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Biology I

 

IX.          The Cell

 

5-6 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

 

A.           Cells are the fundamental unit of life, comprised of a variety of structures that perform functions, such as the transport of information and synthesis of molecules.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

Use compound light microscope to identify various cellular components & make inferences on cellular functions

Use a 3-D cell model to identify cellular parts & describe plant/animal cell similarities and  differences

Demonstrate how water moves in and out of the cell membrane in hypotonic and hypertonic solutions using a potato

Draw/identify various stages of mitosis

 

 

Aligned Resources:

3D Cell Model Lab

Microscope Lab

Cell Structure Lab

Cell Video

Osmosis Lab

Diffusion Lab

Photosynthesis & Respiration Video

 

 

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 Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

IX.          The Cell

 

5-6 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

 

B.           Cells function according to the information contained in DNA.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

Distinguish between prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells

Analyze how meiosis maintains chromosome number

Explain how recessive and dominant alleles cause genetic disorders

Study sex-linked inheritance using hemophilia example

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Cell video

CD “Mendel’s Principles of Heredity”

Labs – Interpreting information in a pedigree, Case of the Long Lost Son, Human Pedigree Project

Student designed inheritance

Modeling-Crossing over lab

 

 

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Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

IX.          The Cell

 

4 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

C.           Cells can differentiate and may develop into complex multicellular organisms.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells using cell models

Compare & contrast animal and plant cells using 3D models

Students identify structures/functions found within various multicellular organisms ie- animal anatomy and plant anatomy

 

 

Aligned Resources:

 

3D cell model

Nematode Isolation/drawing

Fetal pig computer dissection

Parts of a flower drawing

Video “Odyssey of Life” Part I

 

 

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Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

X.           The Molecular Basis of Heredity

 

4 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

 

A.           In all organisms, the instructions for specifying the characteristics of the organism are carried in DNA, and changes in DNA (mutations) occur spontaneously at low rates.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Analyze how meiosis maintains chromosome number

Relate Mendel’s Laws of Meiosis

Describe the effects of mutations on cells and organisms

Identify examples of structural and physiological adaptations which led to natural selection of species

 

 

Aligned Resources:

 

Modeling/Crossing over lab

Video “DNA the Geometry of Life”

Lab “Peppered Moth Survey”

Video “Voyage to Galapagos”

 

 

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Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

X.           The Molecular Basis of Heredity

 

2 hoursSummari

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

B.           A sorting and recombination of genes in reproduction results in a great variety of possible gene combinations from the offspring of any two parents.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Describe how chromosomes cross over during meiosis

Analyze results of Mendel Garden Pea experiment

Use Punnett Square to predict offspring from genetic crosses

 

 

Aligned Resources:

 

CD “Menedl’s Principles of Heredity”

Crossing Over Lab

 

 

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Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

XI.          Biological Diversity

 

1 hour

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

 

A.           Different species might look dissimilar, but the unity among organisms becomes apparent from an analysis of internal structures, the similarity of their chemical processes, and the evidence of common ancestry.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Summarize Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

Identify examples of structural and physiological adaptations

Explain role of natural selection in evolution

 

 

Aligned Resources:

Video “Voyage of the Galapagos”

 

 

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Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

XI.          Biological Diversity

 

2 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

 

B.           Diversity of species is developed through gradual processes over many generations.  Species acquire many of their unique characteristics through biological adaptation, which involves the selection of naturally occurring variations in populations.  Biological adaptations include changes in structures, behaviors, or physiology that enhance survival and reproductive success in a particular environment.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

Explain how mimicry, migration and hibernation serve as adaptive devices to endure survival of species by conduction internet research to identify various examples

 

 

Aligned Resources:

 

Internet Research Project

 

 

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Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

XI.          Biological Diversity

 

6 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

C.           Extinction occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to its survival.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

Define biodiversity and explain importance

Predict effects of environmental factors on population growth

Relate various threats to biodiversity

 

 

Aligned Resources:

 

Video” Rainforest”

Internet research project on endangered and threatened species

Video “ Biodiversity – Wild About Life”

Lab Water Holding Capacity of Soil

 

 

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Alternative H.S.

Biology I

 

XII.  The Interdependence of Organisms

 

2 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Objectives (Local, State, National)

 

 

A.           Matter on the earth cycles among the living and nonliving components of the biosphere.

 

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

 

Trace path of energy and matter in ecosystem by studying  food chains native to Oklahoma

Analyze how nutrients are cycled in the abiotic and biotic parts of the biosphere by explaining the water cycle, nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle

 

 

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