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Biology Year-at-a-Glance
Ongoing: ​B.1 The student, for at least 40% of instructional time, conducts laboratory and field investigations using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical
practices. B.2 The student uses scientific methods and equipment during laboratory and field investigations. B.3 The student uses critical thinking, scientific
reasoning, and problem solving to make informed decisions within and outside the classroom.
First Six Weeks
Safety Procedures
Cell Structure and Function (B.4, B.9)
● Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
● Cellular Processes
● Types of Biomolecules
Biological Evolution and Classification (B.7)
● Common Ancestry
● Scientific Explanations of Nature of
Groups
● Cell Complexity
Biological Processes and Systems (B.9, B.10)
● Photosynthesis
● Levels of Organization in Biological
Systems
Interdependence within Environmental
Systems (B.11, B12)
● Role of Microorganisms
● Ecological Succession
● Variations/Adaptations of Organisms
● Survival of Species
● Environmental Change
Fourth Six Weeks
Cell Structure and Function (B.5)
● Stages of the Cell Cycle
● DNA Replication and Mitosis
● RNA
● Cell Differentiation
● Disruption of Cell Cycle
Mechanisms of Genetics (B.6)
● Components of DNA
● Genetic Code
● Meiosis in Sexual Reproduction
Second Six Weeks
Cell Structure and Function (B.4, B.5)
● Virus Reproduction
● Specialized Cells
Biological Processes and Systems (B.10, B.11)
● System Interactions
● Homeostasis
● External Factors
Third Six Weeks
Biological Processes and Systems (B.9, B.10)
● Enzymes
● Functions of transport, reproduction, and
response in plants
Ongoing TEKS:
B.4, B.5, B.11, B.12
Interdependence within Environmental
Systems (B.12)
● Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
Fifth Six Weeks
Mechanisms of Genetics (B.6)
● Transcription and Translation using
models of DNA and RNA
● Gene Expression
● Changes in DNA
● Genetic Combinations
● Genomes of Organisms
Sixth Six Weeks
Biological Evolution and Classification (B.7, B.8)
● Natural Selection (change in populations)
● Elements of Natural Selection
● Relationship of Natural Selection to
Adaptation
● Effects of Evolutionary Mechanisms
● Taxonomy
● Classification