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Teacher: CORE BIOLOGY P1 Year: 2012-13
Course: BIOLOGY Month: All Months
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Unit 1a: Classification and Tools of a Biologist
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester 1
Essential
Question:
What factors
connect all
living things to
each other that
can be seen at
the molecular,
cellular and
anatomical
level?
Semester 1
Essential
Question:
Why is
interdependence
one of the most
important
concept in
studying life?
Unit Question:
Methods of
classificaiton
of Aristotle
and Linnaeus
Six kingdom
system vs. the
three
domainsystem
Characteristics
of Life
Identify
organisms
using
dichotomous
keys
Apply the
scientific
method to a
variety of
problems
Translate
experimental
data to a
graph
Demonstrate
proper use
and care of
lab
equipment
using
SI/metric
system.
Graphing
Experimental
Animal
Phyla
Dichotomous
Key Lab
9/30/2012
Unit 1a Quiz
9/30/2012
Soda Lab
9/1/2012
Bacteria
Sampling
Lab 9/1/2012
Homework
review
9/1/2012
Unit 1 Test
9/1/2012
Students
should be able
to describe
both Aristotle
and Linnaeus'
classification
systems,
understanding
the pro's and
con's of each.
Be able to
describe the
differences
between the six
kingdom
system of
classifcation
with that of the
3 domain
system.
Use lab
equipment (and
understand
metric
RST.9-10.3-Follow precisely a complex
multistep procedure when carrying out
experiments, taking measurements, or
performing technical tasks, attending to
special cases or exceptions defined in
the text.
STE.08.02.02-Differentiate between
prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells, in
terms of their general structures and
degrees of complexity.
STE.08.05.03-Describe how the
taxonomic system classifies living
things into domains (eubacteria,
archaebacteria, and eukaryotes) and
kingdoms (animals, plants, fungi, etc.).*
[Note: there is an ongoing scientific
debate about the number of kingdoms
and which organisms should be included
in each. The following websites provide
more information: Brave New Biosphere
whyfiles.org/022critters/phylogeny.html,
and The Tree of Life Project Root Page
phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/life.html.]
What are some
of the strategies
one can use to
classify living
things?
Unit Question:
How are the
tools of a
biologist
(observation,
scientific
method, metric
system and
graphing)
utilized in an
experiment?
Unit Question:
What are the
major factors of
an ecosystem?
Data measurements),
observation
skills and the
scientific
method to
create an
experiment
based on a
problem.
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Unit 1b: Ecology
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester 1
Essential
Question:
What factors
connect all living
things to each
other that can be
seen at the
Passage of
Energy:
Food Chains &
Food Webs
Biogeochemical
cycles: water,
carbon
Identify abiotic
and biotic factors
in a given
ecosystem
Explain different
tactics to
surviving changes
in the
Unit 1b Quiz -
Ecology
10/12/2012
Unit 1:
Comprehensive
exam 10/12/2012
Owl Pellet Lab
9/1/2012
Understand how
energy and
materials are used
and recycled
through the
ecosystem.
Determine the
STE.08.04.01-
Explain how
major organ
systems in
humans (e.g.,
kidney, muscle,
lung) have
functional units
molecular,
cellular and
anatomical level?
Semester 1
Essential
Question:
Why is
interdependence
one of the most
important concept
in studying life on
Earth?
Unit Question:
What are the
limits/constraints
nutrients (like
carbon, oxygen,
nitrogen and
water) and energy
place on an
ecosystem's size
and stability?
dioxide/oxygen
and nitrogen
Levels of
Ecological
Interaction:
Population
Ecology
Community
Ecology
Ecosystem
Human Anatomy:
Digestive System
Abiotic and
Biotic factors
Survival in a
changing
environment:
conformers and
regulators;
acclimation,
dormancy, and
migration
Scientific method
environment
Properly employ
the metric system
while measuing
volume, mass and
length
Dissections
Bacteria
Culturing Lab
9/1/2012
interactions that
occur between
different species
that connect all
species together.
Use the metric
system,
observation skills
and the scientific
method to create
an experiment
based on a
problem.
(e.g., nephron,
sarcome, alveoli)
with specific
anatomy that
perform the
function of that
organ system.
STE.08.04.02-4.2
Describe how the
function of
individual
systems within
humans are
integrated to
maintain a
homeostatic
balance in the
body.
STE.08.06.01-
Explain how
biotic and abiotic
factors cycle in
an ecosystem
(water, carbon,
oxygen, and
nitrogen).
STE.08.06.02-
Use a food web
to identify and
distinguish
producers,
consumers, and
decomposers, and
explain the
transfer of energy
through trophic
levels.
STE.08.06.03-
Identify the
factors in an
ecosystem that
influence
fluctuations in
population size.
STE.08.06.04-
Analyze changes
in an ecosystem
resulting from
natural causes,
changes in
climate, human
activity, or
introduction of
non-native
species.
STE.08.06.05-
Explain how
symbiotic
behavior
produces
interactions
within
ecosystems.
Illustrate a
biogeochemical
Factors in an
ecosystem and
Explain how the
factors in an
STE.08.06.01-
Explain how
cycle. how organisms
survive the winter
(mc, id's, short
answer) 4/1/2013
Factors in an
ecosystem,
survival in the
winter,
biogeochemical
cycles and
population
dynamics (20
open response
questions)
4/1/2013
ecosystem are
recycled.
biotic and abiotic
factors cycle in
an ecosystem
(water, carbon,
oxygen, and
nitrogen).
STE.08.06.02-
Use a food web
to identify and
distinguish
producers,
consumers, and
decomposers, and
explain the
transfer of energy
through trophic
levels.
STE.08.06.04-
Analyze changes
in an ecosystem
resulting from
natural causes,
changes in
climate, human
activity, or
introduction of
non-native
species.
STE.08.06.05-
Explain how
symbiotic
behavior
produces
interactions
within
ecosystems.
What are the
factors that
influence
population size?
Effects of birth
rate, death rate
and life
expectancy affect
on population
size
Predict
population size of
a species given
data on that
species.
Analyze age
structure
diagrams to
determine the
relative health of
populations
(using different
countries)
Population
dynamics (mc,
id's, short answer)
6/30/2013
Population
Growth of
Bacteria
6/30/2013
Ecology II Test
6/30/2013
Explain how a
population
changes in size
over time.
STE.08.06.03-
Identify the
factors in an
ecosystem that
influence
fluctuations in
population size.
How do different
species in an
ecosystem
interact?
How do various
factors influence
biodiversity?
Compare various
types of
relationships:
-Competition
-Predation
-Mutalism
-Parasitism
-Commensalism
Illustrate ways
biodiveristy can
fluctuate.
-Natural Causes
-Human
Interactions
-Invasive Species
Identify what
type of
relationship given
organisms share
Movie- Conquest
of the Parasites
5/1/2013
Rainforest
Diveristy Lab
5/1/2013
Species
Interaction
5/1/2013
Explain various
types of species
interactions and
how these
interactions affect
biodiversity.
STE.08.06.04-
Analyze changes
in an ecosystem
resulting from
natural causes,
changes in
climate, human
activity, or
introduction of
non-native
species.
STE.08.06.05-
Explain how
symbiotic
behavior
produces
interactions
within
ecosystems.
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Unit 2: Cells & Homeostasis
Essential Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester 1 Essential
Question:
What factors connect
all living things to
each other that can be
seen at the molecular,
cellular and
anatomical level?
Semester 1 Essential
Question:
Why is
interdependence one
of the most important
concept in studying
life on Earth?
Unit Question:
How does the
structure of a cell (and
the organelles within
it) influence its
capabilities/functions?
U: What is the
biochemistry of
lipids?
History of Cell
Theory
Form and
Function of Cell
Organelles
Comparison of
plant, animal and
bacterial cells
Structure and
function of
Lipids (in
general and
Phospholipids in
the cell
membrane,
specifically)
Roles that
proteins play
within the cell
membrane
Methods of
Cellular
Utilize a
microscope to
examine cellular
structure
Identify various
cell parts and
their functions
Apply
knowledge of
cell membranes
to how cells
react to their
environment
Predict
movement of
various
molecules
into/out of cells
Using a
microscope
Building
monomers and
polymers of
Learning the
Microscope lab
11/30/2012
Comparing Cell
Types (Cheek,
Onion, Ulva) Lab
11/30/2012
Investigation of
Surface
Area/Volume
Ratio in Cells
11/30/2012
Osmosis/Diffusion
Lab 11/1/2012
Cell Structure and
Function Test
11/1/2012
Homework review
11/30/2012
Unit 2 Quiz
11/30/2012
Introduction to the
Microscope
11/30/2012
Determine how
the organelles in
a cell function.
Illustrate the
structure and
function of a
cell.
Explain how cell
structure
differentiates
plants, animals
and bacteria
Understand how
the structure and
function of lipids
enables them to
be the cell
membranes and
govern how
molecules are
transported into
or out of a cell.
STE.08.01.01-
Explain the
significance of
carbon in
organic
molecules.
STE.08.01.02-
Recognize the
six most
common
elements in
organic
molecules (C, H,
N, O, P, S).
STE.08.01.03-
Describe the
composition and
functions of the
four major
categories of
organic
molecules
(carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins,
U: What are the
similarities and
differences between
passive and active
transport?
U: How are nerve
cells used to illustrate
cell structure,function
and transport?
Unit Question:
How does the
structure of a
molecule define its
role in living things?
Transportation-
Passive
Transport and
Active Transport
Human
Anatomy:
Nervous System
lipids
Build Membrane
Molecule Building
Labs 10/12/2012
Understand how
various
molecules enter
or exit the cell.
Differentiate
passive from
active transport.
Be able to
differentiate the
organelles of a
plant, bacteria or
animal cell.
Explain and
show ionic and
covalent bonding
and explain why
bonding makes
atoms more
stable.
Explain why
carbon is the
basis of all
organic
molecules.
Describe and
give examples of
hydrolysis and
dehydration
synthesis
reactions and
how these break
and nucleic
acids).*
STE.08.01.04-
Describe how
dehydration
synthesis and
hydrolysis relate
to organic
molecules.
up and build
macromolecules.
State the role
that
carbohydrates,
lipids, and
proteins, and
nucleic acids
play in living
things.
Cell structure of a
plant
Cell structure of
an animal
Types of passive
transport
Building cell
membranes
Build monomer
and polymers of
lipids
Vertebrate
Portfolio: Unit 3
12/21/2012
Unit 2 Test
11/30/2012
Plant/animal cell
lab 11/30/2012
Building lipids
11/30/2012
Osmosis and
Diffusion Lab
11/30/2012
Utilize the
periodic table to
draw atoms and
bonding
diagrams
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Unit 3a: Cellular Energetics (Respiration)
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester 1
Essential
Question:
Why is
interdependence
one of the most
Structure and
Function of ATP
as the main
molecule of
energy in
organisms
Describe the role of
ATP in living
organisms
Analyze chemical
reactions,
identifying reactants
Cell Energy Quiz
1: Cell
Respiration &
Fermentation
12/1/2012
Student
Explain the
relationship
between glucose
and ATP.
Illustrate the
products and
STE.08.02.07-
Provide evidence
that the organic
compounds
produced by
plants are the
important
concept in
studying life on
Earth?
Unit Question:
How does the
structure of a
plant help it to
make food for
itself, and in turn
other organisms?
Unit Question:
What is the
relationship
between ATP
and Glucose?
Unit Question:
How do the
structure and
function of
mitochondria and
chloroplasts
enable these
organelles to
perform cell
energy reactions?
Unit Question:
How are the
Cardiovascular
and Respiratory
systems linked to
Cellular
Respiration
Fermentation-
Lactic Acid &
Alcohol
Structure and
Function of ATP.
aerobic
respiration
Structure and
function of the
monomers and
polymers of
carbohydrates.
Human
Anatomy:
Cardiovascular
System
(Structure &
Function)
Human
Anatomy:
Respiratory
System
(Structure &
Function) +
Comparative
Anatomy
(Worm, Fish,
and products.
Explain the necessity
of some form of
respiration (cellular,
fermentation) for all
organisms
Compare how
environmental
conditions change
organisms' energy
needs and
capabilities
Designed Yeast
Fermentation
Investigation
12/1/2012
Homework
review 12/1/2012
Unit 3 Test
12/1/2012
reactants of
cellular
respiration.
Illustrate how the
cardiovascular
and respiratory
systems are
linked to the
digestive system
to supply
carboydrates to
cells for cell
respiration for
the construction
of ATP from
glucose.
primary source
of energy and
nutrients for
most living
things.
STE.08.02.08-
Identify how
cellular
respiration is
important for the
production of
ATP.
STE.08.02.09-
Explain the
interrelated
nature of
photosynthesis
and cellular
respiration.
the energy needs
of individual
cells?
Grasshopper)
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Unit 3b: Cellular Energetics (Photosynthesis)
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester 1
Essential
Question:
Why is
interdependence
one of the most
important
concept in
studying life on
Earth?
Unit Question:
How does the
structure of a
plant help it to
make food for
itself, and in turn
other organisms?
Unit Question:
What is the
relationship
between ATP
and Glucose?
Unit Question:
How do the
Structure and
Function of ATP
as the main
molecule of
energy in
organisms
Photosynthesis:
Overview of
Light-
Independent &
Light-Dependent
Reactions
Leaf Structure
CAM, C3 & C4
Photosynthetic
Strategies
Photosynthesis
Describe the role of
ATP in living
organisms
Analyze chemical
reactions,
identifying reactants
and products.
Explain the necessity
of some form of
respiration (cellular,
fermentation) for all
organisms
Recognize the role of
chlorophyll and other
accessory pigments in
photosynthesis
Compare how
environmental
conditions change
organisms' energy
needs and capabilities
Chromatography
Cell Energy Quiz
2: Photosynthesis
1/1/2013
Chromatography
and Stomata Lab
12/1/2012
Carbon Dioxide
Production in
Living Things
Lab 12/1/2012
BTB Lab
12/1/2012
Unit 3 Test
1/31/2013
Explain the
relationship
between glucose
and ATP.
Illustrate the
products and
reactants of
photosynthesis.
STE.08.01.03-
Describe the
composition and
functions of the
four major
categories of
organic
molecules
(carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins,
and nucleic
acids).*
STE.08.01.04-
Describe how
dehydration
synthesis and
hydrolysis relate
to organic
molecules.
STE.08.02.06-
Identify the
reactants and
products in the
general reaction
structure and
function of
mitochondria and
chloroplasts
enable these
organelles to
perform cell
energy
reactions?
of
photosynthesis.
Describe the use
of isotopes in
this
identification.
STE.08.02.07-
Provide evidence
that the organic
compounds
produced by
plants are the
primary source
of energy and
nutrients for
most living
things.
STE.08.02.08-
Identify how
cellular
respiration is
important for the
production of
ATP.
STE.08.02.09-
Explain the
interrelated
nature of
photosynthesis
and cellular
respiration.
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Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester Two
Essential
Question:
How can the
relatively simple
(chemically)
molecule DNA
create the variety
of life found on
planet Earth?
Unit Question:
How does the
structure of DNA
allow it to be
copied (the
genetic function)
and used to make
proteins
(biochemical
function)?
Unit Question:
What are the
important
biochemical
properties of
proteins, enzymes
and nucleic acids?
DNA
transcription and
translation
Structure and
function of
proteins
Structure and
function of
nucleic acids
Enzyme structure
and function
Structure &
Functions of
DNA and RNA
History of DNA's
discovery.
DNA Replication
Process
Protein Synthesis
DNA extraction
Build Proteins &
Distinguish levels
of protein
structure
Apply the base
pairing rule to
model DNA
structure
Determine the
primary structure
of a protein froma
given DNA
sequence
Explain how one
molecule of DNA
can be replicated
using the base
pairing rules
Illustrate the roles
of different types
of RNA in the
production of
proteins
Homework
review 2/1/2013
Unit 4 Quiz
2/1/2013
Unit 4 Test
2/1/2013
DNA extraction
Lab 2/1/2013
Building Proteins
2/1/2013
Catalase Lab
2/1/2013
DNA Extraction
1/31/2013
DNA structure
(multiple choice,
identification,
short answer)
1/31/2013
Protein synthesis
(mulitple choice,
id's, short answer)
1/31/2013
DNA structure,
replication,
protein synthesis
and cell
reproduction
(Open response
questions)
Be able to
describe how the
structure of DNA
correlates to the
structure and
function of
proteins and
enzymes.
Illustrate how the
structure of DNA
is used to copy
the molecule and
make proteins.
Describe how the
structure of
proteins and
enzymes dictates
their function.
Explain the
important role of
enzymes as
catalysts in
biochemical
reactions.
Explain how
DNA is the
molecule
STE.08.01.01-
Explain the
significance of
carbon in organic
molecules.
STE.08.01.02-
Recognize the six
most common
elements in
organic
molecules (C, H,
N, O, P, S).
STE.08.01.03-
Describe the
composition and
functions of the
four major
categories of
organic
molecules
(carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins,
and nucleic
acids).*
STE.08.01.04-
Describe how
dehydration
synthesis and
hydrolysis relate
to organic
Unit Question:
Why are enzymes
essential to allow
living things to
operate
chemically?
1/31/2013 important in cell
division and
protein synthesis.
molecules.
STE.08.01.05-
Explain the role
of enzymes in
biochemical
reactions.
STE.08.02.04-
Describe how
cells function in a
narrow range of
physical
conditions, such
as temperature
and pH, to
perform life
functions that
help to maintain
homeostasis.
STE.08.03.01-
Describe the
structure and
function of DNA,
and distinguish
among
replication,
transcription, and
translation.
STE.08.03.02-
Describe the
processes of
replication,
transcription, and
translation and
how they relate to
each other in
molecular
biology.
STE.08.03.03-
Describe the
general pathway
by which
ribosomes
synthesize
proteins by using
tRNAs to
translate genetic
information
encoded in
mRNAs.
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Unit 5: Cell Division
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester Two
Essential
Question:
How can the
relatively simple
(chemically)
molecule DNA
create the variety
of life found on
planet Earth?
Unit Essential
Question:
Binary Fission- in
comparison to
Mitosis
Karyotypes
Sexual &
asexual
reproduction
Identify key
aspects of the cell
Proper use of a
microscope
Construct a
karyotype of
normal and
abnormal
chromosome
samples
Identify how
meisosis
introduces
Homework
review 3/1/2013
Unit 5 Quiz
3/1/2013
Unit 5 Test
3/1/2013
Karyotype Lab
3/1/2013
Time in Mitosis
3/1/2013
Flower Dissection
3/1/2013
Understand the
significance of
the cell cycle to a
multicellular
organism as
compared to
binary fission that
is used for a
unicellular
organism.
Discuss how
STE.08.02.10-
Describe and
compare the
processes of
mitosis and
meiosis, and their
role in the cell
cycle.
How is cellular
division between
prokaryotes and
eukaryotes
similar and how
is it different?
Unit Essential
Question:
How do the
stages ensure that
mitosis creates
duplicate somatic
cells?
Unit Essential
Question:
How does meiosis
contribute to
genetic
recombination?
Unit Essential
Question:
Differentiate the
offspring created
from asexual
reproduction to
sexual
reproduction.
cycle (G1, S, G2,
M) and key
events in
mitosis/meiosis.
Structure and
function of
chromosomes
variation in a
population.
Comparison of
mitosis and
meiosis in the cell
cycle and the fate
of the
chromosomes for
each (id's, mc's,
short answer)
1/31/2013
Identification of
cells in the
different stages of
mitosis
1/31/2013
DNA is copied
and sorted to
create identical
somatic cells
during mitosis.
Discuss how
DNA is copied,
sorted and
rearranged to
make new
combinations of
genes for gametes
in oogeneisis and
spermatogenesis.
Differentiate
mitosis and
meiosis in terms
of the cells made,
their chromosome
number and their
function in an
organism.
Unit 5: Cell Reproduction and Genetics
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Unit Essential
Question:
How is cellular
division between
prokaryotes and
eukaryotes
similar and how
is it different?
Unit Essential
Question:
How do the
stages ensure that
mitosis creates
duplicate somatic
cells?
Unit Essential
Question:
How does meiosis
contribute to
genetic
recombination?
Unit Essential
Question:
Differentiate the
offspring created
from asexual
reproduction to
cell cycle
Binary Fission- in
comparison to
Mitosis
Karyotypes
phases of mitosis
phases of meiosis
Sexual &
asexual
reproduction
asexual
reproduction
monohybrid
crosses
dihybrid crosses
differentiated
dominance
patterns
Follow directions
karyotype
procedures
Proper use of a
microscope
dissection skills
Homework
review 3/1/2013
Unit 5 Quiz
3/1/2013
Unit 5 Test
3/1/2013
Karyotype Lab
3/1/2013
Time in Mitosis
3/1/2013
Flower Dissection
3/1/2013
Understand the
significance of
the cell cycle to a
multicellular
organism as
compared to
binary fission that
is used for a
unicellular
organism.
Discuss how
DNA is copied
and sorted to
create identical
somatic cells
during mitosis.
Discuss how
DNA is copied,
sorted and
rearranged to
make new
combinations of
genes for gametes
in oogeneisis and
spermatogenesis.
Use a
monohybrid cross
sexual
reproduction.
U: How does the
genetic make up
of an organism
dictate its external
appearance?
Unit Essential
Question:
How did the
"complications"
of the variety of
inheritance
patterns influence
the ability of
scientists to
understand
heredity?
to determine how
the genotype of
an individual
controls the
phenotype.
Contrast a
monohybrid cross
to that of a
dihybrid cross.
Explain the
outcomes of
genetic crosses of
genes that are
examples of
incomplete
dominance,
complete
dominance and
codominance.
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Unit 6: Genetics
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester Two
Essential
Question:
How can the
relatively simple
(chemically)
Mendel’s laws of
inheritance
Patterns of
Inheritance:
Dominant/
Recessive,
Use a Punnett
square as a
method for
determining
probable
offspring
Genetics Test
2/28/2013
Punnett Square
Worksheets
2/1/2013
“Human
Apply laws of
inheritance to
determine
possible offspring
combinations of
"unknown"
STE.08.03.04-
Explain how
mutations in the
DNAsequence of
a gene may be
silent or result in
molecule DNA
create the variety
of life found on
planet Earth?
Unit Essential
Question:
How do the genes
of parents affect
the appearance of
their offspring?
Unit Essential
Question:
How did the
"complications"
of the variety of
inheritance
patterns influence
the ability of
scientists to
understand
heredity?
Codominant,
Incomplete
Dominance, Sex-
Linked, and
Multiple Alleles
Proper use of
Punnett squares
for mono- and di-
hybrid crosses
Mutations and
chromosomal
anomalies –
specifically
human
outcomes
Determine the
appropriate
inheritance
pattern of
organisms
Genetic
Disorder―
Research Project
2/1/2013
Sesame Street
Genetics Project
2/10/2013
Flower Dissection
3/1/2013
organisms
Illustrate the
cause and effect
of mutations on
the genotypes and
phenotypes of a
population.
Use a
monohybrid cross
to determine how
the genotype of
an individual
controls the
phenotype.
Contrast a
monohybrid cross
to that of a
dihybrid cross.
Explain the
outcomes of
genetic crosses of
genes that are
examples of
incomplete
dominance,
complete
dominance and
codominance.
phenotypic
change in an
organism and in
its offspring.
STE.08.03.05-
Differentiate
between
dominant,
recessive,
codominant,
polygenic, and
sex-linked traits.
STE.08.03.06-
State Mendel's
laws of
segregation and
independent
assortment.
STE.08.03.07-
Use a Punnett
Square to
determine the
genotype and
phenotype of
monohybrid
crosses.
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Unit 7: Evolution
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards
Semester Two
Essential
Question:
How can the
relatively simple
(chemically)
molecule DNA
create the variety
of life found on
planet Earth?
Unit Essential
Question:
How do genes
and the
environment
interact to
influence the way
species change
over time?
Unit Essential
Question:
Based on the
evidence for
evolution by
natural selection,
should the term
"Theory" be used
Evolutionary
Theories
-Lamarck
(Inheritance of
Acquired Traits
and Law of Use
and Disuse)
-Darwin (Natural
Selection and
Decent with
Modification)
Evidence for
Evolution
evolution by
natural selection
evidence for
evolution
galapagos island
ecology/geology
population
genetics
types of evolution
Apply knowledge
of adaptations and
natural selection
to demonstrate
how organisms
evolve
work in a team
setting
observational
skills
measuring
metric system
Adaptation/
Natural Selection
Lab- Bird Beak
Feeding
Strategies
3/1/2013
Evidence of
Evolution
3/1/2013
Human Hand
Adaptation
3/1/2013
Galapagos Islands
Movie 3/1/2013
Evolution and
Natural Selction
Quiz- Open
Response
3/31/2013
Homework
review 5/1/2013
Unit 6 Quiz
5/1/2013
Unit 6 Test
5/1/2013
Great Jelly Bean
Hunt 5/1/2013
Evaluate the
evolution of an
organism based
on Darwin's
concepts.
Explain various
types of evidence
that illustrate the
theory of
evolution
Compare and
Contrast the
theories
constructed by
both Lamarck and
Darwin
Be able to
accurately
describe how any
organism evolves
by natural
selection from an
ancestor.
Explain how
evidence supports
STE.08.05.01-
Explain how the
fossil record,
comparative
anatomy, and
other evidence
support the
theory of
evolution.
STE.08.05.02-
Illustrate how
genetic variation
is preserved or
eliminated from a
population
through
Darwinian natural
selection
(evolution)
resulting in
biodiversity.
to describe it?
Unit Essential
Question:
Why are the
Galapagos Islands
the focal point for
evolution?
Unit Essential
Question:
Individuals are
selected,
populations
evolve...what
factors are most
important for
selection and
evolution?
Unit Essential
Question:
How is the
skeletal and
muscular systems
used as evidence
for evolution?
patterns
types of natural
selection
muscular system
skeletal system
Evidence for
Evolution
5/1/2013
Bone Lab
5/1/2013
the theory of
evolution.
Describe how the
geology and
ecology of the
Galapagos islands
makes them the
focal point of
natural selection.
Describe how a
population
changes over
time.
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Summary & Review
Essential
Questions Content Skills Assessments Lessons
Learning
Benchmarks Standards