TEKS Scope and Sequence
Subject _____Biology____________________ Grade __10_____
First 6 weeks
Second 6
weeks
TEKS Statement
Demonstrate safe practices during field and lab investigations
Plan, implement investigative procedures including asking questions, formulating
testable hypotheses, and selecting equipment and technology
Collect data and make measurements with precision
Organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data
Communicate valid conclusions
Investigate and identify properties of fluids, including density, viscosity, and
buoyancy
Illustrate the results of natural selection in speciation, diversity, phylogeny,
adaptation, behavior, and extinction
Investigate and explain the interactions in an ecosystem including food chains, food
webs, and food pyramids
Interpret interactions among organisms exhibiting predation, parasitism,
commensalisms, and mutualism
TEKS notation
BIO 1A
BIO 2A
Investigate and identify cellular processes including homeostasis, permeability,
energy production, transportation of molecules, disposal of wastes, function of
cellular parts, and synthesis of new molecules
(Topics include: Diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, active transport, cell theory
BIO 4B
BIO 2B
BIO 2C
BIO 2D
IPC 7A
BIO 7B
BIO 12E
BIO 12B
cell organelles, cell specialization, four levels of organization in multicellular
organisms, photosynthesis, cellular respiration)
Third 6 weeks
Distinguish between chemical and physical changes in matter
IPC 8A
Classify samples of matter from every day life as being elements, compounds,
mixtures
IPC 7E
Compare genetic variations observed in plants and animals (Punnett squares)
BIO 6D
Identify and analyze karyotypes (human traits, pedigrees, characteristics of human
chromosomes, mutation)
BIO 6F
Fourth 6
weeks
Fifth 6 weeks
Describe the components of DNA and illustrate how information for specifying the
traits or an organism is carried in the DNA
Investigate and identify the law of conservation of mass
BIO 6A
Relate the structure of water to its function as the universal solvent
IPC 9A
Demonstrate how various factors influence solubility including temperature,
pressure, and the nature of the solute and solvent
IPC 9D
Describe the components of DNA and illustrate how information for specifying the
traits or an organism is carried in the DNA
Research and describe the history of biology and contributions of scientists
BIO 6A
Explain replication, transcription, and translations using models of DNA and RNA
Identify and illustrate how changes in DNA cause mutations and evaluate the
significance of these changes
Illustrate the results of natural selection in speciation, diversity, phylogeny,
adaptation, behavior, and extinction (heritable variation, single and polygenetic traits,
genetic drift, genetic equilibrium, role of fossils, geologic time scale,
macroevolution)
Calculate speed, momentum, acceleration, work, and power in systems such as in the
human body, toys and machines
Investigate and describe applications of Newton’s law
Identify characteristics of kingdoms, including monerans, protists, fungi, plants and
animals (6 kingdoms for classifications)
BIO 6B
BIO 6C
Identify and describe the role of bacteria in maintaining health
BIO 4D
Compare the structures and functions of viruses to cells and describe the role of
viruses in causing diseases and conditions
Interpret the functions of systems in organisms including circulatory, digestive,
nervous, endocrine, reproductive, integumentary, skeletal, respiratory, muscular,
excretory and immune
Evaluate the significance of structural and physiological adaptations of plants to their
environment
Survey and identify methods of reproduction, growth, and development of various
type of plants (gymnosperms, angiosperms, pollination, plant tropisms)
Demonstrate wave types and their characteristics through a variety of activities
BIO 4C
IPC 8C
BIO 3F
BIO 7B
IPC 4A
IPC 4B
BIO 8C
BIO 10A
BIO 13A
BIO 13B
IPC 5A
Sixth 6 weeks
Describe the law of conservation of energy
IPC 6A
Analyze relationships among organisms and develop a model of a hierarchial
classification system based on similarities and differences using taxonomic
nomenclature
Investigate and demonstrate movement of heat through solids, liquids, gasses by
convection, conduction, and radiation
Investigate and compare series and parallel circuits
BIO 8B
IPC 6B
IPC 6F