Download Curriculum Map for Advanced Biology

Curriculum Map for Advanced Biology
Units
Content
Skills for student
Achievement
Assessment
Performance
Standards
Addressed
Essential Questions
1
Cells Structures &
Functions
Cell Types
 Vocabulary Terms
 Microscope Lab
 Staining Lab
 Diffusion Lab
 Cell Diagrams
 Test
 N/A
 What are cells made up
of?
 How do cells function?
 What are the levels of
organization?
 What are the 7
characteristics of life?

2
Anatomical Terms,
Tissues
 Staining Procedures
 Organelles
 Cell Transports &
Communication
 Microscope use
 I.D. different types
of cells
 Homeostasis
 Fermentation
 Respiration
 Directional Terms
 Prefix Definitions
 Suffix Definitions
 Overview body
systems
 Orientation Terms
 The 4 types of
tissues
 Make a Crossword
 Vocabulary Terms
 Flashcards
 Pneumonic Device
development
 Tissues I.D.
 Body Posters
 Simon Says
 Anatomy Arcade
 Vocab Quiz
 N/A
 What are the 3 body
planes?
 How do we specify
direction in anatomy?
 What are the tissues in
the body?
 How can you know the
meaning of a work
without having heard it
before?
3
Skeletal System
4
Muscles
Attachment &
Movement
5
Integument
 I.D. of Bones
 Understand the
structure and
function of joints
 Describe the healing
process & techniques
 Understand the
development of
bones
 Describe muscle
interactions that
create movement
 Muscle I.D.
 Attachment of
muscles
 Muscle Functions
 I.D. the parts &
layers of the
integument
 Know the skin
pigments
 Understand sun
tanning
 I.D. parts of hair &
nails
 Skin diseases &
prevention
 Vocabulary Terms
 Skeletal Coloring
Diagrams
 Anatomy Arcade
 Bone I.D.
 Joints Webquest
 Fractures &
Repairs Webquest
 Bone Structures
I.D.
 Skeletal Test
 Vocab Terms
 Levers W.S.
 Muscle Shapes
 Cat Dissection
 Muscle coloring
diagrams
 Oral Test
 Skin coloring
diagrams
 Skin Cell Lab
 Skin Sensory Lab
 Skin Test
 N/A
 How are all bones
similar & different?
 Why is the skeletal
system important?
 What happens to a
broken bone?
 How do our bones
change throughout our
life?
 N/A
 How do muscles act on
bones?
 What are the functions of
the muscular system?
 How do muscles
function?
 N/A
 What can we sense with
our skin?
 Why is skin important?
 How do you maintain
healthy skin?
 What is the structure of
skin?
6
Senses
 I.D. parts of tongue
 I.D. parts of the nose
 I.D. parts of the ear
 I.D. parts of the eye
 Explain how parts
make the sense
organs work & how
the brain uses the
information
7
Circulatory System
8
Nervous System
Endocrine System
 A,B, O Blood Types
 Structure of the heart
 Know the
components of the
circulatory system
 Types of blood
vessels
 Gas exchange
 Blood Flow through
the Heart
 Discover common
heart disease and
disorders
 Neuron anatomy
 I.D. parts of the
brain & functions
 Know the key glands
in the body & their
functions
 Research various
 Vocab Terms
 Sheep eye
dissection
 Sense Stations
 Sense Labs
 WQ for Senses
 Parts coloring
diagrams
 Oral I.D. (for
Dissections)
 Special Sense
Quizzes
 Vocab Terms
 Simulated Bloodtyping lab
 Blood Pressure
Lab
 Heart Presentation
 Sheep heart
dissection
 Heart coloring
diagram
 Pulse Lab
 Circulatory Test
 N/A
 What are the senses?
 How do our senses
function?
 How can our senses be
fooled?
 How does the brain
interpret the
information?
 N/A
 What does blood do?
 Where does the blood
flow?
 How does the heart
function?
 What is an ECG?
 What are some common
heart problems?
 How do you maintain a
healthy heart?
 Vocab Terms
 Sheep Brain
Dissection
 Memory Activities
 Nervous &
Coloring
Diagrams
 N/A
 How does the nervous
system function?
 What are the components
of the nervous system?
 How can illnesses
impact the nervous
system?
illnesses of the
nervous system
9
Medical Professions
 Independently
research medical
professions of
interest
 Drug Effects on
Brain/Hormones
 Nervous Activities
 Divisions of the
Nervous System
 Nervous System
Test
 Research Paper &
Presentation
 How does memory
work?
 N/A
 What are some of the
professions dealing with
the medical field &
which ones interest you?