10^th Grade Biology Curriculum Map

Dates	Essential Questions	Content	Skills	Assessments	Standards
Aug.28-Sept.8	What is Science? What is Biology? What is Ecology? What is Biodiversity?	Water Cycle Ecosystems Domains & Kingdoms Food Pyramids & webs	Observation Compare Contrast Data Collection Analysis	Quizzes Walkaround Reaction Writing Test	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology)
Sept 12-Sept 16	Why metrics?	Scientific method of measurement	Observation Experiment	Lab Test	1-Students apply the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.
Sept 20-Oct 7	What is an atom? What is an element? What are the elements of life? What are acids? What are bases?	Atomic Structure Types of bonds PH scale PH tolerance levels in living systems	Observation Data Collection Experiment	Quizzes Walkaround Lab Test	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Oct 10-Oct 26	Why do we see a diversity of organisms within a relatively small region?	Geography Hydrology Botany & Ecology Astronomy	Observation Data Collection Limitations of the experimental process	Fall Observation Lab Report	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Oct 27- Nov 4	Why taxonomy? What is a domain, kingdom, species?	Structural similarities Biochemical, molecular, and genetic similarities	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment	Lab Quiz	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Nov 7-Dec 2	What are the organic compounds of life? Why is water essential to living organisms?	Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic acids Water	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection	Quizzes Walkaround Labs Test Water molecule model	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Dec 5- Dec16	How does an individual cell know what compounds to produce?	DNA RNA Protein Synthesis: Replication, transcription, translation	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection	Quizzes Walkaround DNA Extraction lab Test	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Jan 2- Jan 13	What are the basic units of life? How do they reproduce, acquire nutrients and grow?	Cell Anatomy and physiology Mitosis Diffusion Osmosis Facilitated diffusion Active Transport	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection Microscopy	Quizzes Permeability Lab Microscope Lab Lab report Test	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Jan 17- Jan 27	What is the mechanism that ensures genetic diversity? What are the advantages/ disadvantages to having a diverse genome?	Human Genetics Meiosis Mutation Genetic testing Current topics	Debate Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection	Debate Reaction Paper (CF) Microscope lab Lab report Test	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Jan 30- Feb 10	What is the evidence thatspecies change over time? What are the mechanisms that generate this change?	Evolution Mutation Fossil record DNA comparison	Debate Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection	Debate Lab Reaction writing (Beaks of the Finches) Test	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Feb 13- Feb 16	How is energy acquired, stored, transferred and used?	Photosynthesis Cellular respiration	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment	Lab Quiz	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Feb 21- Mar 3	What is the protocol for all scientific research? Why is the method universally accepted? What are reliability, validity, and reproducibility?	Factors affecting plant growth Factors affection bacterial growth or transformation	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection Microscopy	Lab (plant growth) Lab (bacterial growth) Lab (Daphnia) Quizzes Test Lab Report	1-Students apply the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations. 3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Mar 6- Mar 31	Why are microorganisms essential to life on earth?	Viruses Bacteria Protozoans Extreme habitats Pathogenic vs. beneficial	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection	Water Treatment Plant Visit Microscopy Lab Quizzes Test PIG Project	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
Apr 27- June 2	How do the activities of man effect other living organisms? What can or should be done to ameliorate those effects?	Animal Kingdom Marine invertebrates Terrestrial invertebrates Vertebrates	Observation Compare/ contrast Experiment Data Collection	Quizzes Species Project Dissection Walkarounds Lab Test	3- Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology
June 4-6	Final Exam