Biology Fall Semester Schedule
This site and materials are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates.
Course Syllabus - Daily Announcements - Behavior Response Form - Extra Resources (Bell Ringers, Posters, Etc.) - Prior Course Content - District Website
Course materials: links for additional materials can be found under "Resources" on the first page of each packet.
0. Lab Safety
0.1 Lab Safety Core Ideas; Lab Safety Contracts; Lab Safety Review Concepts; Lab Safety Test; First Day Activity; Pre-Assessment
1. Matter & Energy
1.1 Packet: What happens when something burns? (PDF)
1.2 Packet: How does burning change matter & energy? (PDF)
1.3 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment (PDF)
2. Animals
2.1 Packet: How do animal cells use food? (PDF)
2.2 Packet: What happens to food when it is consumed? (PDF)
2.3 Packet: How do cells acquire atoms from food? (PDF)
2.4 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment (PDF)
3. Plants
3.1 Packet: How do plant cells differ from animal cells? (PDF)
3.2 Packet: How do plant cells obtain matter and energy? (PDF)
3.3 Packet: How can we investigate plant growth and function? (PDF)
3.4 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment (PDF)
4. Ecosystems
4.1 Packet: Why do different places have different amounts of species? (PDF)
4.2 Packet: How does human activity affect species? (PDF)
4.3 Packet: Unit Assessment - Calculating Ecological Footprints (PDF)
Semester I Final Exam - Preview Copy
5. Traits & Genes
5.1 Packet: What determines the traits of an organism? (PDF)
5.2 Packet: How are traits inherited from parents? (PDF)
5.3 Packet: Can we predict traits? (PDF)
5.4 Packet: Unit Assessment (PDF)
6. DNA & Proteins
6.1 Packet: What is DNA and how does it work? (PDF)
6.2 Packet: How does DNA affect protein assembly? (PDF)
6.3 Packet: Unit Assessment (PDF)
6.4 Packet: How are genes modified? (PDF)
7. Mutations & Change
7.1 Packet: How does a protein get its shape & function? (PDF)
7.2 Packet: How do mutations change genes & proteins? (PDF)
7.3 Packet: How can mutations create new traits & species? (Alt. version) (PDF 1; PDF 2)
7.4 Packet: Unit Assessment (PDF)
7.5 Packet: How Does Antibiotic Resistance Occur? (PDF)
8. Biodiversity
8.1 Packet: How does biodiversity affect ecosystems? Why is biodiversity being lost? (PDF)
Semester II Final Exam: Preview Copy (PDF)
This site and materials are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates.
Course Syllabus - Daily Announcements - Behavior Response Form - Extra Resources (Bell Ringers, Posters, Etc.) - Prior Course Content - District Website
Course materials: links for additional materials can be found under "Resources" on the first page of each packet.
0. Lab Safety
0.1 Lab Safety Core Ideas; Lab Safety Contracts; Lab Safety Review Concepts; Lab Safety Test; First Day Activity; Pre-Assessment
1. Matter & Energy
1.1 Packet: What happens when something burns? (PDF)
1.2 Packet: How does burning change matter & energy? (PDF)
1.3 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment (PDF)
2. Animals
2.1 Packet: How do animal cells use food? (PDF)
2.2 Packet: What happens to food when it is consumed? (PDF)
2.3 Packet: How do cells acquire atoms from food? (PDF)
2.4 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment (PDF)
3. Plants
3.1 Packet: How do plant cells differ from animal cells? (PDF)
3.2 Packet: How do plant cells obtain matter and energy? (PDF)
3.3 Packet: How can we investigate plant growth and function? (PDF)
3.4 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment (PDF)
4. Ecosystems
4.1 Packet: Why do different places have different amounts of species? (PDF)
4.2 Packet: How does human activity affect species? (PDF)
4.3 Packet: Unit Assessment - Calculating Ecological Footprints (PDF)
Semester I Final Exam - Preview Copy
5. Traits & Genes
5.1 Packet: What determines the traits of an organism? (PDF)
5.2 Packet: How are traits inherited from parents? (PDF)
5.3 Packet: Can we predict traits? (PDF)
5.4 Packet: Unit Assessment (PDF)
6. DNA & Proteins
6.1 Packet: What is DNA and how does it work? (PDF)
6.2 Packet: How does DNA affect protein assembly? (PDF)
6.3 Packet: Unit Assessment (PDF)
6.4 Packet: How are genes modified? (PDF)
7. Mutations & Change
7.1 Packet: How does a protein get its shape & function? (PDF)
7.2 Packet: How do mutations change genes & proteins? (PDF)
7.3 Packet: How can mutations create new traits & species? (Alt. version) (PDF 1; PDF 2)
7.4 Packet: Unit Assessment (PDF)
7.5 Packet: How Does Antibiotic Resistance Occur? (PDF)
8. Biodiversity
8.1 Packet: How does biodiversity affect ecosystems? Why is biodiversity being lost? (PDF)
Semester II Final Exam: Preview Copy (PDF)