Unit
Unit 1: Scientific
Literacy, Critical
Thinking and
Research
Resources http://www.visionlearning.com/library/myclassroom_info.php?mcid=2363
Use rubric to evaluate web sites activity
Take CURE pre-survey (due midnight Sunday Sept. 30)
In Class
Activities
Science vs.
Belief
Analyze media
Analyze graph
Evaluating Web Sites Tutorial
Assignments
9 readings w questions to turn in
Google search rubric
Graph Analysis
Rubric
Rubric rubric
Unit 2 Cells and
DNA
Unit 3
Taxonomy and
Conservation
Unit 4 Nutrient
Cycling
Evaluating Author’s Credentials Link http://people.usd.edu/~bgoodman/Cell-ebrationframes.htm
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/tour/
Cancer’s Little Helpers Paper
Cells and DNA Powerpoints
Carl Zimmer, “What Is a Species?”, Scientific American June 2008 pg.
72-79
Choice of:
1.
Peter Kareiva and Michelle Marvier, “Conservation for the People”,
Scientific American October 2007 pg. 50-57
2.
Nancy Ross-Flanigan “ Animals on the move” Science News, June
30, 2012.
3.
Michelle Nijhuis “Which Species Will Live?”, Scientific American
August 2012, pg. 74-79.
Alan Townsend and Robert Howarth “Nitrogen’s Dark Side” Scientific
American Feb. 2010 pg. 65-71
“Threatening Ocean Life” Scientific American Aug. 2010 pg. 66
David A. Vaccari “Phosphorus: A Looming Crisis” Scientific American
June 2009 pg. 54-59
Laurence Mee “Reviving Dead Zones” Scientific American Nov. 2006 pg.
79-85.
Nutrient Cycling Powerpoints
PBL:
Teetering on the Brink of
Extinction
Cancer’s Little
Helpers
Questions
Article
Evaluation
Template
Labs
Nature
Mapping Lab
Taxonomy and
Phylogony Lab
Stream Team prelab

Unit 5 Taste
Unit 6
Genetically
Modified
Organisms
Unit 7 Climate
Change
Introduction to PTC genes and taste
N. Bakalar “Parners in Flavour” Nature Vol. 486 June 21, 2012 pg. S4-
S5.
Newcomb et. Al.“Heritable Differences in Chemosensory Ability Among
Humans” Flavour 2012 1:9.
1.
Sense about Science on GMO
2.
An Evaluation of GMO assignment
3. Position of American Dietetic Assoc. on Biotechnology
4. Terri Raney and Prabhu Pingali “Sowing a Gene Revolution” Scientific
American Sept. 2007 pg. 104-111
5. J. Bartholet, “Inside the Meat Lab,” Scientific American June 2011 pg.
65-69.
6.
B. Grant “Where’s the Super Food?” The Scientist Sept. 2009 pg. 31-
37.
Mosquitos Remade Science News
Evaluating Human Impacts
“The Physical Science Behind Climate Change” Scientific American Aug
2007 pg. 64-73
Choice of:
1.
“Washing Carbon Out of the Air” Scientific American June 2010 pg. 66
2.
“The Dirty Truth About Plug-In Hybrids” Scientific American July
2010 pg. 53
3.
“The Nuclear Option” Scientific American Sept. 2006 pg. 76
4.
“A Sunshade for Planet Earth” Scientific American Nov. 2006 pg. 46
5.
“Clean Energy from Filthy Water” Scientific American July 2010 pg. 65
6.
“The Unquiet Ice” Scientific American Feb. 2008 pg. 60
7.
“Growing Better Biofuel Crops” The Scientist July 2012
8.
“Is Ethanol for the Long Haul” Scientific American Jan 2007 pg
42
9.
N. Fiala “The GreenHouse Hamburger” Scientific American Feb.
2009 pg. 72-75.
PBL: DNA and
Dinner or Are
Gene altered plants an ecological threat?
Jigsaw of articles
Harvest of Fear
Movie
PBL DNA for
Dinner for student
Pick an article
Basic Tastes
Lab Report