Mr. Copel : A Block
Introduction to Biology
1.1 Themes of Biology: PowerPoint lecture:
1.2 Biology in Your World: PowerPoint lecture:
Week 2
1.3 The Scientific Process: PowerPoint lecture:
1.3 Lab Scientific Process: Mythbusters Video worksheet
1.3B : Paper Airplane Lab : Building a Better Airplane: lab worksheet
1.3C : Design Your Own Experiment : worksheet : Ch 1 Quiz (describe a hypothetical experiment)
Week 3
Cells
2.1 Nature of Matter: PowerPoint lecture:
2.2 Water and Solutions: PowerPoint lecture:
2.3 Chemistry of Cells: PowerPoint lecture:
2.4 Energy and Chemical Reactions: PowerPoint lecture:
Week 4
Finish 2.4 + Vocab Review wksht
Chapter 2 Review : PowerPoint Lecture
Ch 2 TEST
3.1 Looking at Cells: Microscopes PowerPoint lecture:
Week 5
Chapter 2 Review : copy the notes from the following worksheet to your notebook: Ch 2 Key Ideas
3.2A Lecture : Structure Cells : PowerPoint : Key Ideas worksheet 3.2A
3.2A Cell Features: Organelles : PowerPoint: worksheet
3.2B Key Ideas : PowerPoint : Key Idea worksheet 3.2B
3.2B Cell Features: Cytoskeleton and Cell membrane : PowerPoint : worksheet
Week 6
3.3 Cell Organelles: PowerPoint lecture:
3.3 key Ideas worksheet
Cell Review : What is a Cell : Lesson 8 Packet
Ch 3 Review : Identify Parts of a Cell and Match the Function : worksheet
Build a Model of a Cell : instructions
Review Chapters 3 Key Ideas : PowerPoint: key Ideas worksheet : review worksheet
Ch 3 QUIZ
4.1 Passive Transport: PowerPoint Lecture:
4.1 Key Ideas notesheet
4.2 Active Transport: PowerPoint Lecture:
4.2 key ideas notesheet
LAB Passive and Active Transport
TEST Ch 4
Photosynthesis
Quiz Review : Intro Food Chains and Energy Flow Through System
5.1 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: PowerPoint lecture
5.1 Notesheet Introduction to Photosynthesis : Notesheet
5.2 Introduction Photosynthesis: PowerPoint lecture :
5.2B Photosynthesis: Advanced: PowerPoint :
5.2 Photosynthesis : Notesheet
Photosynthesis lab: Create a Photosynthesis flow-chart
Cellular Respiration
5.3B Cellular Respiration : (condensed) : PowerPoint
5.3B Respiration notesheet
5.3 Cellular Respiration: (full version) PowerPoint lecture
Biology MCAS Sample Writing Prompt: Respiration
Ch 5 Review : PowerPoint :
Cell Cycle
6.1 Chromosomes: PowerPoint lecture
6.1 Chromosomes Notesheet
6.2 Cell Cycle : PowerPoint
6.2 Cell cycle Notesheet
6.3 Mitosis and Cytokinesis : PowerPoint
6.3 Mitosis-Cytokinesis Notesheet
Meiosis & Forms reproduction
Ch 6 Review : PowerPoint :
7.1 : Meiosis : PowerPoint :
7.1 Meiosis Notesheet
7.2 Sexual and Asexual Reproduction : PowerPoint : notesheet
8.1 Origin of Genetics : PowerPoint : notesheet
Genetics & Mendal
8.2 Mendel's Theory of Genetics : PowerPoint : notesheet
8.3 Studying Heredity : PowerPoint :
8.4 Complex Patterns of Heredity : PowerPoint :
8 Review Genetics: PowerPoint : practice website
Research Project : Hybrids : Create a PowerPoint Project
DNA's Structure
Research Project : Hybrids : Create a PowerPoint Project
9.1 Genetic Material and Viral genes and DNA : PowerPoint :
9.2 DNA's Structure : PowerPoint :
9:3 Replication of DNA : PowerPoint :
Lab : Build a Model of DNA's Structure
DNA Replication
9 Review DNA Structure and Replication: PowerPoint :
10.1 : How Are Proteins Made : PowerPoint :
Field Trip: Museum Science
10.2 : Gene Regulation and Structure : PowerPoint :
10 Review : Genes and Proteins + Gene Regulation and Structure : PowerPoint :
Genetic Engineering
11.1 : Gene Technology : PowerPoint :
11.2 : Human Applications Genetic Engineering : PowerPoint :
11.3 : Genetic Engineering in Agriculture : PowerPoint :
11 Review Gene Technology : PowerPoint :
Gene Technology Research Project: Use the Internet to research and write a one page (doublespaced) report that discusses a company or product that utilizes a form of gene technology.
Brief History Evolution Life
12.1 : History of Life on Earth : PowerPoint :
12.2 : Evolution of Cellular Life on Earth: PowerPoint :
12.3 : Life Invaded the Land : PowerPoint :
12 Review : History of Life on Earth : PowerPoint :
- Research Project: Develop a PowerPoint that describes one of the following topics we have covered in this chapter. To explore the topic further, you must create a minimum of 10 slides, each with a paragraph of text with an illustration
Darwin & Evolution
13.1 : Theory of Natural Selection: Darwin : PowerPoint :
13.2 : Evidence of Evolution : PowerPoint :
13.3 : Examples of Evolution : PowerPoint :
13 Review Darwin, Evolution, and Natural Selection : PowerPoint :
Darwin Research Project : Create a report in PowerPoint (10 slides minimum), in your own words, describing one of the following topics.
Classification Organisms and Populations
14.1 : Classification of Organisms : PowerPoint :
14.2 : How Biologists Classify Organisms : PowerPoint :
15.1 : How Populations Grow : PowerPoint :
15.2 : How Populations Evolve : PowerPoint :
15 Review : Populations : PowerPoint :
Ecosystems
16.1 : What is an Ecosystem? : PowerPoint :
16.2 : Energy Flow in Ecosystems : PowerPoint :
16.2B Project : Building a Food Web :
16.3 : Cycling of Materials in Ecosystems : PowerPoint :
Week 16 : Ecosystems : Week Long Project
16 Review : Create a Presentation: One Week Project : due by Friday
Biological Communities: Biospheres
17.1 : Biological Communities : PowerPoint :
Biome Project : 1 Day project
17.2 : How Competition Shapes Communities : PowerPoint :
17.3 : Land Based Biosphere : PowerPoint :
17.3B : Aquatic Biospheres : PowerPoint :
Ecosystems and Fragile Environments
18.1: The Environment / Global Change : PowerPoint :
18.2 : Effects on Ecosystems : PowerPoint :
18.3 : Solving Environmental Issues : PowerPoint :
18 Global Change Review : PowerPoint : Global Change Project
Kingdoms and Domains:
19.1: Introduction to Kingdoms and Domains : PowerPoint :
19.2: Advent of Multicellularity: PowerPoint :
19.3: Complex Multicellularity : PowerPoint
Introduction to Human Body Structures
37.1 : Body Organization : PowerPoint :
37.2 : The Skeleton : PowerPoint :
37.3 : Muscles : PowerPoint :
37.4 : Skin and Nails : PowerPoint :
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
38.1 : Circulatory System: PowerPoint :
38.1B : Blood : PowerPoint :
38.2 : The Heart : PowerPoint
38.3 : The Respiratory System : PowerPoint
Digestive and Excretory Systems
39.1 : Your Body and Food : PowerPoint
39.2 : Digestion : PowerPoint
39.3 : Excretion : PowerPoint
Immune System
40.1 : Indirect Defense Mechanisms : PowerPoint
40.2 : Direct Defense Mechanisms : PowerPoint
40.3 : Disease Transmission and Prevention : PowerPoint
40.4 : Diseases of the Immune System : PowerPoint
Immune System Research Project:
- create a short report - two page written doublespaced - on how the immune system is affected by one of the following substances
- caffeine
- sugars
- alcohol
- tobacco products
- marijuana
Nervous System
41.1 : Neurons & Nerve Impulses : PowerPoint
Bio Unit 1: PowerPoint: Unit 2 Review PowerPoint :
Bio Unit 3 Review : PowerPoint :Bio Unit 4 Review: PowerPoint : combined