Apologia Biology Schedule, 2nd ed.
The Schedule: This schedule is designed so that the student will complete the
reading and On Your Own (OYO) questions in the textbook each week between classes.
Class time will primarily be spent doing experiments and reinforcement activities.
Students should do their best to keep up with the schedule of homework so they are
comfortable with the lab topics. Students or parents should always check the answers to
the OYO questions the student completes and have them correct and incorrect answers.
Answers to the OYO questions are found at the end of each module. Study guide
answers are found in the teacher guide along with the tests. Any incorrect answers on
these questions should be corrected as well. Test questions from the curriculum will be
used as quizzes at the beginning of class to check understanding of the reading.
Periodically, class time will be used to review the progress the student is making with
their homework assignments and to take a look at their lab notebooks.
What to bring to each class: Students should always bring their Apologia Biology
textbook, a lab notebook, a three-ring binder notebook with dividers, and a pencil to
class. There will be many drawing assignments so you will need a set of colored pencils.
In addition, occasionally, there may be supplies I will ask to be brought from home. I
will give plenty of notice for these times. It is the student’s responsibility to be prepared
for class with these supplies! Some experiments will need to be started or completed at
home and then brought to class- these are usually noted on the schedule.
Lab notebooks: This should be a sewn composition book with lined pages. Students
will write a lab summary for each experiment they do and each one should be on a
separate sheet of paper. The name and number of the experiment should be set at the top
as the title of the page. A section for ‘data’ should be labeled. This is where the student
will write down all the data that was compiled while completing the experiment. This
will include drawings of microscope labs. After this, a section entitled ‘summary’ should
be made. Here the student will write a brief summary report of what was done and what
was learned during this experiment. Periodically, we will be learning how to write a
more formal lab report but this format will be used for the majority of our experiments.
Grading Structure: The following weights will be given to assignments in class:
30%
30%
40%
Labs and Projects
Midterm and Final Exam
Quizzes and in class exercises
Not all assignments will be graded. As with anything in life, you will get out of this
course just what you put into it. Please make every effort to complete all assignments to
further your understanding of the material.
Contact information for Mrs. Stetson
250-5437 www.kimstetson.com
sciencematters@sbcglobal.net
Science Matters
205 Sycamore Dr.
Cedar Park, TX. 78613
Class Module-Topic
Dates
Wk. 1 1-Biology, the Study of Life
Preparation-always do OYO
and:
Read pp. 1-26;
Study Guide (SG): #1-14
Read pp. 27-33
Wk. 2
1- cont.
Wk. 3
2-Kingdom Monera
Read pp. 37-47;
SG: #1a-g, 2-7
2-Cont.
Read pp. 47-62;
SG:#1h-l, 8-14
Visit a pond to collect water
and observe around you;
bring drawings of what you
observed.
Read pp. 67-83;
SG: #1a-m, 2-10
Wk. 4
3-Kingdom Protista
Wk. 5
NOTEBOOK CHECK
Wk. 6
3-Cont.
Read pp. 84-92;
SG: #1n-t, 11-20
Wk. 7
4-Kingdom Fungi
Wk. 8
4- Cont.
Read pp. 97-108;
SG: #1a-j, 2-11
See if you can find any
mushrooms, puffballs, or
shelf fungi in your area and
collect for this lab.
Read pp. 109-120;
SG: # 1k-n, 12-23
In Class
Ex. 1.1- Using a
Biological Key
Quiz Module 1
Ex. 1.2- Intro to the
Microscope
Ex 2.1- Prepare
culture jars for pond
water
Quiz Module 2
Ex. 2.2- Pond Life B
Ex. 3.1- Pond Life C
Ex. 3.2Subkingdom
Protozoa
Quiz Module 3
Ex. 3.3Subkingdom Algae
Ex. 4.1- Class
Basidiomycetes
Quiz Module 4
Ex. 4.2Yeast/Fermentation
Ex. 4.3- Molds and
Mildews
Wk. 9
Wk.
10
5- Chemistry of Life
Sometime this week when at
the grocery, you will need
fresh pineapple.
Read pp. 125-141
SG: #1-13
5- Cont.
Read pp. 142-156
SG: #14-25
Activity- Writing a
formal lab report.
Experiment 5.3-Fragility of
enzymes- needs to be done
at home…
Assign Ex. 5.3 to be
done at home.
Quiz Module 5
Lab report on 5.3
DUE
This next module contains an enormous amount of information. Please be diligent about your
vocabulary in this module, it is critical. Allow extra time for your Biology studies this next 2
weeks.
Wk.
6- The Cell
Read pp. 161-176(OYO section Ex. 6.1- Cell
11
only)
Structure I
Study Guide #1a.-gg.
Assign Edible Cell
Vocabulary only
Project
Activity:
“Cellular”
Wk.
6- Cont.
Read pp. 176-189
Ex. 6.2- Cell
12
Study Guide #1 hh.-uu.
Structure II
SG: #2-17
Cell Project Due
Happy Thanksgiving!
Read pp. 195-213
Wk.
7- Cellular Reproduction
Ex. 7.1- DNA Extraction
SG:
#1
a.
-o.,
2-7
13
NOTEBOOK CHECK
Wk.
7- Cont.
Read pp. 213-222
Quiz, Module 7
14
SG: #1 p. -t., 8-20
Ex. 7.2- Mitosis
Review for Exam
Wk.
Review Study Guides
Exam
Mid-Term Exam
15
Ex. 8.1- Making Your Own
Earlobe Pedigree-discuss
Christmas might be a good
time to see family!! Check
their ears 
Have a blessed Christmas season!
Wk. 16
Wk. 17
8- Genetics
You’ll be making
chocolate chip cookies in
this module.
8- Genetics
Wk. 18
8- Cont.
Read pp. 227-246
SG: #1a. -l, 2-9
Ex. 8.1- Making Your Own
Earlobe Pedigree-discuss
Assign Cookies
Read pp. 247-256
SG: #1m. -t., 10-15
Ex. 8.2- A Dihybrid Cross
Assign genetics report –
bring cookies to class.
Quiz, Module 8
Ex. 8.3- Sex-Linked
Genetic Traits
Genetics report due
Wk. 19
9-Evolution
Read pp. 261-294
Wk. 20
10- Ecosystems
Wk. 21
10-Cont.
Read pp. 299-310
SG: 1 a-g, 2-6
Read pp. 311-324
SG: 1h-j, 7-16
Wk. 22
11-The Invertebrates
Wk. 23
Wk. 24
Wk. 25
Wk. 26
Wk. 27
Wk. 28
Quiz, module 9
Discussion
Activity: “Eat and Be
Eaten”
Quiz, Module 10
Ex. 10.1- Carbon Dioxide
and the Greenhouse Effect
Global warming debate
Ex 11.1- Grantia
Ex. 11.2- Hydra
Ex. 11.3- Planarian
Quiz- Module 11
Dissection-Earthworm
Ex. 12.2 Insects
Dissection- crayfish
Read pp. 329-342
SG: 1 a-q, 2-13
Collect Insects
11- cont.
Read pp. 342-356
SG: 1 r-ee, 14-22
NOTEBOOK CHECK
Collect Insects
12-Phylum Arthropoda
Read pp. 361-375
SG: 1a-a-j, 2-11
12-cont.
Read pp. 376-389
Quiz Module 12
SG: 12-20
Dissection- starfish
Happy Spring Break!
13-Phylum Chordata
Read pp. 393-419
Dissection- perch
SG: 1a-u, 2-12
13-cont.
Read pp. 419-423
Quiz Module 13
SG: 1v-z, 13-23
Dissection- frog
Online frog dissection
http://teach.virginia.edu/go/frog
14- Kingdom Plantae:
Read pp. 429-442
Begin collecting
Anatomy and Classification
SG: 1a-l, 2-11
leaves (Ex 14.1)
Discuss assignment
Ex14.2Anthocyaninformal
Wk. 29
14- cont.
Read pp. 442-458
SG: m-q, 12-20
Wk. 30
15- Kingdom Plantae:
Read pp. 463-479
Physiology and Reproduction SG: 1a-j, 2-8
NOTEBOOK
Ex. 15.1- Flowers
Wk. 31
15- cont.
Leaf Project DUE
Assign Bird
Project
Quiz, Module 15
Ex. 15.2- Fruits
Read pp. 480-490
Reread pp. 205-217 about
reproduction.
SG: 1k-o, 9-18
Addl. Vocab.: mitosis, meiosis,
Quiz, Module 14
Ex. 14.3Microscope Lab
Wk. 32
16- Reptiles, Birds, and
Mammals
Wk. 33
16- cont.
diploid, haploid-review defs.
Read pp. 495-517
SG: vocabulary, #2-18
Begin on final review
Read pp. 518-526
SG: 19-23
Final study guide
Ex 16.1Embryology
Dissect Owl Pellets
Quiz Module 16
Bird Lab due!
Review for final
Wk. 34
Final Exam
Contact information for Mrs. Stetson
250-5437
sciencematters@sbcglobal.net
Science Matters
205 Sycamore Dr.
Cedar Park, TX. 78613
Lab- Natural Selection
http://www.accessexcellence.org/
AE/AEPC/WWC/1994/mmlab.html
Lab Possibility for Module 8
Review Study Guides
Exam