Unit 1 Biological Themes and Inquiry Skills Unit 2 Biochemistry and Enzymes Pacing A/B - 4 days A/B - 8 day SC Standards/ B-1.1 Generate hypotheses based on credible, accurate, and relevant sources of scientific information. B-1.2 Use appropriate laboratory apparatuses, technology, and techniques safely and accurately when conducting a scientific investigation. B-1.3 Use scientific instruments to record measurement data in appropriate metric units that reflect the precision and accuracy of each particular instrument. B-1.4 Design a scientific investigation with appropriate methods of control to test a hypothesis (including independent and dependent variables), and evaluate the designs of sample investigations. B-1.5 Organize and interpret the data from a controlled scientific investigation by using mathematics, graphs, models, and/or technology. B-1.6 Evaluate the results of a controlled scientific investigation in terms of whether they refute or verify the hypothesis. B-1.7 Evaluate a technological design or product on the basis of designated criteria (including cost, time, and materials). B-1.8 Compare the processes of scientific investigation and technological design. B-1.9 Use appropriate safety procedures when conducting investigations. B-2.8 B-3.4 B-3.5 Explain the factors that affect the rates of biochemical reactions (including ph, temperature, and the role of enzymes as catalysts). Summarize how the structures of organic molecules (including proteins, carbohydrates, and fats) are related to their relative caloric values. Summarize the functions of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats in the human body. Worksheet - Language of Science Lab - Scientific Method Bikini Bottom Experiments Lab- Yeast Is Yeast Alive? Scientific Inquiry Problems (not on disk) Lab Identifying Organic Compounds Activity - Ball and Stick Models (CP Only) Lab Biochemistry (CP Only) Demo - Observing Water Transport in Celery Drops on a Penny (Biology Junction) (not on disk) Demo - Polarity Demo Lab - Catalysis: Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide (CP) Lab - There s No Such Thing as Fresh Pineapple Jello Lab - Enzyme Rate of Reaction of Handase (Biology I) Spit in the Pudding (not on disk) Lab Identifying Organic Compounds Lab Food Label and Macromolecules Activity- Toothpickase Enzyme Model Anderson School District Five 1 July 1, 2012
Unit 1 Biological Themes and Inquiry Skills Chapter 1 R2 - R7, R11 R17 Unit 2 Biochemistry and Enzymes Chapter 2 R36 R37 (Periodic Table) Anderson School District Five 2 July 1, 2012
First Nine Weeks Exam Biology I and CP Biology Curriculum Pacing Guide 2012-2013 Content Areas Unit 3 Cell Structure and Function Unit 4 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respirations A/B - 10 days Pacing SC Standards/ A/B - 9 days B-2.1 Recall the three major tenets of cell theory (all living things are composed of one or more cells; cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things; and all presently existing cells arose from previously existing cells). B-2.2 Summarize the structures and functions of organelles found in a eukaryotic cell (including the nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, lysosomes, vacuoles, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum [ER], Golgi apparatus, cilia, flagella, cell membrane, nuclear membrane, cell wall, and cytoplasm). B-2.3 Compare the structures and organelles of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. B-2.5 Explain how active, passive, and facilitated transport serve to maintain the homeostasis of the cell. (Begin teaching unit during first nine weeks; not tested until second nine weeks ) B-3.1 Summarize the overall process by which photosynthesis converts solar energy into chemical energy and interpret the chemical equation for the process. B-3.2 Summarize the basic aerobic and anaerobic processes of cellular respiration and interpret the chemical equation for cellular respiration. B-3.3 Recognize the overall structure of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) namely, adenine, the sugar ribose, and three phosphate groups and summarize its function (including the ATP-ADP [adenosine diphosphate] cycle). Balloons with Dots (not on disk) Cell Volume vs. Surface Area Lab (not on disk) Agar Spheres and Diffusion with Phenolphthalein (not on disk) Lab Comparing Plant and Animal Cells/Prokaryotes Activity - Coloring Sheets of Animal and Plant Cells Play-Doh Organelles (not on disk) 3-D Model of Cell (not on disk) Irregularly Shaped Animal Cells (not on disk) - Classzone Get Through a Cell Membrane Styrofoam Balls with Pipe Cleaners and Magnets (Phospholipid Bilayer) (not on disk) Lab - Osmosis Across a Chicken Egg Membrane (Biology I) Lab - Osmosis Lab (CP) Lab - Osmosis Using Elodea Demo - Potato Osmosis Lab Normal and Plasmolyzed Elodea Cells Lab - The Compound Microscope Lab - Pond Water Exploration ATP: Currency Analogy with coins(not on disk) Lab - Photosynthesis and Plant Pigments Lab - Examining the Rate of Photosynthesis Demo - Energy Transfer in Photosynthesis Chlorophyll Fluorescence (CP) Demo - Chromatography of Plant Pigments Lab - Wavelengths of Light and Photosynthesis Demo - Effect of Temperature on Yeast Fermentation Demo - Yeast Fermentation Demo Photosynthesis Analogies (not on disk) Cellular Respiration Puzzle/Flowchart (not on disk) Web Simulator of Cell Respiration-(not on disk) Lab Clothespin Lab Anderson School District Five 3 July 1, 2012
Content Areas Unit 3 Cell Structure and Function Cell Analogies (not on disk) Lab Cell Transport Weblab (not on disk) Lab Organelles Weblab (not on disk) Unit 4 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respirations Chapter 3 R8 R10 Chapter 4 Anderson School District Five 4 July 1, 2012
Second Nine Weeks Exam Biology I and CP Biology Curriculum Pacing Guide 2012-2013 Unit 5 Cell Growth and Division Unit 6 Meiosis Pacing A/B - 10 days A/B - 3 days SC Standards/ B-2.4 Explain the process of cell differentiation as the basis for the hierarchical organization of organisms (including cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems). B-2.6 Summarize the characteristics of the cell cycle: interphase (called G1, S, G2); the phases of mitosis (called prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase); and plant and animal cytokinesis. B-2.7 Summarize how cell regulation controls and coordinates cell growth and division and allows cells to respond to the environment, and recognize the consequences of uncontrolled cell division. B-5.2 Explain how genetic processes result in the continuity of life-forms over time. Make Chromosomes with Pipe Cleaners and magnets (attracted to white board) (not on disk) Lab - Mitosis WebLab Activity - Mitosis Flipbook Lab Onion Root Tip Mitosis Activity - Chromosome Simulation BioKit - Classzone Cell Cycle Internet Lab (not on disk) University of Arizona Internet Lab on Mitosis http://www.biology/arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html B-4.2 B-4.3 B-4.5 Summarize the relationship among DNA, genes, and chromosomes. Explain how DNA functions as the code of life and the blueprint for proteins. Summarize the characteristics of the phases of meiosis I and II. Activity Chromosome Simulation BioKit Activity - Doing the Meiosis Shuffle Activity - Meiosis Flipbook (not on disk) Review with Pipe Cleaner/magnet chromosomes from unit 5 (not on disk) Activity- Mitosis and Meiosis Side/Side Coloring Chapter 5 Chapter 6 (sections 6.1 6.2) Anderson School District Five 5 July 1, 2012
Unit 7 Sexual Reproduction and Mendelian Genetics Unit 8 Genetics Pacing A/B - 6 days A/B - 7 days SC Standards/ B-4.6 Predict inherited traits by using the principles of Mendelian genetics (including segregation, independent assortment, and dominance). B-4.7 Summarize the chromosome theory of inheritance and relate that theory to Gregor Mendel s principles of genetics. B-4.7 B-4.8 Summarize the chromosome theory of inheritance and relate that theory to Gregor Mendel s principles of genetics. Compare the consequences of mutations in body cells with those in gametes. Lab - Probability and Mendelian Genetics (Biology I) Reebop Genetics (not on disk) Sponge Bob Genetics - www.sciencespot.net/media/gen_spbobgenetics.pdf www.sciencespot.net/media/gen_spbobgenetics2.pdf www.nsummi.k12.ut.us/.../pdf/bikini%20bottom%20genetics%20quiz.pdf Worksheet The Yeti Lab - Genetics Corn Lab Lab - Making A Face-A Genetic Simulation Zorks Inheritance (not on disk) Chapter 6 (sections 6.3 6.6) Lab - Karyotyping Weblab Lab - How Can Karyotype Analysis Explain Genetic Disorders Worksheet - Human Pedigree Hemophilia Activity - Cystic Fibrosis Pedigree Lab - Drosophila Lab #1 Lab - Drosophila Lab #2 Lab - Simulated Blood Typing Worksheet - Exploring Hereditary Traits Chapter 7 (linkage maps nonessential) Anderson School District Five 6 July 1, 2012
Third Nine Weeks Exam Biology I and CP Biology Curriculum Pacing Guide 2012-2013 Content Areas Unit 9 Protein Synthesis Unit 10 Biotechnology Pacing A/B - 5 days A/B - 4 days SC Standards/ B-4.1 Compare DNA and RNA in terms of structure, nucleotides, and base pairs. B-4.2 Summarize the relationship among DNA, genes, and chromosomes. B-4.3 Explain how DNA functions as the code of life and the blueprint for proteins. B-4.4 Summarize the basic processes involved in protein synthesis (including transcription and translation). B-4.8 Compare the consequences of mutations in body cells with those in gametes. B-1.1 Generate hypotheses based on credible, accurate, and relevant sources of scientific information. B-1.4 Design a scientific investigation with appropriate methods of control to test a hypothesis (including independent and dependent variables), and evaluate the designs of sample investigations. B-4.9 Exemplify ways that introduce new genetic characteristics into an organism or a population by applying the principles of modern genetics. DNA Extractions (not on disk) Lab - DNA Extraction from Various Sources Lab - DNA Extraction from Fruit Biorad DNA Necklace (not on disk) Lab - Discovering DNA Structure (Biology I) Snork DNA Revised (not on disk) Activity - Codon Bingo Lab - Internet Protein Synthesis Lab #1 and #2 Lab - Sci Fly Mutation Lab Lab - Protein Synthesis Modeling DNA Replication Hoedown (not on disk) Project - Biotechnology Research Paper Activity - The Great Cake Heist Activity - Forensic Science: A Paternal Case Project - GMO Research Lab - Recombinant DNA Paper Lab (not on disk) Activity Transgenic Acivity (not on disk) Chapter 8 (section 8.6 is nonessential) Chapter 9 Anderson School District Five 7 July 1, 2012
Unit 11 Biological Evolution Unit 12 Ecology Pacing A/B - 10 days A/B - 7 days SC Standards/ B-5.1 Summarize the process of natural selection. B-5.2 Explain how genetic processes result in the continuity of lifeforms over time. B-5.3 Explain how diversity within a species increases the chances of its survival. B-5.4 Explain how genetic variability and environmental factors lead to biological evolution. B-5.5 Exemplify scientific evidence in the fields of anatomy, embryology, biochemistry, and paleontology that underlies the theory of biological evolution. B-5.6 Summarize ways that scientists use data from a variety of sources to investigate and critically analyze aspects of evolutionary theory. B-5.7 Use a phylogenetic tree to identify the evolutionary relationships among different groups of organisms. B-3.6 B-6.1 B-6.2 B-6.3 B-6.4 B-6.5 B-6.6 Illustrate the flow of energy through ecosystems (including food chains, food webs, energy pyramids, number pyramids, and biomass pyramids). Explain how the interrelationships among organisms (including predation, competition, parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism) generate stability within ecosystems. Explain how populations are affected by limiting factors (including density-dependent, density-independent, abiotic, and biotic factors). Illustrate the processes of succession in ecosystems. Exemplify the role of organisms in the geochemical cycles (including the cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and water). Explain how ecosystems maintain themselves through naturally occurring processes (including maintaining the quality of the atmosphere, generating soils, controlling the hydrologic cycle, disposing of wastes, and recycling nutrients). Explain how human activities (including population growth, technology, and consumption of resources) affect the physical and chemical cycles and processes of Earth. Activity - Teddy Grahams Origami Birds (not on disk) Bean Pick Up (not on disk) Hole-Punch Pick Up (not on disk) Lab - The NERD Lab Lab - Jelly Belly Jelly Beans and Evolutionary Principles in the Classroom Activity - Monster Classification Activity Button Classification Using a Dichotomous Key Activity - Making Cladograms Lab - Island Biogeography and Evolution: Solving a Phylogenetic Puzzle Using Molecular Genetics Activity - Evolution: The Molecular Connection Colored Pasta Throw (not on disk) Activity Biochemistry Activity (not on disk) Lab - Food Web Weblab Activity - Arctic Hare Food Web Activity - Killer Whale Food Web Game Throwing Yarn Food Web (not on disk) Activity - Nitrogen Cycle Jigsaw Cycles Presentations Activity The Lorax Home-Sweet-Home Project (not on disk) Ecology Pictionary (not on disk) Activity - Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt Lab - Gene Frequencies and Sickle Cell Anemia Lab - Establishing Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Lab - Lynx Eats the Hare Lab Lab - Fish Fight Activity - Good Buddies - Classzone Anderson School District Five 8 July 1, 2012
Unit 11 Biological Evolution Chapters 10, 11 (section 11.2 is nonessential), Chapter 17 Unit 12 Ecology Chapters 13, 14, and Chapter 16 Anderson School District Five 9 July 1, 2012