Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September

What is Biology.

What is studied in Biology.

Why is Biology important.

Occupations and Biology.

Microscope.

Scientific Method and problem solving.

Ecology.

Species relationship.

Food chains.

Food webs.

Ecological cycles.

Discuss what is stuied in Biology, why it is important, and in what occupations do you need to know Biology.

Learn the parts of the microscope and how to use the microscope.

Discuss the Scientific method and how we use it everyday to solve problems.

Learn key ecology terms.

Role play survival as an animal.

Understand species relationships, food chains, food webs, and the ecological cycles.

Group work.

Quiz’s

Lab reports.

Checking terms.

Computer programs.

Worksheets.

A.12.1,  A.12.5, C.12.3, C.12.5, C.12.7, F.12.7, F.12.8, F.12.9, F.12.10, F.12.11, G.12.1, H.12.1, H.12.3, H.12.5, H.12.6, H.12.7.

October

Abiotic factors of the environment.

Limiting factors, Tolerance, Succession, Climate.

Biomes.

Biological Populations.

Habitat.

Endangered species and Extinction.

Acid rain, and air pollution.

Microscopes and measuring.

Cell theory.

Cell parts.

Understand soil types and the % water that they can hold.

Learn what a Perk test is.

Study Limiting factors, Tolerance, and Climate.

Explain succession.

Examine the different Biomes of the world.

Understand what a population is and what effects them.

Study Habitat and what effects it.

Study Endangered species and what can cause extinction.

Understand what Acid rain and Air pollution are.

Learn how scientists use microscopes to measure things.

Review and understand the three parts of the cell theory.

Review the parts of the cell and there function.

Lab reports.

Worksheets.

Notes on videos.

Terms and notes from reading assignments.

Tests.

Quiz.

A.12.1, A.12.2, A.12.3, A.12.5, A.12.7, B.12.1, B.12.2, B.12.3, B.12.4, B.12.5, C.12.1, C.12.3, C.12.5, C.12.6, E.12.2, E.12.4, F.12.1, F.12.4, F.12.7, F.12.8, F.12.9, F.12.10, F.12.11, G.12.1, G.12.3, G.12.4, G.12.5, H.12.1, H.12.3, H.12.5, H.12.6, H.12.7.

November

Continue Cell parts.

Diffusion.

Osmosis.

Energy in Cells.

Photosynthesis.

Respiration.

Mitosis.

Specialized cells.

Cancer.

Continue the review of the cell parts and there function.

Examine the processes of diffusion and osmosis.

Discuss energy and cells.

Examine the processes of photosynthesis and respiration.

Study the stages of  mitosis.

Study cancer, cancer treatment, and cancer prevention.

Notes on videos.

Lab reports.

Worksheets.

Quiz’s.

Test.

A.12.7, C.12.3, C.12.4, C.12.5, F.12.1, F.12.2, F.12.4, F.12.9, F.12.10, F.12.11,

December

Continue Cancer.

Genetics.

Genetic terms.

Probability.

Continue the study of Cancer.

Study the biology of Genetics.

Learn the terminology of Genetics.

Study probability and it’s relationship to genetic inheritance.

Worksheets.

Lab reports.

Quiz.

Review questions.

Test.

C.12.3, C.12.4, C.12.7, F.12.3, F.12.4, F.12.6,

January

Monohybrid Cross.

Variation.

Dihybrid Cross.

Meiosis.

DNA

Sex cells and fertilization.

DNA and proteins.

Mutations.

Incomplete dominance.

Multiple genes.

Sex determination.

Sex linked characteristics.

Study the inheritance of traits in a monohybrid and dihybrid cross.

Study variation.

Learn about Meiosis and its stages.

Study about DNA structure and function.

Learn about sex cells and fertilization.

Learn how DNA instructs the cell to make proteins.

Learn about different types of mutations and what can cause them.

Study incomplete dominance and multiple genes and how they effect inheritance of traits.

Learn how sex is determined and about sex linked characteristics.

Worksheets.

Quiz’s.

Activities.

Questions.

Lab reports.

Test.

A.12.7, B.12.5, C.12.3, C12.5, F.12.2, F.12.3, F.12.4, G.12.1, G.12.2, G.12.3, G.12.4, H.12.6.

February

Genetic Diseases.

Genetic Testing.

Gene Therapy.

Classification.

Viruses.

Learn about genetic diseases.

Learn about and discuss genetic testing and gene therapy.

Study and examine how organisms are classified.

Study viruses and viral transmition.

Tests.

Questions.

Notes on Videos.

Quiz’s.

Worksheets.

Lab reports.

A.12.1, A.12.2, A.12.5, A.12.6, A.12.7, B.12.1, B.12.3, B.12.4, B.12.5, C.12.1, C.12.3, C.12.5, C12.7, F.12.3, F.12.4, F.12.6, G.12.1, G.12.4, H.12.3, H.12.6, H.12.7.

March

Viruses

Bacteria

Protists

Ciliates

Flagelates

Fungi

Animals

-Porifera

-Cnidarians

Finish study of viruses.

Learn about the biology of Bacteria.

Study the different Protists.

Learn about the Fungi kingdom.

Learn about the characteristics of animals.

Learn about the Phylum Porifera and Cnidarians.

Notes on Videos.

Lab reports.

Quiz;s.

Test.

F.12.7, F.12.11, F.12.12.

April

Flatworms.

Roundworms.

Segmented worms.

Mollusks.

Echinoderms.

Learn and study about animals in the groups, flatworms, roundworms, segmented worms, mollusks, and echinoderms.

Lab reports.

Tests.

Notes on videos.

Quiz’s.

F.12.5, F.12.6, F.12.7, F.12.11, F.12.12.

May

Arthropods.

Chordates.

Vertebrates.

Fish.

Amphibians.

Reptiles.

Birds.

Mammals.

Plants.

Learn and study about animals in the groups, arthropods, chordates, vertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

Study and learn about plants.

i.e. classification, liverworts and mosses, early vascular plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.

Lab reports.

Test.

Quiz’s.

Worksheets.

F.12.5, F.12.6, F.12.7, F.12.11, F.12.12.

F.12.1, F.12.2 F.12.9, F.12.11.

June