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Biology A
Course Description: Biology A introduces students to the scientific method and the major concepts of biology from an historical and practical viewpoint. The three major themes of this course are the cell; the molecular basis of heredity; and the interdependence of organisms. Students who take this class will have a deeper appreciation for the complexities of living organisms.
Suggested grade level: 10
Prerequisites: None

Unit One: How Science Works
Lesson 1: Understanding Our World
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe the mindset and methods of a typical scientist.
Identify the differences between pure and applied science.
Define biology.
Describe how a diverse group of people have made important contributions to science.
Decode unfamiliar scientific terminology.
A1: Pretest 15 minutes
A2: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A3: Understanding Science 20 minutes
A4: Reading Science 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Understanding Science 15 minutes
A6: Studying Life 20 minutes
A7: Practice: Studying Life 15 minutes
A8: Video: Introduction to Life Science 15 minutes
A9: Discussion Board 15 minutes
A10: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A11: Checkpoint 01 20 minutes
A12: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
Total time 2 hours 45 minutes

Lesson 2: The Scientific Process
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain the steps of the scientific process.
Distinguish between independent and dependent variables.
Use observations to form questions and develop hypotheses.
Describe how to conduct a controlled experiment.
Organize data.
Identify the appropriate method for showing the results of an investigation.
Analyze graphs.
Explain how laws and theories differ.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: The Scientific Process 15 minutes
A3: Practice: The Scientific Process 10 minutes
A4: Enrichment: Forming a Hypothesis
10 minutes A5: Data 20 minutes
A6: Practice: Data 10 minutes
A7: Project 1: Yogurt Lab 45 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 02 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 45 minutes

Lesson 3: Measurements and Safety
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Demonstrate an understanding of the SI system.
Use scientific tools to make measurements.
Describe safe behavior and procedures in the laboratory.
Explain why certain lab behaviors are necessary.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: The SI System 20 minutes
A3: Scientific Tools and Measurements 20 minutes
A4: Lab Safety 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Lab Safety 15 minutes
A6: Project 1: Yogurt Lab 45 minutes
A7: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A8: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A9: Checkpoint 03 20 minutes
A10: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 50 minutes

Lesson 4: Chemistry of Life
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe the parts of an atom.
Distinguish between atoms; elements; molecules; and compounds.
Explain why atoms form chemical bonds.
Distinguish between ionic and covalent bonds.
Examine how hydrogen bonds and polarity contribute to water's unique properties.
Identify the four main types of macromolecules.
Describe the structure and function of the four main types of macromolecules.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Atoms 10 minutes
A3: Bonds and Water 10 minutes
A4: Practice: Basic Chemistry 15 minutes
A5: Macromolecules 15 minutes
A6: Practice: Macromolecules 15 minutes
A7: Project 1: Yogurt Lab 45 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 04 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 45 minutes

Lesson five: pH and Tying It All Together
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Differentiate between solute and solvent.
Explain how acids and bases are formed by referring to H+ and OH– formation.
Explain how hydrogen and hydroxide ions in a solution affect pH.
Describe the pH scale and its exponential nature.
Define buffers.

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER GOALS
Describe the mindset; methods; and contributions of scientists.
Develop testable hypotheses from experimental questions.
Explain the scientific process.
Interpret graphs; and identify the best graph and table format for a particular set of data.
Use the SI system to express units of measurement.
Describe appropriate lab behavior.
Determine the roles that atoms; bonds; and organic molecules play in organisms.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Solutions; Acids; and Bases 10 minutes
A3: Practice: Solutions; Acids; and Bases 10 minutes
A4: Review: What Should I Know? 10 minutes
A5: Review: The Scientific Process 10 minutes
A6: Review: Lab Safety 10 minutes
A7: Review: Measurements and Graphs 10 minutes
A8: Review: Chemistry of Life 10 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Project 1: Yogurt Lab 30 minutes
A11: Submit Project 1: Yogurt Lab 15 minutes
A12: Discussion Board 15 minutes
A13: Exam 1 45 minutes
A14: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
Total time 3 hours 10 minutes
Project one: Yogurt lab
https://courseplayer.avalearning.com/nweb/SC201/sc201_hsls_howsciencewor...
Data sheet for lab: https://courseplayer.avalearning.com/nweb/SC201/SC201_HSLS_ALookAtCells_...

Unit two:
Lesson 6: Characteristics of Living Organisms
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify and describe the seven characteristics of living organisms.
Summarize how cells were discovered.
Recognize the three parts of the cell theory.
Identify the parts of a microscope.
Calculate the magnification of a microscope.
Explain how to prepare a wet mount slide.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Characteristics of Life 20 minutes
A3: Practice: Characteristics of Life 15 minutes
A4: Video: The Hidden Kingdom 30 minutes
A5: Microscopes 20 minutes
A6: Video: The Most Powerful Microscope 10 minutes
A7: Practice: Microscopes 15 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 06 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 45 minutes
Lesson 7: Cell Size and Type
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Identify the three basic features of a cell.
Identify the three basic shapes of prokaryotes.
Differentiate between different eukaryotic cell types.
Examine the connection among cells; tissues; organs; organ systems; and organisms.
Determine the factors that limit cell size.
Apply mathematical concepts and equations about surface area-to-volume ratio.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Cell Size 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Cell Size 10 minutes
A4: Types of Cells 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Types of Cells 10 minutes
A6: Video: The Hidden Kingdom 15 minutes
A7: Project 2: Cell Size 45 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 07 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 45 minutes
Lesson 8: Cell Organelles
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
List and describe the functions of the cell wall and major organelles found in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell.
Compare and contrast the role of mitochondria and chloroplasts in energy production.
Identify the organelles responsible for storage and clean up.
Summarize how the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi complex work together to process substances.
Explain how cilia and flagella are used in cellular movement.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Eukaryotic Cells 20 minutes
A3: Enrichment: Animal Cell Animation 10 minutes
A4: Enrichment: Plant Cell Animation 5 minutes
A5: Practice: Eukaryotic Cells 15 minutes
A6: Video: The Hidden Kingdom 15 minutes
A7: Project 2: Cell Size 30 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 08 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 30 minutes
Lesson 9: Cell Membrane and Enzymes
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain selective permeability.
Identify and describe the proteins embedded in the cell membrane.
Describe the fluid mosaic model of the membrane; including the role of phospholipids in the structure.
Explain why the phospholipids of the cell membrane arrange in a bilayer.
Describe the relationship between enzymes and activation energy.
Analyze a graph of reaction time versus energy to assess the impact of enzyme activity on activation energy.
Describe the enzyme-substrate reaction.

A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Cell Membrane 15 minutes
A3: Cell Membrane Guess Who? 5 minutes
A4: Practice: The Cell Membrane 10 minutes
A5: Enzymes 15 minutes
A6: Practice: Enzymes 10 minutes
A7: Video: Cell Theory 15 minutes
A8: Project 2: Cell Size 1 hour
A9: Submit Project 2: Cell Size 5 minutes
A10: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A11: Vocabulary Review 10 minutes
A12: Checkpoint 09 20 minutes
A13: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
3 hours 15 minutes
Lesson 10: Tying It All Together
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Examine the characteristics of life.
Differentiate between cell types.
Distinguish between the different cell organelles.
Explain the structure and function of the cell membrane.
Describe the role enzymes play in chemical reactions within the cell.
A1: Review: What Should I Know? 20 minutes
A2: Review: Characteristics of Life 15 minutes
A3: Review: Cells 15 minutes
A4: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A5: Exam 2 45 minutes
A6: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours

Project two Cell size:
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Data Sheet: https://courseplayer.avalearning.com/nweb/SC201/SC201_HSLS_ALookAtCells_...

Unit three:
Lesson 11: Diffusion and Osmosis
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe passive transport.
Define concentration gradient.
Describe dynamic equilibrium.
Define simple diffusion.
Distinguish between diffusion and osmosis.
Explain how diffusion and osmosis relate to a concentration of substances.
Compare hypertonic; hypotonic; and isotonic solutions.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Diffusion and Osmosis 15 minutes
A3: Osmosis in Action 15 minutes
A4: Practice: Diffusion and Osmosis 15 minutes
A5: Video: Passive Transport Review 15 minutes
A6: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A7: Vocabulary Review 10 minutes
A8: Checkpoint 11 20 minutes
A9: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours

Lesson 12: Facilitated Diffusion and Active Transport
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Explain why facilitated diffusion does not require energy.
Compare and contrast channel and carrier proteins.
Give an example of molecules or ions that are transported into cells using facilitated diffusion.
Define active transport; and give an example of how it is used in cells.
Describe the action of the sodium-potassium pump.
Examine the impact that the sodium-potassium pump has on the concentration gradient of cells.
Compare and contrast endocytosis and exocytosis.
Compare and contrast active and passive transport.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Facilitated Diffusion 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Facilitated Diffusion 15 minutes
A4: Active Transport 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Active Transport 15 minutes
A6: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A7: Vocabulary Review 10 minutes
A8: Checkpoint 12 20 minutes
A9: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes 2 hours

Lesson 13: Cellular Energy; Part 1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Define and describe ATP; and explain its role in cellular energy.
Explain how the energy found in the bonds of organic compounds; such as sugar; has its origins in light energy from the sun.
Discuss the role of chlorophyll and chloroplasts in photosynthesis.
Describe the balanced general equation for photosynthesis; including its products and reactants.
Identify and describe the major events in the two stages of photosynthesis.
Describe the three parts of the Calvin cycle.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Energy in a Cell 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Energy in a Cell 15 minutes
A4: Photosynthesis 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Photosynthesis 15 minutes
A6: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A7: Vocabulary Review 10 minutes
A8: Checkpoint 13 20 minutes
A9: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours

Lesson 14: Cellular Energy; Part 2
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe the reaction; including the products and reactants; for aerobic respiration.
Identify and describe the three stages of aerobic respiration—including their reactants and products and the locations in which they occur.
Explain the function of the electron transport chain in ATP production.
Describe fermentation and the conditions under which it occurs.
Determine the reactants and products of lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation.
Examine the similarities and differences between lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation.
Identify examples of food produced using lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Aerobic Respiration 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Aerobic Respiration 15 minutes
A4: Fermentation 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Fermentation 15 minutes
A6: Video: Fermentation and Plant Biotechnology 15 minutes
A7: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A8: Vocabulary Review 10 minutes
A9: Checkpoint 14 20 minutes
A10: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 15 minutes

Lesson 15: Tying It All Together
TYING IT ALL TOGETHER GOALS
Examine different forms of cell transport.
Explain the energy molecule ATP.
Compare photosynthesis and cell respiration

A1: Review: What Should I Know? 10 minutes
A2: Review: Cell Transport 15 minutes
A3: Review: Chemical Energy 15 minutes
A4: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A5: Exam 3 45 minutes
A6: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
1 hour 50 minutes
Unit four:
Lesson 16: Cell Division Basics
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
List the reasons that cells divide.
Define asexual and sexual reproduction.
Describe the processes of binary fission and conjugation.
Describe the features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosomes.
Label and identify the parts of a eukaryotic chromosome.
Examine the relationship between chromosomes; chromatin; and chromatids.
Explain the concepts of haploid and diploid.
Distinguish between autosomes and sex chromosomes.
Explain the XY sex chromosome system found in mammals; including humans.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Why Do Cells Divide? 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Why Do Cells Divide? 15 minutes
A4: Chromosomes 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Chromosomes 15 minutes
A6: Video: Cancer Cell Research 15 minutes
A7: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A8: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A9: Checkpoint 16 20 minutes
A10: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 10 minutes

Lesson 17: The Cell Cycle
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Define the cell cycle.
Name; describe; and correctly sequence the stages of the cell cycle.
Identify stages of the cell cycle using a model.
Summarize what happens to the chromosomes or sister chromatids in each stage of mitosis.
Identify stages of mitosis from images or models.
Define cytokinesis and explain its relationship to mitosis.
Compare and contrast mitosis and cytokinesis in plant and animal cells.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: The Cell Cycle 20 minutes
A3: Practice: The Cell Cycle 15 minutes
A4: Video: Cancer Cell Research 15 minutes
A5: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A6: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A7: Checkpoint 17 20 minutes
A8: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
1 hour 45 minutes

Lesson 18: Regulating Cell Division
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify and describe the checkpoints that control cell division in eukaryotes on a model or diagram.
Describe the G0 phase of the cell cycle; and use it to explain why some cells rarely or never divide.
Define apoptosis and describe its function in cell cycle regulation.
Assess the role of proteins in cell division checkpoints.
Explain the role of growth factors in cell division.
Give general characteristics of cancer and cancer cells.
Discuss the differences and similarities between benign and malignant tumors.
Using the p53 protein as an example; describe how a mutation in checkpoint proteins leads to unregulated cell division.
Name and describe causes of cancer.
List treatments for cancer.

A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Cell Regulation 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Cell Regulation 15 minutes
A4: Cancer 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Cancer 15 minutes
A6: Video: Cancer Cell Research 15 minutes
A7: Project 4: CER 45 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 18 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 55 minutes

Lesson 19: Meiosis
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify 46 as the human diploid number and 23 as the human haploid number.
Name the stages of meiosis I and II.
Identify the major distinguishing features of meiosis—two cell divisions; reduction division; and generalized production of four daughter cells.
Summarize what happens to the homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids in each stage of meiosis.
Explain how independent assortment and crossing-over causes genetic diversity during meiosis.
Predict how crossing-over could affect genetic diversity.
Define nondisjunction; and give Down syndrome as an example.

A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Meiosis 20 minutes
A3: Practice: Meiosis 15 minutes
A4: Video: Cancer Cell Research 15 minutes
A5: Project 4: CER 1 hour
A6: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A7: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A8: Checkpoint 19 20 minutes
A9: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 45 minutes

Lesson 20: Tying It All Together
TYING IT ALL TOGETHER GOALS
Examine how cells divide.
Evaluate chromosome types.
Explain mitosis and meiosis; and compare the two types of cell division.
Describe cell regulation and when it goes wrong.
A1: Review: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Review: Cell Division 15 minutes
A3: Review: Chromosomes and Reproduction 15 minutes
A4: Video: Cancer Cell Research 15 minutes
A5: Project 4: CER 1 hour
A6: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A7: Exam 4 45 minutes
A8: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
3 hours

Project 4 CER:
Article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2gBAycJz4efa25neFZiMEFMTWs/view
Procedure:
Read the article in the class titled “The Need for More Cord Blood Donations” and watch the video “Ethics of Stem Cell Harvest”. You may need to look at them both a few times to really understand what they’re saying.
Decide on a claim for the article and the video; and identify a quote from each that shows what the claim is. They may be completely different claims or they may be similar; analyze them carefully.
Explain why you believe the article and the video were made; using specific quotes from each to support your answer.
Compare and contrast the claims from the article and the video - how are they the same? How are they different?
Give at least 2 quotes from the article and the video that support the claims.
Explain how these quotes support the claim for the article only.
Explain the weaknesses in the article’s position. Do you think they needed more data? Do you feel that the author is biased? Explain with specific quotes.
Write a minimum of 3 paragraphs that explain the article’s position and how the article supports its position.
Project Roadmap: https://youtu.be/4rACkeJxdAs
Unit 5:
Lesson 21: Introduction to Genetics
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Explain the relationship between heredity and genetics.
Describe the relationship between characteristics and traits.
Define monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.
Distinguish between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
Summarize Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants.
Explain the relationship between genes and alleles.
Distinguish between dominant alleles and recessive alleles.
Explain how the theory of inheritance describes simple patterns of inheritance.
Compare and contrast the law of segregation and the law of independent assortment.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Heredity's Beginnings 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Heredity's Beginnings 10 minutes
A4: Mendel's Experiments 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Mendel's Experiments 10 minutes
A6: A Look Back: Mendel's Math 10 minutes
A7: Video: The Chemistry of Life 15 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 21 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 10 minutes

Lesson 22: Predicting Heredity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Distinguish genotype from phenotype.
Describe the letter code scientists use to predict genotypes and phenotypes.
Define; provide examples of; and identify heterozygous and homozygous traits.
Describe the tools scientists use to determine patterns of inheritance.
Use a Punnett square to determine possible genotypes and phenotypes for a cross.
Explain how probability relates to Punnett squares.
Calculate the probability of a possible outcome when using Punnett squares.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Predicting Genetic Crosses 20 minutes
A3: Practice: Predicting Genetic Crosses 15 minutes
A4: Practicing Punnett Squares 15 minutes
A5: Video: The Chemistry of Life 15 minutes
A6: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A7: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A8: Checkpoint 22 20 minutes
A9: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours

Lesson 23: Exceptions to Mendel
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe and demonstrate understanding of the following three patterns of complex inheritance: incomplete dominance; codominance; and multiple genes.
Explain multiple alleles; and demonstrate how it is involved in blood type.
Define and identify examples of polygenic inheritance.
Describe the relationship between sex chromosomes and X-linked disorders.
A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Complex Patterns of Inheritance 15 minutes
A3: Blood Type 15 minutes
A4: Practice: Complex Patterns of Inheritance 15 minutes
A5: Enrichment: X-Linked Inheritance 15 minutes
A6: Video: The Chemistry of Life 15 minutes
A7: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A8: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A9: Checkpoint 23 20 minutes
A10: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 10 minutes

Lesson 24: The Genetic Code
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Summarize the major contributions to scientists' understanding of DNA's structure.
List and describe the three parts of a nucleic acid.
Describe the basic structure of DNA and nucleotides.
Examine DNA's bases and how they are complementary to each other.
Describe base-paring rules between two DNA strands or between a single DNA strand and RNA.
Compare and contrast the structure of DNA; RNA; and their nucleotides.
Explain how and why DNA is copied.
Compare and contrast the events of translation and transcription.
Describe the relationship among DNA; genes; and chromosomes.
Identify the role genes; RNA; and ribosomes play in protein synthesis.

A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: What is DNA? 15 minutes
A3: DNA and RNA 15 minutes
A4: Practice: DNA 15 minutes
A5: DNA at Work 15 minutes
A6: Practice: DNA at Work 15 minutes
A7: Video: The Chemistry of Life 10 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 20 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Checkpoint 24 20 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 20 minutes

Lesson 25: Mutations and Tying It All Together
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify and describe the following mutations: deletion; insertion; and substitution.
Explain how mutations occur.
Identify and describe two diseases that are affected by DNA mutations.
Describe the effect a mutation can have on trait inheritance.

TYING IT ALL TOGETHER GOALS

Summarize Mendel's experiments and what they illustrated about simple patterns of inheritance.
Distinguish between different patterns of inheritance.
Use Punnett squares to predict simple patterns of inheritance.
List the major contributions to the discovery of DNA's structure.
Compare and contrast the structures and roles of DNA and RNA.
Analyze the relationship among DNA; genes; and chromosomes.
Explain how genes are expressed through protein synthesis.

A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Changes in DNA 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Changes in DNA 10 minutes
A4: Review: What Should I Know? 10 minutes
A5: Review: Heredity 10 minutes
A6: Review: DNA and Gene Expression 10 minutes
A7: Video: The Chemistry of Life 10 minutes
A8: Discussion Board 15 minutes
A9: Vocabulary Review 5 minutes
A10: Exam 5 45 minutes
A11: What Did I Learn? 5 minutes
Lesson Summary 0 minutes
2 hours 20 minutes

Unit six
Lesson 26: Biotechnology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Explain the use and function of common enzymes (restriction enzymes; DNA ligase; DNA polymerase; and GFP) in biotechnology.
Describe how various enzymes may be used together in performing a biotechnology experiment.
Explain the function of common equipment and techniques (micropipettors; gel electrophoresis; and PCR) in biotechnology.
Explain the importance of primers and DNA polymerase to the PCR reaction.
Describe how PCR and electrophoresis can be used together to answer biological questions.
Define DNA sequencing.
Explain Sanger sequencing.
Give advantages of next-generation sequencing.

A1: What Should I Know? 5 minutes
A2: Enzymes as Molecular Machines 15 minutes
A3: Practice: Enzymes as Molecular Machines 10 minutes
A4: Common Tools of the Trade 15 minutes
A5: Practice: Common Tools of the Trade 10

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