Welcome to Level 3 Biology!
0825/0826 • BIOLOGY I (L3) FULL-YEAR COURSE 1 CREDIT / FIVE PERIODS PER WEEK Open to: Sophomores
Prerequisites: "A" in Physical/Earth Science (L2) or "B" or better in Physical/Earth Science (L3) and taking English II (L3) or (L4) concurrently, and teacher recommendation.
This course is designed to prepare the student for future advanced courses in science. This first year biology course will investigate characteristics and structures of organisms, ecosystems, evidence of change, human biology and biotechnology. Numerous activities are incorporated to help the student acquire a working scientific understanding of our world. Students should be aware that this course covers a significant amount of material and is labor intensive. This course is considered a science laboratory course for college admission
First Semester
I. What is Biology? (Ch. 1)
Themes of Biology Biology movie
Scientific Methods Duckweed Lab
Characteristics of Life Lab: Flame Lab
Measurement/Graphing (review)
II. Biochemistry and Transport (Ch. 2, 3,5) Lab: Molecules
Solutions and pH Lab: pH
Carbon Compounds and Enzymes Lab: Enzymes
Osmosis and Diffusion and Active Transport Lab: Egg Lab
III. Cells (Ch. 4) Cell Project
Cell Theory Lab: Cells
Plant and Animal Cells and Microscopy Lab: Microscopy
Cell Organization Lab: Cell Races
IV. Cell Energy (Ch. 6 and 7)
Photosynthesis Lab: Photosynthesis
Respiration Lab: Respiration
V. Cell Division (Ch. 8)
Chromosomes Lab: Mitosis
Mitosis and Meiosis Lab: Meiosis
VI. Genetics (Ch. 9) Genetics movies
Mendel and his Peas Lab: Gen. Simulations
Probability Lab: Probability
Punnett Squares Lab: Punnett Squares
Second Semester
I. Nucleic Acids and Protein Production (Ch. 10 and 11) Lab: DNA Transcription
DNA and RNA Lab: Translation
Protein Synthesis Lab: DNA Extraction
II. Human Genetics (Ch. 12) Genetics Project
Mutations
Genetic Diseases
III. Evolution (Ch. 14,15,16)
Biogenesis
Earth's History Lab: Time Line
Fossil Record
Evidence for Evolution "Life" Movies
Theories of Evolution Darwin Movie Activity
Patterns of Evolution
Rates of Evolution Lab: Peppered Moth
IV. Classification (Ch. 18)
History of Taxonomy
Modern Classification Lab: Classification
Six-Kingdom System
Dichotomous Keys Lab: Dichotmous Keys
V. Viruses, Bacteria and Immunity (Ch. 24, 25 and 48) Disease movies
Bacteria and Viruses Disease project
The Immune Response Lab: Killer Cholera!
VI. Ecology (Ch. 19,20, 21 and 22)
Ecology of Organisms Lab: Food Web
Populations Ecology movies
Communities Lab: Ecosystem
Succession
Energy Transfer
Terrestrial Ecosystems Biome project
Aquatic Ecosystems
VII. Comparative Anatomy
Frog Dissection
Frog/Human Anatomy