Biology Syllabus
D Block
First Quarter 2015
Day
Double Day 2
Drop Day 5
Date
8/31
Discussion
Introduction
SS
9/1
1
Introduction
Scientific Thinking
Read Ch 1, pp 1725
9/2
2
Double: Observing Nature
Report Due 9/9
9/3
3
Introduction:
Doing Science
Read Ch 2, pp 3444
9/4
No School
9/7
No School
9/8
4
Chemistry: Introduction to Chemical
Compounds, Chemistry of Water
9/9
5
DROP
9/10
6
Biological Macromolecules: Enter the
Pantheon
9/11
7
Enzymes: Behold Zeus
9/14
Homework
Read Ch 1, pp 1-16
Read Ch 2, pp 4549
Read Ch 2, pp 5054
No School
9/15
1
9/16
2
Lab: Using Osmosis to Determine the
Sucrose Concentration of Potatoes
9/17
3
Finish Lab
9/18
4
9/21
5
9/22
6
DROP
Report Due 9/25
9/23
No School
9/24
7
Introduction to Ecology
9/25
1
Ecology: chains and webs
9/28
2
Lab: Ecosystem Observations
9/29
3
Ecology: energy flow
9/30
4
Ecology: energy flow, global transport
10/1
5
DROP
10/2
6
Ecology: matter cycles
10/5
7
Chemistry Test
10/6
1
Energy, matter, climate
10/7
2
Lab: Macromolecules
10/8
3
Work on Lab
10/9
4
Ninth grade trip
10/12
Read pp 64-72
Answer Questions
1-4 on page 68,
copy due 9/28
Read pp 73-78
Answer Questions
1-3 on page 72,
copy due 9/29
Report Due 10/2
Read pp 96-98
Answer Questions
1,2 on page 78,
copy due 9/30
Read pp 79-86
Answer Questions
1,3,4 on page 86,
copy due 10/2
Report due 10/15
No School
10/13
5
DROP
10/14
6
Niches, community interactions
Read pp. 99-105
10/15
7
Succession and disturbance
Read pp. 106-109
10/16
1
Intro to Populations
Read pp 130-136
10/19
2
10/20
3
Double:
Quiz on Energy Flow, Relationships
Between Producers and Consumers
(Chapter 3)
Limits to growth
Read pp. 137-141
10/21
4
Biodiversity
Quiz on Matter Cycles
10/22
5
DROP
Read pp 166-172