Biology Spring Semester Schedule
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Course Syllabus
Daily Announcements
Unit 1 - Traits & Genes
Packet 1: What determines the traits of organisms?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Video 1; Video 2; Species Profile Template; Traits & Genes Poster; First Day Activity; Rice & Expo. Growth; Part 3A Alternative; Part 5 Alternate Video; Part 3B Image;
Packet 2: How are traits inherited from parents?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Part 3 Alternate; Simplified Meiosis Image; Cells to Gametes Image; Meiosis Animation;
Packet 3: Can we predict traits?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - The Cow & Calf Mix-up; Practice Problems; Pkt4,Pt1 for 4th Bio;
Packet 4: Unit Assessment
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Unit Summary
C) Jeopardy Review Game
D) Other Resources - Check-In Questions; Practice Exam Questions; Partridge Bird Family Trees & PBFT Submission Form;
Unit 2 - DNA & Proteins
Packet 1: What is DNA and how does it work?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz;
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Videos: Spider Man; Spider Goats; Jurassic Park; Resurrecting Mammoths; Twisting Tale of DNA; What is Genetic Testing?; CARRDSS Form; DNA Extraction Lab How-To; DNA Duplication GIF;
Packet 2: How does DNA affect protein assembly?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz 1; HHMI Interactive Quiz 2
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Part 1 Form; Videos: Transcription; Translation; Interview an Expert; Baleen photo; Short DNA/mRNA/Proteins Video; Firefly Proteins Video; Paula Murase;
Packet 3: Unit Assessment
A) Practice Test
B) Unit Summary
C) Jeopardy Review Game
E) Other Resources - Unit Objectives; Practice SAQs;
Mini Unit - Genetic Modification
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Videos: Sickle Cell CRISPR;
D) Practice Test ; HHMI Interactive Quiz
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Restriction Enzyme Video; Sticky Ends JPEG;
Unit 3 - Mutations & Change
Packet 1: How does a protein acquire its shape and function?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Protein Folding Video; Protein Folding GIF; Longer Sickle Cell Video; Short Sickle Cell/CRISPR Video;
Packet 2: How do mutations change DNA and proteins?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Double Muscle Cattle Video; Mutation Simulation; Mutation Simulation How-to Video; SciToons Mutations Video; Mutations Graphic Organizer;
Packet 3: How can mutations lead to new traits and new species?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Natural Selection Video; PhET Simulation; Evolution Summary Poster;
Packet 4: Unit Assessment
A) Practice Test
B) Unit Summary
C) Jeopardy Review Game
D) Other Resources - Exam Wrapper;
Packet 5: How do mutations affect natural selection? (Antibiotic Resistance Investigation)
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Mastery Check (Retake Version); Practice Example
C) Other Resources - Research Slides Template (view only); Poster Template (view only); Group Preference Form; TED-Ed AB Resistance Video;NOVA Evol. Arms Race Video; Writing & Presentation Checklist; Project Rubric; Peer Review Form; How to Cite w/ APA; APA Citation Creator; Class Data;
Unit 4 - Biodiversity & Extinctions
Packet 1: How does biodiversity affect ecosystems?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Data Dive Video; Core Ideas Video; Google Earth Engine; EPA Air Data Map; USGS Water Pollution Map; WI Endangered Species List; WI Invasive Plants Guide
Final Exam
Preview Version of the Final Exam
This site and materials are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates.
Course Syllabus
Daily Announcements
Unit 1 - Traits & Genes
Packet 1: What determines the traits of organisms?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Video 1; Video 2; Species Profile Template; Traits & Genes Poster; First Day Activity; Rice & Expo. Growth; Part 3A Alternative; Part 5 Alternate Video; Part 3B Image;
Packet 2: How are traits inherited from parents?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Part 3 Alternate; Simplified Meiosis Image; Cells to Gametes Image; Meiosis Animation;
Packet 3: Can we predict traits?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - The Cow & Calf Mix-up; Practice Problems; Pkt4,Pt1 for 4th Bio;
Packet 4: Unit Assessment
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Unit Summary
C) Jeopardy Review Game
D) Other Resources - Check-In Questions; Practice Exam Questions; Partridge Bird Family Trees & PBFT Submission Form;
Unit 2 - DNA & Proteins
Packet 1: What is DNA and how does it work?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz;
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Videos: Spider Man; Spider Goats; Jurassic Park; Resurrecting Mammoths; Twisting Tale of DNA; What is Genetic Testing?; CARRDSS Form; DNA Extraction Lab How-To; DNA Duplication GIF;
Packet 2: How does DNA affect protein assembly?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz 1; HHMI Interactive Quiz 2
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Part 1 Form; Videos: Transcription; Translation; Interview an Expert; Baleen photo; Short DNA/mRNA/Proteins Video; Firefly Proteins Video; Paula Murase;
Packet 3: Unit Assessment
A) Practice Test
B) Unit Summary
C) Jeopardy Review Game
E) Other Resources - Unit Objectives; Practice SAQs;
Mini Unit - Genetic Modification
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Videos: Sickle Cell CRISPR;
D) Practice Test ; HHMI Interactive Quiz
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Restriction Enzyme Video; Sticky Ends JPEG;
Unit 3 - Mutations & Change
Packet 1: How does a protein acquire its shape and function?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Protein Folding Video; Protein Folding GIF; Longer Sickle Cell Video; Short Sickle Cell/CRISPR Video;
Packet 2: How do mutations change DNA and proteins?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Double Muscle Cattle Video; Mutation Simulation; Mutation Simulation How-to Video; SciToons Mutations Video; Mutations Graphic Organizer;
Packet 3: How can mutations lead to new traits and new species?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas (Editable Version)
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test; HHMI Interactive Quiz
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Natural Selection Video; PhET Simulation; Evolution Summary Poster;
Packet 4: Unit Assessment
A) Practice Test
B) Unit Summary
C) Jeopardy Review Game
D) Other Resources - Exam Wrapper;
Packet 5: How do mutations affect natural selection? (Antibiotic Resistance Investigation)
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Mastery Check (Retake Version); Practice Example
C) Other Resources - Research Slides Template (view only); Poster Template (view only); Group Preference Form; TED-Ed AB Resistance Video;NOVA Evol. Arms Race Video; Writing & Presentation Checklist; Project Rubric; Peer Review Form; How to Cite w/ APA; APA Citation Creator; Class Data;
Unit 4 - Biodiversity & Extinctions
Packet 1: How does biodiversity affect ecosystems?
A) Packet (Editable Version)
B) Core Ideas
C) Summary Video
D) Practice Test
E) Mastery Check (Retake Version)
F) Other Resources - Data Dive Video; Core Ideas Video; Google Earth Engine; EPA Air Data Map; USGS Water Pollution Map; WI Endangered Species List; WI Invasive Plants Guide
Final Exam
Preview Version of the Final Exam
