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) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources - Nutrition Labels (P3);
Week 2: What happens to food when it is consumed?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources - Interview An Expert Video
Week 3: What happens inside animal cells?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources
Week 4: Unit Assessment
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Animals Unit Summary
C) Animals Jeopardy Review Game
D) Practice Test
E) Other Resources
Unit 3 - Plants
Week 1: How do plant cells differ from animal cells?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources -Sample Data; Sample Microscopy Images
Week 2: How do plants get their food and gain mass?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources -Interview An Expert Video
Week 3: How do plants get other needed molecules?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources
Week 4: Unit Assessment
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Biology Plants Unit Summary (PDF)
C) Animals Jeopardy Review Game - Plants
D) Practice Test
E) Other Resources
Unit 4 - Ecosystems
Week 1: Why do some places have more species than others?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
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 (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources - NASA CO2 Satellite Data; Greenhouse Effect Simulation; Greenhouse Effect Simulation Directions
Final Exam
Semester Review Practice Test
Final Exam
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) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources - Nutrition Labels (P3);
Week 2: What happens to food when it is consumed?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources - Interview An Expert Video
Week 3: What happens inside animal cells?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources
Week 4: Unit Assessment
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Animals Unit Summary
C) Animals Jeopardy Review Game
D) Practice Test
E) Other Resources
Unit 3 - Plants
Week 1: How do plant cells differ from animal cells?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources -Sample Data; Sample Microscopy Images
Week 2: How do plants get their food and gain mass?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources -Interview An Expert Video
Week 3: How do plants get other needed molecules?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources
Week 4: Unit Assessment
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Biology Plants Unit Summary (PDF)
C) Animals Jeopardy Review Game - Plants
D) Practice Test
E) Other Resources
Unit 4 - Ecosystems
Week 1: Why do some places have more species than others?
A) Weekly Packet (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
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 (Word)
B) Core Ideas (PPT)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check
F) Other Resources - NASA CO2 Satellite Data; Greenhouse Effect Simulation; Greenhouse Effect Simulation Directions
Final Exam
Semester Review Practice Test
Final Exam
