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Biology Curriculum Map

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|Course Understandings |Essential Questions |Assessments |Course Knowledge/Skills |

|First Quarter |

|Students will understand: |1. How do we know if something is alive? |Diagnostic |3.1.B.A1 – Describe the common characteristics of life. |

|1.Basic Biological Principals. | |Pre-assessment: | |

| |2. How does life result from chemical | |Compare and contrast the cellular structures and degrees of complexity of |

|2.The Chemical Basis of Life |structure and function? |Study island will be used to assess students’ prior |prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. |

| | |knowledge of material. | |

|3.Bio Energetics |3. How does life result from cellular | |Explain that some structures in eukaryotic cells developed from early prokaryotic |

| |structure and function? |Students’ knowledge will be assessed through teacher |cells (mitochondria, chloroplasts). |

| | |questioning. | |

| |4. How is structure related to function | |3.1.B.A2 – Identify the initial reactants, final products, and general purposes of |

| |at all biological levels of organization?|Formative |photosynthesis & cellular respiration. |

| | |Students will be assessed on drill question and bell | |

| |5. How do different organisms obtain and |ringers. |Explain the important of ATP in cell metabolism. |

| |use energy to survive in their | | |

| |environment? |Students will be assessed on exit slips and homework |Describe the relationship between photosynthesis & cellular respiration in |

| | |assignments. |photosynthetic organisms. |

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| | |Students will be assessed on section reading passages with|Explain why many biological macromolecules such as ATP & lipids contain high energy |

| | |questions. |bonds. |

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| | |Students will be assessed periodic section quizzes. |Explain the importance of enzymes as catalysts in cell reactions. |

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| | |Formative - Lab |Identify how factors such as pH & temperature may affect enzyme function. |

| | |Identify and use various parts of the microscope to | |

| | |identify. Microscope lab |3.1.B.A5 – Relate the structure of cell organelles to their function (energy |

| | | |capture, and release, transport, waste removal, protein synthesis, movement, etc.) |

| | |Prepare graphs using various data. Graphing lab | |

| | | |Explain the role of water in cell metabolism. |

| | |Analyze data and relate information to the scientific | |

| | |method lab (water droplet). |Explain how the cell membrane functions as a regulatory structure & protective |

| | | |barrier for the cell. |

| | |Compare the reactivity of different acids and | |

| | |concentration of acids on various metals, Acid & Base Lab |Describe transport mechanisms across the plasma. membrane |

| | |Draw conclusion on how acids, bases and neutral substance | |

| | |effect osmosis. Osmosis Lab (beet lab) |3.1.B.A6 – Explain how cells differentiate in multicellular organisms. |

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| | |Compare various things and state if they are living or non|3.1.B.A7 – Analyze the importance of carbon to the structure of biological |

| | |living based on criteria. Living vs Non Living lab |macromolecules. |

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| | |Differentiating between plant and animal cell types. Plant|Compare & contrast the functions & structures of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, & |

| | |vs Animal Cell Lab |nucleic acids. |

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| | |Summative |Explain the consequence of extreme changes in pH and temperature on cell protein. |

| | |Unit assessments will be administered at the completion of| |

| | |the unit to determine student level of comprehension and |3.1.B.A8 – Recognize that systems within cells & multicellular organisms. |

| | |analysis of material. | |

| | | |Demonstrate the repeating patterns that occur in biological polymers. |

| | |Multiple Choice questions | |

| | |Open ended questioning |Describe how the unique properties of water support life. |

| | |Analyze charts | |

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|Second Quarter |

|Students will understand: |1.How do cells grow and reproduce? |Level 1 Quiz Cell Cycle |S11.A.3.1.1, S11.B.1.1.3, S11.B.2.1.1, S11.B.2.1.2, S11.B.2.1.3, S11.B.2.1.4, |

|1.Homeostasis | |Study Island | |

| |2.How do organisms maintain a biological |Level 3 Test Mitosis and Meiosis |S11.B.2.2.1: Describe how genetic information is expressed (i.e., DNA, genes, |

|2.DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis |balance between their internal and |Cell Cycle Flipbook |chromosomes, transcription, translation, and replication). |

| |external environments? |Cell Cycle Microscope Lab | |

|3.Cell Growth & Reproduction | |Level 3 Test Transcription and Translation |S11.B.2.2.2: Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis in passing on genetic |

| |3.What are the advantages of |Level 4 Test Protein Synthesis |information. |

| |multicellularity? |Study Island | |

| | |Level 3 Genetic Engineering Quiz and Test |S11.B.2.2.3: Explain how different patterns of inheritance affect population |

| |4.Why is DNA called the “blueprint of |Genetic Mutation Presentation |variability (i.e., multiple alleles, codominance, dominance, recessiveness, |

| |life”? | |sex-influenced traits, and sex-linked traits). |

| | |Lab |S11.A.1.1.1, S11.A.1.1.2, S11.A.1.1.3, S11.A.1.1.4, S11.A.1.1.5, S11.A.1.2.1, |

| | | |S11.A.1.3.1, S11.A.3.2.1, S11.A.3.2.2, S11.A.3.2.3, S11.A.2.2.1, S11.A.2.2.2, |

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|Third Quarter |

|Students will understand: |1.How is the hereditary information in |Level 1 Heredity Quiz |S11.A.3.1.1, S11.B.1.1.3, S11.B.2.1.1, S11.B.2.1.2, S11.B.2.1.3, S11.B.2.1.4, |

|1.Patterns of Inheritence |genes inherited and expressed? |Level 2 Dominant vs. Recessive Quiz |S11.B.2.2.1, S11.B.2.2.2, S11.B.2.2.3, S11.A.1.1.1, S11.A.1.1.2, S11.A.1.1.3, |

| | |Study Island |S11.A. 1.1.4, S11.A. 1.1.5, S11.A.1.2.1, S11.A.1.3.1, S11.A.3.2.1, S11.A.3.2.2, |

|2.Biotechnologies |2.How do we scientifically explain the |Level 3 Punnett Square Test |S.11.A.3.2.3, |

| |evidence and mechanisms for biological |Genetic Trait Project | |

|3.Theories of Evolution |evolution? |Level 1 Mechanisms of Evolution Quiz | |

| | |Natural Selection Lab | |

| | |Level 4 Evolution Test | |

| | |Study Island | |

|Fourth Quarter |

|Students will understand: |1.How do organisms interact and depend on|Level 2 Quiz Biosphere |S11.A.1.3.2, S11C.2.1.2, S11.A.1.3.1, S11A.1.1.5, S11.A.1.1.3, S11.A.1.2.1, |

|1.Ecology |each other and their environment for |Food Web Design |S11.B.1.1.2, S11.B.2.2.1, S11.B.2.2.2, S11.B.2.2.3, S11.A.1.1.4, S11.A.2.2.1, |

| |survival? |Level 3 Test Species Interaction |S11.A.2.2.2, S11.A.3.1.1, S11.A.3.2.1, S11.A.3.2.2, S11.A.3.2.3, |

| | |Study Island | |

| | |Level 2 Quiz Biotic and Abiotic | |

| | |Level 3 Test Cycles | |

| | |Level 4 Population Dynamics | |

| | |Study Island | |

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