Biology
Ten-Month Planning Calendar
Based on the 2009 NJ Core Science Standards
September
Unit 1: Scientific Processes
Lab Safety Contract
Dissection & Nature Walk Permission
Slip
The Nature of Science
Scientific Method
Theory vs. Law
Components of an Experimental Set-up
Microscope Skills
Unit 2: Biological Principles
Characteristics of Life
Homeostasis
Lab safety quiz
Unit 1 Assessment
October
Unit 2: Biological Principles continued
Biological Molecules
Water
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Protein
Nucleic Acids
Enzymes
Unit 3: Ecology
Introduction to Ecology
Levels of Organization
Food Chains
Food Webs
Energy Pyramid
Cycles: Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon,
Water
November
December
Unit 5: Cellular Processes
Cellular Transport
Passive transport
Active transport
Unit 5: Cellular Processes continued
Aerobic Respiration
Krebs Cycle
Electron Transport Chain
ATP
Unit 4: Cells
Cell Theory
Cell Structure and Function
Cellular Organization
Photosynthesis
Light Dependent Reactions
Light Independent Reactions
Unit 6: Cellular Reproduction
Nucleic Acids
DNA Structure & Function
DNA Replication
RNA Structure & Function
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 4 Cell Project
Anaerobic Respiration
Glycolysis
Lactic Acid Fermentation
Alcoholic Fermentation
Mitosis
Asexual Reproduction
March
Unit 7: Genetics
Fundamentals of Genetics
Mendel
Punnett Squares
Sexual Reproduction
Modern Genetics
Co-dominance
Multiple Alleles
Sex-linked traits
Incomplete Dominance
Pedigrees
Karyotypes
Unit 6 Second Assessment
Genetic Disorders
Meiosis
Crossing Over
Nondisjunction
Unit 7 Assessment
Protein Synthesis
Transcription
Translation
Genetic Code
Mutations
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 5 Second Assessment
Unit 6 Assessment
Unit 2 Assessment
Quarterly Review and Test
1st Qtr. Writing Prompts Completed
February
Unit 6: Cellular Reproduction continued
Cell Cycle
January
Unit 3: Ecology continued
Environmental Science
Human Impact
Global Warming
Acid Rain
Deforestation
April
Unit 8: Evolution
Theories of Evolution
Lamarck
Darwin
Processes of Evolution
Natural Selection
Evidence of Evolution
Fossil Record
Homologous Structures
Analogous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Biogeography
Embryology
May
Unit 9: Classification continued
Modern Classification
Binomial Nomenclature
Classification Maps
Dichotomous Keys
Unit 9: Classification
History of Taxonomy
Aristotle
Linnaeus
Unit 8 Assessment
Quarterly Review and Test
3rd Qtr. Writing Prompts Completed
Unit 9 Assessment
Overview of the 6 Kingdoms
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Viruses

Archaebacteria & Eubacteria
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Protists

Fungi

Plants

Animals
Final Review and Exam
Biology Comprehensive Test Review and Exam
Midterm Review and Exam
2nd Qtr. Writing Prompts Completed
June
Kingdom Exploration & Dissections

Viruses

Bacteria

Protists

Fungi

Plants

Animals
Kingdom Exploration Assessment
4th Qtr. Writing Prompts Completed