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THIS GUIDE ROUGHLY INDICATES WHAT TOPICS WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. INDIVIDUAL PACE MAY VARY BASED ON STUDENT'S NEEDS.
The Nature of Life Weeks 1 & 3
What is Science?
Science in Context
Patterns of Life
The Chemistry of Life Weeks 3 & 7
Nature of Matter
Properties of Water
Carbon Compounds
Chemical Reactions and Enzymes
3. Cell Structure and Function Weeks 7-9
Life is Cellular
Cell Structure and Function
Homeostasis
4. Cellular Energy-Photosynthesis Weeks 10-12
Energy and Life
Photosynthesis: Overview
The Process of Photosynthesis
5. Cellular Energy- Respiration Weeks 12-14
Cellular Respiration: An Overview
The Process of Cellular Respiration
Fermentation-Anaerobic Respiration
6. Cell Growth and Cell Division Weeks 15-17
Cell Growth, Divisions and Reproduction
The Process of Cell Division
Regulating the Cell Cycle
Cell Differentiation
7. Introduction to Genetic Weeks 18-20
Mendel and Basic Genetic Concepts
Applying Mendel’s Principles
Other PAtterns of Inheritance
Meiosis
8. DNA Weeks 21-23
Identifying Gene Content
The Structure of DNA
DNA Replication
9. RNA and Protein Synthesis Weeks 23-25
RNA
Ribosomes and Proteins Synthesis
Gene Regulation and Expression
Mutations
Human Genome
Human Chromosomes
Human Genetic Disorders
Studying the Human Genome
Biotechnology/Changing the Living World
The Process of Genetic Engineering
Applications of Biotechnology
Ethics and Impacts of Biotechnology
10. Evolution Weeks 26-27
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Ideas That Influence Darwin
Evolution and Populations
Genes and Variations
The Process of Speciation
Molecular Evolution
11. Biodiversity and Classification Weeks 27-28
Finding Order in Biodiversity
Modern Evolutionary Classification
Evolutionary Patterns and Processes
12. Ecology Weeks 29- 31
Introduction to Global Systems
Climate, Weather, and Life
Energy: Producers and Consumers
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Biogeochemical Cycles
13. Populations Weeks 32-33
How Populations Grow
Limits of Growth
Human Population Growth
14. Communities and Ecosystem Dynamics Weeks 34-35
Habitat, Niches, and Ecosystem Dynamics
Succession
Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Resilience
Human and Global Changes
15. EOC REVIEW WEEKS 36-37
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