STAAR Biology EOC Target Plan
Weeks 1 and 2
SE Focus
B.4A,B
The student knows
that cells are the
basic structures of
all living things with
specialized parts
that perform specific
functions and that
viruses are different
from cells.
(A) compare and
contrast prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells;
(B) investigate and
explain cellular
processes, including
homeostasis, energy
conversions,
transport of
molecules, and
synthesis of new
molecules; and
MONDAY
Compare and contrast
prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells (animal
vs plants)
Vocabulary:
Prokaryote, eukaryote,
nucleoid, nucleus, spirilla,
bacilli, cocci, flagella, pili,
cytoplasm, capsule, cell
wall, cell membrane,
nuclear membrane, cell
wall, vacuole,
chloroplasts
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson 2 –
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
(Structures and
Functions of Cells)
 Khan Academy – Cells
and cell Division Nuclei, membranes,
ribosomes, eukaryotes
and prokaryotes
 Compass Learning –
History of the Cell
Theory
 Compass Learning –
Eukaryotic Cellular
Function
 Compass Learning –
Structures and
Function of Cell
Membrane and Cell
Wall
 Compass Learning –
Understanding
Prokayotes
 Compass Learning –
Structures of the
Mitochondria and
Chloroplasts
 STAAR Biology
Assessment Module 1 –
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
 EduSmart Biology –
Comparing Prokaryotic
and Eukaryotic Cells
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Organelles: Structure
and Function
Cell processes Homeostasis
Cell processes –
Transport of Molecules
Vocabulary:
Prokaryote, eukaryote,
nucleoid, nucleus,
spirilla, bacilli, cocci,
flagella, pili, cytoplasm,
capsule, cell wall, cell
membrane, ribosomes,
nucleolus, endoplasmic
reticulum (smooth and
rough), vacuole,
mitochondria, nuclear
membrane, golgi
apparatus, lysosomes
Vocabulary:
Homeostasis, negative
feedback loops, positive
feedback loops
Vocabulary:
Selectively permeable,
semi-permeable, lipid
bilayer, hydrophilic,
hydrophobic, passive
transport, osmosis,
active transport,
endocytosis, exocytosis
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson 2
– Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
(Structures and
Functions of Cells)
 Khan Academy – Cells
and cell Division Nuclei, membranes,
ribosomes,
eukaryotes and
prokaryotes
 Khan Academy – Cells
and cell Division Endoplasmic
reticulum and Golgi
bodies
 Compass Learning –
The Nucleus and
Nucleolus
 Compass Learning –
The Golgi Apparatus,
ER and Ribosomes
 Compass Learning –
Vesicles, Lysosomes
and Vacuoles
 STAAR Biology
Assessment Module 1
– Cell Structure and
Function
 EduSmart Biology –
Comparing
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson 3
– Cell Processes –
Homeostasis
 Compass Learning –
Eukaryotic Cellular
Structure
 Compass Learning –
Maintaining
Homeostasis in the
Human Body
 STAAR Biology
Assessment Module 1
– Transport of
Molecules and
Homeostasis
 EduSmart Biology –
Cellular Processes
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson 3 –
Cell Processes –
Homeostasis
 Compass Learning –
Structures and
Function of Cell
Membrane and Cell
Wall
 STAAR Biology
Assessment Module 1
– Transport of
Molecules and
Homeostasis
 EduSmart Biology –
Cellular Processes
 EduSmart Biology –
Specialized Plant Cells
 EduSmart Biology –
Specialized Animal
Cells
 EduSmart Biology –
Specialized Plant Cells
 EduSmart Biology –
Specialized Animal
Cells
STAAR Biology EOC Target Plan
Weeks 1 and 2
SE Focus
B.4 B,C
MONDAY
Photosynthesis
TUESDAY
Respiration
The student knows
that cells are the
basic structures of all
living things with
specialized parts that
perform specific
functions and that
viruses are different
from cells.
Vocabulary:
Photosynthesis,
chloroplasts
Vocabulary:
Glycolysis, Krebs cycle,
electron transport
chain,
(B) investigate and
explain cellular
processes, including
homeostasis, energy
conversions,
transport of
molecules, and
synthesis of new
molecules; and
(C) compare the
structures of viruses
to cells, describe viral
reproduction, and
describe the role of
viruses in causing
diseases such as
human
immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) and
influenza
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson 4
– Photosynthesis
 Khan Academy – Cells
and cell Division –
Photosynthesis
 Compass Learning –
Photosynthesis
 EduSmart Biology -
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson 5
– Respiration
 Khan Academy – Cells
and cell Division Cellular respiration
 Compass Learning –
Respiration
WEDNESDAY
Virus - Structure
Viral - Reproduction
THURSDAY
Viral – Reproduction
Virus - Disease
Vocabulary:
Virus, host, Lytic
infection
Vocabulary:
Lytic infection, lysogenic
infection, prophage,
transmission, surface
markers, receptor sites,
vaccines, b-cell, t-cell
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson
10 – Virus – Structure
 OnTRACK Biology v2.1
– Module 1, Lesson
11 – Viral
Reproduction
 Khan Academy – Tree
of life – Viruses
 Compass Learning –
Viral Structures and
Functions
 STAAR Biology
Assessment Module 1
– Viruses: Structure,
Replication and
Disease
 EduSmart Biology –
Viruses
Resources:
 OnTRACK Biology
v2.1 – Module 1,
Lesson 11 – Viral
Reproduction
 OnTRACK Biology
v2.1 – Module 1,
Lesson 12 – Virus –
Disease
 Khan Academy – Tree
of life – Viruses
 Compass Learning –
Lysogenic and Lytic
Cycles
 STAAR Biology
Assessment Module 1
– Viruses: Structure,
Replication and
Disease
 EduSmart Biology –
Viruses