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Purpose To educate and inspire students to become responsible, discerning, productive citizens empowered to change the world. |
Vision Our vision centers on a shared philosophy that our diverse student body must be served with a personalized plan for all students beginning at their current academic level and guiding them to graduation and beyond, fully prepared and confident to contribute to society. |
Biology I CP Pacing Guide |
Unit #1: Scientific Inquiry Laboratory skills and safety, Scientific Investigation and Technological Design, Structure of a Lab Report, Metric System, Dimensional Analysis, Graphing Skills and Data Analysis. Unit #2: Ecology Geochemical Cycles and Ecological Succession, Human Impact on Ecosystems, Principles of Ecology, Interactions in Ecosystems and Energy Flow Through Ecosystems. Unit #3: Cells Inroduction to Cells and Their Organelles, Cellular Transport and Cell Division. Unit #4: Energetics Photosynthesis and Chloroplasts, Cellular Respiraion, Mitochondria, Fermentation, Biologically Significant Macromolecules, Enzymens and Chemical Reactions and ATP Structure and Function. Unit #5: Genetics DNA Structure and Function, Replication and the Central Dogma, Meiosis and Mendel, Extending Mendelian Genetics and Mutations and Genetic Engineering. Unit #6: Biological Evolution Natural Selection, Evidence of Biological Evolution and Classification and Phylogenetic Trees. Total: 17.5 weeks (with room for review/in-depth study)
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