FIRST MARKING PERIOD
UNIT
Unit 1
OVERARCHING
QUESTIONS

How is the scientific method
used to answer questions?

Why are organic compounds
necessary for life?

How does the structure of cells
contribute to the function?

How does a cell maintain
homeostasis?

How do the functions of cells
maintain life?

How did Darwin contribute to
our understanding of
evolution?

What are the main sources of
inheritable variation in a
population?

How does natural selection
affect the genes within a
population?

How are the geological and
biological history related?
Characteristics of Life
PACING
Suggested Pacing:
Sept. 2-October 24
32 instructional days
Major Works:
 Prentice Hall Biology,
Miller/Levine, 2002
PURDUE STAGE III
SUGGESTED CULMINATING
ACTIVITY
Bouncers at Work: Cell
Membrane Permeability Lab
 Prentice Hall Biology
Laboratory Manual A,
Miller/Levine, 2002
Unit 2
Evolution
PACING
Suggested Pacing:
October 27 –
December 23
35 instructional days
Major Works:
 Prentice Hall Biology,
Miller/Levine, 2002
Geological and Biological
History Timeline
 Prentice Hall Biology
Laboratory Manual A,
Miller/Levine, 2002
CAS Biology I – Road Map
Rev 9/09
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SECOND MARKING PERIOD
UNIT
Unit 3
Genetics
PACING
Suggested Pacing:
Jan.5 – Feb.20
30 instructional days
OVERARCHING
QUESTIONS

What are the principles of
Mendelian Genetics?

What is the relationship
between genes and DNA?

How is RNA related to
protein synthesis?

What is genetic
engineering and how is it
useful to humans?

What are the
characteristics of human
chromosomes?
Major Works:
 Prentice Hall Biology,
Miller/Levine, 2002
 Prentice Hall Biology
Laboratory Manual A,
Miller/Levine, 2002
CAS Biology I – Road Map
Rev 9/09
PURDUE STAGE III
SUGGESTED CULMINATING
ACTIVITY
Gel Electrophoresis or Bead
Biology
2
THIRD MARKING PERIOD
UNIT
Unit 4
Survey of Life
PACING
Suggested Pacing:
February 23 - April 3
30 instructional days
OVERARCHING
QUESTIONS

What criteria are used to
classify organisms?

Why do microbes cause
infections?

How are protists identified
using definite
characteristics?

Why do fungi impact the
environment?

How have plants evolved
adaptations to the
environment?

How would animals be
classified based on defining
characteristics?
Major Works:
 Prentice Hall Biology,
Miller/Levine, 2002
 Prentice Hall Biology
Laboratory Manual A,
Miller/Levine, 2002
CAS Biology I – Road Map
Rev 9/09
PURDUE STAGE III
SUGGESTED CULMINATING
ACTIVITY
Who could it be?
Mystery Organism Activity
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FOURTH M ARKING PERIOD
UNIT
Unit 5
OVERARCHING
QUESTIONS

How can energy flow be traced
through organisms in an
ecosystem?

What interactions occur between
biotic and abiotic factors within
communities?

What effects do human activities
have on natural resources?

What evidence exists that
illustrates the evolution of
human body systems?

How does the human body
maintain homeostasis?
Ecology
PACING
Suggested Pacing:
April 13 – May 15
20 instructional days
PURDUE STAGE III
SUGGESTED CULMINATING
ACTIVITY
What Goes Around Comes
Around: Food Web Project
Major Works:

Prentice Hall Biology,
Miller/Levine, 2002

Prentice Hall Biology
Laboratory Manual A,
Miller/Levine, 2002
Unit 6
Human Body Systems
PACING
Suggested Pacing:
May 18- June 5
12 instructional days
Insides Revealed: Human
Body System Survey
Project
Major Works:

Prentice Hall Biology,
Miller/Levine, 2002

Prentice Hall Biology
Laboratory Manual A,
Miller/Levine, 2002
CAS Biology I – Road Map
Rev 9/09
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