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Pacing Guide (SEP.2015-June 2016)
Instructor: Subeeta Abdul Majeed
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Unit Topic(s)
Grade level content
expectations
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
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Speaking Focus/
Vocabulary
Assessment/
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BEGINNING OF TERM 1
WEEK 1
9/8 –
9/11
WEEK 2
CELLS &
HEREDITY:
CH: 1
Introductio
n to Cells
(C ) I.1, (C) I.11.,(C)
I.12., (C) I.13., (C)
I.14., (C) I.15., (C) I.16.
Lesson 1
Lesson 2,3
Same as
above
9/14 –
9/18
9/21 –
9/25
WEEK 3
9/28 –
10/2
*Tell what cells are
* describe cell theory &
how scientists first
observed cells
* Describe how
microscopes produce
magnified images
Cell
Microscope
Cell theory
1) Model a cell using grains
2) Observe the working of a
Microscope & various lenses
*Describe functions of
cell structures &
organelles
* Define Elements &
compounds
Cell wall, cell
membrane,
nucleus, organ
+..(pg 13)
1) Structure a model to shoe
organization in multicellular
organism
EID AL ADHA HOLIDAYS
Lesson 3,4
Same as
above
*Describe how materials
move in and out of cells
Selectively
permeable,
passive transport,
diffusion, osmosis,
exocytosis,
endocytosis.pg 29
1) Observe cell membrane
function during experiment
pg 29
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WEEK 4
10/5 –
10/9
Unit Topic(s)
Ch 2 CELL
PROCESSES
& ENERGY
Lesson 1
+
Grade level content
expectations
(R) II.1, (R) II.11., (R)
II.12., (R) II.13.,
(R) II.14., (R) II.15., (R)
II.16.
WEEK 5
10/12 –
10/16
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
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*Explain how sun gives
energy to living things
* Describe
photosynthesis
**Describe events that
occur during respiration
*Explain fermentation
Ch 2
Lesson 2
Same as above
Lesson 3
(LC) III.11, (LC) III.12,
*Summarize the functions
of cell division
(LO) III.2 1. , (LO) III.2
2. , (LO) III.2 3. ,
(LO) III.2 4.
*Describe Mendel’s
experiment
* Identify Alleles
* phenotype & genotype
WEEK 6
Speaking Focus/
Vocabulary
Photosynthesis
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Chlorophyll
Cellular respiration
Fermentation
Assessment/
Lab Activities
1) Observing diffusion
2) Photosynthesis
Observe pigments in a leaf
1) Observe yeast respiration
1) Observing phases of Mitosis
in an Onion root tip
10/19 –
10/23
WEEK 7
10/26 –
10/30
Ch:3 lesson
1,2
WEEK 8
same as above
Lesson 2 ,3
11/2 –
11/6
*Describe at least 3
inheritance patterns
* Discuss how
characteristics result from
inheritance &
environmental factors
Heredity, traits +
pg 75
Probability,
Punnett square
+pg 81
Incomplete
dominance + pg 87
1)Observing parts of a flower
2)Observe crosses in a Tobacco Plant
pg 83
1)Explore inherited and acquired
traits of an organism
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Unit Topic(s)
Lesson 3,4
WEEK 9
11/9 –
11/13
Grade level content
expectations
Same as above
END OF
FIRST
SEMESTER
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
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*Describe the role of
chromosomes & genes in
inheritance
* identify the events that
occur during meiosis and
fertilization
Speaking Focus/
Vocabulary
Meiosis
Assessment/
Lab Activities
1)Model the chromosomes during
meiosis
Divide class into groups
BEGINNING OF TERM 2
WEEK 10
11/16 –
11/20
WEEK 11
Chapter 4
DNA THE
CODE OF
LIFE
Lesson 1
(LH) III.3 1. , (LH) III.3
2.
Lesson 2
*Explain what forms
genetic code
* Describe how DNA
copies itself
Nitrogen bases
DNA replication
1) Model of DNA
*Describes how a cell
produces proteins
Messenger RNA
Transfer RNA
1) Model of protein synthesis in
RNA
*Identify how mutations
affect an organism
Mutation + pg 119
1) Explore effects of mutations
on Humans
11/24 –
11/25
WEEK 12
11/30 –
12/4
Lesson 3
(LE) III.4 1. , (LE) III.4
2.
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WEEK 13
Chapter 5
Lesson 1
12/7 –
12/11
WEEK 14
lesson 2,3
12/14 –
12/18
(LEC) III.5 1, (LEC) III.5
2, (LEC) III.5 3,
(LEC) III.5 4, (LEC) III.5
5, (LEC) III.5 6.
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
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*Identify patterns of
human inheritance
*Describe the functions
of sex chromosomes
*Identify 2 major causes
of genetic disorder
*Explain how they are
traced and treated
Lesson 4
1/18 –
1/22
1) Test of eye dominance
Genetic disorder
pedigree
Karyotype
1) Explore the sickle cell disease
with the DNA pattern
between the normal and
abnormal hemoglobin pg 142
2) Pg 148 Hybridization
Gnome
Ethics
Chapter 6
Lesson 1,2
1/11 –
1/15
WEEK 17
Assessment/
Lab Activities
Sex chromosomes
+pg 135
*describe how genetic
information can be used
1/4 – 1/8
WEEK 16
Speaking Focus/
Vocabulary
WINTER BREAK
12/21 – 1/4
WEEK 15
Grade level content
expectations
Chapter 2,
3….
*Describe Darwin’s
Theory
*Explain NATURAL
SELECTION
*evidence of evolution
*Explain how new species
form
Species
+pg 167
+pg177
Gradualism
Punctuated
equilibrium
1) Extraction of DNA from a
strawberry
1) Bird beak adaptation
2)
1) Make models
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WEEK 18
EXAMS
01/25 –
01/27
01/28 –
01/29
Unit Topic(s)
ECOLOGY &
ENOVIRON
MENT
Ch.:
1Populatio
ns &
Communiti
es
Lesson 1
Grade level content
expectations
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
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*Identify the needs that
must be met by an
organisms surrounding
*Identify biotic & abiotic
parts in a habitat.
*Describe the levels of
organisms within an
ecosystem
Speaking Focus/
Vocabulary
Organisms
Habitat
Biotic factor
Abiotic factor
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Ecology
Assessment/
Lab Activities
1) Identifying the parts of a
Habitat
2) Observing soil components
Pg7
BEGINNING OF TERM 3
WEEK 19
Ch:1
Lesson 2
2/2 – 2/5
WEEK 20
Lesson 3
2/8 –
2/12
WEEK 21
2/17 –
2/19
Lesson 4
*Describe how
populations change in
size
*Identify the factors that
limit population growth
Birth rate
Death rate
Immigration
Emigration
Population density
Limiting factor
Carrying capacity
*Explain how adaptations
help an organism survive
*Describe competition &
Predation
*Identify the 3 types of
symbiosis
Natural selection
Adaptation
Niche +
Pg 19
*Explain the difference
between primary &
secondary succession
1) Explore ways to estimate the size
of a population
2) Calculating growth rate pg 13
1) Exploring how an organism’s
coloring help it survive
1) Observe examples of succession
Pg 31
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WEEK 22
CH:2
ECOSYSTE
MS &
BIOMES
L:1
2/22 –
2/26
WEEK 23
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
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*Name & describe energy
roles that organisms play
in an ecosystem
*Explain how energy
moves through an
ecosystem
3/21 –
3/25
Producer
Consumer
Herbivore
+
Pg 43
1) Classify food sources
2) Pg 45 observe how materials
decay in a compost pile
3) 3) model a food chain
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Nitrogen fixation
1) Exploring the WATER CYCLE
2) Role-playing in the Nitrogen
cycle
Lesson 3
*Name the 6 major
biomes found on Earth
Lesson 4
*Name and describe the
two major types of
aquatic ecosystems
Estuary
Intertidal zone
Neritic zone
1) Comparing & contrasting two
major Aquatic systems
Lesson 5
*Identify what factors
affect species dispersal
Biogeography
Continental drift
Dispersal
Exotic species
1) Explore ways to show seed
dispersal
3/14 –
3/18
WEEK 26
Assessment/
Lab Activities
*Describe the process of
water cycle
*Explain the relation of
carbon & oxygen cycle
*Define the Nitrogen
cycle
3/7 –
3/11
WEEK 25
Speaking Focus/
Vocabulary
Lesson 2
2/29 –
3/4
WEEK 24
Grade level content
expectations
Biome
Climate
Desert
Rain forest
+
Pg 59
1) Create a bar graph
representing amounts of
rainfall in 4 different biomes
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WEEK 27
Unit Topic(s)
Grade level content
expectations
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
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Vocabulary
Assessment/
Lab Activities
Conti….
3/28 –
4/1
END OF TERM 3
SPRING BREAK
4/4 – 4/8
WEEK 28
4/11 –
4/15
INTRODUCT
ION TO
CHEMISTRY
CH:3
Lesson 1
*Describe how atomic
theory developed
*Describe the modern
model of the atom
Atom
Electron
Nucleus
Proton
Energy level
Neutron
Atomic number
Isotope
Mass number
*MSTEP
1) Make an atomic model
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BEGINNING OF TERM 4
WEEK 29
Lesson 2
4/18 –
4/22
Lesson 3
WEEK 30
*Explain Mendeev’s
relation to periodic table
* Explain the use of
periodic table
*Summarize the
properties of metals
*Describe how metals are
classified in the periodic
table
4/25 –
4/29
Lesson 4
WEEK 31
*Summarize the
properties of nonmetals
*Describe the families
that contain nonmetals
5/2 – 5/6
Lesson 5
WEEK 32
5/9 –
5/13
*describe what happens
to an atom during
radioactive decay
*Identify the types of
particles & energy
Produced by radioactive
decay
Atomic mass
Periodic table
Chemical symbol
Period
Group
Metal, luster,
malleable, ductile,
thermal
conductivity,
reactivity,
corrosion, alkali
metal, alkaline
earth metal,
transition metal
Nonmetal
Diatomic molecule
Halogen
Noble gas
Metalloid
Semiconductor
Radioactive decay
Nuclear reaction
Radioactivity
Alpha particle
Beta particle
Gamma ray
Half-life
Tracer, radioactive
1) Model protons, neutrons,
nucleus
1) Examine uses of Aluminum
1) Generating Oxygen pg101
1) Model radioactive decay and
explore the concept of half
life
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WEEK 33
5/16 –
5/20
Ch:4
ATOMS &
BONDING
LESSON 1
Lesson 2
WEEK 34
5/23 –
5/27
Lesson 3
WEEK 35
5/31 –
6/3
WEEK 36
6/3 –
6/10
Lesson 4
*Explain what determines
an element’s chemistry
*Explain how IONS for,
*explain how the
formulas and names of
ionic compds.are written
* identify properties of
ionic compounds
*Describe how atoms are
held together in a
covalent bond
* identify properties of
molecular compounds
* Explain how bonded
atoms become partially
charged
*Describe the structure of
a metal crystal
*Identify properties of
metals
Valence electron
electron dot
diagram
Chemical bond
Ion
Polyatomic ion
Ionic bond
Ionic compound
Chemical formula
Subscript
Crystal
Covalent bond
Molecule
Double bond
Triple bond
Molecular
compound
Nonpolar bond
Polar bond
Metallic bond
Alloy
1) Observing flame tests on
elements
1) Students will remove tarnish
from silver
And observe how ions form
1) Observe surface tension on
water
1) Exploring the properties of
Aluminum
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WEEK 37
6/13 –
6/17
WEEK 38
Unit Topic(s)
Grade level content
expectations
Student Target Outcomes
and Goals
I can…
Speaking Focus/
Vocabulary
Assessment/
Lab Activities
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