Biology
Humble ISD
Year-At-A-Glance
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Enduring Understandings:
What Students Will Learn Biomolecules are involved in metabolic process and energy conversions
that occur in living organisms.
Cells are an organism’s basic unit of
structure and function.
Cells have specialized parts that perform specific functions.
Viruses are not living and are different
from cells.
Cells maintain homeostasis through
transportation across cellular membranes.
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
cycle matter and energy through living systems.
Cell cycle is for growth, replacement,
repair and reproduction.
Nucleic acids are the basic molecules
of heredity.
DNA is the code for making proteins
which are used for cellular structure
and function.
Sexual reproduction results in greater
diversity among offspring.
Heritable mutations facilitate evolution.
Evolutionary theory is a scientific explanation for the unity and diversity of
life.
The earth’s present-day species are
descended form earlier, distinctly different species.
Evolution occurs at the population
level (not individual) due to heritable
mutations.
Living things are categorized according to their morphological similarities
and differences.
Organisms are dependent on resources within their environments.
All organisms maintain life’s processes
through variations in anatomy and
physiology.
Biological systems work to achieve
and maintain balance.
Mission: To provide students the opportunity to explore the
science of life, in all its complexity and diversity so that they
can better understand the world around them.
Bundle One
Bundle Two
Bundle Three
Bundle Four
(10 weeks)
(9 weeks)
(6 weeks)
(11 weeks)
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Biochemistry
Cell Cycle and
DNA
Evolution
Ecology
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Cell Structure
and Function
Protein
Synthesis
Classification
and Taxonomy
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Body Systems
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Viruses
Mutations
Kingdoms
STAAR EOC
Review
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Cell Boundaries
and Transport
Meiosis and
Genetics
Plant Systems
Body Systems
and
Immunology
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Cell Energy
Gene
Technology
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Scientific process skills such as experimental design, drawing conclusions,
measurement, and models will be taught and
assessed within content bundles.
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Assessments:
CBA #1: Bundle One (through Cell Boundaries)
CBA #2: Bundles One and Two (through Mutations)
CBA #3: Bundles One, Two, and Three (through Evolution)
CBA #4 : Bundles One, Two, Three and Four (through Ecology)
STAAR– Biology End Of Course (EOC)
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Knowledge and Skills
What Student Will do in the Classroom and
Beyond Compare the structures and functions of different
biomolecules.
Investigate the role of enzymes.
Examine and compare different types of cells.
Understand how viruses are different than cells.
Investigate and explain cellular processes
 Homeostasis
 Energy conversions
 Transport of molecules
 Synthesis of new molecules
Compare the reactants and products of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Describe the stages and recognize the importance
of the cell cycle.
Recognize what happens when the cell cycle is
disrupted (ex: cancer).
Identify components of DNA, and be able to describe how information for specifying the traits of
an organism is carried in the DNA.
Explain the process and purpose of transcription
and translation (protein synthesis) by using models of DNA and RNA.
Identify, illustrate and understand the importance
of changes in DNA (mutations).
Predict possible outcomes of various genetic
combinations.
Recognize the significance of meiosis.
Investigate and describe gene technology.
Analyze and evaluate natural selection, adaptations and evolution.
Understand taxonomy and categorize organisms
using a hierarchical classification system based on
similarities and differences.
Compare characteristics of the Kingdoms.
Describe the interactions that occur among plant
systems.
Analyze the flow of matter and energy through
trophic levels and cycles.
Explain the consequences of disruption matter
and energy flow.
Interpret relationships among organisms.
Compare variations and adaptations of organism
in different ecosystems.
Describe how environmental change can impact
ecosystem stability.
Investigate and analyze how ecosystems respond
to external factors.
Summarize the role of microorganisms in organisms and ecosystems.
Describe how ecological succession can change
population and diversity.
Describe the interactions that occur among systems in animals.
Analyze the levels of organization in biological
systems.
Describe the role of internal feedback mechanisms in the maintenance of homeostasis.
Describe the role of viruses in causing diseases
such as HIV and influenza.