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Unit 1 - What is life and how do we study it?

 

1. Course Syllabus  

2. Science Safety Contract   

3.  Unit 1 Study Guide

4.  SpongeBob Safety worksheet

5.  Science Safety Quiz

6.  Scientific Method Notes & worksheet

7.  Scientific Method Lab

8.  Variables and Controls worksheet

9.  Scientific Method Quiz

10.  Living or Non-Living Lab

11.  Characteristics of Living Things Notes

12.  Living vs. Non-living Questions

13.  Are Viruses Alive reading

 

 

 


 

 

 

Unit 2 - Ecology (Chapter 16-18)

 

 

 

1. Course Syllabus   

 

2. Science Safety Contract

 

3.  Ecosystems Field Study Lab

 

4.  Food Chains and Food Webs

 

5.  Chapter 16 Study Guide

 

6.  Energy in Ecosystems Notes

 

7.  Food Web & Energy Pyramid worksheet

 

8.  Food Web Quiz

 

9.  Biogeochemical Cycles Chart

 

10. Chapter 17 Study Guide

 

11. Succession Puzzle

 

12. Succession in Your Schoolyard Lab

 

13. Biome Presentation Project

 

14. Biome Chart (Biome Power Point)

 

15. Chapter 18 Study Guide

 

16. Biome Quiz

 

17. Community Ecology Outline (Community Ecology Power Point)

 

18. Exit Slip - Symbiosis

 

19. Disney Biomes

 

20. Symbiosis "foldable" chart

 

21. Symbiosis Skit (gradesheet and chart)

 

22. Symbiosis Quiz

 

23. Population Ecology Notes (Population Ecology Power Point) & Video Questions

 

24. Predator-Prey Lab

 

25. Ecology Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 3 - Biochemistry (Section 2.3)

 

 

 

1. Course Syllabus   

 

2. Science Safety Contract

 

3. Section 2.3 Study Guide

 

4. Biochemistry Basics Notes

 

5. Drawing Atoms

 

6. Biochemistry Basics Quiz

 

7. Building Organic and Inorganic Molecules Lab

 

8. Water Lab

 

9. Water Conclusion Chart

 

10. Water Quiz

 

11. Properties of Water Booklet (booklet & instruction sheet)

 

12. Organic Macromolecules Notes

 

13. Organic Macromolecules Chart

 

14. Organic Molecules Quiz

 

15. Molecules of Life Concept Map

 

16. Organic Compounds Lab

 

17. Modeling Enzyme Activity

 

18. Unit 3 Study Guide

 

 

 

 

Unit 4 - Cells (Section 3.1-3.3)

 

1. Course Syllabus

2. Science Safety Contract

3. Unit 4 Study Guide

4. Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells Colorplate

5. Introduction to Microscopes Lab

6. "A Cell Is Like..." Project

7. Introduction to Cells Notes (click here for Power Point)

8. Types of Cells Venn Diagram

9. Cell Membrane Notes

10. Diffusion Lab

11. Mid-Term Exam Study Guide

 

 

Unit 5 - Cellular Energy (Section 3.4) 

1. Course Syllabus

2. Science Safety Contract

3. Unit 5 Study Guide

4. Energy and Cells

5.  Why Do Leaves Change Color?

6.  Photsynthesis and Respiration Chart

7.  Photosynthesis Quiz

8.  Cellular Energy Venn Diagram

9.  Cellular Respiration Quiz

10. Cellular Energy Group Mini-Project

11. Cellular Energy Review

 

Confused about Cellular Energy? Use the links below to help you!

Photosynthesis Animations/Tutorial
Cellular Respiration Animations/Tutorial

 

 

Unit 6 - Cellular Reproduction (Sections 3.5 & 4.3) 

1. Course Syllabus

2. Science Safety Contract

3. Unit 6 Study Guide

4. Why Are Cells Small? Lab

5. The Cell Cycle and Cellular Reproduction Notes

6. Cell Cycle Flashcards

7. Mitosis Lab

8.  Mitosis Quiz

9.  A Cell's Journey Through Mitosis

Use one of these templates for your mock "Facebook" page:

10. Meiosis Quiz

11. Cellular Reproduction Concept Map

12. Cell Cycle Labeling

13. Web Quest: Cell Cycle, Cancer, and Stem Cells

14. Cellular Reproduction Review

 

Unit 7 - Genetics and Heredity (Sections 4.1- 4.3) 

 

1. Course Syllabus

2. Science Safety Contract

3. Unit 7 Study Guide

4. Gregor Mendel and Genetics Notes

5. Gregor Mendel and Genetics Exit Slip

6. How to Solve Punnett Squares

7. Genetics Practice Problems

8. Dragon Genetics Lab

9. Punnett Square Quiz

10. Dihybrid Cross - Guinea pig problems

11. Dihybrid Cross - Rabbit problems

12. Complex Patterns of Inheritance Notes

13. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance Problems

14. Multiple Allele Trait Problems

15. Sex-Linked Trait Problems

16. Genetics Review Practice Problems

 

17. Complex Punnett Squares Quiz

18. Pedigree Charts

19. Karyotyping Notes

20. Karyotyping Lab

21. Genetics Review Challenge 

 

 

 


 

Unit 8 - DNA Structure & Function (Sections 4.4-4.5)

 

 

 

1. Course Syllabus

 

2. Science Safety Contract

 

3. Unit 8 Study Guide

 

4. Constructing A Paper Helix

 

5. DNA Structure and Replication Notes

 

6. DNA - The Double Helix worksheet

 

7. History of DNA Timeline

 

8. DNA Structure and Replication Quiz

 

9. DNA to Traits - Protein Synthesis Notes

 

10. DNA & RNA Venn Diagram

 

11. Snork DNA Lab

 

12. DNA & Protein Synthesis Quiz

 

13. Mutations Activity

 

14. Cracking Your Genetic Code (NOVA Video Response)

 

     - Link to NOVA video

 

15. DNA Fingerprinting Notes

 

16. DNA Fingerprinting Worksheet

 

17. "The Case of the Crown Jewels" Lab

 

18. Genetically Modified Organisms Notes

 

19. Genetically Modified Organisms Assignment

 

20. DNA Study Guide

 

 

 


 

Unit 9 - Evolution & Natural Selection (Chapter 5)

 

 

 

1. Course Syllabus

 

 

 

2. Science Safety Contract

 

3. Unit 9 Directed Reading Guide

 

4. "Cosmos" Video Questions 

 

  • Did you miss part of the Cosmos video in class - click here to start watching!

 

5. Geological Timeline Activity

 

6. Evolution & Natural Selection Notes

 

7. Comparing the Theories of Lamarck & Darwin worksheet

 

8. Discoveries in Evolutionary Biology chart (Period 6 ONLY!)

 

9. Natural Selection Lab

 

10. Evolution & Natural Selection Quiz

 

11. Evidence for Evolution packet

 

12. Types of Natural Selection Foldable

 

13. Speciation Diagram

 

14. Evolution Review