Biology: COURSE SYLLABUS

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Cedar Grove High School

Teacher: Coach Wyche/Mr. Papin / School Phone Number: (678)874-4123
Tutorial Hours: 3:15p.m. – 4:00p.m. / Email:
Tutorial Days: Tuesday and Thursday / School Website:
Tutorial Location: Room 205 / Teacher Website:

Course Description:The Biology curriculum is designed to continue student investigations of the life sciences that began in grades K-8 and provide students the necessary skills to be proficient in biology. This curriculum includes more abstract concepts such as the interdependence of organisms, the relationship of matter, energy, and organization in living systems, the behavior of organisms, and biological evolution. Students investigate biological concepts through experience in laboratories and fieldwork using the processes of inquiry.

Georgia Performance Standards: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

SB1. Analyze the nature of the relationships between structures and functions in living cells.

SB2. Analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.

SB3. Derive the relationship between single-celled and multi-celled organisms and the increasing complexity of systems.

SB4. Assess the dependence of prokaryotes, eukaryotes, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates on one another and the flow of energy and matter within their ecosystems.

SB5. Evaluate the role of natural selection in the development of the theory of evolution.

Course Outline

Unit I: Organization & Evolution

Unit Understanding: As a result of evolution, life is organized at all levels from cells to biosphere.

Evolution Unit

Date / Standard / Concept / Activities / Chapter/
Section / Pages
8/11 / SB3b
SB3c / The History of Classification / 17.1 / 484
8/13 / SB5b
SB5c / Modern Classification
Determining Species
Characters
Phylogenetic / Develop a Dichotomous Key
Building a Cladogram
Tree of Life – Mapping Evolutionary History / 17.2 / 490
8/17 / SB3b
SB3c / Domains and Kingdoms / Six-Kingdom Classification System / 17.3 / 499
8/18 / SB5b / Fossil Evidence of Change
Earth’s Early History
The Geologic Time Scale / The Mystery of the Chicken and the Egg – Determining Trends and Scales in the Geologic Timescale / 14.1 / 392
8/20 / SB5a / The Origin of Life
Cellular Evolution / 14.2 / 401
8/20 – 8/21 / SB5a
SB5b
Sb5d / Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection / Tracing Darwin’s Voyage / 15.1 / 418
8/24 / SB4f
SB5c
SB5e / Evidence of Evolution
Support for Evolution
Adaptation / 15.2 / 423
8/26 / SB5b
SB5d / Shaping Evolutionary Theory
Mechanisms of Evolution
Reproductive Isolation
Speciation
Patterns of Evolution / 15.3 / 431
8/27/2015 / Evolution Benchmark Assessment

Cells Unit

Date / Standard / Concept / Activities / Chapter/Section / Pages
8/28 / SB1d / Water and Solutions
Polarity
pH / 6.3 / 161
9/1 / SB1c / Structure and Function of Macromolecules / 6.4 / 166
9/3 / SB1b / The Role of Enzymes / 6.2 / 156
9/7 / SB1a / Cell Discovery and Theory
Microscope Technology / 7.1 / 182
9/8 / The Plasma Membrane
Function and Structure / 7.2 / 187
9/10 / Cell Structures / 7.3 / 191
9/11 / SB1d / Cell Transport / Osmosis Diffusion Lab – Diffusion Confusion
Plasmolysis Lab / 7.4 / 201
9/16 / Cells Benchmark Assessment
Date / Standard / Concept / Chapter/Section / Pages
9/17 / SB1a, SB3.b / Prokaryotic versus Eukaryotic Cells
Basic Cell Types / 7.1 / 185
9/18 / SB3d / Viruses and Living Organisms / 18.2 / 525
9/21 / SB3a
SB1a / How Organisms Obtain Energy
Transformation of Energy
ATP / 8.1 / 216
9/22 / Photosynthesis / Photosynthesis Lab / 8.2 / 222
9/24 / Cellular Respiration / Respiration Lab / 8.3 / 228
9/28 / Organisms Benchmark Assessment

Ecology Unit

Date / Standard / Concept / Activities / Chapter/Section / Pages
9/29 / SB4a / Organisms and Their Relationships
Biosphere
Levels of Organization
Ecosystem and Community Interactions / 2.1 / 32
9/30 / SB4b
SB3a / Energy Flow in Ecosystems / 2.2 / 41
10/2 / SB3a
SB1d / Cycling of Matter / 2.3 / 45
10/5 / SB4c
SB4a / Community Ecology
Communities
Ecological Succession / 3.1 / 60
10/7 / SB4d
SB4a / Terrestrial Biomes
Aquatic Ecosystems / 3.2
3.3 / 65-83
10/9 / SB4a
SB4f / Population Dynamics
Population Characteristics
Population-Limiting Factors / 4.1 / 92
10/12 / SB4e / Plant Adaptations / 21.1 / 604
10/13 / SB4f / Animal Adaptations & Behavior / 5.2,
31 / 122
906
10/16 / Ecology Benchmark Assessment

Genetics Unit

Date / Standard / Concept / Activities / Chapter/Section / Pages
10/19 / SB2d
SB2c
SB2e / Meiosis
Sexual and Asexual Reproduction / The Double Life of Plants – Alternating Generations / 10.1 / 270
10/21 23 / SCSh7b
SB2c / Mendelian Genetics
Punnett Squares
Probability / The Amazing Maize - Investigating / 10.2 / 277
10/2628 / SB2d
SCsh7e
SCSh9c / Gene Linkage and Polyploidy
Basic Patterns of Human Inheritance
Recessive Genetic Disorders
Dominant Genetic Disorders / 10.3
11.1 / 283
296
10/27 29 / SCSh3d / Complex Patterns of Inheritance
Incomplete Dominance
Codominance
Multiple Alleles / 11.2 / 302
10/29 11/2 / SB2c
SB2d / Chromosomes and Human Heredity
Karyotypes
Telomeres / Karyotype Curiosities – Determining Different Karyotypes / 11.3 / 311
11/24 / SB2a, SB2b / DNA: The Genetic Material / 12.1 / 326
11/17 – 11/186 / SB2a
SB1a / Replication of DNA / 12.2 / 333
11/10 / SB2a
SB2b / DNA, RNA, Protein
Central Dogma
Transcription
Translation / 12.3 / 336
11/16 / SB2d / Chromosome & Mutations / 12.4 / 342
11/18 / SB2f
SB5b / Biodiversity
Threats to Biodiversity / The Mating Games “Saving Wildlife with Forensic Genetics” / 5.1
5.2 / 116
122
11/20 / Genetics Benchmark Assessment
11/30 – 12/07 / EOCT/Final Exam Review

*Content and time sequence is approximate and may change at any point and time.

BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Title / Glencoe Biology
ISBN
Replacement Cost / $73.00
Online book and/or resources / The text is online at Use password E64CB02B92 (case sensitive).
Online student access code (school specific) / The text is online at Use password E64CB02B92 (case sensitive). If you don’t have a internet access, books on cd-rom are available upon request.

GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.

GRADING CATEGORIES / *GRADE PROTOCOL
Assessment During Learning – 25%
Guided, Independent, or Group Practice – 45%
Summative Assessment – 30%
Pre-Assessment– 0% / A90 – 100
B80 – 89
C71 – 79
D70
FBelow 70
DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
STUDENT PROGRESS / Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are discovered.Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board Policy IH.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY / Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook.
HOMEWORK / Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. It should be considered the possession of the student and should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB.
MAKE-UP WORK
DUE TO ABSENCES / When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA.
SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS / Each student is required to keep an organized notebook. Each student is required to turn in a laboratory report for each activity. Homework assignments will be given daily. These assignments will provide practice and follow-up to class discussions. You are expected to try all problems and questions in your assignment. Particular homework assignments will be taken-up and graded. A test will be given at the end of each unit. Tests will be announced. The final exam is comprehensive. The final exam is based on tests given throughout the semester.
Classroom Rules & Behavior:
  1. PROMPT – Students must be seated and working on the sponge when the bell rings.
  2. PREPARED – students must bring textbook, workbooks, notebook, paper and pen to class everyday.
  3. POLITE – Students must follow all the rules given in the Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Handbook at all times.
  4. ALERT – Students must listen carefully to all directions given and follow those directions the first time they are given. Students must actively participate in class discussions and activities. NO SLEEPING IN CLASS.
  5. HONEST – Students must complete their own work, cheating will not be tolerated. Students will receive a zero for the assignment if they give or receive help.
  6. NEAT – Students are not to bring food, gum or drinks into the classroom at any time. Students should dispose of any trash, i.e. paper, in the trashcan, not the floor or sinks.
  7. ATTENDANCE - Students must submit a written note, from a parent or guardian; to their grade level administrative office to receive an excused admit to class after being absent. Students who do not have an excused absent slip will receive zeros on that day’s assignments. Please see the student handbook for a detailed explanation of the tardy policy. Too many absences or tardiness will affect your grade in this class. Please remember that on block scheduling, missing one day is like missing two and one half days on a regular schedule.
Consequences:
  1. Verbal Warning
  2. Student Intervention
  3. Detention (Work Detail) & Phone Call
  4. Referral & Conference
*Penalties and actions taken may vary depending on the severity of the offense.
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES / 2 inch 3 ring Notebook, Bound Composition Notebook(Lab Notebook), Textbook, Pen or Pencil, and Calculator
Tutorial / Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday will be the days for tutorial and to make up tests or quizzes. Students must be in the room with all their necessary materials by 3:20. The doors will be closed promptly at 3:20. Tutorial is designed so that a student can come in to ask questions about topics they do not understand.
Homework / Homework assignments are given to review, reinforce, prepare for, or enhance what is taught in the classroom. Students must read from the current chapter and study the current topics and vocabulary a minimum of 20 minutes each night. Always expect a pop quiz!
Laboratory Investigations / Laboratory investigations are an important part of the student’s grade. While in the lab/classroom each student will be required to practice safety procedures to prevent any injuries from occurring. Unsafe behavior in the lab will result in the student being removed from the classroom and a zero will be given for that assignment.
Make-up Policy / Excessive absences will adversely affect the success of the student in this class. The student is responsible for turning in work and completing assignments during the time allotted. When absent, the student is still responsible for all work covered in class. Students should come immediately after school to receive any make-up work. Students must have an excused admit from their grade level administrator’s office to receive their make-up assignments. Zeros are given for unexcused absences, skipping class, or no admit at all. Students will be given at least one weeks notice on test dates. Therefore, if you are absent one or two days prior to the test date, you will still be expected to take the test.
Late Assignments:
Students will not be allowed to turn in assignments late. Please come to class prepared to turn in what is asked for. You will not be allowed to use a pass to go to your locker to retrieve anything.

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