BIOLOGY 1 COURSE SYLLABUS A General Individualized Education Plan (GIEP) is developed annually which defines the student s program for the year and includes goals, objectives and evaluation procedures based on core curricula, enrichment, community-based experiences and independent study projects. The curriculum for each class follows an appropriate sequencing of tasks from teacher-led foundation activities to small group creative problem solving tasks to culminating independent study projects. The curriculum, along with the GPAs of each student, determines the specially designed instruction for each student and delineates the exact activities for each course. THE STUDY OF BIOLOGY Biology is the study of life and the interactions between living things and their nonliving environment. The concepts you will be learning are integrated with one another. The science of biology is one of ever-increasing exploration and discovery and the text attempts to link biology and chemistry by concentrating on the biochemical processes and molecular biology. In studying biology, it is very important that you keep up with the coursework as it develops. Understanding biological terms will greatly enhance your understanding of the concepts presented. Use of the publisher s website will give you opportunities to reinforce concepts presented in class and further expand your knowledge and understanding of those concepts. Lab work and lab reports are an integral part of this course. STANDARDS These standards have been adopted by the for science students in Grades K-12. Your Biology course will help you to meet these standards. 1. All students explain how scientific principles of chemical, physical, and biological phenomena have developed and relate them to real-world situations. 2. All students demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts and principles of physical, chemical, biological and earth sciences. 3. All students use and master materials, tools and processes of major technologies, which are applied in economic and civic life. 4. All students explain the relationships among science, technology and society. 5. All students construct and evaluate scientific and technological systems using models to explain or predict results. 6. All students develop and apply skills of observation, data collection, analysis, pattern recognition, prediction and scientific reasoning in designing and conducting experiments and solving technological problems. 7. All students evaluate advantages, disadvantages and ethical implications associated with the impact of science and technology on current and future life.
8. All students evaluate the impact on current and future life of the development and use of varied energy forms, natural and synthetic materials, and production and processing of food and other agricultural products. 9. All students demonstrate basic computer literacy, including word-processing, software applications, and the ability to access the global information infrastructure, using current technology. COURSE MATERIALS Course materials for Biology include the reference textbook: Biology by Kenneth R. Miller and Joseph Levine. (Prentice Hall. Copyright 2006 by Pearson Education INC.). CD Rom: Interactive Textbook PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSING YOUR PROGRESS Your progress in meeting the goals and expectations of Biology 1 will be assessed in a variety of ways. Examples of assessments could include quizzes, homework, laboratory reports, tests and other assessments as selected by your teacher. Each semester there will be an assessment based on what you have learned. STUDENT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTED LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT As a student taking Biology, you will be expected to: Attend class daily. Participate in class activities. Study materials presented in class in the reading activities. Carry out laboratory activities and submit laboratory reports. Participate in discussions concerning class and laboratory experiences. Show evidence of achieving the standards. Maintain a notebook of class work and class materials. Design, implement, and present a project that has been approved by your biology teacher. Maintain a GPA that is consistent with the standards set by the program. CLASS DECORUM Labs cannot allow food or drinks open for consumption in the lab. Labs are expensive to the taxpayer and require respect for the equipment, Students are to clean up after a lab or classroom activity Safety First!! Talking out of turn is discouraged as is getting out of the seat without permission
SCIENCE SKILLS OBJECTIVES Upon completing Biology 1 students will be able to: Ask and answer scientific questions. Gather and organize information. Understand the relevance of science. Evaluate evidence. Recognize and be familiar with the methods of science. Record and interpret data. Consider and evaluate evidence. Make inferences. Demonstrate your understanding of scientific concepts. Appreciate the diversity of life and the dynamic nature of science. Conduct ethical analyses. Explain the relationships between living systems and the environment. Propose and test hypotheses. Demonstrate your ability to conduct a full scientific inquiry. ASSIGNMENT CALENDER Students are required to maintain a notebook and assignment calendar. The course syllabus must be the first document in their notebooks. It tells the weekly assignments, the tests and the class rules and regulations. Teacher contact information is also available at the beginning of the document HOMEWORK All assignments are to be given the same for each class for each chapter and for each week The highly fluid nature of our schedule this year will test the strategy and probably more work will have to be done at home than usual. Student s regularly assigned work is first required before labs can be complete or even begun. REPORT PERIOD 1 CHAPTER 1 THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY 1.1 What is Biology? 1.2 How Scientists Work 1.3 Studying Life 1.4 Tools and Procedures
CHAPTER 2 THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE 2.1 The Nature of Matter 2.2 Properties of Water 2.3 Carbon Compounds 2.4 Chemical Reactions and Enzymes CHAPTER 3 THE BIOSPHERE 3.1 What is Ecology? 3.2 Energy Flow 3.3 Cycles of Matter CHAPTER 4 ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES 4.1 The Role of Matter 4.2 What Shapes an Ecosystem? 4.3 Biomes 4.4 Aquatic Ecosystems CHAPTER 5 POPULATION 5.1 How Populations Grow 5.2 Limits to Growth 5.3 Human Population Growth CHAPTER 6 HUMAN IN THE BIOSHERE 6.1 A Changing Landscape 6.2 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources 6.3 Biodiversity 6.4 Charting a Course for the Future CHAPTER 7 CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 7.1 Life Is Cellular 7.2 Eukaryotic Cell Structure 7.3 Cell Boundaries 7.4 The Diversity of Cellular Life
CHAPTER 8 PHOTOSYNTHESIS 8.1 Energy and Life 8.2 Photosynthesis: An overview 8.3 The Reactions of Photosynthesis CHAPTER 9 CELLULAR RESPIRATION 9.1 Chemical Pathways 9.2 The Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport CHAPTER 10 CELL GROWTH AND DIVISION 10.1 Cell Growth 10.2 Cell Division 10.3 Regulating the Cell Cycle REPORT PERIOD 2 CHAPTER 11 INTRODUCTION TO GENETICS 11.1 The Work of Gregor Mendel 11.2 Probability and Punnett Squares 11.3 Exploring Mendelian Genetics 11.4 Meiosis 11.5 Linkage and Gene Maps CHAPTER 12 DNA AND RNA 12.1 DNA 12.2 DNA Replication and Chromosomes 12.3 RNA and Protein Synthesis 12.4 Mutations 12.5 Gene Regulation CHAPTER 13 GENETIC ENGINEERING 13.1 Changing the Living World 13.2 Manipulating DNA 13.3 Cell Transformation 13.4 Applications of Genetic Engineering CHAPTER 14 THE HUMAN GENOME 14.1 Human Heredity 14.2 Human Chromosomes 14.3 Human Molecular Genetics
REPORT PERIOD 3 CHAPTER 15 Darwin s Theory of Evolution 15.1 The Puzzle of Life s Diversity 15.2 Ideas That Shaped Darwin s Thinking 15.3 Darwin Presents His Case CHAPTER 16 Evolution of Populations 16.1 Genes and Variation 16.2 Evolution as Genetic Change 16.3 The Process of Speciation CHAPTER 17 The History of Life 17.1 The Fossil 17.2 Earths Early History 17.3 Evolution of Multicellular Life CHAPTER 18 Classification 18.1 Finding Order in Diversity 18.2 Modern Evolutionary Classification 18.3 Kingdoms and Domains CHAPTER 19 Bacteria and Viruses 19.1 Bacteria 19.2 Viruses 19.3 Disease Caused by Bacteria and Viruses CHAPTER 20 PROTISTS 20.1 The Kingdom Protista 20.2 Animal Like Protists: Protozoan s 20.3 Plantlike Protists: Unicellular Algae 20.4 Plantlike Protists: Red, Brown, and Green Algae 20.5 Fungus like Protists CHAPTER 21 FUNGI 21.1 The Kingdom Fungi 21.2 Classification of Fungi 21.3 Ecology of Fungi
CHAPTER 22 PLANT DIVERSITY 22.1 Introduction to Plants 22.2 Bryophytes 22.3 Seedless Vascular Plants 22.4 Seedless Plants 22.5 Angiosperms-Flowering Plants CHAPTER 23 ROOTS, STEMS, and LEAVES 23.1 Introduction to Plants 23.2 Roots 23.3 Stems 23.4 Leaves 23.5 Transport in plants CHAPTER 24 REPRODUTION of SEEDS PLANTS 24.1 Reproduction with Cones and Flowers 24.2 Seed Development and Germination 24.3 Plant Propagation and Agriculture CHAPTER 25 PLANT RESPONSES AND ADAPTIONS 25.1 Hormones and Plant Growth 25.2 Plant Responses 25.3 Plant Propagation and Agriculture CHAPTER 26 SPONGES AND CNIDARIANS 26.1 Introduction to the Animal Kingdom 26.2 Sponges 26.3 Cnidarians CHAPTER 27 WORMS AND MULLUSKS 27.1 Flatworms 27.2 Roundworms 27.3 Annelids 27.4 Echinoderms
CHAPTER 28 ARTHROPODS AND ECHINODERMS 28.1 Introduction to the Arthropods 28.2 Groups of Arthropods 28.3 Insects 28.4 Echinoderms CHAPTER 29 COMPARING INVERTEBRATES 29.1 Invertebrate Evolution 29.2 Form and Function in Invertebrates CHAPTER 30 NONVERTEBRATE CHORDATES, FISHES, AND AMPHIBIANS 30.1 The Chordates 30.2 Fishes 30.3 Amphibians CHAPTER 31 REPTILE AND BIRDS 31.1 Reptiles 31.2 Birds CHAPTER 32 Mammals 32.1 Introduction to the Mammals 32.2 Diversity of Mammals 32.3 Primates and Human Origins CHAPTER 33 COMPARING CHORDATES 33.1 Chordate Evolution 33.2 Controlling Body Temperature 33.3 Form and Function in Chordates CHAPTER 34 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 34.1 Elements of Behavior 34.2 Patterns of Behavior
REPORT PERIOD 4 CHAPTER 35 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 35.1 Human Body Systems 35.2 The Nervous System 35.3 Divisions of the Nervous System 35.4 The Senses 35.5 Drugs and the Nervous System CHAPTER 36 SKELETAL, MUSCULAR, AND INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS 36.1 The Skeletal System 36.2 The Muscular System 36.3 The Integumentary System CHAPTER 37 CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS 37.1 The Circulatory System 37.2 Blood and the Lymphatic System 37.3 The Respiratory System CHAPTER 38 DIGESTIVE AND EXCRETORY SYSTEMS 38.1 Food and Nutrition 38.2 The Process of Digestion 38.3 The Excretory System CHAPTER 39 ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS 39.1 The Endocrine System 39.2 Human Endocrine Glands 39.3 The Reproductive System 39.4 Fertilization and Development CHAPTER 40 THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND DISEASE 40.1 Infectious Disease 40.2 The Immune System 40.3 Immune System Disorders 40.4 The Environment and Your Health
REMINDER TO PARENTS Your child will need the following supplies this year: colored pencils 3 ring notebook w/ dividers pens/pencils/red pen scientific calculator rulers protractor graph paper GRADING SCALE A+ 100 A 95-99 A- 92-94 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62 F+ 40-59 F 20-39 F- 0-19