Subject: Gifted Biology I (Part 2 of 2)
Grade: 9-12
Suggested timeline
10 Days
Monroe City School District
Scope & Sequence Template
2010-2011
Title/Topic
Objectives
(GLEs)
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
Meiosis and
Reproduction
SI 1-10
LS 9
LS 32
LS 33
LS 34
Meiosis and Reproduction
1. Explain the importance of meiosis in
maintaining chromosome numbers
and identify the stages of meiosis.
2. Infer how meiosis leads to variation
in species.
3. Infer the advantages of a dominant
diploid stage in the life cycles of
plants and animals.
4. Identify the structures of a flower.
5. Explain the process of fertilization in
flowering plants and relate this to the
successful colonization of land.
6. Compare and contrast internal and
external fertilization.
7. Identify human male and female
reproductive structures.
8. Sequence the stages of the menstrual
cycle.
9. Discuss the influence of hormones on
the human male and female
reproductive systems.
Growth and Development
1. Describe the stages of embryonic
development.
2. Describe seed and fruit formation.
3. Describe seed germination.
Genetics
1. Explain the roles of heredity and
environment in organism
development.
2. Explain the relationship among
alleles, genes, and chromosomes.
3. Discuss Mendelian patterns of
inheritance.
4. Apply the principles of probability to
8 Days
Growth and
Development
SI 1-10
LS 6
LS 15
15 Days
Genetics
(Mendelian)
and Other
Patterns of
Inheritance
SI 1-10
SI 11-16
LS 7
LS 8
LS 10
LS 11
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapter 12
Flower Diagrams
Recommended
Assessments
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity
Assessments
Human Reproductive
System Diagrams
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapters 1011
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapter 13-14
Genotype to Phenotype Lab
A Bewildering Tale Lab (5
Day Genetic Forensic Lab
with multiple lab
components – Karyotypes,
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity
Assessments
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity
Assessments
Suggested timeline
Title/Topic
Objectives
(GLEs)
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
genetics.
Predict the possible offspring of a
genetic cross using a Punnett square.
6. Interpret a pedigree.
7. Explain how genes function.
8. Discuss other patterns of inheritance
(multiple alleles, codominance, and
incomplete dominance.
9. Discuss linked genes, DNA mutation,
and chromosomal mutations.
DNA Technology
1. Describe the Human Genome Project
2. Describe DNA technologies
3. Give examples of applications and
benefits of genetic engineering
5.
5 days
10 Days
DNA
Technology
Biological
Evolution
SI 1-10
LS 12
LS 13
SI 1-10
ESS 17
ESS 18
ESS 22
LS 14
LS 15
LS 16
LS 17
LS 18
LS 19
LS 26
LS 33
LS 36
Biological Evolution
1. Discuss the differences in using
theory as a science term and the
general use of the word theory.
2. Identify the different fossils and their
formation.
3. Summarize the major events of the
Geologic Time Scale.
4. Summarize Darwin’s theory of
natural selection.
5. Explain how the structural and
physiological adaptations of
organisms relate to natural selection.
6. Analyze the evidence for evolution.
7. Summarize the effects of the
different types of natural selection on
gene pools.
8. Relate changes in genetic equilibrium
to mechanisms of speciation.
9. Summarize the adaptations of
primates.
10. Summarize the major anatomical
changes in hominids during human
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
Pedigrees, DNA
Fingerprinting)
Recommended
Assessments
Punnett Square Activities
Pedigree Activities
CHNOPS Genetics
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapter15
Finish A Bewildering Tale
(5 Day Forensic Genetic
Lab – DNA Fingerprint
Lab)
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapters 1620
PBS/Nova Evolution Series
Segments
Geologic Timeline
Bird Beak Adaptation Lab
Alien Classification
Dichotomous Key Lab
Kingdoms of Life Lab
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity
Assessments
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity
Assessments
Suggested timeline
Title/Topic
Objectives
(GLEs)
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
Recommended
Assessments
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapters 2122
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity and
Dissection
Assessments
evolution.
10 Days
5 Days
5 Days
Nervous
Systems and
Behavior
Health
The
Environment
SI 1-10
LS 32
LS 33
LS 34
LS 35
LS 36
SI 1-10
LS 37
LS 38
LS 39
LS 40
LS 41
LS 42
SI 1-10
ESS 2
ESS 3
ESS 13
ESS 15
LS 23
LS 24
LS 26
LS 27
Nervous Systems and Behavior
1. Describe how nerve impulses travel
in the nervous system.
2. Recognize the functions of the major
parts of the nervous system
3. Define the role of senses in the
human nervous system.
4. Recognize the effects of drugs, both
medicinal and illegal.
5. Discuss innate behavior
6. Discuss learned behavior
Personal And Community Health
1. Describe how infections are
transmitted.
2. Explain what causes the symptoms of
a disease.
3. Describe treatments and prevention
of diseases.
4. Explain how fitness and health
maintenance affects life span.
5. Describe and compare the basic
components of the human immune
system.
6. Analyze the relationship between
vaccination and immunity.
7. Explain the technological
advancements related to prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Organisms and Their Environment
1. Distinguish between biotic and
abiotic factors in the environment.
2. Explain the difference between a
niche and a habitat
3. Analyze how carbon, nitrogen, and
water flow through an ecosystem.
4. Analyze the positive and negative
effects of human actions on
Sheep Eye Dissection
Animal Behavior Lab
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapter 23
Virus Transmission Lab
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity
Assessments
Sterile Technique Lab
Secret Message Lab
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Chapters 2425
Dissolved Oxygen Lab
Chapter Exam
and
Laboratory
Activity
Assessments
Suggested timeline
10 Days
Title/Topic
Kingdoms of
Life
Objectives
(GLEs)
SI 1-10
LS 28
LS 31
SI 1-10
LS 19
LS 20
LS 21
Essential Elements/
Guiding Questions
Resources
 Textbook Resources
 Teacher Edition Pages
 Other Resources
Recommended
Assessments
BSCS Biology: A Molecular
Approach 8e Brief Survey
of Organisms Insert – pages
483-497
Dissection
Answer Sheets
ecosystems.
Survey of Organisms
1. Classify organisms from different
kingdoms at several taxonomic
levels, using a dichotomous key.
2. Compare characteristics of the major
kingdoms. (Dissections)
3. Analyze differences in life cycles of
selected organisms in each of the
kingdoms.
4. Compare viruses to cells structures,
functions, and cycles of various
5. viruses to those of cells
Earthworm Dissection
Grasshopper Dissection
Crayfish Dissection
Starfish Dissection
Perch Dissection
Frog Dissection