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COURSE DESCRIPTION COURSE BOOKLET BIOLOGY 9-12
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
Week (Dates) Daily Lesson Plans Topic of Study
(% of Course)
Concept Enrichment Activities Visual Aide Textbook Focus Laboratory
 

01

(Aug. 8 -12 )

Aug.8 MONDAY-A/B  

 

 

 

 

Chemistry
of Life
(7%)

 

 

SCIENCE

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Chemistry Review 

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Class Notes  

Properties of Water

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Class Notes  

CD-Rom Animations

Self-Quiz

Periodic Table Worksheet

Chemical worksheet

Chemical worksheet 2

Chemical Bonding Worksheet

Chemistry/Water Worksheet

Water and pH

End Group Worksheet

Animation 2.3.1 Covalent Bonds 


Animation 2.3.4 Polar and Nonpolar Covalent Bonds 


Animation 2.4 Ionic Bonds 

Animation 3.2 Dissociation of Water Molecules 

REVIEW:

CHEMISTRY

CH. 1 THEMES IN THE STUDY OF LIFE

CH. 2 THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

CH. 3 WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Animal Behavior/Habitat Selection(11)

 

OBJECTIVES

PROCEDURES

Graphing

Making Graphs

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Graph paper

 

Aug. 9 TUESDAY-A/B
Aug. 10   WED.- A
Aug. 11 THURS. -B
Aug. 12 FRIDAY- A
 

02

(Aug. 15 - 19)

 

Aug. 15 MONDAY-B

Functional Groups

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Class Notes  

ORGANIC MOLECULES

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Carbohydrates

Class Notes  

Lipids

Class Notes  

Proteins

Class Notes  

Nucleic Acids

Class Notes  

CD-Rom Animations

Self-Quiz

Organic Molecule Worksheet

Organic Molecule Comparison Chart


Animation 5.4.1 Introduction to Protein Structure 


Animation 5.4.2 Primary Structure 


Animation 5.4.3 Secondary Structure 


Animation 5.4.4 Tertiary Structure 


Animation 5.4.5 Quaternary Structure 

CH. 4 CARBON AND THE MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF LIFE

CH. 5 THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES

 

 

Chemistry of Living Things

Aug. 16 TUES.- A
Aug.17 WED. B
Aug. 18 THURS.-A
Aug. 19 FRIDAY- B
 

03

(Aug. 22 - 26)

Aug. 22 MONDAY - A FREE ENERGY CHANGES/ ENZYMES

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Class Notes  

CD-Rom Animations

Self-Quiz

Animation 6.1.1 Chemical Reactions 


Animation 6.1.6 Enzymes 

CH.6 INTRO TO METABOLISM

 

TOOTHPICKASE LAB

Enzyme Catalysis(2)

OBJECTIVES

PROCEDURES

WRITING ESSAYS

Aug. 23 TUESDAY-B
Aug. 24  WED.- A
Aug. 25 THURS.- B
Aug. 26 FRIDAY-A
 

04

 

Cells
(10%)

Unit Two Objectives

PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS

Classification

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Class Notes

Cell Parts

Class Notes

CD-Rom Animations

Self-Quiz

Cellular Organelles Worksheet

 

REVIEW:

CELLS

CH. 7  TOUR OF THE CELL

 

05

 

SUBCELLULAR ORGANIZATION

Class Notes

Cell Transport

Class Notes  

CD-Rom Animations

Self-Quiz

Diffusion Worksheet

Osmosis Problem

Osmosis Worksheet 2

Osmosis 3

Animation 8.1 Membrane Structure

Animation 8.2 Diffusion 

Animation 8.3 Osmosis 

Animation 8.4 Faciliated Diffusion 

Animation 8.5 Active Transport 

Animation 8.6 Exocytosis and Endocytosis 

CH. 8 MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Osmosis Lab (3 Days)

Diffusion/ Osmosis(1)

OBJECTIVES

PROCEDURES

 

*REMINDER: STAY MOTIVATED YOU     ARE  BEGINNING WONDERFUL EXPLORATIO

N OF LIFE!!!

 

06

CELL CYCLE AND ITS REGULATION

OBJECTIVES

POWERPOINT

Class Notes  

CD-Rom Animations

Self-Quiz

Mitosis Worksheet

MITOSIS Animation 12.3.1 Mitosis and Cytokinesis Introduction 

Animation 12.3.2 Late Interphase 

Animation 12.3.3 Prophase 

Animation 12.3.4 Prometaphase 
Animation 

12.3.5 Metaphase 
Animation 

12.3.6 Anaphase 
Animation 

12.3.7 Telophase 
Animation
12.3.8 Cytokinesis 

Animation 13.1.1 Asexual Life Cycles 

REVIEW:

CELL DIVISION

CH. 12 THE CELL CYCLE

The Microscope

Mitosis (3)

OBJECTIVES

PROCEDURE(1)

PROCEDURE (2)

UNIT II EXAM

 

07

Reproduction and Heredity
(8%)

MEIOSIS AND GAMETOGENESIS

Class Notes 

Meiosis and sexual life cycles

 

Meiosis Worksheet

MEIOSIS (Part I)

Animation 13.2.3 Meiosis I; Metaphase I 

Animation 13.2.4 Meiosis I; Anaphase I 

Animation 13.2.5 Meiosis I; Telophase I and Cytokinesis 

Animation 13.2.6 Meiosis II 

CH. 13 MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL LIFE CYCLES

 

MEIOSIS PROJECT

Meiosis (3)

OBJECTIVES

PROCEDURES

 

08

INHERITANCE PATTERNS

Class Notes 

Heredity, variation, and genetics

Mendelian genetics

Beyond Mendel

Mendelian genetics in humans

Mendel's Genetics

Multiple Alleles/ Incomplete Dominance

Monohybrid Worksheet

Dihybrid Worksheet

MEIOSIS (Part II)


Animation 13.1.3 Sexual Life Cycles

Animation 13.1.5 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

Animation 13.1.1 Meiosis Introduction; Interphase

Animation 13.2.2 Meiosis I; Prophase I

REVIEW:

HEREDITY

CH. 14 MENDEL AND THE GENE IDEA

QUICK LAB: INTERPRETING INFORMATION FROM PEDIGREE

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09

EUKARYOTIC CHROMOSOMES

Class Notes 

Chromosomal theory of inheritance

Pedigree Problems

Genetic Crossing Over

Genetic Problems

Sex-linked 2

Sex-linked

CH. 15 THE CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE Genetics of Organisms(7)

OBJECTIVES

PROCEDURES

UNIT IIIA EXAM

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Contact Information

Science Rules and Regulations

SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR 

LABORATORY Successfully conduct a lab
Properly use lab equipment
Correctly perform lab techniques
Write a lab report using this report guide
Evaluate your report using this evaluation rubric
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GRAPHING Making scientific graphs with
Microsoft Excel
Making scientific graphs on
graph paper
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