| Date |
Reading |
Topic |
Assignments |
| Aug
27 - Sept 15 |
Ch 1 |
Introduction: Biology Today
|
You Decide: What can we do about antibiotic resistant bacteria? |
| Lab |
Introduction to the Scientific Method |
lab report |
| Ch 3 |
The Molecules of Life |
You Decide: Low-fat or low-carb diets: which is healthier? |
| Ch 4 |
A Tour of the Cell |
|
| Ch 5 |
The Working Cell |
|
| Sept
17 |
|
Exam 1 |
|
Sept 22 -
Oct 20
(No class during fall break, Oct 13 and 15) |
Lab |
Osmosis and Diffusion |
lab report |
| Ch 8 |
The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance |
Biology and Society: #13 or #14 (p. 142) |
| Ch 9 |
Patterns of Inheritance |
|
| Ch 10 |
Molecular Biology of the Gene |
|
| Ch 11 |
How Genes are Controlled |
You Decide: Do cell phones cause cancer? |
| Oct
22 |
|
Exam 2 |
|
| Oct 27 - Nov
12 |
Ch 12 |
DNA Technology
|
position paper on DNA technology |
| Lab |
DNA Fingerprinting |
lab report |
| Ch 13 |
How Populations Evolve |
|
| Lab |
Natural Selection Simulation |
lab report |
| Ch 14 |
How Biological Diversity Evolves |
|
| Nov
17 |
|
Exam 3 |
|
Nov 19 - Dec
10
No class during Thanks-
giving Break, Nov 22
|
Ch 18 |
The Ecology of Organisms and Populations
|
|
| Lab |
Effect of abiotic factors on plant growth |
lab report |
| Ch 19 |
Communities and Ecosystems |
Biology and Society: #13 or #14 (p. 438) |
| Ch 20 |
Human Impact on the Environment |
You Decide: Does human activity cause global warming? |
| TBA |
|
Exam 4 |
|
