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Zoology Syllabus

This syllabus is subject to change in


response to weekly school schedule
changes.
Week Of: Chapter Activities

Review of Class Rules and Syllabus


Aug 18 1. Animal Body Plan Lecture: Animal Body Plan
Systems in Animals
Activity: Taxonomy and Classification of Animals

1. Animal Body Plan Quiz #1


Aug 23 2. Phylum Porifera Lecture: Sponge Structure and Types
Activity: Types of Sponges

2. Phylum Porifera Lecture: Types of Sponges


Aug 30 Test #1

Lecture: Basic Cnderian Design


Sep 7 3. Phylum Cnideria Activity: Cniderians (Hydra, Sea Anemones, Jellyfish)

Quiz #2
Sep 13 3. Phylum Cnideria Lecture: Major Cniderian Groups

3. Phylum Cnideria Test #2


Sep 20 4. Phylum Platyhelminthes Lecture: Intro to Flatworms

Quiz #3
Sep 27 4. Phylum Platyhelminthes Lecture: Parasitic Flatworms
Activity: Flatworms

4. Phylum Platyhelminthes Test #3


Oct 4 5. Phylum Nematoda Lecture: Nematodes
Dissection: Nematode Lab

Activity: Parasitic Roundworms


Oct 11 5. Phylum Nematoda Lab Practical #1
Quiz #4
Lecture: Characteristics of Annelids
Oct 18 6. Phylum Annelida Dissection: Earthworm

Quiz #5
Oct 25 5. Phylum Annelida Types of Annelids
Activity: Polychaetes and Leeches

Test #4
Nov 2 6. Phylum Molluska Lecture: Characteristics of Mollusks
Dissection: Clam

Lecture: Gastropods and Cephalopods


Nov 8 6. Phylum Molluska Lab Activity: Conchology
7. Phylum Arthropoda Test #5
Lecture: Characteristics of the Arthropods

Lecture: Major Groups of Arthropods


Nov 15 7. Phylum Arthropoda Dissection: Crayfish
Quiz #6

Nov 22 7. Phylum Arthropoda Dissection: Grasshopper


Thanksgiving Break

Nov 29 7. Phylum Arthropoda Test #5


8. Phylum Chordata Lecture: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles
Dissection: Frog

Lab Practical #2
Dec 8 8. Phylum Chordata Videos: Life In Cold Blood

Dec 13 8. Phylum Chordata Videos: Life of Birds


Lectures: Characteristics and Adaptations of Birds and
Mammals
Quiz #7

Dec 20 Exams Exams

Jan 3 8. Phylum Chordata Life of Mammals


ZOOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTION

Prerequisite: Biology

This course will be a phylogenetic study of the major groups of animals. Students will study the
anatomical and physiological differences among those major groups and will be able to recognize
representatives of each group. This course will include several dissections and lab tests.

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