NOTE: The Pacing Guide is provided as a SUGGESTED sequence intended to assist teachers in implementation and delivery of the
Curriculum. It provides a way to see the Frameworks delivered over approximately ten 9-day cycles. The State Frameworks provide the
ESSENTIAL Learning Objectives for the Learning Units.
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT A DAY BY DAY LESSON PLAN.
Teachers should develop lesson plans to meet the specific needs of their students.
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – _What is life?__
PH Text - Biology:
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
DINQ5.a Identify independent and dependent variables.
DINQ8.c Present relationships between variables in data tables and graphs
DINQ3.c Design an experiment.
D27.a Describe basic structure of plant cell.
D27.b Describe basic structure of animal cell.
D27.c Compare and contrast eukaryotic (plant and animal) cells.
Exploring Life
6.1
6.4
6.5
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
- Identifying Independent and
Dependent Variables
- Constructing Data Table w/
Checklist
- Constructing Graphs w/
Checklist
- Experimental Design
- Relationships between IV & DV
CAPT 2004 Lab - Fire
Extinguisher
SS 13.1 In and Out Nutrients
PH GRSW p25
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
D30.a Diagram the structure of the cell membrane
D30.b Present the role of the cell membrane in maintaining a constant internal environment.
6.2
6.3
- SS 13.3 Moving Through
Membranes OR
PH OA 6.2 (LL p43)
- SS 13.4 Nature’s Crossing
Guards
- PH OA 6.3 (LL p44-46)
- Microcosmos Mobile
CYCLE 1 - Grade 9
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
- Sample IV/DV Identification
Problems
- Data Table Rubric
- Graph Rubric
- CAPT 2004 "Fire
Extinguisher" Released Items
- Investigate Bread Mold
Growth PH Bio (pT403-
HandsOn Activity)
- DESIREABLE-PH OA 6.4
- Cell Structure Project
Guidelines
- SS13.2 Inside the Membrane
(Cell Structure Project)
- Transport Mechanisms
Concept Map
- Mobile Activity D31.a Describe the structure of yeasts.
D31.b Describe the structure of bacteria.
D31.c Describe the structure of viruses.
Evaluate and answer open-ended questions using the CAPT Open Ended Response
Rubric
D31.d Differentiate between the structures of yeasts, bacteria, and viruses.
Benchmark Assessment
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
- CAPT Open-Ended Response
Rubric & Anchor Set
- CR / Open-Ended
Task - D31.d
BA 9-1, BA 9-2
- CAPT Open-Ended Scoring
Rubric
- Sample Anchor Set
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – What is the chemical basis for life?
PH Text - Biology:
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D10.a Describe the general structure of the atom.
D10.b Explain how properties of elements with atomic numbers 1-10 are related to their atomic structure.
Exploring Life
4.2
D10.b Explain how properties of elements with atomic numbers 1-10 are related to their atomic structure.
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
- PH OA 4.2 OR SS 14.1 What’s
It Made Of?
- SS 14.2 Exploring the Physical
Properties of Elements
- SS 14.3 The Origins of the
Periodic Table
- SS 15.1 Modeling Molecules
- SS 15.3 Patterns in the
Properties
- PH OA 4.3 (LL p 26-27)
- PH OA 4.4 Pg 3 & 4 only
(LL p 29-31)
D11.a Describe ionic bonding.
D11.b. Describe covalent bonding.
D12.a Explain chemical composition of acids.
D12.b Explain chemical composition of bases.
D12.c Explain the change of pH in neutralizing reactions.
4.3
4.4
DINQ4 Design and conduct appropriate types of scientific investigations …
DINQ9 Articulate conclusions and explanations …, and assess their validity …
Benchmark Assessment
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
CAPT “Staying Afloat”
Performance Task - Released
- BA 9-3
CYCLE 2 - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
Conclusion
-PH 4.1
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
PH Bio p85 (Acids, Bases, pH)
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – What is the chemical basis for life?
PH Text - Biology:
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D13.a Describe the atomic structure of Carbon.
Exploring Life
5.1
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
SS 22.1 The Role of Carbon
PH OA 5.1 (LL p34-35) D13.b Explain how carbon’s atomic structure affects bonds formed in organic compounds.
D13.c Explain how carbon’s atomic structure affects bonds formed in inorganic compounds.
D18 Explain how chemical and physical processes drive carbon to cycle through the major Earth reservoirs.
D19 Explain how solar energy drives water to cycle through the major Earth reservoirs.
D29.a Describe the flow of matter and energy in photosynthesis.
D29.b Describe the flow of matter and energy in cellular respiration.
Benchmark Assessment
36.2
36.3
6.5
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4 (Text p145- TOP
146)
PH OA 7.1 (LL p51-52)
PH OA 7.2 (LL p53)
PH OA 7.3 (LL p54)
PH OA 7.5
PH Photo Finish Lab (LM p83-88)
CYCLE 3 - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
Diagram Carbon and
Water Cycles
PH Photo Finish Lab
(LM p83-88)
BA 9-5 2 CR
- PH OA 36.2 (LL p311-313)
- PH OA 36.3 (LL p314)
- PH OA 6.5
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – What makes an organism unique?
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D28.a Describe the structure of DNA
D28.c Describe the role of DNA in cell reproduction.
PH Text - Biology:
Exploring Life
11.2
11.3
D28.b Describe the role of DNA in protein synthesis.
D34.a Describe how the genetic material of an organism can be changed to produce new genetic material.
11.4
11.5
11.6
13.1
13.3
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
SS 19.1 Genes, Chromosomes
& DNA
SS 19..2 Modeling DNA
Structure
PH OA 11.4 (LL p104)
PH OA 11.5 (LL p104-107)
PH OA 11.6
SS 18.3 Breeding Crops with
Desireable Traits
CEPT LAB - Strand IV– Apple Juice DINQ9.b Assess validity of results based on the design of the investigation.
Benchmark Assessment
Link to Science Curriculum-Embedded Tasks CEPT- Generation III
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
CYCLE 4 - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
CR 19.2 (p 237)
GRSW p48
Problem Statement,
Experimental Design,
Data Presentation
BA 9-6
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
SS 19.3 Fight the Blight
PH OA 13.3
CAPT Lab Rubric
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – What makes an organism unique?
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D35.a Explain the risks of genetically modifying organisms and their cell products.
D35.b Explain the benefits of genetically modifying organisms and their cell products.
D33 Explain how bacteria and yeasts are used to produce foods for human consumption.
PH Text - Biology:
Exploring Life
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
PH OA 13.1 (LL p117)
PH OA 13.2 (LL p118-119)
PH OA 13.3(LL p120)
PH OA 13.4 (LL p121)
Benchmark Assessment
SS 18.4 Cattle Calls
SS 20.1 The Clone Zone -
Cooperative Groups for research
CEPT STS – Strand IV - GMO
(Genetically Modified Organisms)
Debate – “Should humans continue to research genetic engineering and cloning for the pupose of increasing food production?”
Link to Science Curriculum-Embedded Tasks CEPT- Generation III
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
CYCLE 5 - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
BA - Performance
Assessment
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
Part 4 - Page 6 of 11

Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – How does an organism pass on its traits?
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D36.a Describe meiosis.
D36.b Explain how meiosis helps maintain an organism's genetic variations.
D37.a Produce genetic crosses using Punnett Squares.
D37.b Predict distribution of traits in mono-hybrid crosses using Punnett squares.
PH Text - Biology:
Exploring Life
9.5
9.6
10.4
10.2
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
PH OA 9.5 (LL p80-83)
PH OA 9.6 (LL p84-85)
PH OA
SS 17.2 Genes & Traits
SS 17.3 Rearranging Rice Genes
SS 17.4 Generation Next: Crossing the Offspring
PH OA 10.2 (LL p 88-91)
SS 18.1 Double Crossing Corn D37.c Predict distribution of traits in di-hybrid crosses using Punnett squares.
12.3
D38.a Interpret pedigree diagrams.
D38.b Deduce recessive/dominant mode of inheritance using pedigree diagrams.
D38.c Deduce sex-linked inheritance using pedigree diagrams.
Benchmark Assessment
10.3
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
PH 10.3
PH OA 12.3 (p112-114)
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
BA 9-9
BA 9-8
CYCLE 6 - Grade 9
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
-T199 Hands-On Activity
SS 18.2 Breeding Rice
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – How do living things change?
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D40.b Explain how natural selection is related to evolution of the species.
D41 Explain how the current evolutionary theory provides scientific explanation to fossil records of ancient life forms.
D40.a Explain how genetic mutations are related to evolution of species.
PH Text - Biology:
Exploring Life
14.1
14.3
14.2 p.299 only
14.2
CYCLE 7 - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
Hands-on p. T296
PH OA 14.3 (p125-127)
PH OA 14.2
Meeting Diverse Needs
T302
Hands-on p. T306
Investigative Lab 14:
Birds on an Island (LM 157-
163)
CAPT “Tiny Bubbles”
Performance Task –
Released
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
Analysis &
Conclusions (LM
161-163)
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
PH Bio 14.5
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
Part 4 - Page 8 of 11

Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – What attacks life and negatively impacts it?
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D39.a Describe genetic disorders.
PH Text - Biology:
Exploring Life
12.2
12.3
31.1 D39.b Describe infectious diseases.
D39.c Differentiate between genetic disorders and infectious diseases.
D32.a Describe transmission of bacterial infectious diseases.
D32.b Describe transmission of infectious viral diseases.
D32.c Explain the role of sanitation in prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
D32.d Explain the role of vaccination in prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
D32.e Explain the role of antibacterial medications in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
31.2
31.4
12.4
14.5 p 318-319
Benchmark Assessment
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
PH OA 12.2 (LL p110-111)
Hands on p. T251
PH OA 31.1 (LL p259-260)
PH OA 31.2
PH OA 31.4 (LL p265-266)
Debate p. T318
Meeting Diverse Needs p. T685
Interdisciplinary Task: Use of
Antibacterial Products in Schools
CYCLE 8 SCHEDULE - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
Collins 5 - Sanitation
Affecting Infectious
Diseases (Collins Type 3)
BA - 9-10 Collins 5
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – How do living things change?
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D42.a Describe how structural adaptations increase an organisms’ survival in their environment. Give examples.
D42.b Describe how behavioral adaptations increase an organisms’ survival in their environment. Give examples.
D 43 Describe factors that affect carrying capacity of the environment.
PH Text - Biology:
Exploring Life
14.3
14.4
26.2
26.2
3.2
3.4
22.2
35.2
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
PH OA 14.3 (LL p128)
PH OA 3.2
PH OA 3.3
PH OA 3.4
PH OA 22.2
PH OA 35.2
SS 7.1 Oodles of Models
SS 7.3 World Population Growth
CYCLE 9 - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
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Essential Question –How do we stay alive and survive?
Unit Focus Question – How do living things change?
CT STATE FRAMEWORKS / OBJECTIVES
D 44.a Describe examples of things that affect population density.
D44.b Explain how factors affect population density.
D44.c Relate changes in population density to exponential growth of human populations.
D 45 Explain how technological advances historically have affected size and growth of human populations.
PH Text - Biology:
Exploring Life
35.3
35.4
RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
SS 8.1 Population Curves
SS 8.3 Sharing an Environment
SS 9.1 Population Projections
SS 9.2 Comparing Countries
SS 9.4 Population Size, Standard of
Living, Ecological Impact
SS 1.4 Lessons from a Small Island
SS 37.2 Global Shuffle
CEPT Lab - Strand V– Populations of
Yeast
CEPT STS - Strand V - Human
Population Dynamics
Link to Science Curriculum-Embedded Tasks CEPT- Generation III
Link to RELEASED CAPT Science Lab Activities
CYCLE 10 - Grade 9
RECOMMENDED
ASSESSMENT
Final Exams
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
PH OA 35.4
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