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 Digital Options:
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can be used on digital platforms.

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 UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
NGSS Standards Disciplinary Core Idea
• HS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical
Covered: organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions
within multicellular organisms.
• HS-LS1-6: Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for
how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine
with other elements to form amino acids and/or other large carbon-
based molecules.

Science & Engineering Practices

• Asking Questions and Defining Problems
• Developing and Using Models
• Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
• Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
• Engaging in Argument from Evidence
• Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Cross-Cutting Concepts:
• Patterns
• Cause and Effect
• Scale, Proportion and Quantity
• Systems and Models
• Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
• Structure and Function
• Stability and Change

Concept 1: Lab/Classroom Rules and Procedures

Student will be able to…
Learning • Explain the rules and procedures of the classroom.
• Conduct themselves in an orderly manner in the lab, focused on the
Objectives: task at hand.

Concept 2: Lab Equipment

Student will be able to…
• Explain the name and function of each piece of lab equipment that
will be used in the Biology lab.
• Identify the parts (and function of those parts) of the microscope.
• Properly use a microscope to view a specimen.
• Follow the correct procedures for using the microscope.
 Biology
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Concept 3: Claim, Evidence, & Reasoning
Learning Student will be able to…
Objectives • Use the CER method to answer scientific questions.
(continued)
Concept 4: Roots, Prefixes, & Suffixes
Student will be able to…
• Synthesize the meaning of a term by using prefixes, suffixes and roots.

Concept 5: Characteristics of Life

Student will be able to…
• Provide evidence for life (as determined by the 8 characteristics of life).
• Argue for or against life, given information about an organism.

Concept 6: Properties of Water

Student will be able to…
• Explain the importance of water to life.
• Characterize the properties of water.

Concept 7: Macromolecules
Student will be able to…
• Identify the four major classes of macromolecules
• Distinguish between monomers and polymers.
• Compare and contrast the structure(s), functions, and locations of each
macromolecule.
• Describe the biological importance of lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and
nucleic acids as they pertain to life processes.

Concept 8: Enzymes
Student will be able to…
• Understand that chemical reactions proceed at different rates and that
catalysts are needed to speed up chemical reactions
• Compare and contrast the function of an enzyme through investigation.
• Design an experiment to test the effects of temperature on enzyme
activity.
• Explain the effects of environmental conditions on enzyme
rates/effectiveness.
• Analyze graphs pertaining to enzyme activity (pH, temperature, substrate
concentration)
 UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
NGSS
Folder Concept Timeline
Standard
Day 1-2 Introductory Activities 2 days
• All About Me (First Day of School Assignment)
• Biology Chit-Chat Stations Activity
Day 3 Classroom Rules & Procedures 1-2 days
• Syllabus w/ Lesson*
• Discover the Classroom Activity*
• Answer the Teacher worksheet*
Day 4 Lab Safety 1 day
• Rules & Procedures Quiz*
• Lab Safety Symbols Lesson* w/ notes
• Lab Safety Maze Worksheet
Day 5 Lab Equipment 1 day
• Predict the Purpose Activity*
• Lab Equipment PowerPoint*
• Lab Equipment Maze Science &
Day 6 Lab Practices 1 day Engineering
• Science Lab Procedures Activity Practices and
Cross-cutting
Day 7-9 Microscope Parts and Function 3 days Concepts
• Microscope lesson* w/ doodle notes
• Microscope Parts Diagram*
• Microscope Color Diagram Worksheet
• Microscopes Stations Activity
• Microscope Mania Classroom Escape Challenge
• Microscope Quiz*
Day 10- Claim, Evidence & Reasoning 2 days
11 • CER Lesson w/ science scribbles (notes)
• CER Example worksheet
• CER Inquiry Lab
• CER & Graphing Lab
Day 11- Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots 1-2 days
12 • Prefixes, suffixes and roots research worksheet
• Creature Creations- Roots Activity
• Prefixes, suffixes and roots Quiz*
Day 13- Characteristics of Life 2 days HS-LS1-2
14 • Characteristic of Life Lesson w/ doodle notes
• Are Viruses Alive? Article (COL practice)
• COL Practice worksheet
• Is My Teacher a Zombie? Activity*
*DENOTES ITEMS THAT ARE EDITABLE
 UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Item
Number
Concept Timeline Standard

Day 15- Water 3 days HS-LS1-6

17 • Properties of Water Lesson w/ notes
• Properties of Water practice worksheet*
• Crash Course Water Video w/ worksheet
• Properties of Water word search worksheet
• Properties of Water Lab- Stations
• Water Review Puzzle Activity
• Characteristics of Life and Water Quiz*
Day 18- Macromolecules 3-4 days HS-LS1-6
20 • Macromolecule Close Reading Assignment
• Macromolecules Lesson w/ doodle notes
• Macromolecules Matching Worksheet
• Macromolecule Interactive Manipulative
• Macromolecule Lab (The Last Meal)
• Macromolecule Task Cards
Day 21- Enzymes 3 days HS-LS1-6
23 • Intro to Enzymes Inquiry Lab
• Enzyme lesson w/ doodle notes
• Virtual Enzyme Activity
• Enzyme Exit Ticket
• Enzyme Maze
• Macromolecules and Enzymes Quiz*
Day 23- Unit 1 Review 1-2 days HS-LS1-2
24 • Unit 1 Study Guide* HS-LS1-6
• Tumbling Towers Review Game*

Day 25 Unit 1 Exam 1 day HS-LS1-2

• Unit 1 Exam* HS-LS1-6

BONUS Sub Assignments for Each Topic

*DENOTES ITEMS THAT ARE EDITABLE

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