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St. Michael-Albertville High School
CIS Human Biology (Master)
Teacher: Kay Nowell
September 2014
Content
CEQ
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Skills
1. Describe the process
of gastrulation and the
resulting arrangement
How does a single
undifferentiated cell lead of the embyro's organs.
to a complex
multicellular organism? 2. Explain how the onedimensional
information in DNA is
How does the body
used to direct the three
maintain homeostasis?
dimensional form of an
How have technological embryo.
advances helped in the
3. Explain how nuclear
fight against disease?
transplantation can be
used to clone animals
What effect does
4. Describe some of the
culture, politics and
practical applications of
economics have on our
reproductive cloning
ability to fight disease?
5. Describe the process
and goals of therapeutic
cloning
6. Distinguish between
Embryonic
Development and Stem opposing viewpoints of
the use of stem cells
Cells
and explain the basis for
UEQ
those viewpoints
How does information
from DNA result in the
formation of an embryo?
Learning Targets
I can describe how the
process of gastrulation
produces a three
layered embryo which
forms the organ
systems.
I can explain how
genes regulate and
coordinate
development.
I can compare and
contrast the current
stem cell technologies
and recognize the
ethical implications.
Assessment
Stem Cell Activities
Resources & Technology
Campbell Biology Concepts and
Connections 7th Edition; Reece, Taylor,
Simon and Dickey Copyright 2012
Notes: Do the stem
Pearson Chapter 27.9-27.12 Reproduction
cell science first...
Life before birth video and Embryonic Development and Ch.
also show lifes greatest 11.12-11.15
miracle because it
shows gastrulation 29 The Science and Ethics of Stem Cell
Research: The Northwest Association of
min. in...
Biomedical Research www.nwabr.org
NW association for
biomed research
lesson 1.1 modeling
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Holiday
stem cell development. Lectures on Science: Potent Biology Stem
text 27.9-27.12
Cells, Cloning and Regeneration didn't use
Stem Cell basics pkt.
Articles: skipping
Stem cell
pluripotency, new
basics http://stemcells.nih.gov.info/ student
ways to make esc, race pkt
to grow new organs,
growing livers in
Biotech Power point
lymph nodes. Show
Body builders 9 min.
DVD/Video Library: Body BuildersGrowing body organs 9min, Life's Greatest
Make sure that you
Miracle (NOVA), Stem Cell
encorporate new
Research:Independent Lens, Life before
developments into the birth
unit on the stem cell
basics packet to avoid
confusion to what can
and cannot be done.
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Content
Skills
What are the differences
between adult, fetal and
embryonic stem cells?
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Explain the differences
between reproductive
technologies and
describe their medical
potentials
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How do ethical
considerations determine
which therapies will be
pursued?
Learning Targets
St. Michael-Albertville High School
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Unit Test
Stem cell ethics
section
Science and Ethics of
stem cell research
activites, Independent
Lens video
When does life begin
conception quiz
rewrite the Principles
of Embryonic
development and
include learning
targets on the handout
below the key points.
October 2014
Content
Gene Expression and
DNA Technologies
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What is the cellular
basis of
reproduction and
inheritance?
How are genes
controlled?
Skills
1. Explain how gene
expression is controlled
2. Explain the significance
of the epigenome in terms
of environmental changes
to the genome and
lifestyle choices.
3. Distinguish between
the genome and the
proteome
Learning Targets
I can explain the role of
regulatory genes in the
expression of the DNA.
Assessment
Fruit Fly experiments
did not do, may consider.
Unit Test
I can describe the
significance of the
epigenome and how
lifestyle choices can alter
the expression of genes.
Epigenetics activity
Resources & Technology
Campbell Biology Concepts and
Connections 7th Edition; Reece,
Taylor, Simon and Dickey
Copyright 2012 Pearson Chapter
11 How Genes are Controlled and
Chapter 12 DNA Technology and
Genomics
National Institute of Health
Curriculum Supplement: Human
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 What is the genetic
basis of cancer and
how can lifestyle
choices reduce the
risk?
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How can DNA
technologies be
used to improve
lives?
How do cells age?
Skills
4. Explain how viruses,
proto-oncogenes, and
tumor-suppressor genes
can each contribute to
cancer.
5. Describe how telomere
length dictates a cell’s life
span.
6. Analyze the benefits
and risks of emerging
DNA technologies
Learning Targets
I can explain how genes
regulatory genes are
involved in the
development of cancer.
I can analyze the benefits
and risks associated with
emerging DNA
technologies.
St. Michael-Albertville High School
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Genetic Variation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Holiday Lectures on Science:
Genomics and Chemical Genetics
and The Double Life of RNA
HHMI Gene Regulation Guide,
HHMI Gene Expression Guide,
HHMI Biotechnology Guide
Ghost in your Genes epigentics
Video and resources NOVA
DVD: Genes (Sci. Am Frontiers)
Guest Speaker on Genetic Cancer
link
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu...
/
http://www.time.com/time/magaz...
http://www.sciencemag.org/site...
http://epigenome.eu/en/1,1,0
November 2014
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Content
Immune System and
Disease
UEQ
 How do infectious
agents cause
disease?
 What is innate
immunity?
 How does the
adaptive immune
response counter
specific invaders?
 How can
malfunction or
failure of the
immune system
cause disease?
CIS Human Biology (Master)
Skills
1. Explain the nature of
innate defenses
2. Identify the steps of the
inflammatory response
and how they help to
prevent the spread of
disease
3. Describe the structure
and functions of the
lymphatic system
4. Describe the adaptive
immune response
5. Define and distinguish
between the humoral and
cell mediated immune
responses
6. Explain how cytotoxic
T cells destroy infected
body cells
7. Explain why it has been
difficult to develop a
successful treatment for
AIDS
8. Explain how the body
distinguishes self from
non-self and how this
system complicates organ
transplantations
9. Describe how the
malfunction or failure of
the immune system can
cause disease.
Learning Targets
I can describe the role of
the lymphatic system in
fighting disease.
I can differentiate
between the first, second
and third line of defense.
I can explain how the
body distinguishes cell
from non-self and how
infectious organisms and
cancer are able to elude
the defense system.
St. Michael-Albertville High School
Assessment
Unit Test Immune
system
Immune system
activities and
assignments
Infectious Disease
Project
Resources & Technology
Campbell Biology Concepts and
Connections 7th Edition; Reece,
Taylor, Simon and Dickey
Copyright 2012 Pearson Chapter
24 Immune System and Disease
National Institute of Health
Curriculum Supplement: Evolution
and Medicine, Confronting the
Microbe Menace. AIDS Evolution
of an Epidemic
HHMI Immunology Guide,
The National Center for Case
Study Teaching in Science
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu
Northwest Association for
Biomedical Research: HIV
Vaccine Research
The Pathophysiology of the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus:
HIV Curriculum for the Health
Professional
RX for Survival Disease Warriors
DVD and Curriculum
Video/DVD Library: AIDS in
Africa, Age of AIDS (Frontline),
The Link Between Environmental
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Content
Skills
Learning Targets
St. Michael-Albertville High School
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Change and Infectious Disease
(Journey to Planet Earth), Race
Against the Super Flu,
Microkillers Ebola, Influenza 1918
Epidemic, Black Death (not
bubonic plague???), Unnatural
Causes, Anatomy of a pandemic,
Killer Disease on Campus
(Meningitis), Vaccines (Frontline),
Parasites, Secrets of the Dead
Black Death, Ebola Plague
Fighters (NOVA), Killer Flu,
H5N1 Flu (Primetime),
December 2014
Content
Endocrine System
UEQ
1. How do hormones
affect cells?
2. How are the nervous
and the endocrine systems
connected?
3. What are the
implications of hormone
imbalances on the body
systems?
4. How do hormone levels
change over the course of a
lifetime?
Skills
Compare and
contrast the
mechanisms and
functions of the
endocrine and
nervous system
2. Distinguish
between the
signaling
mechanisms of
amino-acidderived
hormones and
steroid hormones
3. Describe the
Learning Targets
Assessment
Unit Test
Professor hauslein
retired. New advisor
and will need to
revamp course to
match the college
Completion of Case
Study
1.
Resources & Technology
Campbell Biology Concepts and
Connections 7th Edition; Reece,
Taylor, Simon and Dickey
Copyright 2012 Pearson Chapter
26: Hormones and Endocrine
System:
DVD/Video Library: Doping for
Gold, Science of the Sexes, Is it a
Boy or Girl?, Steroids.
The National Center for Case
Study Teaching in Science
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu
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Content
Aging, Diabetes,
Depression, Sleep,
Gonads and Sex
Hormones, Metabolism,
Environmental Hormone
Disruptors,Stress and the
Adrenal Gland
Skills
Learning Targets
St. Michael-Albertville High School
Assessment
Resources & Technology
interrelationships
between the
hypothalamus
and the pituitary
glands
4. Explain the role
of hormones in:
aging, diabetes,
depression,
sleep,
metabolism,
stress and aging
January 2015
Nervous System
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Content
UEQ
How do neurons receive
and process inputs and
communicate responses
How do
neurotransmitters
function at the synapse
How do drugs act at
chemical synapses and
how can this lead to
addiction?
What are the roles of the
sympathetic and
parasympathetic
divisions of the nervous
system?
Skills
1. Describe the structure
and function of the
subdivisions of the nervous
system
2. Describe the structure
and functions of neurons
and the myelin sheath
3. Explain how an action
potential is produced,
propagated and returned to
resting potential
4. Compare and contrast
types and functions of
neurotransmitters
5. Explain how drugs can
alter chemical synapses
Learning Targets
We did not get to this
unit. I will be
redesigning the
curriculum with
Professor Hauslein from
SCSU this summer and
will add targets if we
keep this unit in the
curriculum.
Hauslein retired. will
rewrite to allign with
SCSU
Assessment
Resources & Technology
Unit Test Nervous system Campbell Biology Concepts and
Connections 7th Edition; Reece,
Nervous system activities Taylor, Simon and Dickey
Copyright 2012 Pearson Chapter
and assignments
28 Nervous Systems
Reaction Paper
National Institute of Health
Curriculum Supplement:
Neurological Condition
Understanding Neurobiology
Project
Through the Study of Addiction
Comprehensive Final
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Project: Scientific Poster
Holiday Lectures on Science:
Presentation at SCSU
Cancer/Neuroscience: Learning
Research Colloquim.
Assessment and resources from Patients the science of
medicine. Making Your Mind:
will vary depending on
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Content
How does the limbic
system coordinate
emotions, memory and
learning?
How can changes in
brain physiology result in
neurological disorders?
Skills
Learning Targets
6. Compare the functions
of the motor and
autonomic nervous systems
7. Compare the structures,
functions and
interrelationships of the
parasympathetic,
sympathetic and enteric
divisions of the peripheral
nervous system.
8. Describe the main parts
and functions of the human
brain. Detail the structures
and functions of the
cerebral cortex
9. Explain how the brain
regulates sleep and arousal
10. Describe the structure
and functions of the limbic
system and relate it to how
memories are stored.
11. Describe the causes,
symptoms and treatments
of schizophrenia,
depression, Alzheimer’s
and Parkinson’s disease
St. Michael-Albertville High School
Assessment
Resources & Technology
topic, time of year, current molecules, motion and memory
events, etc...
The National Center for Case
Sheep brain dissection
Study Teaching in Science
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu
DVD library:Football high (head
injuries), Blow to the Brain (60
minutes program 13 min), Stress
portrait of a killer, Worried Sick
(Sci. Am. Frontiers), Placebo
Effect (Sci. Am Frontiers),
Concussions and Female Athletes,
How Does the Brain Work (Nova
Science Now), Savants Accidental Genius, Chess
Champions-Brain Wiring,
Parkinson's (Frontline), Inside the
Teenage Brain (Frontline), Don't
Forget -Alzheimer's (Sci. Am
Frontiers), Alzheimer's,
Awakenings
February 2015
Research Colloquim at St. Cloud State
Content
Skills
Learning Targets
Assessment
Resources & Technology
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Content
EQ will be determined by
the instructor at SCSU.
The topic changes every
year.
CIS Human Biology (Master)
Skills
Compile research from
primary sources to
investigate an issue in
human biology.
Create a scientific poster
that will be used to convey
information on the selected
topic to an audience at
research Colloquium.
Learning Targets
I can compile current
primary research sources to
develop a scientific poster
to convey the complexity of
an issue to an audience at
the Research Colloquium.
St. Michael-Albertville High School
Assessment
Comprehensive Final
Project: Scientific Poster
Presentation at SCSU
Research Colloquium.
Assessment and resources
will vary depending on
topic, time of year, current
events, etc...
Resources & Technology
Internet resources
Guest Instructor
Present the poster and
explain in further the
poster.
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