Week 1

EDU 612 – Curriculum Organization and Planning Detailed Curriculum Map Template

Subject/Course: Biology 1 Grade Level: 9 Month Standard(s) Content Skills

Apply inquiry-based and problem-solving processes and skills to scientific investigations.

• Lab safety procedures, safety symbols, proper use of lab equipment (microscopes, slides, chemicals, etc…).

• Accuracy & Precision.

• Experimental Design (hypothesis, observations, data analysis, theory development, etc…)

• Scientific validity. • Defend scientific

research.

• Demonstrate safe procedures.

• Evaluate accuracy & precision.

• Formulate scientific questions.

• Analyze graphs • Construct graphs • Determine scientific

validity. • Recognize & analyze

alternative explanations for research results

• Defend scientific arguments • Apply components of the

scientific method • Make predictions

Describe the biochemical basis of life and explain how energy flows within and between the living

systems.

• Bond formation (covalent, ionic, & hydrogen bonds)

• Subatomic particles • Properties of water • pH (differences in

hydrogen & hydroxide ions)

• Organic compounds (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, & nucleic acids)

• Enzyme structure & function

• ATP

• Explain & compare bond formation

• Develop logical arguments defending water as an essential component of living systems

• Classify solutions (pH) • Compare & contrast

organic compounds • Examine life processes

involving enzymes • Describe the role of ATP

Analyze and explain the structures and function of

the levels of biological organization.

• Plant & animal cells • Prokaryotic &

eukaryotic cells • Functions of

organelles

• Differentiate among plant, fungi, & animal cells

• Differentiate among prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells

• Describe functions cell organelles

• Describe levels of organization

EDU 612 – Curriculum Organization and Planning Detailed Curriculum Map Template

Subject/Course: Biology 1 Grade Level: 9

Analyze and explain the

structures and function of the levels of biological

organization.

• Cell cycle (mitosis & meiosis) • Binary fission

• Sexual reproduction • Crossing over • Cell respiration &

photosynthesis • Cellular Transport

• Differentiate between types of cellular reproduction

• Identify main events in the cell cycle

• Describe the significance of crossing over

• Analyze biochemical processes

• Draw conclusions about products & reactants

Demonstrate an understanding of the molecular basis of heredity.

• Mendel genetics- monohybrid crosses

• Incomplete dominance, codominance, sex- linked, & multiple alleles

• Analyze & explain the molecular basis of heredity

• Evaluate results (monohybrid crosses)

• Utilize Mendel’s laws

Demonstrate an understanding of the molecular basis of heredity.

• DNA & RNA • Replication,

transcription, & translation

• Explain process involving protein synthesis

Demonstrate an understanding of the molecular basis of heredity.

• Codon charts • Technology • Pedigrees,

karyotypes, & gel electrophoresis

• Examine inheritance patterns

• Discuss the significance of mutations

EDU 612 – Curriculum Organization and Planning Detailed Curriculum Map Template

Subject/Course: Biology 1 Grade Level: 9

Demonstrate an understanding of principles that explain the diversity of life and biological evolution.

• Symmetry • Comparative

anatomy, Biogeography, Molecular Biology

• Spontaneous generation

• Contributions of scientist (Darwin, Malthus, Spallanzani, Pasteur, Lamarck, Lyell, Redi, Needham, & Wallace)

• Natural Selection (Speciation, adaptations, isolation, etc…)

• Antibiotic & pesticide resistance

• Critique data

• Research & summarize the contributions of major scientist

• Analyze & explain natural selection

• Differentiate among evolutionary theories

Investigate and evaluate the interaction between living organisms and

their environment.

• 6 Kingdoms, Taxonomy evolutionary relationships

• Vascular and Non Vascular Plants

• Biomes (species, climate, adaptations

• Draw conclusions about classification

• Identify major levels in taxonomy

• Compare & Contrast biomes

• Examine natural elements

Investigate and evaluate the interaction between living organisms and their environment.

• Biotic Abiotic, energy flow, beneficial bacteria, relationships among organisms (3b)

• Ecosystems (succession, population growth, genetic diversity)

• Justify interdependence among environmental elements

• Provide examples (biotic & abiotic factors)