Freshman Biology: Syllabus GOALS AND KEY SKILLS: Experimental design and hypothesis formation How to be good science

ce students o Work in groups, study skills, lab skills An appreciation for the diversity, beauty and value of all life The reality of scientific research and the importance of biology to our lives Key characteristics of the different types of life Building of vocabulary and literacy especially as related to science Building of math skills especially data interpretation

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Unit

Topic What is Life?

Readings and Prework Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 3

Labs What is Alive? Testing Consumer Products, Recording Data Activity Weed Estimation Predator/Prey Population Sexual Selection and Guppies

Assessm ent

Intro

Doing Science Intro to Ecology and Communities Predator Prey Relations and Competition Sexual Selection and Mutualisms Ecosystems and Population Growth Succession Endangered Species and Invasive Species Climate Change and Conservation The Theory of Evolution The Four Evolutionary Processes

Unit Quiz

Quiz

Ecology

Chapter 5

Pond Scum Mt. St. Helens Case Study Quiz

Chapter 6 Chapter 4 Chapter 15, KA: Intro to evolution Chapter 15

Zebra Mussel Activity Endangered Species Project Evidence for Evolution Activities Computerized EvolutionGypsy Moths Founder Effect Worksheet Quiz Unit Test

Evolution

The Four Evolutionary Processes Speciation KA: Variation in a Species KA: Species, Chapter 16

White Striped Clover Case Study

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Phylogenies Phylogenies and History of Life History of Life History of Life Review Mendelian Genetics Variations on Mendelian Genetics DNA and Mutations Human Genetic Diseases The Cell Cycle Mitosis and Meiosis DNA Replication and the Central Dogma Biological Molecules Biological Molecules Organelles Organelles Respiration Photosynthesis Plant Structures Plant Physiology and Growth The Digestive System The Circulatory System The Immune System KA: Introduction to Cellular Respiration KA: Photosynthesis Chapter 23 Chapter 24, Chapter 25 Chapter 38 KA: The Lungs and Pulmonary Sytem, KA: Circulatory System and the Heart, Chapter 37 Chapter 40 KA: Phases of Mitosis KA: Phases of Meiosis KA: Central Dogma of Biology KA: Diffusion and Osmosis KA: ATP KA: Parts of a Cell KA: Intro to Heredity KA: Punnet Square Fun, Chapter 11 KA: Sex Linked Traits, Chapter 11 KA: DNA, Chapter 12 Chapter 14 KA: Taxonomy and the Tree of Life, Chapter 22 KA: Bacteria, KA: Viruses, Chapter 33 Chapter 17

Vertebrate Phylogeny Building Activity Plant Phylogeny Building Fossil Whale Evolution Building a History of Life Timeline Unit Test Punnet Square Activities Human Allele Survey Isolating DNA Human Genetic Disease Project Cell Division in Tubers Pipe Cleaners Unit Test Membranes and Osmosis Quiz Plant, Animal and Bacterial Cells Organelle Project Unit Test Photosynthesis Rate Plant Structure and Dicot vs Monocot worksheets Seed Germination Digestive System Model Blood Pressure Measuring, ECG Interpretation Antibiotic Resistance Quiz Quiz Quiz

Quiz

Unit Quiz

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The Brain and Neuroscience Disease: Cancer Widespread Human Diseases Biotechnology and Review

KA: Anatomy of a Neuron, Chapter 35 KA: Cancer, Chapter 40 KA: What is the Flu? KA: Catching and Spreading the Flu

Parts of the Brain Worksheet

Disease Presentations Unit Test