Phase+4+Syllabus

Biology Syllabus Phase 4 Mrs. Toner

Course Description: Biology is a full year course that studies: 1. Ecology: How organisms interact with each other and their environment? 2. Evolution: How did we get the organisms in the first place? 3. Biochemistry: What’s the stuff organisms are made of? 4. Cell Biology: How does that stuff interact to make the smallest living things? 5. Molecular biology/ Cell Reproduction: How do the organisms pass on their stuff to their kids? 6. Classical Genetics/ Biotechnology: What patterns do we see in the way organisms pass on their stuff? And how can we use this information? 7. Carbon/ Energy Assimilations: How do the organisms get all the energy they need to do all the things they do? 8. Classification of Plants and Animals: How many different types of organisms are there? 9. Plant and Animal Body System Structures and Functions: What kinds of patterns do we see in organisms’ bodies; and what are the systems that help them move all the stuff and energy around so they can live?

Student Expectations 1. Students are expected to arrive to class on time and be prepared to work. You should not have to go to your locker once the class starts.

2. Students are to bring their supplies to class everyday. You will need a notebook, a pen or pencil, a marble composition book for labs, and a folder for handouts. We will be using the BSCS: A Molecular Approach Textbook. Students should keep a pair of close toed shoes in their lockers for lab days. The students will not be able to participate in labs without them. Any student without close toed shoes will receive a zero for the lab.

3. Students are responsible for checking the wikispace every night. The wiki space is __http://tonetone.wikispaces.com__. There will be information posted on there for the students.

4. Students will be graded on homework assignments, tests, quizzes (announced and unannounced), labs, classwork and models.

5. All students are expected to be respectful to me and to each other.

6. Below is a tentative schedule for the year. There may be some activities and labs that will be added. Your Final will be cumulative!

7. If homework is checked during the class for completion, the work will not be accepted after that class period. If it is a packet, that will be accepted late but for partial credit.

8. Absence: a. Anyone with an excused absence will make up their work upon their return to school. They must come see me the day they return to arrange the makeup of tests and get any work they missed. If there was an assignment due the day they were absent it must be handed in upon their return (example if an assignment was due on 9/16 and they are absent on 9/16 they must hand it in when they return) b. The students will have one day for every day they are absent to hand in missed work. c. Anyone with an unexcused absence will make up their work but receive no credit for the work. My contact information is jtoner@charterschool.org Lab Equipment Activity || POGIL: Ecological Pyramids ||
 * Weeks || Unit topics || Readings || Labs/ Activities ||
 * 1. 8/25 to 8/28 || Intro; Scientific Method/ Science Safety Contracts due ||  || Right to Know
 * 2. 9/2 to 9/5 || Organisms and Energy || 2.1 to 2.5; 24.2 and 24.4 || POGIL: Energy Transfer in Living Organisms
 * 3. 9/8 to 9/12 || Community and Populations || 24.3 and 25.4 || Snail Lab ||
 * 4. 9/15 to 9/19 || Complete Ecology ||  || POGIL: Ecological Relationships and Succession/ Ecology Test ||
 * 5. 9/22 to 9/26 || The Origin of Life || Chapter 17 || POGIL: Evolution and Selection ||
 * 6. 9/29 to 10/3 || The Theory of Evolution || Charles Darwin and chapter 19 ||  ||
 * 7. 10/6 to 10/10 || The Theory of Evolution || POGIL: Evidence of Evolution || Evolution Test ||
 * 8. 10/13 to 10/17 || Biochemistry || Chapter 1 || Macromolecule building; nutrient lab ||
 * 9. 10/20 to 10/24 || Biochemical Reactions || 2.6 to 2.8 || Enzyme Lab ||
 * 10. 10/27 to 10/31 || More Biochemistry || POGIL: Biological Molecules || Biochemistry Test ||
 * 11. 11/3 to 11/8 || Cell Structures and Functions || Chapter 6 || Microscope work; POGIL Organelles in Eukaryotic cells; POGIL Membrane Structure and Function ||
 * 12. 11/10 to 11/14 || Cell Transport || Chapter 3 || Cell Transport Lab; POGIL: Cell Transport ||
 * 13. 11/17 to 11/21 || Cell Review || POGIL: Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes; POGIL: Cell Size; Cell Size Lab || Cell Test ||
 * 14. 11/24 to 11/28 || Thanksgiving Break || Thanksgiving Break || Thanksgiving Break ||
 * 15. 12/1 to 12/5 || The Cell Cycle || 12.1 to 12.3; 8.1 to 8.2 || Microscope Work; POGIL: Mitosis and the Cell Cycle; Mitosis activity ||
 * 16. 12/8 to 12/12 || Meiosis || 12.3 || POGIL: Meiosis; Meiosis activity; Cell Cycle Test ||
 * 17. 12/15 to 12/23 || Molecular Genetics || 8.3 to 8.5 || Model Building; POGIL: DNA Structure and Replication ||
 * 18. 12/24 to 1/2 || Winter Break || Winter Break || Winter Break ||
 * 19. 1/5 to 1/9 || DNA Replication and Transcription || 9.1 to 9.4 || Replication Building ||
 * 20. 1/12 to 1/16 || Midterms || Midterms || Midterms ||
 * 21. 1/19 to 1/23 || Protein Synthesis and Mutations || 9.5 to 9.7 || Protein Synthesis Activity ||
 * 22. 1/26 to 1/30 || Genetics || 13.1 to 13.4 || Monohybrids; dihybrids; baby activity ||
 * 23. 2/2 to 2/6 || More Genetics || 13.6 to 13.11 || Genetics Problems ||
 * 24. 2/9 to 2/13 || Bioengineering/ Bioethics || Bioethics projects/ Pedigrees || Genetics test ||
 * 25. 2/16 to 2/20 || Cell Respiration || Chapter 5 || POGIL: Cell Respiration ||
 * 26. 2/23 to 2/27 || Photosynthesis || Chapter 4 || POGIL: What’s in a Leaf ||
 * 27. 3/2 to 3/6 || Anaerobic Respiration ||  || Yeast Lab ||
 * 28. 3/9 to 3/13 ||  ||   || Energy Test ||
 * 29. 3/16 to 3/20 || Plant Biology ||  || Life Video ||
 * 30. 3/23 to 3/27 || Complete Plant Biology || Plant Dissection || Plant Test ||
 * 31. 3/30 to 4/3 || Classification || Chapter 18 || Classification Activity; Dichotomous Key ||
 * 32. 4/6 to 4/10 || Spring Break || Spring Break || Spring Break ||
 * 33. 4/13 to 4/17 || Vertebrates and invertebrates ||  || Classification, invertebrates and vertebrate Test ||
 * 34. 4/20 to 4/24 || complete vertebrates and invertebrates ||  ||   ||
 * 35. 4/27 to 5/1 || Human Body Systems: Overview, Nervous, Digestion || Chapters 21, 2.9 to 2.11 ||  ||
 * 36. 5/4 to 5/8 || Human Body Systems: Reproduction, Urinary, Respiratory || 12.6 to 12.10, 3.5 to 3.8 ||  ||
 * 37. 5/11 to 5/15 || Human Body Systems: Circulatory and Immune || 7.4 to 7.9 and chapter 23 ||  ||
 * 38. 5/18 to 5/22 || Complete Systems || Fetal Pig Dissection || Systems Test ||
 * 39. 5/25 to 5/29 || Review ||  ||   ||
 * 38. 6/1 to 6/5 || Finals || Finals || Finals ||