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Biology 1-2

Sem 1:

Project: Modeling the Carbon Cycle: Students develop a scientific model on a poster that illustrates the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the carbon cycle. The model should also show how carbon cycles the Earth?s four spheres. Once completed; students write a multi-paragraph paper describing the content of the model in more detail.

Lab: Interdependence of Organisms: Students complete a virtual lab; accompanied with a lab report; where they explore the interdependence of organisms by performing an experiment with lima bean plants and earthworms. They write a lab report on their experiment.

Project: Analyzing Factors That Affect Carrying Capacity and BiodiversityStudents use simulations to analyze how climate; resources; and habitat size affect carrying capacity. Then they look at another simulation to analyze the effects of certain factors that affect biodiversity and populations. Finally; students will write and revise a conclusion on how human activity affects biodiversity

Project: Evaluating Human Impact on the Environment:Students use; evaluate; and improve a simulation to highlight human impact on coral reef ecosystems. Then they propose and evaluate real-world solutions to reduce the negative effects of human activity on this ecosystem and its biodiversity.

Lab: Diffusion Across a Semi-permeable Membrane:Students complete a virtual lab; accompanied with a lab report; where they explore how materials move across a semipermeable membrane.

Project: Analyzing Cellular Respiration: Students gather evidence to construct an explanation of how energy and matter move through the environment under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Then they conduct additional guided research to revise their explanations based on new information discovered.

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Sem 2:

Lab: Building Proteins from RNA: Students complete a virtual lab; accompanied with a lab report; where they explore the molecular process of building proteins from the information carried by RNA using a laboratory procedure.

Project: Analyzing Genetic Variation: Students analyze claims about the causes of inherited genetic variation. You will then make your own claim based on prior knowledge. Next; they defend the claim by conducting research to gather information that supports it. Finally; students present claim and defense in a type-written paper

Lab: Mouse Genetics (One Trait): Students complete a virtual lab; accompanied with a lab report; where they explore the relationship between genotype and phenotype.

Lab: Mouse Genetics (two Traits):Students complete a virtual lab; accompanied with a lab report; where they explore the law of independent assortment by examining a dihybrid cross in mice.

Lab: Natural Selection: Students complete a virtual lab; accompanied with a lab report; where they explore natural selection using a laboratory simulation

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• LBIO
• Biology

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Per ABOR Requirements: "A Laboratory Science course is defined as a course in w hich at least 1 class period each week is devoted to providing an opportunity for students to manipulate equipment; materials; or specimens; to develop skills in observation and analysis; and to discover; demonstrate; illustrate; or test scientific principles or concepts; such as chemistry; physics; earth sciences and biology." Please advise how manipulation of equipment; materials or specimens was performed once a week in this course.

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