Biology 2011-2012 Calendar
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Quarter 1
Th
F
8/25
8/26
Introduction/Characteristics of Life
Introduction/Characteristics of Life
M
T
Th
F
8/29
8/30
9/1
9/2
Hierarchy of Life/Themes of Biology
Seminar: Death
Seminar: Death/Private Eye
Private Eye
T
Th
F
9/6
9/8
9/9
Private Eye
Check for Understanding
Diversity Indices
M
T
Th
F
9/12
9/13
9/15
9/16
Diversity transects
Diversity transects
Diversity transects
MAPs testing ???
M
T
Th
F
9/19
9/20
9/22
9/23
Systematics/Dichotomous keys
Tree Walk
Food Webs
Plant Structure
M
T
Th
F
9/26
9/27
9/29
9/30
Pyramids/10% Rule
Skull Lab
Skull Lab
Skull Lab/Owl Pellets?
M
T
Th
F
10/3
10/4
10/6
10/7
Assessment/Lab Practical
Nutrient Cycles/Limiting Nutrients/Elodea-Snail
Elodea-Snail
Soil analysis
T
Th
F
10/11
10/13
10/14
Climate
Habitat/Niche
Competitive Exclusion
M
T
Th
F
10/17
10/18
10/20
10/21
Soil Organisms
Soil Organisms
Predation/Symbioses
Thinking Like A Mountain
Quarter 2
M
T
Th
F
10/24
10/25
10/27
10/28
Succession
Pop Growth/Carrying Capacity
Pop Regulation: Density Dep/Indep
Human Impacts/Invasive Spp
M
T
Th
F
10/31
11/1
11/3
11/4
Human Impacts/Invasive Spp
Guest Speaker: Local Issues
Biome Project: written assessment
Biome Project: written assessment
C. Gay
8/12/11
Unit 1:
Ecology
SSHS Biology
Quarter 2 (cont.)
M
T
11/7
11/8
Atoms/Molecules/CHNOPS/Water
Water
M
T
Th
F
11/14
11/15
11/17
11/18
Water
Intro to Macromolecules: Dehydration synthesis/hydrolysis
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates Lab
M
T
11/21
11/22
Carbohydrates Lab
Carbohydrates/Lipids
M
T
Th
F
11/28
11/29
12/1
12/2
Lipids Lab
Lipids Lab
Proteins Lab
Proteins: Structure
M
T
Th
F
12/5
12/6
12/8
12/9
Proteins: Structure
Proteins: Structure
Nucleic Acids
Enzymes Lab
M
T
Th
F
12/12
12/13
12/15
12/16
Enzymes Lab
Enzymes Lab
Assessment: Lab Practical
Assessment: Lab Practical
T
Th
F
1/3
1/5
1/6
Microscope Lab
Cellular Organisms: Bacteria and Protist microscope labs
Cellular Organisms: Bacteria and Protist microscope labs
M-Th
1/9-12
Cells and Organelles
Quarter 3
T
Th
F
1/17
1/19
1/20
Cell Boundaries: Osmosis/Diffusion Lab
Cell Boundaries: Osmosis/Diffusion Lab
Cell Boundaries: Osmosis/Diffusion Lab
M
T
Th
F
1/23
1/24
1/26
1/27
Check for Understanding
ATP
Cell Respiration: Song, Story, Lab
Cell Respiration: Song, Story, Lab
M
T
Th
F
1/30
1/31
2/2
2/3
Cell Respiration
Fermentation Lab
Check for Understanding
Photosynthesis
M
T
Th
2/6
2/7
2/9
Photosynthesis Lab
Photosynthesis Lab
Cell SA/V
M
T
Th
F
2/13
2/14
2/16
2/17
Cell SA/V/Mitosis
Cell Cycle: Mitosis
Unit 2 Assessment: Molecular/Cellular Biology
Unit 2 Assessment: Molecular/Cellular Biology
C. Gay
8/12/11
Unit 2:
Molecular/Cellular
Biology
SSHS Biology
Quarter 3 (cont.)
M
T
Th
F
2/27
2/28
3/1
3/2
Introduction to Genetics, problems
Solving Genetics Problems
Solving Genetics Problems
NonMendelian Genetics
M
T
3/5
3/6
Meiosis
Linked Genes and Gene Maps
M
T
Th
F
3/12
3/13
3/15
3/16
Check for Understanding
Human Genetics and Chromosomal Inheritance
Human Genetics Disorders Project
Human Genetics Disorders Project Assessment
M
T
Th
F
3/19
3/20
3/22
3/23
Molecular Genetics: DNA Structure
Molecular Genetics: DNA Structure
Molecular Genetics: DNA Extraction
DNA Replication
M-Th
F
3/26-29
3/30
(CSAPs) Protein Synthesis
Protein Synthesis
Unit 3:
Genetics and Evolution
Quarter 4
M
T
Th
F
4/2
4/3
4/5
4/6
Protein Synthesis
Mutations
Mutations
Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
M
T
Th
4/9
4/10
4/12
Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
M
T
Th
F
4/16
4/17
4/19
4/20
Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
Check for Understanding
Rules of Science
Day the Universe Changed: Darwin’s Revolution
M
T
Th
F
4/30
5/1
5/3
5/4
Day the Universe Changed: Darwin’s Revolution
Evolution and Natural Selection
Evolution: Predator and Prey
Evolution: Predator and Prey
M
T
Th
F
5/7
5/8
5/10
5/11
Evolution: Predator and Prey
History of Life
History of Life/Check for Understanding
Fossil Layer Cake
M
T
Th
F
5/14
5/15
5/17
5/18
Fossil Layer Cake
Fossil Layer Cake
Classification of flower parts
Classification of flower parts
M
T
Th
F
5/21
5/22
5/24
5/25
Coevolution: Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
Coevolution: Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
Cladistics and Caminicules
Final Exam Part I Ceremony/Evolutionary Classification: Caminicules
T
Th
F
5/29
5/31
6/1
Caminicules
Caminicules
Adaptations, Niches, and Ecology
M-Th
6/4-7
Final Exam: Parts II and III
C. Gay
8/12/11
SSHS Biology