t e c t i ve s
Own Lab
( a l s o t r o u b l e s h o o t c o m p u t e r  H O : L a b R e p o r t T e mp l a t e –
use)
gl u e i n t o n o t e b o o k
 H W: P r e - a s s e s s m e n t ( H U B )  H W: D e s i gn D e t e c t i v e s ,
due 8/29/14
 HW: H U B L ab S a fe t y T es t
SEP-1
 DUE : D e si g n Yo ur O wn
Lab Rep o r t
 Begin Unit 1: Biomolecules
 Vid eo : I n tr o to
B io c he mi s tr y (4 mi n)
 Bio mo lecu le s: Ca rb s a n d
P r o tei n s ( P P T o r P rezi)
SEP-7
L a b o r Da y
THURSDAY
10
 C har act eri s tic s o f Li fe,
SM, a nd B io mo le c ule s
Re v ie w S ta tio n s: card
so rt , et c.
 Re tea c h id e nt i fi ed are a s
o f wea k n e ss fro m q ui z
 C ra sh co u rs e v id eo :
Bi o mo l e cu l e s a s r e vi ew
 H W: B e gi n n o t es o n ? ? ?
16
 DUE: Movement Handout
 Lecture while gummy bears sit:
Movement through cell
boundaries
 HW: movement handout
 HW: Microscope parts and use
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
17
 Microscope Use – show me
 Lab: Plasmolyzed purple
onion
4
 Lab : Id en t i f yi n g Or g an i c
C o mp o u n d s (M cMu s h )
 Qu i z Gr a d e : Pa r t V. ID
u n kn o w n s u b s t a n c e
 Vid eo : Ha mb ur ge r
s hri n k i n g (d e n at ur i n g)
 H W: Lab R ep o r t
11
 Un it 1 Te st:
Cha ra cte ri sti c s o f Lif e,
Sci M etho d , a n d
B io mo lec ul e s
 No t eb o o k ch ec k!
 H W: B ri n g i n s o met h i n g
t h at rep re s en t s as s i gn ed
o r gan e l l e FU NC T IO N ;
C el l J o b an d It s Fu n ct i o n s
C h ar t d u e 9 / 1 4 / 1 5
18
 Quiz: Card Sort Organelles
 Shrinky Dinks! (finish as HW)
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T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
SEP-21
 Un it 2 Te st: Ce ll
St r uct ur e & F un ct io n
 HW : No t es C H
WEDNESDAY
22
 Tes t R e v i e w
 Beg i n U n i t 3 : C el l Gr o w t h
a n d D i f f er en t i a t i o n
THURSDAY
23
FRIDAY
24
 PPT: Chromosomes and Cell
Cycle
 Crashcourse Mitosis
 H W: Mi t o s i s Fo l d ab l e
 HW: Units 1-3 Project, Due
10/5
Fall Holiday
 Lab: Cell Size – part 1 only
 P P T: C el l G ro wt h an d
D i f f er en t i a t i o n
25
 DUE: Mitosis Foldable
 Warm-Up: 3x3 Cell Cycle
Cards
 Lab: Mitosis (large prints or
microscope)
 HW: Lab Report
Early Dismissal
SEP-28
 DUE: Lab Report
 Post-Lab Review
 Reading Quiz: Mitosis
 Begin Regulation and
Disruption (cancer) slides
 HW: Cancer Warrior Video
with questions
29
 DUE: Cancer Warrior Video
 Begin Meiosis
OCT-5
 DUE: Units 1-3 Project (8:30)
 Project Presentations
 Virus Graffiti Wall
 HW: Unit 4 Packet
6
 Begin Unit 4: Viruses
 Video: Battlefield Cell
OCT-12
 Going Viral Backpack activity
30
 The Amazing Sperm Race
 HW: Mitosis & Meiosis WS
7
 Finish Battlefield Cell
 Facilitated Discussion of Hot
Zone and Recent Ebola
Outbreak
 HW: Reading Quiz Hot Zone
Parts 1 & 2
13
 Going Viral Presentations
 Rev i ew Da y : Vir u se s o n
K a ho o t !
OCT-1
 DUE: Mitosis & Meiosis WS
 Reading Quiz: Meiosis
 Review Day
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
8
 Video: PBS (30 minutes) OR
discussion of lytic/lysogenic
cycles
 HW: Reading Quiz Hot Zone
Parts 3 & 4
14
 Un it 4 Te st: Vi ru s es
 No te bo o k C hec k !
 HW: Notes on Chapter 12
2
 Un it 3 Te st: Ce ll
Gro w t h &
Diff ere ntia tio n
 Notebook check!
15
 Test Review
 Begin Unit 5: DNA
STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
 Intro: NOVA Cracking the
Code (15 minutes)
 Start Video: Secret of Photo 51
9
 DUE: Unit 4 Packet
 Patient Zero Activity
16
 Finish video: Secret Photo 51
 HUB: Video quiz
 Unit 5.1 Slides (DNA
components and genetic code)
 HW: Homecoming King and
Queen of DNA (QR code) –
due 10/21
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T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
OCT-19
 DUE @ 8:30AM:
Homecoming King and Queen
of DNA poster
 Unit 5.2 Slides
 HW: POGIL Workbook HO –
DNA Struc. & Replic
20
 DUE: POGIL HO
o Peer-review in class
 Gallery Walk and voting:
Homecoming King and Queen
 Crashcourse Biology: DNA
 HW: Pre-lab handout
(Requires online access) – due
10/21
OCT-26
 DUE: DNA/RNA handouts
 Finish Transcription slides
 Transcription Activity Stations:
o Transcription model
Competition
 HW: Think of short message
without letters B J O U X or Z
and put it into DNA code
WEDNESDAY
FRIDAY
22
 Test: Unit 5 - DNA Structure
& Function
 Notebook Check!
 HW: Begin Notes on Chapter
13.1, 13.2, and 13.4
28
 Begin Unit 6: Transcription &
Translation
 Begin Transcription
 HW: DNA vs. RNA HO, RNA
Worksheet
29
 Reading Quiz: Protein
Synthesis
 Fold-It (http://fold.it) – need
laptops
 Activity: SNORK
3
4
 DUE: 13.4 Gene Regulation
 Begin Unit 7: Mutations
HO
 Mutations PPT slides 1-12
 Review Day (outside!):
 Begin “Ghost in Your Genes”
o Gene Regulation Card Sort
video
o Other activity?
 HW: Notes on Chapters 13.3 &
14
10
 Go over Karyotype review
handouts in class
 Human Heredity – sex-linked,
etc.
23
End of Cycle 1
Early Dismissal
Cycle 1 Grades Due
NOV-9
 DUE: Monstrous Mutations
Post-lab questions
 Reading karyotypes and
Disorders PPT slides 13-19
 Karyotypes and mutations at
learn.genetics.utah.edu
 HO: Chart of karyotype
disorders
 DUE: Pre-lab handout
 Demo: extracting DNA from
strawberries
 Lab: DNA Extraction
 HW: Gel Cap Activity
 In-Class: Protein Synthesis
Practice Worksheets, finish as
HW
NOV – 2
 PPT: Gene Regulation &
Expression
Bozeman video: gene regulation
 HW: 13.4 Gene Regulation HO
21
27
 DUE: Short message
 Begin Translation
 HW: Translate your message
THURSDAY
11
 Creating/Reading Pedigrees
 Activity: Pedigree mystery
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
30
 DUE: SNORK
 Codon Bingo (2 rounds)
Assembly Schedule
Pep Rally
Report Cards Go Out
5
 Finish Ghost in Your Genes
 Due at end of class: Video
Questions
 Reading Quiz: Mutations
6
 Lab: Monstrous Mutations
 HW: Post-Lab Questions
12
13
 Activity: Mutations (Gene
 Read electrophoresis results
You)
 Review Day! Protein Synthesis,
 Demo: DNA fingerprinting and
Gene Regulation, and
electrophoresis
Mutations
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T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
NOV-16
 Test: Units 6 & 7
 Notebook Check!
17
 Test Review
 Begin GATTACA
THURSDAY
18
FRIDAY
19
 GATTACA
 GATTACA
20
 GATTACA
Early Dismissal
NOV-23
 GATTACA
 GATTACA Discussion
 Cycle 2 project: Selections due
in class 12/2/14; project due
12/9/14 by 8:30am
24
 Begin Unit 8: Genetic
Combinations
 Genetics Intro Prezi
 HW: Bozeman Science video
w/questions - Mendel and
inheritance
NOV-30
 Gene You Complex Traits
Activity 1, 2 and 3 (dogs!)
Review Day Unit 8
Thanksgiving
DEC-1
 Reading Quiz: Chapter 11
 Gene You Activity 4 & 5
DEC-7

25
Thanksgiving
2
 Dihybrid crosses (FOIL)
 HW: Monohybrid/Dihybrid
crosses practice w/ Bozeman
tutorial
9
 DUE: Cycle 2 Project
 Test: Unit 8
 Notebook Check!
 HO: Fall Semester Final Study
Guide
26
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
Thanksgiving
3
 Lab: genetic combinations
(easter egg activity), PTC
test/physical traits frequency
per class
10
 Test Review
 Review Units 1-4 Kahoot!
27
4
 Reading Quiz: Chapter 15
 Cycle 2 Project Work Day OR
introduce Chi-square???!
11
 Review Units 5-8 Kahoot!
12
 Finals Study Day (Guide)
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T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
DEC-14
 Finals Study Day (Guide)
WEDNESDAY
15
 FINALS
THURSDAY
16
 FINALS
FRIDAY
17
 FINALS
18
 FINALS
End of Cycle 2
DEC-21
Winter Break!
22
Winter Break!
DEC-28
Winter Break!
23
Winter Break!
29
Winter Break!
24
Winter Break!
30
Winter Break!
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
Winter Break!
31
Winter Break!
25
JAN-1
Winter Break!
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Pre-AP BIOLOGY – 2015-2016
T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
J a n- 4
5
 Scott Handout: Scott’s Quick
Reference for class
 Welcome back
 Symphony of Science video
(The Greatest Show on Earth)
 Graffiti wall: Natural Selection
Teacher Prep Day
12
 DUE: Lab Conclusion
Questions
 PBS antibiotic resistance video
(real player)
 Tutorial: CrashCourse Video:
Natural Selection
6
26
 Begin Unit 12: Classification
14
27
 HW: POGIL HO
16
 Reading Quiz: Units 10-11
 Lab: Mating Games Part 2 –
Genetic Drift incl. bottleneck
and founder effect
 Virtual Lab: Molecular
Connection
22
 Reading Quiz: 17.3 & 17.4
 Due: Mating Games Questions
– Peer-Review
 Review H-W calculations and
reteach if needed

28
 D U E : P O G I L wo r k s h e e t s
 C o n t i n u e C H 1 8 P P T/ N o t e s
 R e a l - wo r l d e x a mp l e o f
c h a n gi n g c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
a ft e r D N A : r e d
p a n d a s / gi a n t p a n d a s
8
 Lab: Survival of the Fittest (use
pony beads instead of skittles)
15
21
 Lab: Mating Games Part 4 –
Heterozygote Advantage
 Introduce Hardy-Weinberg
Principle and calculations for
Analysis of Parts 1-4
 Tutor: Hardy-Weinberg video
 HW: Mating Games
Conclusion Questions
 A c t i vi t y: d i c h o t o m o u s ke y
using “Wacky People”
 I n t r o s l i d e : E vo l u t i o n o f
a c t i v i t y – c o n t e s t : fi r s t l a b
c e l l p h o n e ( gr o u p wo r k )
gr o u p t o fi n i s h wi n s .
 C H 1 8 P P T: T a xo n o m y
 Crashcourse
b a c k gr o u n d , t a x a ,
vi d e o : T a xo n o m y
p h yl o g e n y, d i c h o t o m o u s k e y

intro
7
 Finish Evidence of Evolution
 Peer-review evolution concept
Slides
map
 HW: Evidence of Evolution HO  Peer-review Evidence of
Evolution
 Lab: Mating Games Part 1 –
Random Mating of
Heterozygotes
20
 Lab: Mating Games Part 3 –
Lethal Recessive Allele
 Discussion: Card Shuffle
 Hardy-Weinberg video
FRIDAY
 Begin Unit 9: Natural Selection  Quiz: Unit 9 (CH 16)
(CH 16)
 Short Lecture: Natural
 Examples Intro PPT
Selection At Work and Genetic
 Slides: Misconceptions
Variation and Population
Genetics
13
 Begin Units 10-11: Evolution
(CH 17-18)
 Evolution in 60 seconds video
 Slides Evidence of Evolution
 HW: Evolution Concept Map
19
MLK Day
THURSDAY
29
 Reading Quiz: Unit 12
 Go over POGIL worksheets
 Finish CH 18 PPT
23
 Review Units 10 & 11
 HHMI Asteroid video/kt
boundary in TX
 Crashcourse: Evolution
 SciShow: Mass Extinctions

30
 Classification Review
(2-3 station competition for
groups)
o Activity: Great clade race
o Activity: Shark Dich.Key
Worksheet
Early Dismissal
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
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Pre-AP BIOLOGY – 2015-2016
T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Feb – 2
 Test: Units 9- 12 Classification
WEDNESDAY
3
THURSDAY
4
 Begin Unit 13:
 Feedback mechanisms
Homeostasis(CH 7.4)
 Bozeman prezi on Homeostasis
(several embedded videos)
9
10
 DUE: Why are Plants
 Photosynthesis: Light,
Green/Not Green?
Pigments, Light-Dependent
 DUE: Stomata Lab
Reactions
 Begin Unit 14: Bio Processes in
Plants and Animals
 Go over homework in class
FRIDAY
5
6
 Reading Quiz: Unit 13
 Lab: Holey-Moley Stomata
 Lab: Homeostasis – wall sits,
 Start in Class: Why are Plants
stairs and heart rate, breathing, Green?/Why are Plants Not
etc.
Always Green?HW: Valentine
Cards
11
 Quiz: Photosynthesis
 Photosynthesis: LightIndependent Reactions
12
 Inquiry lab “Sinkers and
Floaters”
13
 Valentine Card Presentation
 HW: Notes on Chapter 8 and 9
Assembly Schedule
16
17
 Cellular Respiration: Glycolysis  DUE: Chloroplast and Mito
 HW: Chloroplast and Mito
Packet – peer review in class
Packet
 Cellular Respiration: Kreb’s

Cycle & ETC; Fermentation
23
 Begin Unit 15: Bio Systems in
Plants and Animals
 Lab (microscopes) – drawing
monocot vs. dicot tissue
 HW: Bring flower for
Thursday!
 HW: Notes CH 24
 HW: Angiosperm and Transport
Handout for videos
18
 Reading Quiz: Cellular
Respiration
 Activity: 3 Stooges
 In-Class Activity: Venn
Diagrams
24
 Lab: Up, Up and Away!
Transpiration
19
 Units 13 & 14 Review Cont.
 Test: Units 13 & 14
 HW: Notes CH 23
 Handout – leaves, stems,
roots chart
25
 Plants- Reproduction
 Video: Angiosperm Repro
(8:49-14:03 for fertilization)
 HW: Design a Seed, due
2/27/15
 Handout: Angiosperm repro
cycle
20
26
 Lab: Flower Dissection
27
 DUE: Design-A-Seed
 DAS trials
 HW: Notes CH 27 & 28
Early Dismissal
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
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Pre-AP BIOLOGY – 2015-2016
T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
M ar – 2
 Reading Quiz: Plants
 Plants: Hormones & Response

WEDNESDAY
3
 Plants: Adaptations and
Communication
9
 Reading Quiz: Animals
 Animals – Response &
Movement & Support
THURSDAY
4
 Begin Animal Systems
 Animals – Digestion &
Excretion

10
 Animals – Immune System
 Video: Why are you still alive?
FRIDAY
5
 Animals – Circulation &
Respiration

11
 Review Unit 15
 Video: Bio Systems
6
 Animals – Reproduction

12
13
 Test: Unit 15
End of Cycle 3
16

17

18

19

20

SPRING BREAK!!!
23
 Pre-Lab: Forensic Pig
 Forensic Pig Dissection
Dissection
 HW: Forensic Pig Dissection
Pre-lab video *if not completed
by 3/11, don’t get to start the lab
24
25
 Forensic Pig Dissection
26
 Forensic Pig Dissection
27
 Forensic Pig Dissection
 HW: Notes Chapter 3
Cycle 3 Grades Due
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
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T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
30
WEDNESDAY
31
 Post-Lab: Forensic Pig
Dissection – Quiz and
Discussion
 HW: Notes on Chapter 3!
 STAAR English I
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
A pr – 1
2
 PPT: Ecological Pyramid
 Classwork: 3D Pyramid
 STAAR Engliss II (Soph)
 Begin Unit 16: Matter and
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
 Intro PPT: Food chain, Food
Web,
3
Spring Holiday
Early Dismissal
6
 DUE: 3D Pyramid
 Group Discussion Activity:
POGIL - Food Webs and
Energy Pyramids, due at end of
class
 Activity: Carbon Cycle
7
 DUE: Carbon Cycle Activity
 Activity: Nitrogen Cycle
13
14
 Begin Unit 17& 18: Variations
and Adaptations in Ecosystems
& Ecosystem Relationships
 Lecture: Succession
 Video: Life After People
 Test: Unit 16
20
 Due: Bizarre Biome
 Present Bizarre Biome creature
8
 DUE: Nitrogen Cycle Activity
 Animation: Phosphorus Cycle
 Class/HW: Biogeochemical
Chart
15
22
 Symbiotic Relationship
Brochures
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
10
 Bear, Fish, Mosquito!
 Group Debate/Discussion:
Environmental Changes and
Ecosystem Stability Scenarios
16
 Finish Video: Life After People  DUE: CVHS Succession
 HW: CVHS Succession
 Reading Quiz: Unit 17
Variations and Adaptations in
Ecosystems
 HW: Notes on Chapters 5 & 6
 Study Biomes for tomorrow’s
activity!
Early Dismissal
21
 Begin Unit 18: Ecosystem
Relationships
 Symbiotic Relationship
Brochure, finish as homework
9
 DUE: Biogeochemical Chart
 Reading Quiz: Unit 16
 Crashcourse Video
 Peer Review: Chart
 HW: Notes on Chapter 4
23
 DUE: Symbiotic Relationship
Brochure
 Symbiotic Relationship
Brochure Presentations
17
 Bizarre Biome – finish as HW
24
 Reading Quiz: Unit 18 (20 min)
 Video: “How Wolves Change
Rivers” (4:33m)
 Trophic Cascades Discuss (5m)
 Start HW: Rainforest Feast,
paper due Monday 4/27/15,
food due 4/28/15
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T e ac h e r s : A L C O R I Z A , C A N T R E L L , S C O T T
MONDAY
TUESDAY
27
 Units 16-18 Reteach/Review
o Kahoot!
28
 Units 16-18 Review
4
STAAR Biology
STAAR Review (Scott
administering US History)
 Independent Study
25
HO – hand out to students; HW – homework; tii – turnitin website; CS – case study
15
AP Human Geo
21
22
 FINALS P1 & P2
Independent Study
28
 FINALS P7
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
(End of Cycle 4)
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
Rainforest Feast
 HISD Pre-Approved
Assessment Administration (on
HUB)
27
 FINALS P5 & P6
8
14
20
26
 FINALS P3 & P4
7
13
Independent Study
M ay - 1
 DUE: EOC Self-Evaluation
 STAAR Review
STAAR Review
 Independent Study
Independent Study
30
6
19
FRIDAY
 STAAR EOC Practice Exam
 HW: Self-Evaluation
STAAR Alg1 EOC
 Independent Study
 Independent Study
29
12
18
THURSDAY
 Test: Units 17-18
5
11
Memorial Day
WEDNESDAY
29
 IN-SERVICE TEACHERS
Graduation
Cycle 4 Grades Due
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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
UNIT OBJECTIVES
2: Cell Structure & Function
1. Explain the Cell Theory
2. Distinguish between eukaryotes and prokaryotes
3. Identify the cell parts and describe their functions
4. Compare and contrast the different cell transport processes
3: Cell Growth & Differentiation
1. Explain the problems that growth cause s for cells and describe how cell division solves these problems
2. Name the events of the cell cycle and describe what happens during each event
3. Identify factors that stop cell growth
4. Describe how the cell cycle is regulated
5. Explain how cancer cells are different from other cells
4: Viruses
1. Describe the structure of a virus
2. Explain how viruses cause disease and infection
3. Differentiate between the following: lytic & lysogenic infections, viruses, viroids, and prions
5: DNA Structure & Function
1. Identify components of DNA
2. Describe how information for specifying the traits of an organism is carried in the DNA
3. Recognize that components that make up the genetic code are common to all organisms
6: Protein Synthesis
1. Differentiate between DNA and RNA
2. Describe the structure and function of the three types of RNA
3. Transcribe and translate from a genetic code
4. Describe how lac genes are turned on and off
5. Explain how eukaryotic genes are controlled
6. Relate gene regulation to development
7: Mutations
1. Define and identify the 3 types of gene mutations
2. Define and identify the 5 types of chromosomal mutations
3. Explain the significance of these changes
4. Describe and interpret karyotypes including terms such as autosome, haploid, and diploid
8: Genetic Combinations
1. Recognize the work by Mendel in the field of Biology and genetics
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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
2. Predict possible outcomes of various genetic combinations using monohybrid and dihybrid crosses
3. Describe Mendelian and non-Mendelian genetics
4. Explain the significance of meiosis to sexual reproduction
5. Describe DNA fingerprinting and chromosomal analysis and how they are used to study genomes of organisms.
6. Predict sex-linked traits on a pedigree
9: Evolution
1. Analyze and evaluate how natural selection produces change in populations, not individuals
2. Analyze and evaluate how the elements of natural selection, the potential of a population to produce more offspring than can survive, and a finite supply of
environmental resources results in differential reproductive success
3. Analyze and evaluate the relationship of natural selection to adaptation, and to the development of diversity in and among species
4. Analyze and evaluate how evidence of common ancestry among groups is provided by the fossil record, biogeography, and homologies including
anatomical, molecular, and developmental.
5. Analyze and evaluate scientific explanations concerning any data of sudden appearance, stasis and sequential nature of groups in the fossil record.
6. Analyze and evaluate the effects of other evolutionary mechanisms including genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, and recombination.
7. Analyze and evaluate scientific explanations concerning the complexity of the cell
10: Classification
1. Define taxonomy and recognize the importance of a standardized taxonomic system to the scientific community
2. Categorize organisms using a hierarchical classification system based on similarities and differences shared among groups
3. Compare characteristics of taxonomic groups including archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals
11: Homeostasis in Plants
1. Describe the role of internal feedback mechanisms in the maintenance of homeostasis
2. Discuss coupled reaction processes and describe the role of ATP in energy coupling and transfer
3. Describe the major features and chemical events of photosynthesis
4. Describe the interactions that occur among systems that perform the functions of transport, reproduction, and response in plants
12: Homeostasis in Animals
1. Identify and investigate the role of enzymes
2. Describe the major features and chemical events of cellular respiration
3. Compare the reactants and products of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in terms of energy and matter
4. Describe the interactions that occur among systems that perform the functions of regulation, nutrient absorption, reproduction, and defense from injury or
illness
5. Analyze the levels or organization in biological systems and relate the levels to each other and to the whole system
13: Ecology
1. Describe how the events and processes that occur during ecological succession can change the populations and species diversity
2. Compare variations and adaptations of organisms in different ecosystems
3. Discuss how long-term survival of the species is dependent on changing resource bases that are limited
Accommodations: Extra time, preferential seating, sign planner when asked
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