IB Biology (SL & HL1) 2017-2018 Pacing Guide
Sep
2017 / 3 / 4 / 5
1st day of School / 6W
Introductions
Topic 1.1 / 7L
Topic 1.1 / 8 W
Topic 1.1 / 9
10 / 11L
Topic 1.1 / 12W
Topic 1.2 / 13L
Topic 1.2 / 14W
Topic 1.3 / 15L
Topic 1.3
IA Research Plan Due / 16
17 / 18W
Topic 1.4 / 19L
Topic 1.4 / 20W
Topic 1.4 / 21L
Topic 1.4
QUIZ (1.1-1.3) / 22W
Topic 1.5
QUIZ (1.1-1.3) / 23
24 / 25L
Topic 1.5
Begin gathering/ purchasing IA materials / 26W
Topic 1.6 / 27L
Topic 1.6
IA Materials Order Due (allow 2 weeks delivery for some items) / 28W
Topic 1.6 / 29L
Topic 1.6 / 30
Oct
2017 / 1 / 2W
Topic 2.1 / 3L
Topic 2.1 / 4W
Topic 1 Test
(review due) / 5L
Topic 1 Test
(review due) / 6W
Topic 2.2 / 7
8 / 9
Columbus Day / 10L
Topic 2.2 / 11
(PSAT’s) (frehsmen conferences)
½ day / 12W
Topic 2.3 / 13L
Topic 2.3 / 14
15 / 16W
IA in class
Materials brought to class for in Class IA’s / 17L
IA in class / 18W
IA in class / 19L
IA in class / 20W
IA in class / 21
22 / 23L
IA in class / 24W
Topic 2.4 / 25L
Topic 2.4 / 26W
Topic 2.5 / 27L
Topic 2.5 / 28
Nov
2017 / 29 / 30W
Topic 2.6
*quarter exams week / 31 L
Topic 2.6 / 1W
Topic 2.6
QUIZ (2.1-2.5) / 2L
Topic 2.6
QUIZ (2.1-2.5) / 3W
Topic 2.7 / 4
5 / 6L
Topic 2.7 / 7
No School-grading day / 8W
Topic 2.7
2nd quarter begins / 9L
Topic 2.7 / 10
No School-Veteran’s Day / 11
12 / 13W
Topic 2.8 / 14L
Topic 2.8 / 15W
Topic 2.9 / 16L
Topic 2.9 / 17W
Topic 3.1 / 18
19 / 20L
Topic 2 Test
(review due) / 21 W
Topic 2 Test
(review due) / 22
No school - / 23
Thanksgiving / 24
No school / 25
26 / 27L
Topic 3.1 / 28W
Topic 3.1 / 29L
Topic 3.1
Rough Draft IA Due (all classes) / 30W
Topic 3.1 / 1L
Topic 3.2 / 2
Dec
2017 / 3 / 4W
Topic 3.2 / 5 L
Topic 3.2 / 6 W
Topic 3.2 / 7L
Topic 3.3
QUIZ (3.1-3.2) / 8W
Topic 3.3
QUIZ (3.1-3.2) / 9
10 / 11L
Topic 3.4 / 12W
Topic 3.4 / 13L
Topic 3.4
Early Release / 14W
Topic 3.4 / 15L
Topic 3.5 / 16
17 / 18W
Topic 3.5 / 19L
Topic 3.5 / 20W
Topic 3 Test
(review due) / 21L
Topic 3 Test
(review due) / 22
Winter Break / 23
24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
Month / Sun / Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat
Jan
2018 / 31 / 1
Winter Break / 2W
Topic 4.1 / 3L
Topic 4.1 / 4W
Topic 4.1 / 5 L
Topic 4.1 / 6
7 / 8W
Topic 4.2 / 9L
Topic 4.2 / 10W
Topic 4.2 / 11L
Topic 4.2
Materials for Eco-Column Project Due
Start Project / 12W
Topic 4.3
Materials for Eco-Column Project due / 13
14 / 15
NO School - MLK / 16L
Topic 4.3 / 17W
Topic 4.3 / 18L
Topic 4.3
*Quarter exams begin / 19 W
Topic 4.4
Final Draft IA Due
(all classes) / 20
Science Fair
21 / 22L
Topic 4.4 / 23W
Topic 5.1 / 24L
Topic 4 Test
(review due) / 25W
Topic 4 Test
(review due) / 26
No School –grade prep / 27
28 / 29L
Topic 5.1
3rd quarter begins / 30W
Topic 5.1 / 31L
Topic 5.1 / 1W
Topic 5.2 / 2 L
Topic 5.2 / 3
Feb
2018 / 4 / 5W
Topic 5.2 / 6L
Topic 5.2 / 7W
Topic 5.3 / 8L
Topic 5.3
QUIZ (5.1-5.2) / 9 W
Topic 5.3
QUIZ (5.1-5.2) / 10
11 / 12 L
Topic 5.3 / 13W
Topic 5.4 / 14L
Topic 5.4
Early Release / 15W
Topic 5.4 / 16L
Topic 5.4 / 17
18 / 19
No School- President’s Day / 20W
Topic 5 Test
(review due) / 21L
Topic 5 Test
(review due) / 22W
Topic 6.1 / 23L
Topic 6.1 / 24
25 / 26W
Topic 6.1 / 27L
Topic 6.1 / 28W
Topic 6.2 / 1L
Topic 6.2
Tentative Due Date for Eco-Column Journal / 2W
Topic 6.2
Tentative Due Date for Eco-Column Journal / 3
Mar
2018
(Group 4 project Field Trip Pending to be scheduled this month) / 4 / 5L
Topic 6.2 / 6W
Topic 6.2 / 7L
Topic 6.2 / 8W
Topic 6.3
QUIZ (6.1-6.2) / 9L
Topic 6.3
QUIZ (6.1-6.2) / 10
11 / 12W
Topic 6.3 / 13L
Topic 6.3 / 14W
Topic 6.3 / 15L
Topic 6.4 / 16W
*Quarter exams begin
Topic 6.4 / 17
18 / 19L
Topic 6.4 / 20W
Topic 6.4 / 21L
Topic 6.4 / 22W
Topic 6.5 / 23L
Topic 6.5 / 24
25 / 26
Spring Break / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31
Apr
2018 / 1 / 2W
Topic 6.5 / 3L
Topic 6.5 / 4W
Topic 6.6 / 5L
Topic 6.6 / 6W
Topic 6.6 / 7
8 / 9
No School for students
Grade prep day / 10L
4th quarter begins
Topic 6.6 / 11W
Topic 6 Test
(review due) / 12L
Topic 6 Test
(review due) / 13W
Option C.1 / 14
15 / 16L
Option C.1 / 17W
Option C.2 / 18L
Option C.2 / 19W
Option C.2 / 20L
Option C.2 / 21
22 / 23W
Option C.3 / 24L
Option C.3 / 25W
Option C.3 / 26L
Option C.3 / 27W
Option C.4 / 28
May
2018 / 29 / 30L
Option C.4 / 1W
Option C.4 / 2L
Option C.4 / 3W
Option C Test
(review due) / 4L
Option C Test
(review due) / 5
6 / 7W
REVIEW / 8L
REVIEW / 9W
REVIEW / 10L
REVIEW / 11W
REVIEW / 12
13 / 14L
IB Exam
Paper 1+2 (p.m.) / 15W
IB Exam
Paper 3 (a.m) / 16L
Project and or Field Trips/Labs / 17W
Project and or Field Trips/Labs / 18L
PROM / 19
20 / 21W
Senior Experience Begins
SOL Adjusted Schedule
Begin Biotechnology Labs for the remainder of the school year. / 22 L
SOL Adjusted Schedule / 23W
SOL Adjusted Schedule / 24L
SOL Adjusted Schedule / 25W
SOL Adjusted Schedule / 26
27 / 28
No School
Memorial Day / 29L / 30W / 31L / 1W / 2
Jun
2018 / 3 / 4L / 5W / 6L / 7W
Final Exam A.M. Pd / 8L
Final Exam A.M. Pd / 9
10 / 11W
Final Exams Begin Pd. 1
*No Final exams for IB students –exempt. / 12
Final Exams Pd 2,3 / 13
Finals Exams Pd 4,5 / 14
Graduation
General’s Day –No Exams / 15
Final Exams Pd 6,7
Last Day of School / 16
17 / 18
Teacher Workday / 19
Teacher Workday / 20
Teacher Workday / 21 / 22 / 23
**** Dates are approximations as unforeseen events (like snow days) may happen. Calendar may need to be accomodated due to unexpected changes and weather. There are also a couple of wiggle room days added to calendar.