Chapter
|Chapter |Title |# Days |Anticipated Date |Comments |
| | |~ 50 min/day |of Completion | |
|1st Predictive for Biology |1 |TBD | |
|Engage |Being a Scientist |8 |September 18, 2015 | |
|Unit 1: Evolution: Patterns of Change and Products of Change in Living Systems |
|1 |The Human Animal |12 |October 6, 2015 | |
|2 |Evolution: Change across Time |13 |October 26, 2015 | |
|3 |Products of Evolution: Unity and Diversity |13 |November 13, 2015 | |
|Unit 2: Homeostasis: Maintaining Dynamic Equilibrium in Living Systems |
|4 |The Internal Environment |14 |December 7, 2015 | |
|5 |Maintaining Balance in Organisms |13 |January 5, 2016 | |
|6 |Human Homeostasis: Health and Disease |10 |January 20, 2016 | |
|Unit 3: Energy, Matter, and Organization: Relationships in Living Systems |
|2nd Predictive for Biology |1 |TBD | |
|7 |Performance and Fitness |13 |February 8, 2016 | |
|8 |The Cellular Basis of Activity |16 |March 8, 2016 | |
|9 |The Cycling of Matter and the Flow of Energy in Communities |15 |April 1, 2016 |Teach abiotic and biotic. Include C, N, and H2O cycles. Pull in Ch. 15 limiting |
| | | | |factors, carrying capacity, and interactions. |
| | | | |**2 days - ELA MCAS |
|Unit 4: Continuity: Reproduction and Inheritance in Living Systems |
|10 |Reproduction in Humans and Other Organisms. |16 |May 2, 2016 |Omit “cultural influences on human mating behaviors” if necessary. Pull in |
| | | | |mitosis, cell cycle, and cancer from Ch. 13. |
| | | | |Includes 3 days for mitosis, cell cycle, & cancer |
|11 |Continuity of Information through Inheritance |13 |May 19, 2016 |**2 days for Math MCAS |
|12 |Gene Action |9 |May 27, 2016 | |
|Unit 5 Development: Growth and Differentiation in Living Systems |Addressed briefly in Life’s Greatest Miracle |
|13 |Processes and Patterns of Development |See comments | |Pull “start in development” into Ch 10 or 11. Cover cancer and cell cycle in |
| | | | |“development gone awry” with mitosis. Omit “100 yrs of questions,” “processes |
| | | | |that generate complexity,” and “evaluating where we stand.” |
|14 |The Human Life Span |See comments | |This chapter has interesting and engaging material; however, omit it if necessary.|
|MCAS Review |May 31, 2016 | |
|Biology MCAS |June 1 & 2, 2016 | |
|Unit 6: Ecology: Interaction and Interdependence in Living Systems |
|15 |Interdependence among Organisms in the Biosphere |See comments | |May be pulled into Ch 9, specifically addressing carrying capacity, limiting |
| | |1 for the Critter | |factors, and exponential growth. |
|16 |Decision Making in a Complex World |See comments |June 22, 2016 |If time permits, this is a great Chapter that pulls it all together in the end; |
| | | | |however, often there is not time to address it as presented here. |
|After MCAS, you can do the final sections of Unit 6 including the case study. |
|Final Review & End of Course Assessment |June 1-20, 2016 |This is the district testing window. We suggest scheduling the assessment towards|
| | |the end of this testing window. |
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