August |
-characteristics of life
-needs of living things
-themes of biology
-scientific method |
| September |
-basic chemistry
-structure of an atom
-atom models
-simple equation balancing
-bonding
-inorganic – properties of water
-organic chemistry – characteristics of carbon and carbon compounds
-test for presence of organic compounds
-pH lab |
October |
-cell structure and function
-microscope parts, use, and slide preparation
-cell transportation
-osmosis and diffusion labs |
November
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-homeostasis
-photosynthesis and respiration
-cell division: mitosis and meiosis
-cell cycle and cancer |
| December |
-nucleic acids structure and function
-replication, transcription, translation |
January |
-Mendel and genetics
-punnett squares: monohybrid and dihybrid
-probability
-DNA lab: probability and breeding
-chromosomal theory of inheritance
-codominance, incomplete dominance, sex-linked, sex influenced, monoalleleic, multiple allele, polygenic
-chromosome mapping
-human genome project
-human inheritance patterns
-mutations
-transgenic organisms – “Genpets” |
February |
-genetic disorder pamphlet
-current genetic advances: stem cell research, cloning, etc.
-moral issues concerning genetic research
-classification – 6 kingdom vs. alternative systems
-dichotomous key
-archaebacteria
-eubacteria
-culture bacteria
-identify common bacterial structures
-bacterial diseases
-antibiotics: function, pros vs. cons |
March |
-protista
-fungi |
| April |
-plants |
| May |
-animals
-invertebrates
-vertebrates
-dissection comparative anatomy: worm, crayfish, perch |