Course Syllabus

Course Name: Biology

Instructor: Mrs. Steel

Course Description:

   Biology is a class that is geared to touch on a few of the major topics in biology in order to give the students a brief overview of a regular Biology I class. Topics to be covered are: Lab safety, cells & organelles, genetics, classification, ecology and biomes.

Course Objectives:

The students will be able to:

•  maintain a portfolio with daily assignments and completed work

•  pass a lab safety test with a minimum of 90%

•  classify organisms into the five kingdoms by using knowledge of classification schemes as well as cellular information

•  describe the ecology in the various biomes

•  make oral presentations on current science events

Expectations of Students:

•  Be prepared-bring all necessary materials to class

•  Keep up with all assignments and complete all assignments

Student Evaluation:

•  Quizzes & Tests = 50%

•  Labs = 25%

•  Daily Assignments & Homework = 20%

•  Portfolio Word Completed = 5%

Instructor's Signature: __________________ Date:________

Tentative Schedule

Biology

Week 1: June 9

•  Introduction of the students, class expectations & requirements

•  Pre-test

•  Oral presentation assignment: Current event in science

     June 11

•  Lab safety materials

•  Lab safety study guide

•  HW: Study guide & study for test

     June 12   

•  Review study guide

•  Lab safety test

•  Lab safety contract & lab rules

•  HW: microscope worksheets for identification of parts

     June 13

•  Oral presentations on current events in science

Week 2: June 16

•  Microscope Lab

•  HW: Microscope Crossword

•  Oral presentation assignment: A type of Cancer

     June 18

•  Animal & Plant Cells (pgs. 25 & 26)

•  HW: Function of organelles worksheet & parts of cell

     June 19

•  Quiz on organelle structure & function

•  Mitosis & Meiosis

•  HW: Comparing mitosis & meiosis worksheet

June 20

•  Oral presentations on types of Cancer

Week 3: June 23

•  Meiosis Review

•  Rebops

•  Oral presentations assignments on an advancement in genetics

     June 25

•  Discuss Rebops & genetic differences

•  Quiz-mitosis & meiosis

•  Monohybrid Crosses – complete & co dominance

•  HW: Punnet Square worksheet & blood type worksheet

     June 26

•  Review monohybrid crosses

•  Genetic babies

•  HW: Finish Babies

     June 27

•  Quiz-monohybrid crosses & monohybrid crosses, mitosis & meiosis

•  Oral presentations on genetic advancements

Week 4: June 30

•  Overview of classification

•  The five/six kingdom system

•  HW: Classification worksheet

     July 2

•  Classification lab (dichotomous key)

     July 3

•  Biomes

•  Introduce Biome project-travel guides will be presented in class on July10 & 11

•  Begin working on travel guides

•  HW: for July 3, 7 & 9 ~ work on travel guides

Week 5: July 7

•  Biome Travel Guides ~ internet research

     July 9

•  Biome Travel Guides ~ research & create

     July 10

•  Present travel guides in class (Power point)

•  Peer evaluation of travel guides

     July 11

•  Present travel guides in class (Power point)

•  Peer evaluation of travel guides

Week 6: July 14

•  Evaluation for Class

•  Post-Test