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Tentative Syllabus for Lab Bio 1 - 2008-2009

Semester I

 

Chapter 1 – The Science of Biology

            1-1 What is Science?

            1-2 How Scientists Work

            1-3 Studying Life

            1-4 Tools and Procedure

·        Critter Lab

 

 

Chapter 2 – The Chemistry of Life

            2-1 The Nature of Matter

            2-2 Properties of Water

            2-3 Carbon Compounds
            2-4 Chemical Reactions and      Enzymes

·        pH Lab

·        Biomolecules Lab

·        Properties of Water Lab

·        Liver Enzyme Lab

 

Chapter 3 – The Biosphere

            3-1 What is Ecology

            3-2 Energy Flow

            3-3 Cycles of Matter

 

Chapter 7 – Cell Structure and Function

            7-1 Life Is Cellular

            7-2 Eukaryotic Cell Structure

            7-3 Cell Boundaries

            7-4 The Diversity of Cellular Life

·        Cell Organelle Project

·        Membrane Permeability Lab

·        Plasmolysis Lab

 

Chapter 19 – Bacteria and Viruses

            19-1 Bacteria

            19-2 Viruses

·        The history of Vaccines

 

Chapter 8 – Photosynthesis

            8-1 Energy and Life

            8-2 Photosynthesis: An Overview 
            8-3 The Reactions of Photosynthesis

·        Elodea/Snail Lab

 

Chapter 9 – Cellular Respiration

            9-1 Chemical Pathways
            9-2 The Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport

·        Photosynthesis/Respiration Mind Map Activity

           

Chapter 10 – Cell Growth and Division

            10-1 Cell Growth

            10-2 Cell Division

            10-3 Regulating the Cell Cycle

·        Sugar Cube Lab

·        Pipe Cleaner Model Activity

 

Semester II

 

Chapter 11 – Introduction to Genetics

            11-1 The Work of Gregor Mendel

            11-2 Probability and Punnett Squares

            11-3 Exploring Mendelian Genetics

            11-4 Meiosis

            11-5 Linkage and Gene Maps

·        Probability Lab

·        Pipe Cleaner Model Activity

 

Chapter 12 – DNA and RNA

            12-1 DNA

12-2 Chromosomes and DNA Replication

            12-3 RNA and Protein Sythesis

            12-4 Mutations

            12-5 Gene Regulation

·        DNA/RNA Models

·        Protein Synthesis Mind Map/Model activity

·        Discovering the Role of DNA

·        DNA Extraction Lab

 

Chapter 13 – Genetic Engineering

            13-1 Changing the Living World

            13-2 Manipulating DNA          

            13-3 Cell Transformation

13-4 Applications of Genetic Engineering

·        Genetically Modified Foods

·        Stem Cell Research

 

Chapter 14 – The Human Genome

            14-1 Human Heredity

            14-2 Human Chromosomes

            14-3 Human Molecular Genetics

·        Who Controls your DNA?

·        Genetic Disease Research Project

·        Bioethics Research Paper

·        DNA Fingerprint Lab

 

Chapter 39 – Endocrine and Reproductive Systems

            39-1 The Endocrine System

            39-2 Human Endocrine Glands

            39-3 The Reproductive System

            39-4 Fertilization and Development

 

Chapter 5 – Populations

            5-1 How Populations Grow

            5-2 Limits to Growth

            5-3 Human Population Growth

·        Research Project

 

Chapter 6 – Humans and the Biosphere

            6-1 A Changing Landscape
            6-2 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

            6-3 Biodiversity

            6-4 Charting a Course for the Future

·        Population Research Project

 

Forensics in Biology

·        Content Pending

·        Crime Lab