Introduction- GENERAL INTRODUCTION 2 Weeks

Studies of Biology and the Nature of Science

Scientific Method and Scientific Inquiry
LHS Lesson Plan Template week 1.doc

Microscope and Lab Safety

The Characteristics of Life
LHS Lesson Plan Template week 2.doc

Ch 1 Trivia.doc

****Ch1 Test Friday August 28, 2015 (3rd block), Tuesday September 1, 2015
(4th block)***
UNIT II. INTERDEPENDENCE OF ORGANISMS 4 Weeks

Cooperation and Competition

1. Predator/Prey
2. Interactions Between Organisms
3. Homeostasis of Ecosystems

Energy Flow
1. Trophic Levels
2. Carbon Cycle and Biomass

LHS lesson plan week 3.doc

Geochemical Cycles
1. Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Water
2. Nutrient Cycles

LHS lesson plan week 4.doc

Biogeochemical Cycles.ppt

 Succession
 Biomes

LHS lesson plan week 5.doc

Populations
1. Limiting Factors
2. Interactions
3. Equilibrium

Human Environmental Concerns

LHS lesson plan week 6.doc

***SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEM FORMAL LAB REPORT DUE FRIDAY

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015**
LHS lesson plan week 7.doc

Ecology Trivia.ppt

***ECOLOGY UNIT TEST (CH 2-5) Wednesday September 30, 2015****

UNIT III. THE CELL 3 Weeks

Cell Structure and Function

1. Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote
2. Cell Theory

LHS lesson plan week 7.doc

3. Cell Organelle
4.Cell Technology

LHS lesson plan week 8.doc

5. Cell Transportation

LHS lesson plan week 9.doc

Ch 7 Trivia.ppt

Plasma Membrane.ppt

Cell Differentiation and Multicellular Organisms

1. Levels of Organization
2. Organs and Systems
3. Degenerative Diseases

UNIT IV. ENERGY UTILIZATION 2 Weeks

Photosynthesis

LHS lesson plan week 10.doc

1. Aerobic and Anaerobic Processes

Respiration
1. Electron Transport Chain
2. Glycolysis

Energy Flow
 1. Entropy, Transformation, Conservation, Efficiency

Chemistry of Life
1. Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
2. Enzymes and Catalysts

LHS lesson plan week 11.doc

photosynthesisppt.ppt
ADPATPandCellularRespiration.ppt
Macromolecules1.ppt

Ch 8 Trivia.ppt

****Ch 8 and 6.4 OPEN NOTE QUEST (quiz sized test) on Friday October 30,
2015******

UNIT V. MOLECULAR BASIS OF HEREDITY 3 Weeks

Cell Division
1. Asexual vs. Sexual
2. Mitosis and Meiosis

LHS lesson plan week 12.doc

LHS lesson plan week 13.doc
Genetics
1. Mendel’s Laws
2. Punnett Squares

LHS lesson plan week 14.doc

3. Modern Genetics and Chromosome Theory

4. Genetics Disorders
Introduction to Protein Synthesis
1. DNA, Genes, Chromosomes
2. Structure of DNA and RNA
3. Protein Synthesis and Replication

UNIT VI. BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION 2Weeks

Factors that Affect Evolution
1. Genetic Variation, Genetic Recombination, Crossing Over, Mutations, Sexual Reproduction
Natural Selection
1. Process
2. Evidence of Evolution
3. Charles Darwin
Biological Classifications
1. 5-6 Kingdoms
2. Classification