Welcome to Biology - The Study of Life
Glencoe Biology Website
(Great for practice quizzes and games)
Choose each unit from the list below

      Material to cover                               Reading                               Activities or Labs                     Quizzes or Tests

Intro to Biology
Notes, discussion Ch 1
The Study of Life Ch. 1 and 2
Warm-up  Deep Sea Vents (TD)
Review the Scientific Method with Fish Adaptation Lab
*Biology Scavenger Hunt
*See Engrade for due date
Lab Safety, Equipment, and Parts of Microscope                   Complete practice quizzes on Engrade *see calendar
Microscopic cell pics
Overview of Lab Expectations
Rotation lab to familiarize with equipment and microscope parts.   Microscope and lab equipment test *See Engrade calendar
Biomes and Biodiversity
Read Ch 3
Interactive Biomes (TD)
What is it like where you live?
Pick a biome to develop biome project
Project details along with rubric will be given in class
Population Dynamics and Conservation
Notes & discussion
Read Chapter 4 and 5
Warm-up:  Global Warming (TD)

The Grand Canyon, Evidence of Earth's Past (TD)
Interactive food web

Online quiz to review ecology

Analyzing an ecosystem

What is our earth's carrying capacity?

Master's of Disguise:  Camoflauge and Mimicry lab  (TD)
Test Chapter 4 & 5
Classification and Diversity Ch 17
Key Scientists:  Aristotle, Linnaeus, and many others
Dichotomous Key Lab with Shark key
Skull Lab
Complete/Incomplete Metamorphosis lab
Identifying Organisms in our Area
  Test Ch 17:  Webquest:  Create your own organism
Review game
Online Quiz

Go onto to next unit:  Life of a Cell, Biochemistry



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