BIOLOGY CURRICULUM COURSE NAME: Biology (Grade 10) UNIT: The Chemical Basis for Life NO. OF DAYS: 55 KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What does chemistry have to do with me? COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS Eligible Content & Skills # OF DAYS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A = Acquisition ET = Extended Thinking RESOURCES/ MATERIALS TIER 2 VOCABULARY TIER 3 VOCABULARY BIO.A.2.1.1 - Describe the unique properties of and how these properties support life on Earth (e.g., freezing point, high heat, cohesion) BIO.A.2.2.1 - Explain how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules. BIO.A.2.2.2 - Describe how biological macromolecules form from monomers. BIO.A.2.2.3 - Compare the Review Characteristics of life Atomic Structure Bonding Ionic, Covalent, Hydrogen Water Polarity Freezing Point High Specific Heat Insulation by Ice scale Carbon Tetravalent Chains, Branches, Rings Macromolecules 2 3 2 4 2 2 7 5 2 How do elements, and compounds relate? Why do living things need enzymes? What affects an enzyme’s function? What are the unique properties of water that make life possible? What are the unique properties of carbon that make life possible? How do biological macromolecules form from monomers? Why do living things need carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic Atom drawings activities on penny *floating paper clip activities Dehydration/hydrolysis role play (students/cards with monomers) Diagrams of reactions Chemistry of carbs cut outs Chemistry of fats and proteins cut outs specific buffer carbohydrates compound digestion energy freezing point mixture product protein solution temperature “-ase” “-ose” activation energy active site adhesion amino acid biological macromolecules chemical reaction cohesion concentration covalent bond dehydration synthesis disaccharide DNA enzyme hydrolysis ion ionic bond isotope lipid macromolecule matter molecule monomer monosaccharide nucleic acid nucleotide nucleus organic molecule pepsin pH phospholipid bilayer polymer polysaccharide reactant
structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in organisms. BIO.A.2.3.1 - Describe the role of an enzyme as a catalyst in regulating a biochemical reaction. BIO.A.2.3.2 how factors such as pH, temperature, and concentration levels can affect enzyme function. Polymers Lipids Nucleic Acids Proteins Calorimetry Macromolecules review/assessment Enzymes Activation Energy Complex Active Site Inhibitors 5 5 6 2 7 1 Role play with cards for monomers Diabetes article French fry article Gizmo: Identifying nutrients Identifying nutrients lab Calorimetry lab Venn diagram Frayer model Toothpick lab Jello lab RNA solute solvent specific heat substrate
Change pH, Enzyme assessment COURSE NAME: Biology UNIT: Homeostasis and Transport NO. OF DAYS: 23 KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS Eligible Content & Skills # OF DAYS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A = Acquisition ET = Extended Thinking RESOURCES/ MATERIALS TIER 2 VOCABULARY TIER 3 VOCABULARY BIO.A.4.1.1 Describe how the structure of the plasma Review cell organelles/function 3 2 How are cell organelles important to the function of the cell? Cell analogy or Cell structure Gizmo carbohydrates carrier (transport) proteins cell energy impermeable (ion or molec) active bilayer catalyst cellular chloroplast
membrane allows it to function as a regulatory structure and/or protective barrier for a cell. BIO.A.4.1.2 Compare the mechanisms that transport materials across the plasma membrane (i.e., passive osmosis, facilitated diffusion; and active endocytosis, exocytosis). BIO.A.4.1.3 Describe how membrane-bound cellular organelles (e.g., endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus) facilitate the transport of Plasma Membrane Structure Proteins, Carbohydrates Function Transport Diffusion Osmosis Facilitated Diffusion Active Transport ATP (details in chapter 4) Ion Pumps Endocytosis and Exocytosis Homeostasis Review levels of organization (atom – organism Major organ systems (circulatory, respiratory, integumentary, excretory) Thermoregulation Water Regulation Oxygen Regulation Glucose Regulation Homeostasis and transport review/assessment 2 7 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 How does the structure of the plasma membrane allow it to function? How do materials move in and out of the cell? How do organisms maintain homeostasis? Draw Label diagram Dialysis tubing Egg lab Raisin/celery /gummy Plasmolysis lab Finish line p. 89-93 mixture protein response solution stimulus system cilia concentration concentration gradient diffusion diffusion endocytosis enzyme exocytosis extracellular facilitated homeostasis homeostatic mechanism hypertonic solution hypotonic solution intracellular ion ion pump isotonic lipid mechanism membrane mitochondria molecule organelle osmosis passive permeability phospholipid photosynthesis plasma polysaccharide prokaryotic respiration solute solution solvent thermoregulation transpiration transport transport
COURSE NAME: Biology UNIT: Genetics/Punnett Squares NO. OF DAYS: 11 KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How is genetic information passed from one generation to the next? COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS Eligible Content & Skills # OF DAYS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A = Acquisition ET = Extended Thinking RESOURCES/ MATERIALS TIER 2 VOCABULARY TIER 3 VOCABULARY BIO.B.2.1.1.- Describe and/or predict observed patterns of inheritance (i.e., dominant, recessive, dominance, Review Mendelian Genetics (mono and dihybrid) Non-Mendelian Genetics Sex-linked Co-dominance 1 5 How are inherited traits passed from parent to offspring? Diagram Human traits activity Practice problems/worksheets carrier cell division hybrid inheritance allele autosome chromosome diploid DNA dominant inheritance duplication mutation
incomplete polygenic, and multiple alleles). Incomplete dominance Polygenic Multiple Alleles Pedigrees Karyotypes Chapter 7 review/assessment 2 2 1 How do Mendel’s laws apply to genetics? How can probability be used to predict traits? Pedigree worksheets Online karyotyping Karyotype cut outs gamete gene gene expression gene recombination genetics genotype haploid heterozygous homozygous incomplete dominance karyotype law of independent assortment law of segregation nucleus pedigree phenotype polyploidy recessive inheritance silent mutation zygote COURSE NAME: Biology UNIT: Cell Growth and Reproduction (DNA) NO. OF DAYS: 21 KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Why is DNA called the “blueprint of life”? COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS Eligible Content & Skills # OF DAYS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A = Acquisition ET = Extended Thinking RESOURCES/ MATERIALS TIER 2 VOCABULARY TIER 3 VOCABULARY BIO.B.1.2.2 – Explain the functional relationships between DNA, genes, Review cell cycle Mitosis Meiosis 4 2 3 2 How are inherited traits passed from parent to offspring? Diagrams/Drawings Venn diagram/table Manipulatives adaptation carrier division mutation allele chromosomal mutation chromosome
BIO.B.2.1.2 – Describe processes that can alter composition or number of chromosomes (i.e. crossing-over, nondisjunction, duplication, translocation, deletion, insertion, and inversion) COURSE NAME: Biology UNIT: Genetic Engineering NO. OF DAYS:15 KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS Eligible Content & Skills # OF DAYS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A = Acquisition ET = Extended Thinking RESOURCES/ MATERIALS TIER 2 VOCABULARY TIER 3 VOCABULARY Bio.B.2.4.1 Explain how genetic engineering has impacted the fields of medicine, forensics, and agriculture Restriction Enzymes Sticky/Blunt Ends Gel Electrophoresis Restriction Maps Polymerase Chain Reactions DNA Fingerprinting Cloning 1 1 How can genetic engineering improve human existence? How is genetic engineering done? Virtual Gel electrophoresis/DNA fingerprinting activity Cloning article/table Cloning GMO research adaptation agriculture buffer cell compound development energy ethics experiment evolution extinct “-ase” allele biology cloning forensics gene gene recombination gene splicing gene therapy genetically modified organism
(e.g., selective breeding, gene splicing, cloning, genetically modified organisms, gene therapy). Genetic Engineering (recombinant DNA) Transgenic selective breeding GMO Genomes / Human Genome Project Proteomics Genetic Screening Gene Therapy Chapter 9 review / assessment 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 Design a genetically engineered organism growth hybrid mutation product protein solution translation genetic engineering molecule nucleic acid nucleotide nucleus pH phenotype plasma membrane plasmid polymer prokaryotic ribosome RNA messenger RNA (mRNA) selective breeding transcription translation (tRNA) COURSE NAME: Biology UNIT: Theory of Evolution NO. OF DAYS: 18 KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How have species changed over time? COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS Eligible Content & Skills # OF DAYS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A = Acquisition ET = Extended Thinking RESOURCES/ MATERIALS TIER 2 VOCABULARY TIER 3 VOCABULARY BIO.B.3.1.1 – Explain how natural selection can impact allele frequencies of a population. BIO.B.3.1.2 – Describe the factors that can contribute to the development of new species (e.g., isolating mechanisms, genetic Darwin (history) Lamarck Linnaeus Theory of Natural Selection Artificial vs. natural selection Fitness Evidence Fossils Geography Embryology 1 2 3 How did Darwin contribute to the Theory of Evolution? What evidence suggests that species change over time? How are adaptation and evolution related? How can one species become two? How do the different patterns of evolution differ from each Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer adaptation era experiment evolution extinct fossils mimicry mutation theory allele analogous structure biodiversity chromosome embryology endosymbiosis founder effect gene genetic drift gradualism Hardy-Weinberg principle homologous structure isolating mechanism natural selection peer review prokaryotic
founder effect, migration). BIO.B.3.1.3 – Explain how genetic mutations may result in genotypic and phenotypic variations within a population. BIO.B.3.2.1 – Interpret evidence supporting the theory of evolution (i.e., fossil, anatomical, physiological, embryological, biochemical, and universal genetic code). BIO.B.3.3.1 – Distinguish between the scientific terms: hypothesis, inference, law, theory, principle, fact, and observation. Homologous structures Analogous structures Vestigial structures Biochemical Genetic Code Chapter 10 review / assessment Genetic Variation Gene Pool Allele Frequency Mutation (genotypic and phenotypic variations) Recombination Speciation Normal Distribution Directional Selection Stabilizing Selection Disruptive Selection Gene Flow Genetic Drift Bottleneck Effect Founder Effect Sexual Selection Migration Isolating Mechanisms Reproductive Behavioral Geographic 2 2 5 How has the theory of evolution changed over time? What are the characteristics of science? What steps do scientists use to solve problems? Hands – On Activity Peppered Moth Online Simulation Graphic Organizer (directional/ stabilizing / disruptive) Graphic Organizer for Isolating Mechanisms punctuated equilibrium renewable resource scientific method sedimentation species vestigial structure