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 Biology 

Biology Semester Schedule
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Course Syllabus
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Unit 0 - Lab Safety
A) Lab Safety Core Ideas 
B) Lab Safety Contracts​
C) Lab Safety Review Concepts
D) Lab Safety Test
E) First Day Activity
G) For Teachers - Ice Breakers; 

Unit 1 - Matter & Energy
Week 1: What happens when something burns?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas 
C) Summary Video
D) Pre-Quiz Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check
​F) Other Resources - Sample Data for Part 3; Mastery Check Retake; ​
G) For Teachers - BTB 'How To'; 9 Talk Moves; 8 Tips for Active Listening; Discourse Stems; Measuring Engagement; Equitable Sensemaking; 

Week 2: What happens to molecules during burning?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas 
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
​F) Other Resources - 

Week 3: Unit Assessment
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Unit Summary Document
C) M&E Jeopardy!
D) Practice Test;  ​
E) ​How responses are evaluated - PPT / Video
​F) Other Resources - Part 3 Video - NOVA - Treasures of the Earth - Power (video);
G) Summative Check-in Questions 


Unit 2 - Animals 
Week 1: What are animal cells and food made from?
A) Weekly Packet (Word) 
B) Core Ideas (Google Slides)
C) Summary Video
D) Pre-Quiz Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
​F) Other Resources - Nutrition Labels (P3); Part 1 Video; Cells Microscope Image (Part 3); Macromolecule Images (Google Version)

Week 2: What happens to food when it is consumed?
A) Weekly Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
​F) Other Resources - Summary of Cell Resp/Biosynth; Interview An Expert Video; Sample Data for Part 3; Lab Directions (for SmartBoard); 

Week 3: What happens inside animal cells?
A) Weekly Packet (Editable Version) TEST 
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
​F) Other Resources: Virtual Grasshopper Dissection; Word Bank; Mastery Check Review Q's; 
​
Week 4: Unit Assessment
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Animals Unit Summary
C) Animals Jeopardy Review Game
D) Practice Test  ​
E) Other Resources: Magic School Bus; 
F) Summative Check-in Questions

Unit 3 - Plants
Week 1: How do plant cells differ from animal cells?
A) Weekly Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
​F) Other Resources: ​CR & PS Summary; Seedling Mass Sample Data; Dark/Light BTB Sample Data; Sample Microscopy Images; Video 1; Video 2; Video 3; Xylem Video; 

Week 2: How do plants get their food and gain mass?
A) Weekly Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check (Retake)
​F) Other Resources -Interview An Expert Video

Week 3: How do plants get other needed molecules?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Research Presentation Template
C) Sample Research Poster 
D) Class Data
E) Mastery Check (Retake) & Practice Example
​F) Other Resources: Summary of Research Vocab Terms; Academic Integrity Video; APA Citation - Video 1 & Video 2; 

Week 4: Unit Assessment
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) ​Plants Unit Summary (Word)
C) Plants Jeopardy Review Game
D) Practice Test  ​
E) Other Resources: Summative Check-in Questions

Unit 4 - Ecosystems
Week 1: Why do some places have more species than others?
A) Weekly Packet (Google Doc)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake)
​F) Other Resources - Meadow Simulation; Video of Tabletop Ecosystems (w/ phytoplankton & brine shrimp)

Week 2: How does human activity affect living species?
A) Weekly Packet (Google Doc)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test ​
E) Mastery Check (Retake)
​F) Other Resources - Intro Video; NASA CO2 Satellite Data; Greenhouse Effect Simulation; Greenhouse Effect Simulation Directions

Final Exam
Preview Version of the Fall Final Exam
Finals Week - General Info

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