Biology Semester Schedule
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Course Syllabus
Daily Announcements
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
This site and materials are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates.
Course Syllabus
Daily Announcements
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
