Living Environment Curriculum

Introduction to Biology

  • Safety

  • Tools of a Scientists

  • Advanced Tools

  • Scientific Method

  • Measurement

  • Graphing

  • Life Functions

  • NYS Making Connections State Lab

Ecology

  • Ecological organization

  • niche, habitat, competition

  • limiting factors and carrying capacity

  • nutritional relationships, food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids

  • succession

  • symbiotic relationships

Human Impact

  • Climate Change (Global Warming)

  • Ozone Depletion

  • Acid Precipitation

  • Invasive Species

  • Deforestation

  • Pesticides

  • Fertilizers

  • Poaching/Direct Harvesting

  • Trade-offs

Biochemistry

  • Levels of organization

  • Organic vs. Inorganic

  • Dehydration Synthesis Vs. Hydrolysis

  • Carbohydrates

  • Lipids

  • Proteins

  • Nucleic Acids

  • Enzymes

  • Water

Cells

  • Levels of organization

  • Cell theory and exceptions

  • Organelles

  • Plant vs. Animal Cell

  • Passive vs. Active Transport

  • Diffusion vs. Osmosis

  • NYS Diffusion Through a Membrane State Lab


Photosynthesis/ Respiration

  • Organelles involved

  • The steps involved in both processes

  • Starting energy vs. Ending Energy

  • Raw materials

  • Products

  • How oxygen and carbon dioxide are recycled in nature

Genetics

  • Mendelian Genetics

  • DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis

  • Mutations, Diseases, Detection of Diseases

  • Human Heredity

  • Biotechnology

  • Selective Breeding

  • Cloning

  • Recombinant DNA

  • CRSPR

Evolution

  • Lamark's Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

  • Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection

  • Modern Theory of Natural Selection

  • Classification

  • Dichotomous Keys

Human Systems

  • Reproduction

  • Immune

  • Digestive

  • Respiratory

  • Excretory

  • Endocrine

  • Nervous