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Subject
10th Grade Biology
MON
TH
Septe
mber
Week
1&2
ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
What are the seven properties of
life?
TOPIC
Principles of
Biology
CONTENT
(Terminology)
Introduction to Biology
A. Themes of Biology
What are the tiny structures that
make up all living organisms?
What impact makes science
different from all other fields
What are the steps of the
scientific method?
B. Stratification
Investigation
SKILLS
1. Relate the seven properties of life to a living
organism.
2. Identify the tiny structures that make up all living
organisms.
3. Differentiate between reproduction and heredity
and between metabolism and homeostasis.
4. Discuss the importance of the scientific method..
8. Describe the stages common to scientific
investigations.
9. Distinguish between forming a hypothesis and
making a prediction.
10. Differentiate a control group from an
experimental group and an independent variable
from a dependent variable.
11. Define the word theory as used by a scientist.
C. Scientific Processes
Week
3&4
What observations led Darwin to
conclude that species evolve?
What is natural selection?
The Theory of Evolution:
A. The Theory of
Evolution by Natural
Selection
B. Evidence of Evolution
C. Examples of Evolution
1. Identify several observations that led Darwin to
conclude that species evolve.
2. Relate the process of natural selection to its
outcome.
3. Summarize the main points of Darwin’s theory of
evolution by natural selection as it is stated today.
4. Contrast the gradualism and punctuated
equilibrium models of evolution.
5. Describe how the fossil record supports evolution.
6. Summarize how biological molecules such as
proteins and DNA are used as evidence of evolution.
7. Infer how comparing the anatomy and
development of living species provided evidence of
evolution.
8. Identify four elements in the process of natural
selection.
9. Describe how natural selection has affected the
bacteria that cause tuberculosis.
10. Relate natural selection to the beak size of
finches.
11. Summarize the process of species formation.
STANDARDS
Pose questions and form hypotheses
based on personal observations, SIS3.
Analyze and interpret results of
scientific investigations.
Present relationships between and among
variables in appropriate forms.
Represent data and relationships between
and among variables in charts and
graphs.
Use appropriate technology (e.g.,
graphing software) and other tools.
Use mathematical operations to analyze
and interpret data results.
Assess the reliability of data and identify
reasons for inconsistent results, such as
sources of error or uncontrolled
conditions.
Use results of an experiment to develop a
conclusion to an investigation that
addresses the initial questions and
supports or refutes the stated hypothesis.
State questions raised by an experiment
that may require further investigation.
N.1.2
N.2.1
S.1.1
5. Evolution and Biodiversity
Central Concepts: Evolution is the result
of genetic changes that occur in
constantly changing environments. Over
many generations, changes in the genetic
make-up of populations may affect
biodiversity through speciation and
extinction
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5.1
Explain how
evolution is demonstrated by
evidence from the fossil
record, comparative anatomy,
genetics, molecular biology,
and examples of natural
selection.
•
5.3Explain how evolution
through natural selection can
result in changes in
biodiversity through the
increase or decrease of
genetic diversity within a
population.
ASSESS
MENT
1. Class
discussion
2. Daily
work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
1. Class
discussion
2. Daily
work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
L.2.2
1
Exploration Into the Fossil Succession of the Great GreenRiver Canyon
Your Challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to extract the fossils, carefully, and create a timeline of fossil succession in Grand Greenfield River Canyon and prepare a report of your findings. Each layer
represents 100million years. Collect your fossils carefully and record the location Collect your fossils carefully and record the location of each. Record the depth, type of fossil at each depth. Note also the size,
shape and distinctive patterns of each fossil. What general patterns do you see? Which fossils lived together? Did the number of species increase or decrease over time? Prepare a formal class presentation of the
story your canyon tells on the history of life. Be sure the data supports your findings. Finally, comment on the completeness of evidence found in your section of the canyon. The very basic guide below will help.
Before you begin your excavation, read instructions carefully and be sure to identify all materials. Ask if you have questions.
Materials and Methods
Excavation plot, bags to store soil, 2 paint brushes, 2 soil removal tools, graph paper.
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Make observations of your plot. Note the depth and colors of the layers before any disturbance. Use your tools to carefully remove each layer and gently uncover the fossils. All the soil from each layer should be
placed into the plastic bags provided and labeled. Once you detect a fossil, note the depth, make a diagram, measure the length and width, and finally describe its physical features.
Once you complete excavation:
Plot your data on graph paper to display the chronological order of fossil succession. Your observation of distinctive physical structures of each will guide you.
Arrange your fossils in layers on the lab table in the order they were excavated. While keeping your fossils in chronological order horizontally, order your fossils into vertical columns of with groups with
similar characteristics.
Present a diagram to represent each group be sure to label the characteristics unique to that group.
Write a detailed description of the features similar to all individuals of the group.
Develop a description of the history of the life of each group. Include the time period each was first found, the last time period the fossils were found and finally the length of time your fossil type was
alive and well on the planet.
Which fossils were found throughout the sample?
Which fossils lived for the shortest period of time? Explain why this might be.
Which fossils lived for the longest period of time? Explain why this might be.
Prepare a formal class presentation of the history of life of this section of the canyon as presented in your fossil story
Background Information Consider this simplified example: Rocks containing trilobite fossils occur below rocks containing dinosaur fossils, and rocks containing human remains always occur above those
containing dinosaur fossils. Consider another example: Rocks containing fossils of the dinosaur Genus Tyrannosaurus always occur above rocks containing fossils of the dinosaur Genus Allosaurus. This pattern is
illustrated in the two figures below.
FOSSIL SUCCESSION: EX AMPLE 1
T h e c o l o r e d g e o m e t r i c s h a p e s
represent fossil taxa such as species
or genera (Letters A-D). These taxa
c h a n g e a s y o u p r o g r e s s f r o m
LAYER 1 (oldest rocks) up through
L A Y E R 4 ( y o u n g e s t r o c k s ) .
Corresponding to this pattern in the
rocks, FOSSILS "A" are the oldest
fossils, and FOSSILS "D" are the
youngest fossils.
If we examined
other successions of rock in the
same area as this, we would find that
the fossils show the same pattern
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The preserved history of the Earth in the form of the rock and fossil record is used to construct the geologic time scale.
There are two main parts to the geologic time scale: A relative time scale and a numerical time scale.
Superposition of strata, cross-cutting relationships, fossil succession, correlation and others are some of the major techniques used to construct the relative time scale
SUPERPOSITION
A very fundamental concept recognized by Nicholas Steno in the mid 1600s, and because of it's universal applications, it is now recognized as The Law Of Superposition. In a sequence of sedimentary rocks, the
oldest layer forms first and is at the bottom of the sequence, and the youngest layer forms last and is at the top of the sequence.
North rim of the Grand Canyon illustrating a succession of sedimentary rocks, which have been divided into rock units following typical geologic procedures. These rocks occur in a succession, with each
succeeding layer deposited on the top of the previously formed layer. Therefore, layers towards the top are younger (were deposited after) layers towards the bottom, and this pattern is what Steno defined as
superposition.
FOSSIL SUCCESSION
Recognized by William Smith (he termed it faunal succession) in the early 1800s. As with Steno's Law of Superposition used for recognizing the chronological order within the sedimentary rock record, fossils also
exhibit a distinctive pattern. Within a succession of fossil-bearing sedimentary rocks, fossils preserved within lower layers are older - the organisms lived and died before - than those in overlying layers. Smith also
recognized a key feature: The order of change in types of fossils from oldest to youngest in a particular area was consistent and could be predicted on the basis of preliminary study.
Stratification Presentation Rubric
Your Name: _________________ Group Topic :________________________
Group Members:___________________________________________________
Rate each category according to the following scale: 9-10 = excellent, 7-8 = very good, 5-6 = good, 3-4 = satisfactory, 1-2 = poor, and 0 = unsatisfactory.
Oral Presentation Rubric
Scientific research regarding your topic was
provided.
Size Pattern understood and presented
Explanation of Physical properties/
similarities
Diverstity over time explained
Support explanation with quantitative data
Support explanation with qualitative data
Disruption Explained
Worked as a group with every member
participating.
Individual Grade
Material was presented professionally (clear
voices, eye contact, proper grammar).
Provided clear picture of evolution of
geologic history of life as presented by the
data.
Extra steps were taken for creativity and use
of technology (i.e. Powerpoint).
Total Points
Grade
Possible Points
Teacher Assessment
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3
Month
Nov
Sept –
December
See Timeline on
Science Fair
Page
Cwilkins.org
Dec
Essential Questions
Chemical elements form
organic molecules that
interact to perform the
basic functions of life
Topic
Chemistry of Life
Development of
Independent scientific
Investigation
Independent
Research
How can the Earth’s age
be determined?
Principles of
Evolution
Content
Experimentation on Water
cohesion, adhesion
Organic Compound
Scavenger Hunt
Enzyme Activity Lab
Focus on scientific writing
Catalase
DNA structure and
Extraction from
strawberriew
Ask authentic scientific
question
Learn to gather primary
resources
Reading scientific writing
Design independent lab
Write procedures
Gather and analyze data
Scientific writing following
State Science Fair Model
Present independent
Research to peers and
community members
History of Life on Earth:
A. How Did Life Begin
What is the difference
between unicellularity
and multicellularity?
How do prokaryotes
differ from eukaryotes?
How have mass
extinctions affected the
evolution of life on land?
Which animals lived on
land first?
B. The Evolution of
Cellular Life
Skills
1.
2.
3.
4.
What are the particles of matter
Explain how chemical
compounds are formed
Describe the characteristics of
common inorganic compounds
Describe the four main groups of
organic compounds, their
structure and function
Standards
1.1
Recognize
that
biological
organisms are composed
primarily of very few
elements. The six most
common are C, H, N, O,
P, and S.
1.2
Describe the
basic
molecular
structures and primary
functions of the four
major categories of
organic
molecules
(carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, nucleic acids).
1.3
Explain the
role of enzymes as
catalysts that lower the
activation energy of
biochemical reactions.
Identify factors, such as
pH and temperature,
that have an effect on
enzymes
All expectations detailed on
science fair page cwilkins.org
Research, registration
Literature review
Procedure writing
Data collection and
analysis
Lab report
Presentation at Science
Symposium in February
L.2.2
1. Summarize how radioisotopes can be
used in determining Earth’s age.
2. Compare two models that describe how
the chemicals of life originated.
3. Describe how cellular organization might
have begun.
4. Recognize the importance that a
mechanism for heredity has to the
development of life.
5. Distinguish between the two groups of
prokaryotes.
6. Describe the evolution of eukaryotes.
7. Recognize an evolutionary advance first
seen in protists.
8. Summarize how mass extinctions have
Assessement
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab and Report Wrting
5. Exam
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
4
C. Life Invaded the Land
December
(2wks)
What do scientists use to
visualize cells?
Cell Structure:
A. Looking at Cells
What are the three parts
of the cell theory?
Why do cells need to be
relatively small?
What are cell membranes
composed of?
B. Cell Features
What role does a nucleus
play in cellular activities?
C. Cell Organelles
How does passive
transport differ from
active transport?
B. Active Transport
How does the metabolism
of autotrophs compare
with that of heterotrophs?
Photosynthesis and
Cellular Respiration:
L.1.1
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
6. Group Project
L.1.1
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
L.1.1
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
1. Describe how scientists measure the
length of objects.
2. Relate magnification and resolution in
the use of microscopes.
3. Analyze how light microscopes function.
4. Compare light microscopes with electron
microscopes.
5. Describe the scanning tunneling
microscope.
6. List the three parts of the cell theory.
7. Determine why cells must be relatively
small.
8. Compare the structure of prokaryotic
cells with that of eukaryotic cells.
9. Describe the structure of cell membranes.
10. Describe the role of the nucleus in cell
activities.
11. Analyze the role of internal membranes
in protein production.
12. Summarize the importance of
mitochondria in eukaryotic cells.
13. Identify three structures in plant cells
that are absent from animal cells.
Cells and Their
Environment:
A. Passive Transport
January2 wks
affected the evolution of life on Earth.
9. Relate the development of ozone to the
adaptation of life to the land.
10. Identify the first multicellular organisms
to live on land.
11. Name the first animals to live on land.
12. List the first vertebrates to leave the
oceans.
1. Relate concentration gradients, diffusion,
and equilibrium.
2. Predict the direction of water movement
into and out of cells.
3. Describe the importance of ion channels
in passive transport.
4. Identify the role of carrier proteins in
facilitated diffusion.
5. Compare active transport with passive
transport.
6. Describe the importance of the sodiumpotassium pump.
7. Distinguish between endocytosis and
exocytosis.
8. Identify three ways that receptor proteins
can change the activity of a cell.
5
A. Energy and Living
Things
What role does ATP play
in metabolism?
Where does
photosynthesis take place
in plants?
B. Photosynthesis
What three environmental
factors can affect the rate
of photosynthesis?
C. Cellular Respiration
January 3wks
What is the difference
between a gene, a DNA
molecule, a chromosome,
and a chromatid?
Chromosomes and Cell
Reproduction:
What are the five phases
of the cell cycle?
What are the four stages
of mitosis?
B. The Cell Cycle
C. Mitosis and Cytokinesis
What is the difference
4. Lab
5. Exam
L.1.1
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
L.1.1
L.2.2
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
A. Chromosomes
How do haploid and
diploid cells differ?
What are the stages of
meiosis?
1. Analyze the flow of energy through
living systems.
2. Compare the metabolism of autotrophs
with that of heterotrophs.
3. Describe the role of ATP in metabolism.
4. Describe how energy is released from
ATP.
5. Summarize how energy is captured from
sunlight in the first stage of photosynthesis.
6. Analyze the function of electron transport
chains in the second stage of
photosynthesis.
7. Relate the Calvin cycle to carbon
dioxide fixation in the third stage of
photosynthesis.
8. Identify three environmental factors that
affect the rate of photosynthesis.
9. Summarize how glucose is broken down
in the first stage of cellular respiration.
10. Describe how ATP is made in the
second stage of cellular respiration.
11. Identify the role of fermentation in the
second stage of cellular respiration.
12. Evaluate the importance of oxygen in
aerobic respiration.
Principles of
Genetics
Meiosis and Sexual
Reproduction:
A. Meiosis
1. Identify four examples of cell division in
eukaryotes and one example in prokaryotes.
2. Differentiate between a gene, a DNA
molecule, a chromosome, and a chromatid.
3. Differentiate between homologous
chromosomes, autosomes, and sex
chromosomes.
4. Compare haploid and diploid cells.
5. Predict how changes in chromosome
number of structure can affect development.
6. Identify the major events that
characterize each of the five phases of the
cell cycle.
7. Describe how the cell cycle is controlled
in eukaryotic cells.
8. Relate the role of the cell cycle to the
onset of cancer.
9. Describe the structure and function of the
spindle during mitosis.
10. Summarize the events of the four stages
of mitosis.
11. Differentiate cytokinesis in animal and
plant cells.
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between asexual and
sexual reproduction?
B. Sexual Reproduction
December
Who is the father of
heredity?
Mendel and Heredity:
A. The Origins of Genetics
Why is a garden pea a
good subject for genetic
study?
What is the difference
between a Punnett square
and a test cross?
B. Mendel’s Theory
What five factors
influence patterns of
heredity?
C. Studying Heredity
Why do mutations cause
genetic disorders?
What are some examples
of genetic disorders?
D. Complex Patterns of
Heredity
What is the basic building
block of DNA?
What three components
make up a nucleotide?
How does DNA
replicate?
1. Summarize the events that occur during
meiosis.
2. Relate crossing-over, independent
assortment, and random fertilization to
genetic variation.
3. Compare spermatogenesis and oogenesis.
4. Differentiate between asexual and sexual
reproduction.
5. Identify three types of asexual
reproduction.
6. Evaluate the relative genetic and
evolutionary advantages and disadvantages
of asexual and sexual reproduction.
7. Differentiate between the three major
sexual life cycles found in eukaryotes.
DNA: The Genetic
Material:
A. Identifying the Genetic
Material
1. Identify the investigator whose studies
formed the basis of modern genetics.
2. List characteristics that make the garden
pea a good subject for genetic study.
3. Summarize the three major steps of
Gregor Mendel’s garden pea experiment.
4. Relate the ratios that Mendel observed in
his crosses to his data.
5. Describe the four major hypotheses
Mendel developed.
6. Define the terms homozygous,
heterozygous, genotype, and phenotype.
7. Compare Mendel’s two laws of heredity.
8. Predict the results of monohybrid genetic
crosses by using Punnett squares.
9. Apply a test cross to determine the
genotype of an organism with a dominant
phenotype.
10. Predict the results of monohybrid
genetic crosses by using probabilities.
11. Analyze a simple pedigree.
12. Identify five factors that influence
patterns of heredity.
13. Describe how mutations can cause
genetic disorders.
14. List two genetic disorders, and describe
their causes and symptoms.
15. Evaluate the benefits of genetic
counseling.
1. Relate Griffith’s conclusions to the
observations he made during the
transformation experiments.
2. Summarize the steps involved in Avery’s
transformation experiments, and state the
results.
3. Evaluate the results of the Hershey and
Chase experiment.
4. Describe the three components of a
5. Exam
N.2.1
L.2.1
L.2.2
S.1.2
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
6. Power Point
Presentation
L.1.1
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
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B. The Structure of DNA
C. The Replication of DNA
January
nucleotide.
5. Develop a model of the structure of a
DNA molecule.
6. Evaluate the contributions of Chargaff,
Franklin, and Wilkins in helping Watson
and Crick determine the double-helical
structure of DNA.
7. Relate the role of the base-pairing rules
to the structure of DNA.
8. Summarize the process of DNA
replication.
9. Describe how errors are corrected during
DNA replication.
10. Compare the number of replication
forks in prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA.
How Proteins Are Made:
A. From Genes to Proteins
B. Gene Regulation and
Structure
How can the Earth’s age
be determined?
Principles of
Evolution
A. How Did Life Begin
How do prokaryotes
differ from eukaryotes?
How have mass
extinctions affected the
evolution of life on land?
B. The Evolution of
Cellular Life
Which animals lived on
land first?
C. Life Invaded the Land
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
L.2.2
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
1. Compare the structure of RNA with that
of DNA.
2. Summarize the process of transcription.
3. Relate the role of codons to the sequence
of amino acids that results after translation.
4. Outline the major steps of translation.
5. Discuss the evolutionary significance of
the genetic code.
6. Describe how the lac operon is turned on
or off.
7. Summarize the role of transcription
factors in regulating eukaryotic gene
expression.
8. Describe how eukaryotic genes are
organized.
9. Evaluate three ways that point mutations
can alter genetic material.
History of Life on Earth:
What is the difference
between unicellularity
and multicellularity?
L.1.1
L.2.1
1. Summarize how radioisotopes can be
used in determining Earth’s age.
2. Compare two models that describe how
the chemicals of life originated.
3. Describe how cellular organization might
have begun.
4. Recognize the importance that a
mechanism for heredity has to the
development of life.
5. Distinguish between the two groups of
prokaryotes.
6. Describe the evolution of eukaryotes.
7. Recognize an evolutionary advance first
seen in protists.
8. Summarize how mass extinctions have
affected the evolution of life on Earth.
9. Relate the development of ozone to the
adaptation of life to the land.
10. Identify the first multicellular organisms
to live on land.
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11. Name the first animals to live on land.
12. List the first vertebrates to leave the
oceans.
February
What observations led
Darwin to conclude that
species evolve?
The Theory of Evolution:
A. The Theory of Evolution
by Natural Selection
What is natural selection?
B. Evidence of Evolution
C. Examples of Evolution
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
A. Categories of Biological
Classification
What characteristics do
biologist use to classify
organisms?
B. How Biologists Classify
Organisms
March
How do populations
grown and disperse?
Principles of
Ecology
L.1.2
L.2.2
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
L.3.1
S.2.1
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
1. Describe Linnaeus’s role in developing
the modern system of naming organisms.
2. Summarize the scientific system for
naming a species.
3. List the seven levels of biological
classification.
4. List the characteristics that biologists use
to classify organisms.
5. Summarize the biological species
concept.
6. Relate analogous structures to convergent
evolution.
7. Describe how biologists use cladograms
to determine evolutionary histories.
Populations:
A. How Populations Grow
How do populations
evolve?
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
1. Identify several observations that led
Darwin to conclude that species evolve.
2. Relate the process of natural selection to
its outcome.
3. Summarize the main points of Darwin’s
theory of evolution by natural selection as it
is stated today.
4. Contrast the gradualism and punctuated
equilibrium models of evolution.
5. Describe how the fossil record supports
evolution.
6. Summarize how biological molecules
such as proteins and DNA are used as
evidence of evolution.
7. Infer how comparing the anatomy and
development of living species provided
evidence of evolution.
8. Identify four elements in the process of
natural selection.
9. Describe how natural selection has
affected the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.
10. Relate natural selection to the beak size
of finches.
11. Summarize the process of species
formation.
Classification of
Organisms:
What are the seven levels
of biological
classification?
L.2.2
1. Distinguish among the three patterns of
dispersion in a population.
2. Contrast exponential growth and logistic
growth.
3. Differentiate r-strategists from kstrategists.
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B. How Populations Evolve
What is an ecosystem?
Ecosystems:
How does energy flow in
ecosystems?
A. What is an Ecosystem?
How do materials cycle in
ecosystems?
B. Energy Flow in
Ecosystems
C. Cycling of Materials in
Ecosystems.
What are the five
kingdoms?
Exploring
Diversity
How do plants and
animals differ?
A. Introduction to
Kingdoms and Domains
C. Complex Mulitcellularity
How are plants adapted to
living on land?
Exploring Plants
A. Adaptations of Plants
How are plants used in
our lives?
B. Kinds of Plants
C. Plants in Our Lives
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Group/Take home
Exam.
L.1.2
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
6.Group Project
L.1.3
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
1. Identify the characteristics used to
classify kingdoms.
2. Differentiate bacteria from
archaeobacteria.
3. Contrast the terms colony and aggregate.
4. List the characteristics of protists.
5. List the characteristics of fungi.
6. List the levels of cellular organization
that occur in plants and animals.
7. Name the characteristics of plants.
8. Identify the characteristics of animals.
9. Differentiate plants from animals.
Introduction to Plants:
What is the difference
between vascular and
nonvascular plants?
L.3.1
S.2.2
1. Distinguish an ecosystem from a
community.
2. Describe the diversity of a representative
ecosystem.
3. Sequence the process of succession.
4. Distinguish between producers and
consumers.
5. Compare food webs with food chains.
6. Describe why food chains are rarely
longer than three or four links.
7. Summarize the role of plants in the water
cycle.
8. Analyze the flow of energy through the
carbon cycle.
9. Identify the role of bacteria in the
nitrogen cycle.
Introduction to the
Kingdoms of Life:
B. Advent of
Multicellularity
April
4. Summarize the Hardy-Weinberg
principle.
5. Describe the five forces that cause
genetic change in a population.
6. Identify why selection against
unfavorable recessive alleles is slow.
7. Contrast directional and stabilizing
selection.
1. Summarize how plants are adapted to
living on land.
2. Distinguish nonvascular plants from
vascular plants.
3. Relate the success of plants on land to
seed and flowers.
4. Describe the basic structure of a vascular
plant sporophyte.
5. Describe the key features of the four
major groups of plants.
6. Classify plants into one of the 12 Phyla
of living plants.
7. Identify foods that come from plants and
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their dietary importance.
8. Describe several ways that wood is used.
9. Explain how plants are used to treat
human ailments.
10. Identify plants that are used to make
paper and cloth.
What features do animals
have in common?
Exploring
Invertebrates
Introduction to Animals:
A. Characteristics of
Animals
What are the different
body systems?
B. Animal Body Systems
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What are the key
characteristics of
vertebrates?
What adaptations allowed
amphibians to live on
land?
Exploring
Vertebrates
How do ectotherms differ
from endotherms?
What two features are
unique to primates?
B. Terrestrial Vertebrates
How do Neanderthals
compare to modern
humans?
C. Evolution of Primates
D. The Genus Homo
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
6. Power Point
Presentations
L.1.3
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
1. Identify the features that animals have in
common.
2. Distinguish radial symmetry from
bilateral symmetry.
3. Summarize the importance of a body
cavity.
4. Identify how scientists determine
evolutionary relationships among animals.
5. Summarize the functions of the digestive,
respiratory, circulatory, nervous, skeletal,
and excretory systems.
6. Compare a gastrovascular cavity with a
one-way digestive system.
7. Differentiate open from closed
circulatory systems.
8. Distinguish asexual from sexual
reproduction.
Introduction to
Vertebrates:
A. Vertebrates in the Sea
and on Land
N.2.1
L.1.3
1. Identify the key characteristics of
vertebrates.
2. Describe two adaptations found in early
fishes.
3. Identify the relationship of fishes to
amphibians.
4. Summarize the key adaptations of
amphibians for life on land.
5. Summarize why dinosaurs became the
dominant land vertebrates.
6. Contrast ectotherms with endotherms.
7. Identify the dinosaurlike and the birdlike
features of Archaeopteryx.
8. Summarize why mammals replaced
dinosaurs.
9. Name two unique features of primates.
10. Contrast prosimians with monkeys.
11. Distinguish monkeys from apes.
12. Describe the evolutionary relationship
between humans and apes.
13. Identify the evidence that indicates
human ancestors walked upright before
their brains enlarged.
14. Compare H. habilis with
australopithecines.
15. Describe the characteristics of Homo
erectus.
16. Describe the evidence that suggests that
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H. sapiens evolved in Africa.
17. Compare Neanderthals with modern
humans.
What are the body’s
major organ systems?
What are the functions of
our skeletal and muscular
systems?
What is the primary
purpose of skin, hair, and
nails?
Exploring Human
Biology
L.1.3
S.2.1
Introduction to Body
Structure:
A. Body Organization
B. Skeletal System
C. Muscular System
D. Skin, Hair, and Nails
1. Identify four levels of structural
organization within the human body.
2. Analyze the four kinds of body tissues.
3. List the body’s major organ systems.
4. Evaluate the importance of endothermy
in maintaining homoeostasis.
5. Distinguish between the axial skeleton
and the appendicular skeleton.
6. Analyze the structure of bone.
7. Summarize the process of bone
development.
8. List two ways to prevent osteoporosis.
9. Identify the three main classes of joints.
10. Describe the action of muscle pairs in
moving the body.
11. Relate the structure of a skeletal muscle
to that muscle’s ability to contract.
12. Describe how energy is supplied to
muscles for contraction.
13. Analyze the structure and function of
the epidermis.
14. Describe how the dermis helps the body
maintain homeostasis.
15. Summarize how hair and nails are
formed.
16. Identify various types of skin disorders.
1. Class discussion
2. Daily work
3. Quiz
4. Lab
5. Exam
6. Group Project
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