Morgan County School District Re-3
Life Science
Month
Content and Essential
Questions
Skills
Assessment
Resources
August
What are plants and how are they
different from other living things?
What are plant organs and tissues?
What are the roles of plant parts?
What are the main vegetative and
reproductive parts in plants?
What are the parts of flowers?
What are seeds and fruits?
What is DNA?
S 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.5
Paper chromatography.
Use mortar and pestle.
Measure length, volume, and mass.
Measure using graduated cylinder.
Measure using ruler.
Filtering solids from liquid.
Solvent extraction.
1. Label plant diagram.
2. Identify plant tissue.
3. Chapter 1 activities.
4. Flower parts quiz.
5. Plant structure quiz.
Textbook
Teacher resources
ABC video
September
What are the conditions under which
different types of plants grow?
What do we use plants for?
How do we create an environment that
provides optimal growth conditions for
various plants?
What is soil?
S 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.3.1
Extract ions from a solid.
Set up a vacuum filtration.
Measure and transfer liquids using a
graduated cylinder.
Solvent chemical extraction.
Measure length, volume, and mass.
Measure using ruler.
Filtering solids from liquid.
Lab 1: Plant Pigmentation
Lab 2: Soil Nutrient Availability
Textbook
Teacher resource guide
ABC video
October
What makes soil suitable for plant
growth?
How do nitrogen and phosphorous
cycle through the environment?
How are different types of plants
used?
What conditions affect seed
germination?
Control variables in an experiment.
Weigh items.
Plant and transplant seedlings.
Section tissues of living specimens.
Soil Testing Lab
Seed Germination Lab
Textbook
Teacher resource guide
ABC video
Greenhouse
Start plant cuttings.
Transplant cuttings.
Observe and record growth of plant.
Unit Test
Lab Write-ups
Plant Journal
Textbook
Teacher resource guide
ABC video
S 2.1.4, 3.2.5, 6.5, 6.6
November
How do plants reproduce?
How are DNA replication and mitosis
related to vegetative reproduction?
Morgan County School District Re-3
Month
Content and Essential
Questions
Life Science - FMHS
Skills
Assessment
Resources
How is meiosis connected with sexual
reproduction?
How are hereditary traits passed from
parent to offspring?
What is cell differentiation?
S 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 3.4.6, 6.3
Identify characteristics of living
organisms.
Work with tissue cultures.
December
What is the relationship between crop
yield and different farming processes?
How are farming methods used to
improve soil quality?
How to prepare an agri-chemical spray
according to formula?
How to read a commercial fertilizer
container.
What are types of irrigation and
drainage systems?
What are types of pest control?
Using mortar and pestle.
Use the microscope.
Observe and record experimental data.
Make a dilution.
Unit Test
Textbook
Teacher resource guide
ABC video
January
Chapter 3: What is the basic unit of
life?
Standards: 1a, 1f, 3.3a, 3.3b, 3.3e
Terminology for Cells
Chapter 3 Pretest from CD Rom
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
Using the Microscope worksheet
Cheek Cell Lab (hdrive)
Organelle Scavenger Hunt (hdrive)
Chapter 3 Review Sheet
Chapter 3 Test
Biology Text
Biology CD Rom
Practice using the microscope
Drawing pictures of what is seen under
the microscope with detail
Calculate the total power of
magnification when looking through
the microscope
Identify the parts of a microscope
Identify the parts of a cell
Compare functions of the organelles to
Morgan County School District Re-3
Month
Content and Essential
Questions
Life Science - FMHS
Skills
Assessment
Resources
functions of things in a city
Chapter 5: How do plants make their
own food? How do cells use the energy
in food?
Standards: 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.5b, 1.6b
Terminology for Photosynthesis and
Respiration
Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Sproutin' Seeds Lab
Visible Light Spectrum Worksheet
Biology Text
Biology CD Rom
Chapter 6 Pretest from CD Rom
Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Chapter 6 Review Sheet
Chapter 6 Test
Chapter 6 Active Reading Guide
Worksheet
from CD ROM
Biology Text
Biology CD Rom
Recognize the visible light spectrum
Understand that the color being seen is
the section of the visible light spectrum
that is being reflected
Know the difference between
chlorophyll and carotenoids
February
Chapter 6: What are chromosomes?
How do cells reproduce?
Standards: 3.3a, 3.3e, 3.3f, 3.4a
Terminology for Chromosomes and
Cell Cycle
Create a model of DNA
Model the cell cycle
Discuss the causes and effects of
cancer
Chapter 8: What is genetics?
Standards: 3.4.2, 3.4.6c, 3.4.7a,
3.4.7b, 3.4.7c, 3.4.7d
Terminology for genetics
Discuss what traits are and who Gregor
Mendel was.
Write a paragraph describing three of
the seven traits Mendel used in his
research of sweet pea plants
Practice completing Punnett squares
Calculate probabilities of results for
offspring
Chapter 8 Pretest from CD Rom
Chapter 8 Vocabulary
Chapter 8 Review Sheet
Chapter 8 Test
Chapter 8 Active Reading Worksheet
from CD Rom
Mendel's M and M's
N insects
Morgan County School District Re-3
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Content and Essential
Questions
March
Chapter 20: What are the kingdoms of
life?
Standards:
May
What are four ways that you might gain
or lose body heat based on clothing?
What body systems control
temperature?
What is hypothermia and it's
symptoms?
How do colored pigments absorb or
reflect heat?
S 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 2.2.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.2, 6.2
Life Science - FMHS
Skills
Create an imaginary creature using
genetic rules
Terminology for Kingdoms of
Life
Describe metabolism.
Describe ATP's role in metabolism.
Differentiate between radiation,
conduction, convection, and
evaporation.
Describe voluntary and involuntary
responses.
Describe the role of the endocrine
system in temperature control.
Explain the role of the circulatory
system in temperature control
Describe pigment absorption and
reflection.
Assessment
Resources
Chapter 20 pretest
Chapter 20 vocabulary
Chapter 20 Review
Chapter 20 Test
Unit Test
Textbook
Teacher resource guide
ABC video