STAAR Biology EOCTarget Plan

Weeks 3 and 4

SE Focus / MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY
B.5A, 6A
Science concepts. The student knows how an organism grows and the importance of cell differentiation. The student is expected to:
(A)describe the stages of the cell cycle, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication and mitosis, and the importance of the cell cycle to the growth of organisms;
The student knows the mechanisms of genetics, including the role of nucleic acids and the principles of Mendelian Genetics. The student is expected to:
(A)identify components of DNA, and describe how information for specifying the traits of an organism is carried in the DNA / Describe the stages of the cell cycle
Vocabulary:
Cell cycle, interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis, replication, DNA helicase, DNA polymerase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, centromere, chromatid, centrioles,
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 1, Lesson 8 – Cell Reproduction - Mitosis
  • Khan Academy – Cells and cell Division –Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
  • Khan Academy – Cells and cell Division –Phases of mitosis
  • Compass Learning – Cellular Reproduction
  • Compass Learning – Interphase and Phases of Mitosis
  • Compass Learning –History of DNA
  • Compass Learning – The Structure of DNA
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Cell Cycle
  • EduSmart Biology – Cell Cycle
/ Cell Cycle andDNA Replication
Vocabulary:
Cell cycle, interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis, replication, DNA helicase, DNA polymerase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, centromere, chromatid, centrioles, DNA, nucleotide
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 1– Mechanisms of Genetics – Structure of DNA
  • Khan Academy – Cells and cell Division –Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
  • Compass Learning – Cellular Reproduction
  • Compass Learning – Interphase and Phases of Mitosis
  • Compass Learning –History of DNA
  • Compass Learning – The Structure of DNA
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Cell Cycle
  • EduSmart Biology – Cell Cycle
/ DNA Replication
Vocabulary:
Cell cycle, interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis, replication, DNA helicase, DNA polymerase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, centromere, chromatid, centrioles, DNA, nucleotide
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 1 – Mechanisms of Genetics – Structure of DNA
  • Khan Academy – Cells and cell Division –Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
  • Compass Learning – Cellular Reproduction
  • Compass Learning – Interphase and Phases of Mitosis
  • Compass Learning –History of DNA
  • Compass Learning – The Structure of DNA
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Cell Cycle
  • EduSmart Biology – Cell Cycle
/ Mitosis
Vocabulary:
Cell cycle, interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis, replication, DNA helicase, DNA polymerase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, centromere, chromatid, centrioles, DNA, nucleotide
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 2– Mechanisms of Genetics – Protein Synthesis
  • Khan Academy – Cells and cell Division –Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
  • Compass Learning – Cellular Reproduction
  • Compass Learning – Interphase and Phases of Mitosis
  • Compass Learning –History of DNA
  • Compass Learning – The Structure of DNA
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Cell Cycle
  • EduSmart Biology – Cell Cycle

STAAR Biology EOCTarget Plan

Weeks 3 and 4

SE Focus / MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY
B.6A, 6E
The student knows the mechanisms of genetics, including the role of nucleic acids and the principles of Mendelian Genetics. The student is expected to:
(A)identify components of DNA, and describe how information for specifying the traits of an organism is carried in the DNA
(E)identify and illustrate changes in DNA and evaluate the significance of these changes; / Components of DNA
Vocabulary:
DNA, Nucleotide, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, transcription, mRNA, RNA polymerase, translation, polypeptide, tRNA,codon, anitcodon
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 1 – Mechanisms of Genetics – Structures of DNA
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 2– Mechanisms of Genetics – Protein Synthesis
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 3 – Mechanisms of Genetics – DNA Changes
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–DNA Replication
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–The genetic code
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–Protein translation
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • Compass Learning – Transcription and Translation
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Components of DNA
  • EduSmart Biology – Mechanisms of Genetics
/ Protein Synthesis
Vocabulary:
DNA, Nucleotide, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, transcription, mRNA, RNA polymerase, translation, polypeptide, tRNA,codon, anitcodon
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 1 – Mechanisms of Genetics – Structures of DNA
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 2– Mechanisms of Genetics – Protein Synthesis
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 3 – Mechanisms of Genetics – DNA Changes
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–DNA Replication
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–The genetic code
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–Protein translation
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • Compass Learning – Transcription and Translation
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Components of DNA
  • EduSmart Biology – Mechanisms of Genetics
/ Translation & Transcription
DNA, Nucleotide, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, transcription, mRNA, RNA polymerase, translation, polypeptide, tRNA,codon, anitcodon
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 1 – Mechanisms of Genetics – Structures of DNA
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 2– Mechanisms of Genetics – Protein Synthesis
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 3 – Mechanisms of Genetics – DNA Changes
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–DNA Replication
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–The genetic code
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–Protein translation
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • Compass Learning – Transcription and Translation
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Components of DNA
EduSmart Biology – Mechanisms of Genetics / DNA Change
Mutations, chromosomal mutations
Resources:
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 1 – Mechanisms of Genetics – Structures of DNA
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 2– Mechanisms of Genetics – Protein Synthesis
  • OnTRACK Biology v2.1 – Module 2, Lesson 3 – Mechanisms of Genetics – DNA Changes
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–DNA Replication
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–The genetic code
  • Khan Academy – Biomolecules–Protein translation
  • Compass Learning –DNA Replication
  • Compass Learning – Transcription and Translation
  • STAAR Biology Assessment Module 1 – Changes to Genetic Code
  • EduSmart Biology – Mechanisms of Genetics