Semester 1
Marking Period 1 :
Scientific Method and Experimental Design
Microscopes & Characteristics of Life
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Marking Period 2 :
Microbiology (viruses, biology and protists)
Energy Cycles: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
Cell Division: Mitosis
Molecular Biology: DNA
Semester 2
Marking Period 3 :
Molecular Biology: Protein Synthesis
Cell Division: Meiosis
Genetics
Evolution
Marking Period 4 :
Taxonomy
Overview of Animals- Invertebrates & Vertebrates
Ecology
Human Body Systems
Animal Dissections (for students who are not comfortable with animal dissections, an alternative assignment will be given)