Shell Lake Schools Curriculum Map
DRAFT Updated: 10/13/11
Course: Biology
Grade: 10th Grade
1
(9h Grade With Prior Approval)
Time
Frame
Week
#1
WI
Standards
TBD with
New
Standards
Coming
Essential
Question(s)
 What are the goals of
science and biology?
 What are the
procedures of the
scientific method?
 What is scientific theory
and law?
 What is the relationship
between society (social
sciences) & natural
science?
 How do I function
safely and efficiently in
a laboratory?
Instructional Strategies
Lecture: Ch-1. Notes PP
Lecture: Ch-2. Notes PP
Lecture: Lab Safety Notes PP
Lecture: How to Write up a Lab
Report Notes PP
Activity: Scientific Method
Whiteboard
Activity: Licorice Observation
Activity: Birthday Candle
Observation
Activity: What is a living thing?
(outside)
Activity: Jeopardy! Review
 What characteristics do
all living things share?
 How are the metric
system and SI units
important in science?
 What are the main
types of chemical
bonds, subatomic
particles, and isotopes?
 What is water’s polarity
and how does it affect
it’s properties?
 How do acids, bases
and buffers relate to
body chemistry?
Skills
UNIT 1: The Nature of Life
Chapter 1: The Science of Biology
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life
The students will:
1. Understand the goals of
science and definition of
biology.
2. Utilize the steps of the
scientific method.
3. Understand the study of life
and the characteristics of all
living things.
4. Know the SI units and the
measurement system used in
science.
5. Review basic chemistry
concepts such as subatomic
particles, isotopes, bohr
model, bond types,
compounds, water polarity,
and acids and bases.
6. Discuss the four basic
chemicals of life and their
purposes.
Assessments
Resources
Assignment (3-4):
Counting Atoms
Worksheet
Assignment (3-4): Ch1 Study Guide & Vocab
Lab (2-3): Household
chemistry of acids and
bases (Litmus test
strips, phenolthalein,
LabQuest), Chemicals
of Life
Lab (2-3): Chemicals of
Life
Quiz (3-4): Chapter
1.1 Test (3-4): Chapter
1-What is Bio?
Portfolio Reflection
(1): Ch-1 Writing
Assessment
Textbook:
Miller & Levine
Biology by
Pearson, 2010
edition
Online Internet
Resources
 What are the four basic
chemicals of life and
their functions?
Assessment key: 4 – Selected response
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3 – Constructed Response
2 – Verbally
1 – Portfolio/Project
0 – not assessed
Other – describe in box
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Shell Lake Schools Curriculum Map
DRAFT Updated: 10/13/11
Course: Biology
Grade: 10th Grade
2
(9h Grade With Prior Approval)
Time
Frame
n/a
Week
#2-5
WI
Standards
TBD with
New
Standards
Coming
TBD with
New
Standards
Coming
Essential
Question(s)
n/a
 How do microscopes
work?
 What is the cell theory?
 How are Prokaryotic/
Eukaryotic cells
different?
 What function do all the
Instructional Strategies
NOTE: Removed from standard
Biology curriculum (covered in
Grades 7-8-9?)
Lecture: Ch-7. Notes PP
Lecture: Ch-8. Notes PP
Lecture: Ch-9. Notes PP
Lecture: Ch-10. Notes PP
Activity: Room as a Cell
Presentations
Activity: Jeopardy! Review
cell organelles, nucleus
& membrane play?
 What is active/passive
transport?
 How does
photosynthesis realy
work?
 Why is ATP useful to
cells?
 What are the three
stages of cellular
respiration?
 What is fermentation &
how does it work?
 How do cells divide and
what is cancer?
 What events occur
Assessment key: 4 – Selected response
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Skills
Assessments
Textbook:
Miller & Levine
Biology by
Pearson, 2010
edition
n/a
UNIT II: Ecology
Chapter 3: The Biosphere
Chapter 4: Ecosystems &
Communities
Chapter 5: Populations
Chapter 6: Humans in the Biosphere
UNIT III: The Life of a Cell
Chapter 7: Cell Structure & Function
Chapter 8: Photosynthesis
Chapter 9: Cellular Respiration &
Fermentation
Chapter 10: Cell Growth & Division
The students will be able to:
1. Compare & contrast the
cell structure, functions
and division of cells for
both single-celled and
multiple-celled organisms.
2. ID cell organelles and
describe their basic life
functions.
3. Recognize that most plant
and animal cell functions
involve detailed chemical
reactions.
4. Compare and contrast
examples of prokaryotic
and eukaryotic cells
2 – Verbally
1 – Portfolio/Project
Assignment (3-4):
Assignment (3-4):
Lab (2-3):
Paper:(1-3) Cancer
Project/Paper
Quiz (3-4): Ch-7
Pro/Eu Cell; Ch-7 Cell
picture;
Test (3-4): Ch-7
Test (3-4): Ch-8
Test (3-4): Ch-9
Test (3-4): Ch-10
Portfolio Reflection
(1): Ch-7,8,9,10 Writing
Assessment
0 – not assessed
Resources
Other – describe in box
Online Internet
Resources
Textbook:
Miller & Levine
Biology by
Pearson, 2010
edition
Online Internet
Resources
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Shell Lake Schools Curriculum Map
DRAFT Updated: 10/13/11
Course: Biology
Grade: 10th Grade
3
(9h Grade With Prior Approval)
Time
Frame
WI
Standards
Essential
Question(s)
Instructional Strategies
Skills
Assessments
Resources
Assignment (3-4):
Worksheets
Assignment (3-4): Ch11,12,13,14 Study
Guide
Lab (2-3):Genetic Code
Kit
Lab (2-3): DNA-Wheat
Germ
Lab (2-3): Karyotyping,
Quiz (3-4): Ch-11
Quiz (3-4): Ch-12
Quiz (3-4): Ch-13
Test (3-4): Ch-11-14
Unit Exam
Portfolio Reflection
(1): Ch-11,12,13,14
Writing Assessment
Textbook:
Miller & Levine
Biology by
Pearson, 2010
edition
during the 4 phases of
mitosis?
Week
#6-10
TBD with
New
Standards
Coming
 Where does an
organism get its unique
characteristics?
 How did Gregor Mendel
contribute to genetics?
 What is DNA and how
are our chromosomes
used in meiosis?
 What is RNA and
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Ch-11 Notes PP
Ch-12 Notes PP
Ch-13 Notes PP
Ch-14 Notes PP
Activity: DNA Line up in the
Hallway
Activity: Jeopardy! Review
 What is the genetic
code and how is it
read?
 What patterns of
inheriance do human
traits follow?
 What are the effects of
errors in meiosis?
 What is the human
genome project?
 How is genetic
engineering used
everyday?
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Chapter 12: DNA
Chapter 12: Patterns of Heredity &
Human Genetics
Chapter 13: RNA & Protein
Synthesis
Chaper 14: Human Heredity
Chaper 15: Genetic Engineering
The students will be able to:
1. Understand that DNA
determines the genetic
component of our
characteristics.
2. Understand that most
human characteristics,
including behavior, are
determined by two or more
genes and environmental
factors.
3. Understand the current
scientific explanations for
basic patterns of
inheritance.
4. Compare and contrast the
end result of mitosis and
protein synthesis?
Assessment key: 4 – Selected response
UNIT IV: Genetics
3 – Constructed Response
2 – Verbally
1 – Portfolio/Project
0 – not assessed
Other – describe in box
Online Internet
Resources
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Shell Lake Schools Curriculum Map
DRAFT Updated: 10/13/11
Course: Biology
Grade: 10th Grade
4
(9h Grade With Prior Approval)
Time
Frame
Week
#11
WI
Standards
TBD with
New
Standards
Coming
Essential
Question(s)
 What are the goals of
binomial nomenclature
and systematics?
 How do you use a
dichotomous key to
identify unknown
organisms?
Instructional Strategies
Lecture: Ch-18 Notes PP
Activity: Jeopardy! Review
kingdoms of life as they
are now identified?

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meiosis.
5. Understand that the
combination of the DNA
carried by the sperm and
egg cells determines the
offspring's genetic
characteristics.
6. Compare and contrast
asexual and sexual
reproduction.
UNIT V: Evolution
Chapter 18: Classification
Activity:
 What are the 6
Assessment key: 4 – Selected response
Skills
3 – Constructed Response
The students will be able to:
1. Understand that
classification is based on
an analysis of the
presence and modification
of features inherited from
common ancestors.
2. Understand that genetic
variation arises from
sexual reproduction,
genetic recombination
(meiosis and crossing
over) and mutation.
3. Understand that evolution
is a change in species
over time through the
2 – Verbally
1 – Portfolio/Project
Assessments
Resources
Assignment (3-4):
Different Dichotomous
Keys
Assignment (3-4): Ch18 Study Guide &
Vocab
Lab (2-3): Leaf lab
Lab (2-3):
Classfiication lab
Test (3-4): Ch-18
Portfolio Reflection
(1): Ch-6,7,8,&9 Writing
Assessment
Textbook:
Miller & Levine
Biology by
Pearson, 2010
edition
0 – not assessed
Other – describe in box
Online Internet
Resources
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Shell Lake Schools Curriculum Map
DRAFT Updated: 10/13/11
Course: Biology
Grade: 10th Grade
5
(9h Grade With Prior Approval)
Time
Frame
Week
#1214
WI
Standards
TBD with
New
Standards
Coming
Essential
Question(s)
 Are viruses living and
how do they reproduce
and infect cells?
 What roles do bacteria
play in the world and
how are they
classified?
Instructional Strategies
Lecture:
Activity:
Activity:
virus?
Activity:
Ch-20 Notes PP
GloGerm
Who spread that
Jeopardy! Review
diseases caused by
bacteria and viruses?
TBD with
New
Standards
Coming
 What characteristics do
all animals share?
 What is symmetry of an
organism?
 How do animals obtain
food and digest,
respirate,, circulate,
and excrete?
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Lecture:
Ch-25 Notes PP
Ch-26 Notes PP
Ch-27 Notes PP
Ch-28 Notes PP
Activity: Jeopardy! Review
respond,move,
reproduce, and
maintain a stable
environment?
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Chapter 21: Protists & Fungi
UNIT VII: Animals (4 weeks)
Chapter 25:
Chapter 26:
Diversity
Chapter 27:
Chapter 28:
Introduction to Animals
Animal Evolution &
Animal Systems I
Animal Systems II
The students will be able to:
1. Understand how the
complexity and
organization of organisms
accommodate the need
for obtaining,
transforming, transporting,
releasing, and eliminating
the matter and energy
used to sustain an
 How do animals
Assessment key: 4 – Selected response
process of natural
selection.
UNIT VI: From
Microorganisms to Plants (1.5
weeks)
The students will be able to:
1. Understand the complexity
and organization of
bacteria and viruses and
the diseases they cause.
 What are emerging
Week
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Skills
3 – Constructed Response
2 – Verbally
1 – Portfolio/Project
Assessments
Resources
Assignment (3-4):
Assignment (3-4): Ch20 Study Guide &
Vocab
Textbook:
Miller & Levine
Biology by
Pearson, 2010
edition
Lab (2-3):
Quiz (3-4): Ch-20
Test (3-4): Ch-20
Portfolio Reflection
(1): Ch-20 Writing
Assessment
Assignment (3-4):
Counting Atoms
Worksheet
Assignment (3-4): Ch25-30 Study Guide &
Vocab
Presentation(1-2):
Animal Groups
Lab (2-3): Clam
Dissection
Lab (2-3): Earthworm
Dissection
Lab (2-3): Starfish
Dissection
Lab (2-3): Crayfish
Dissection
Lab (2-3): Perch
Dissection
0 – not assessed
Other – describe in box
Online Internet
Resources
Textbook:
Miller & Levine
Biology by
Pearson, 2010
edition
Online Internet
Resources
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Shell Lake Schools Curriculum Map
DRAFT Updated: 10/13/11
Course: Biology
Grade: 10th Grade
6
(9h Grade With Prior Approval)
Time
Frame
WI
Standards
Essential
Question(s)
Instructional Strategies
Skills
2.
3.
4.
5.
Assessment key: 4 – Selected response
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2 – Verbally
Assessments
organism.
Understand that different
organisms have different
mechanisms for
performing the above
functions.
Understand that within an
individual organism,
different systems perform
different functions.
Understand how the
sensory and nervous
systems of various
organisms react to the
internal and external
environment and transmit
survival or learning stimuli
to cause changes in
behavior or responses.
Understand that some
animal species are more
limited to genetically
determined behaviors
while others with complex
brains can more easily
learn and modify their
behavior.
1 – Portfolio/Project
Resources
Lab (2-3): Leopard
Frog Dissection
Quiz (3-4): Ch-25
Notes
Quiz (3-4): Ch-25
Notes
Quiz (3-4): Ch-26
Notes
Quiz (3-4): Ch-27
Notes
Test (3-4): Ch-25-30
Unit Exam
Portfolio Reflection
(1): Ch-25-28 Writing
Assessment
0 – not assessed
Other – describe in box
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Shell Lake Schools Curriculum Map
DRAFT Updated: 10/13/11
Course: Biology
Grade: 10th Grade
7
(9h Grade With Prior Approval)
Time
Frame
WI
Standards
Essential
Question(s)
Assessment key: 4 – Selected response
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Instructional Strategies
3 – Constructed Response
2 – Verbally
Skills
1 – Portfolio/Project
Assessments
0 – not assessed
Other – describe in box
Resources
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