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What is the nature of science?
2. What is the relationship between matter and
energy? |
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Science Process Skills-observing, collecting data,
analyze, testing . . .
2. Conservation of Matter, Energy Flow in an
Ecosystem, Food Webs and Energy Relationships |
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observation, collecting and analyzing data, forming
a hypothesis and designing an experiment (S1B1,
S7B2, AN)
2. diagram and interpret a food chain and a food web
in respect to energy and matter (S7B1, S3B4, AP, S) |
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A Study of Exp. Methods
2. Diagram Project, test, lab activities |
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1. How are communities and ecosystems related?
2. What compounds are living things made up of? |
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1. Community Structure, Ecosystem Structure
2. Carbon Cycling, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats,
Amino Acids |
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1. population growth, carrying capacity (S3B4, S6B2, S6B3, C)
2. determine by various chemical tests the presence
of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates (S3B4, AN) |
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1. Lab explorations, test, project (group)
2. Lab practical, lab exercises, test |
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1. What are cells and how do they function?
2. What is cell division?
3. How do substances move into and out of cells? |
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1. Plant and Animal Cells, Cell Theory
2. Mitosis Stages, Cancer
3. Diffusion, Active Transport, Osmosis, Passive
Transport |
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1. demonstrate the function of the following cell organelles:
nuclear mitochondria, vacuole, chloroplast, cell
wall, cell membrane, ribosomes, nucleolus, . . .
compare and contrast a plant and animal cell,
explain how the cell theory applies to living
organisms (S3B1, S)
2. diagram and determine what mitotic stage is
present on an onion slide (S3B1, AP)
3. determine the relationship between cell surface
area and diffusion rate, compare and contrast:
diffusion, osmosis, active transport (S3B1I1, S) |
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1. Picture quiz, synthesis paper, test, PowerPoint presentations
2. Lab exercises (practical), test
3. Lab exploration, tests, PowerPoint presentation,
modeling |
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1. How are reproductive cells produced?
2. What are the structures and functions of the male
and female reproductive systems?
3. What are the mechanisms of inheritance? |
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1. Meiosis, Gametogenesis
2. Human Reproduction, Male Reproductive Structures,
Female Reproductive Structures, Fertilization,
Implantation, Development
3. Patterns of Inheritance, Genes and Chromosomes,
Gene Expression, DNA and RNA Structure,
Transcription and Translation, Pedigree Analysis |
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1. diagram the phases of meiosis, compare and contract oogenesis
and spermatogenesis (S3B2I1, S3B2I5, AN)
2. identify male and female reproductive structures,
describe the fertilization, implantation, and
development of an embryo (S3B7I5, C)
3. use a punnet square to predict monohybrid
crosses, interpret the ratios present in a dihybrid
cross, define homozygous, heterozygous, dominant,
and recessive, interpret a pedigree chart (S3B2I1,
AN, S3B2I3, AP) |
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1. Diagram project, tests, lab exercises
2. Tests, lab exercises, research report
3. Tests, lab exercises, project (pedigree) |
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| 1. What is natural selection and how does it effect evolution? |
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| 1. Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Diversity, Variation,
Evolution |
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| 1. compare and contrast natural selection and artificial
selection, relate variation and diversity to natural
selection (S3B3, E, S) |
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| 1. Group PowerPoint presentation, test, lab exercises |
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| 1. How are living organisms classified? |
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| 1. Biological Classification, Kingdoms of Organisms, DNA
Sequences and Classification |
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| 1. identify similarities and differences between various
organisms, identify preserved specimens to their
class level, use DNA comparisons to determine
relationships of organisms (S3B7, AP) |
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| 1. Tests, lab exercises, PowerPoint presentations |
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1. What are viruses and bacteria and how do they affect us?
2. What are protists and fungi? |
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1. Prokaryote vs. Eukaryotes, Bacteria and How They Are
Identified and Classified, Control of Bacteria Using
Antibiotics, Lytic vs. Lysogenic Virus Life Cycles,
Aids and HIV, Distribution of Microorganisms (where
are bacteria found?), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
2. Fungi Characteristics and Function, Protists
Characteristics and Functions |
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1. compare and contrast Prokaryoter and Eukaryotes, compare the
effects of various antibiotics on bacteria, compare
Lytic vs. Lysogenic virus life cycles, describe HIV
and its effects (S3B7, AP, S6B1, C)
2. identify structures on a paramecium and determine
what their functions are (S3B7, AP) |
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1. Tests, lab exercises, WebQuest
2. Lab exercise (yeast and paramecium), pond water
inquiry, tests |
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1. What are the structures and functions of flowering plants?
2. What are the adaptations and diversity that
distinguish the various pukaryotic animals? |
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1. Flowering Plants (Angiosperms), Leaf Structure, Photosynthesis
2. Animal Diversity, Similarities Between Animal
Classes |
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1. identify structures of flowering plants (AP), demonstrate the
tropisms and their causes (S3B1, AP)
2. compare and contrast different classes of animals
(S3B7, AP) |
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1. Tests, lab exercises, inquiry project
2. Lab exercise, diagram project, PowerPoint
presentation, tests |
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1. What are the various methods of birth control for humans?
2. What are the structures and functions of the
human animal? |
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1. Hormonal Control, Barrier Methods, Blocking Implantation,
Menstrual Cycle
2. Digestion and Excretion (S3B5), Cellular
Respiration (S3B5), Circulation (S3B7), Immunity
(S3B7), Respiration (S3B7), Muscular System (S3B7),
Nervous System (S3B6), Endocrine and Reproductive
System (S3B7) |
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1. identify the various barrier and hormonal control methods,
identify the various stages of the female menstrual
cycle (S3B7I6, AP)
2. identify structures and functions of each system
(AP) |
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1. Tests, picture quizzes
2. Picture quizzes, tests |
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| 1. What factors distinguish the various biomes of the world? |
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| 1. Climate and Biome Classification, Changing Climates and Biomes |
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| 1. develop climatograms from climate data, interpret and compare
various climatograms of different biomes (S3B4, C) |
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