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:
Review - study 30 minutes than QUIZ Chapter 2
Week 4
3.1 Looking at Cells: PowerPoint lecture:
3.2A Cell Features: Organelles : PowerPoint:
3.2B Cell Features: Cytoskeleton and Cell membrane : PowerPoint :
3.3 Cell Organelles: PowerPoint lecture:
Review Chapters 3 Key Concepts: PowerPoint: Ch 3 QUIZ
Week 5
4.1 Passive Transport: PowerPoint Lecture:
4.2 Active Transport: PowerPoint Lecture:
LAB Passive and Active Transport
QUIZ # 1 : Chapters 1 - 4 :
Photosynthesis
Quiz Review : Intro Food Chains and Energy Flow Through System
5.1 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: PowerPoint lecture
Half-day: PowerPoint lecture only: Photosynthesis
5.2 Introduction Photosynthesis: PowerPoint lecture :
5.2B Photosynthesis: Advanced: PowerPoint :
Cellular Respiration & Cell Cycle
Photosynthesis lab: Create a Photosynthesis flow-chart
5.3B Cellular Respiration : (condensed) : PowerPoint
5.3 Cellular Respiration: (full version) PowerPoint lecture
6.1 Chromosomes: PowerPoint lecture
6.2 Cell Cycle : PowerPoint
6.3 Mitosis and Cytokinesis : PowerPoint
Meiosis & Forms reproduction
Ch 5 Review : PowerPoint :
Ch 6 Review : PowerPoint :
7.1 : Meiosis : PowerPoint :
7.2 Sexual and Asexual Reproduction : PowerPoint :
8.1 Origin of Genetics : PowerPoint :
Genetics & Mendal
8.2 Mendel's Theory of Genetics : PowerPoint :
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 :
18.1: The Environment / Global Change : PowerPoint :
18.2 : Effects on Ecosystems : PowerPoint :
18 Global Change Review : PowerPoint : Global Change Project
Ecosystems and Fragile Environments
18.3 : Solving Environmental Issues : PowerPoint :
Bio Unit 1: PowerPoint: Unit 2 Review PowerPoint :
Bio Unit 3 Review : PowerPoint :Bio Unit 4 Review: PowerPoint : combined
Technology Lesson : Sampling and Looping Workshop : Digital Technology
BIOLOGY EXAM A Block : Starts 7:30 sharp
Earth Science I Exam A Block