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Curriculum Sequence for Integrations of ScienceReview and Discussion of Course ExpectationsNature of ScienceDiscussion of Lab Safety Scientific Inquiry: Featured Activity on Spontaneous Generation (Overview of the Scientific Method)Experimental Variables: Featured Activity with Elodea (Independent, Dependent, ControlScientific Data: Featured Activity on Average Foot Width between females and males (Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation)BiochemistryChemistry Review (Valence Electrons, Octet Rule, Covalent Bonding, Polarity, Hydrogen Bonding)Water: Graphite Disk and Running Water Activities (Structure of Water, Hydrophobic vs Hydrophilic attractions, Surface Tension)Biological Macromolecules: Molecule Recognition Activity (Organic Compounds, Monomers: monosaccharides, fatty acids (saturated vs unsaturated), glycerol, amino acids, nucleotides, Polymers: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids)Biochemical Reactions: Reaction Recognition Activity (Dehydration Synthesis, Bond Type: Glycosidic, Peptide, Ester)CellsCell Size: What determines the size of a cell? (Volume, surface area, shape, units of measurement)Prokaryotic Cells: Bacterial Cell Recognition (Characteristics and types: spherical, rod-shaped, and spiral)Eukaryotic Cells: Animal vs Plant Cells (Structural Comparison with prokaryotic cells)Cell Adaptations: Observational activity using roots from the aquaponics lab, meat muscle fibers, amoeba, paramecium, euglena (Relationship between structure and function)Cell Organelles: Organelle recognition activity in eukaryotes with discussion of structure and function (nucleus, ribosomes, cell membrane, mitochondria, cytoplasm, vacuole, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, DNA)Review Activities: Biochemical reactions, photosynthesis, and respiration reaction recognitionCell TransportCell Membrane: Demonstration and discussion activities on potential energy, kinetic energy, and diffusion to examine the relationship between structure and function (Simple Diffusion vs a Selectively Permeable Membrane, Active Transport vs Passive Transport)Osmosis: Demonstration and discussion activity with an egg, sugar solution and salt water to illustrate transport of water across a cell membrane (hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions)Cell ChemistryPhotosynthesis: Examine the internal and external structure of a leaf and its function in photosynthesis (Use You-Tube videos and diagrams to facilitate this examination)Cellular Respiration: Demonstrate and model energy transformation in physical and chemical systems. (Use Pogil activities to model and discuss glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain, and distinguish between Aerobic and Anaerobic RespirationPhotosynthesis vs Respiration: Compare and contrast these cellular reactionsCell CycleGeneral Discussion of the cell cycle (Pogil activity)Mitosis: Use the Biology Junction and YouTube videos to identify the phases and differentiate between them (modeling activities identifying and describing the phases)Meiosis: Use the Biology Junction and YouTube videos to identify the phases and differentiate between them (modeling activities identifying and describing the phases)GeneticsGenetic Variation: Discussion and Pogil activity on variation (Gametogenesis in meiosis, role of fertilization, causes of mutation: crossover, inversion, and duplication)DNA and RNA: Compare and contrast the structure and function (Use modeling exercises to illustrate the differences in arrangement of nitrogen bases, sugars, phosphates, and bonding)Replication of DNA (process, enzymes, complimentary base pairs, semi-conservative replication)Protein Synthesis: Practice problems deciphering the DNA code from replication to protein synthesis (Review of protein structure, RNA transcription, and translation)Punnet Squares: Practice making and analyzing results (Alleles, genes, homologous chromosomes, heterozygous, homozygous, monohybrid cross and dihybrid cross)Nutrient CyclesWater Cycle (Review the properties of water and the importance of water for living things here)Carbon Cycle (Review fossil fuel combustion, photosynthesis, and respiration here)Nitrogen Cycle: Use the aquaponics lab to illustrate the nitrogen cycle and the role of decomposers, nitrogen fixing bacteria, and nitrifying bacteria ................
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