Biology A+ Syllabus 2010-2011
Unit
Biology preassessment
Biodiversity
Topics Mastered
IN Standards Time
Critical Thinking Labs
Activities
On line testing
Environment, cells,
heredity, genetics, mitosis,
meiosis, photosynthesis,
respiration, immune system
Recognizing that the
greater the biodiversity in a
system the better the
chance of survival of that
ecosystem.
All Indiana
Biology Core
Indicators
1 periods
B 1.40, 1.46,
1.47
2 periods
Biodiversity game (also used
as an ice-breaker)
identifying invasive species
and human interactions with
the environment;
Scientific Method
Scientific Method and how
to recognize a well
designed experiment.
B2
1 period
Dry lab analysis of various
experiments in small groups.
Symbiosis
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
B1.43
1 period
Internet research to find
examples of how organisms
interact in symbiosis
Ecosystems and
Food Webs
Positive and negative
factors that contribute to an
ecosystem. How energy is
passed through organisms
in an ecosystem.
Energy pyramid.
Carbon cycle, nitrogen
cycle, water cycles
B1.38, 1.44
3 periods
Owl pellet Lab
B1.16, 1.42
1 period
Marian Univ Eco-Lab Trip
Student sketching and
coloring
Forrest Succession
Ecosystem Changes due to
humans
Stem Cells
B1.39
1 period
Succession Game
B1.1, 1.11
1 period
Class debate with regards to
stem cell research.
Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic
cells
B1.12, 1.13,
1.33
2 periods
Cheek cell lab
Biogeochemical
Cycles
Stability of
Ecosystems
Commonality of all
cells in an
organism
Cell Types
Cell Scientists
Students will design a wildlife
park.
Cell structure
Organelles of the cell and
their function
B1.3, B1.5
2 periods
Cell Cakes (paired work)
Cell membrane
Cell membrane’s function
and structure, cell transport
B1.2
2 periods
Egg osmosis lab and
demonstration.
Chemistry of Life
Elements of life consist
chiefly of carbon, nitrogen,
oxygen and hydrogen
Examples of compounds
and how atoms join
together
Understanding the
elemental and structural
differences between
proteins, carbohydrates and
fats, as well as how they
contribute to an organism’s
functioning.
Student will understand the
copounds that make up a
strand of DNA and that that
strand codes for all traits in
an organism, yet remains
very simple.
Cell cycle and phases of
mitosis. Students will be
able to explain what
happens in each phase and
be able to recognize each
phasse.
Compare and contrast
mitosis with meiosis in
terms of phases, and
function.
Light and dark reactions of
photosynthesis, and the
three stages of respiration.
In addition, lactic acid and
alcoholic fermentation.
All aforementioned
B1.6
1 period
Student construction of
molecular models with
analysis.
B1.4, 1.7,
1.10
2 period
Lab: Caliormetric calculation
of the energy in various
sources: proteins,
carbohydrates and fats.
B1.21
3 periods
DNA Lab: Student will
isolate their own DNA from
cheek cells.
DNA class model
construction.
B1.7
2 periods
Root Tip Lab
Students will investigate
onion root tip cells to identify
the phases of mitosis
B1.8
1 period
Student sketching of mitosis
and meiosis.
B1.3.1.9
3 periods
Photosynthesis lab with soda
water and Elodea, to analyze
light and dark reactions.
Molecules of living
things used for
energy
DNA Structure
Mitosis
Meiosis
Photosynthesis
and Respiration
Semester Review
and Final Exam
All the above 4 periods
Cell
Division/Cancer
DNA replication,
transcription,
translation,
Punnets Square
Construction to
predict genetic
traits
DNA replication, DNA and
RNA structure,
chromosomal structure;
transcription, translation
Punnett squares for mono-,
di-hybrid crosses
B.1.3, 1.4,
1.6, 1.7, 1.8,
1.9, 1.21,
1,22, 1.23,
1.24, 1.25,
1.26, 1.27
1.28, 1.29
1.30, 1.43,
1.44, B.2.4
11
periods
Punnett Squares to predict
inheritance possibilities.
Google eyes (eye color) and
Macaroni (Hitch-hiker’s
thumb).
Text: Chapters 9,
10 and 11
Human Heredity
3 D cell mitosis model
DNA replication, transcription
and translation modeling with
pipe cleaners and colored
tape.
Luciferase Demonstration
Mendel; genetic mutations;
Inheritance patterns;
Text: Chapters 12
and 13
B. 1.21,
1.22, 1.23,
1.24, 1.26,
1.28, 1.29
8 periods
Constructing pedigree charts
and analyzing for Sickle Cell
anemia
Blood Typing Lab
Introduction
Evolution
Indiana Standards
Resource
Evolution of prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells.
B.1.13
1 period
Natural Selection Game
Darwin and Natural
Selection; adaptations and
survival of the fittest; gene
pools, genetic drift, patterns
of evolution.
B. 1.24,
1.28, 1.30,
1.31, 1.32,
1.33, 1.34,
1.35, 1.36,
1.47, 2.1,
2.2, 2.3
14
periods
Zoo trip packet
Core 40
Assessment
All from semester 1 and 2
All
1 class
Semester Review
and Final Exam
All of the above for
semester 2
All of the
above for
semester 2
3 classes
Evolution
Text: Chapters 14,
15 and 16
Zoo trip
Zoo workshop