Honors Advanced Biology Syllabus
Hartford Union High School
Instructor: Mr. Kevin Martin
Email: kevin.martin@huhs.org
Phone: 670-3281 (Work) or 673-5964 (Home before 10pm)
Office Hours: M- F (6:50 – 7:20am)
or by appointment
Prep Periods: 3rd and 8th
***This is a tentative schedule and will likely change as the year evolves***
Semester 1
Unit 1: Ecology and Behavior
Chapter 47: Social Interactions
Chapter 49: Ecosystems
LAB: Termites (AP LAB #11: Animal Behavior)
Chapter 46: Population Ecology
Chapter 48: Community Interactions
LAB: AP Lab #12 Dissoloved Oxygen
Chapter 50: The Biosphere
Chapter 51: Human Impact
Unit 2: Biochemistry
Chapter 1: Overview of Material
Chapter 2: Atoms, water, pH
Chapter 3: Carbon Compounds in Cells
Unit 3: Metabolism, Enzymes, and Digestion
Chapter 6: Metabolism and Enzymes
Chapter 42: Digestion
AP LAB #2: Enzyme Catalysis (modified)
Unit 4: The Cell – Structure and Function
Chapter 4: Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 43: Urinary System
Chapter 5: Closer look at the cell membrane
AP LAB #1: Diffusion and Osmosis
Unit 5: Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Chapter 34: Info Flow and the Neuron
Chapter 36: Sensory Reception
LAB: Sensory Olympics
Chapter 35: Nervous Systems
Chapter 37: Endocrine Control
*****Semester 1 Finals Week Tuesday Jan. 16th to Friday Jan. 19th*****
Semester 2
Unit 6: Cell Energetics
Chapter 7: How Cells Acquire Energy
Chapter 8: How Cells Release Energy
AP LAB #4: Photosynthesis
AP LAB #5: Cellular Respiration
Unit 7: Evolution and Taxonomy
Chapter 17: Evolutionary Thought
Chapter 21: Origin and Evolution of Life
Activity: Look Who Came To Dinner
Chapter 19: Speciation
LAB: Lizard Lab
Chapter 20: Macroevolutionary Puzzle
Chapter 22: Bacteria and Viruses
Chapter 23: Protistans
Chapter 24: Fungi
Unit 8: Animals Reproduction and Development
Chapter 9: Cell Division and Mitosis
Chapter 44: Principles of Reproduction
AP LAB #3A: Mitosis in Plant and Animal Cells
Chapter 45: Human Reproduction and Development
Chapter 10: Meiosis
Unit 9: Plant Structure and Function
Chapter 25: Evolutionary Trends Among Plants
Chapter 31: Plant Reproduction
Chapter 29: Plant Tissues
Chapter 30: Plant Nutrition and Transport
Chapter 32: Plant Growth and Development
Plant X Project throughout Unit 7
AP LAB #9: Transpiration
Unit 10: Animal Systems Not Yet Covered
Chapter 33: Tissues, Organs, and Systems
Chapter 38: Skeletal/Muscular Systems
Chapter 39: Circulatory System
Chapter 41: Respiratory System
Chapter 40: Immune System
AP LAB #10: Physiology of the Circulatory System
****The AP Biology Exam is on Monday May 7th, 2006****
After the AP Biology Exam
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Watch GATTACA
Labs we did not have time for during the year
End of the Year Project with Presentation (Final Week of School)
Whatever else time permits
****Semester 2 Finals Week is Tuesday June 5th to Friday June 8th ****