WUHS Biology

2023-24 Biology Curriculum

Semester 2

5. Traits and Genes
5.1 Packet: What determines the traits of an organism? 

5.2 Packet: How are traits inherited from parents? 

5.3 Packet: Can we predict traits?
5.4 Packet: Unit Assessment

6. DNA & Proteins

6.1 Packet: What is DNA and how does it work? 

6.2 Packet: How does DNA affect protein assembly? 

6.3 Packet: Unit Assessment

6.4 Packet: How are genes modified? 

7. Mutations & Change

7.1 Packet: How does a protein get its shape & function? 

7.2 Packet: How do mutations change genes & proteins?  

7.3 Packet: How can mutations create new traits & species?

7.4 Packet: Unit Assessment

7.5 Packet: How Does Antibiotic Resistance Occur?

8. Biodiversity

8.1 Packet: How does biodiversity affect ecosystems? Why is biodiversity being lost? 

Semester II Final Exam: Preview Copy 

Semester 1

0. Lab Safety

0.1 Lab Safety Core Ideas; Lab Safety Contracts​; Lab Safety Review Concepts; Lab Safety Test; Pre-Assessment

1. Matter & Energy

1.1 Packet: What happens when something burns? 

1.2 Packet: How does burning change matter & energy?

1.3 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment

2. Animals

2.1 Packet: How do animal cells use food? 

2.2 Packet: What happens to food when it is consumed? 

2.3 Packet: How do cells acquire atoms from food? 

2.4 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment

3. Plants

3.1 Packet: How do plant cells differ from animal cells? 

3.2 Packet: How do plant cells obtain matter and energy?  

3.3 Packet: How can we investigate plant growth and function? 

3.4 Packet: Review & Unit Assessment

4. Ecosystems

4.1 Packet: Why do different places have different amounts of species?

4.2 Packet: How does human activity affect species? 

4.3 Packet: Unit Assessment

Final Exam