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COURSE SYLLABUS

2014-2015
For this year's Biology program, we will focus on at least three main activities :
1) Concepts and content (understanding ideas in Biology and learning Biology concepts)
2) nswering !uestions a"out Biology
#) $%perimental&field wor'(
Supplies
)e%t"oo' : $nsure it is with you each day for class( *e will tal' a"out material from it and we
will use it for practice pro"lems(
+heets : ,ou will receive handout and homewor' sheets over the year which will guide
you through your studies and aid you on your practice pro"lems(
-otes : $nsure to have paper to do notes and pro"lems( )his can "e a note"oo' with lined
paper or a "inder with sheets in it( )he "inder and sheets are recommended as they
are good for organi.ing wor' and it is good for students to "e familiar with using
them in higher grades of the school(
/ther tools : Blac'&"lue pen, pencil, eraser, ruler, calculator with logarithms(
Course Outline
)he course will include the following topics :
Ecology
0hotosynthesis is used for autotrophs to produce food, compare and contrast how photosynthesis
and aero"ic cellular respiration move car"on through the "iosphere( )he ways in which energy and
matter are transformed and how they are conserved and&or lost as they move through trophic levels
in food we"s, the impact of humans on ecosystems (e(g( overfishing, deforestation)(
Molecules of life
+tudents shall e%plore the four main groups of organic molecules (car"ohydrates, proteins, lipids,
and nucleic acids) and the properties of water(
Cell structures and functions
*hat structures do cells have1 *hat do these structures do1 +tudents will identify and discover
functions of the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, chloroplasts, ri"osomes, cell
mem"rane, cell walls(
Cell Growth and Division, Introduction to Genetics
*hy do cells need to grow and divide1 )he processes involved in the cell cycle and mitosis (cell
division)( *hat controls the cell cycle1 +tudent shall understand hereditary and the passing of genes
from parents to offspring( 0redicting what offspring might "e li'e using 0unnett +!uares( $%plore
2endel's wor' with peas and understand concepts of dominant and recessive alleles(
Evolution and animal behaviour
+tudents shall learn of Charles 3arwin and his travels that led to the study of $volution( *hy
organisms on one island loo' different to those on another island( *hat is evolution1 *hat is an
adaptation1 *e shall understand the concept of +urvival of the fittest and -atural +election(
Human biology
*e will e%plore into one of the "ody's systems, for e%ample, the circulatory system ("lood, the
heart, red "lood cells, white "lood cells, arteries, veins, capillaries)(
Experimental wor
4a"oratory activities are an essential part of the Biology course( ,ou will ma'e o"servations, draw
conclusions, and do la" reports(
Academic and Assessment olicies
,our grade is an assessment of your learning and academic performance(
567 of your grade will come from tests
287 of your grade will come from graded homewor'
187 of your grade will come from your participation in class, your notes&note"oo', and your
preparedness for class (87 each)(
0ractice !uestions are an important part of your learning and they ena"le you to ac!uire and practice
s'ills( )hey will not "e graded and will not figure into your final grade, "ut they will help your
grade improve (e(g( ena"ling you to do "etter in tests)(
2ost or all assessments will "e graded according to the scale in the student9parent hand"oo'(
"riefer version of this is "elow :
:691667 9, , or ;
<69<:7 B9, B, or B;
=69=:7 C9, C, or C;
5695:7 39, 3, or 3;
Below 567 F
Standard !s" Ad!anced
>n the dvance course, we address many of the same topics as in the standard course( ?owever, we
will pro"a"ly go at a faster pace and loo' more in depth into theories and concepts(
Online #rade$oo%
ll students and parents should have access codes to $ngrade( >f you do not, please contact me(
@rades will "e put on $ngrade, so you or your parents can see where you have done well or "adly(
)his will help you to see where you need to improve( >f you want advice on how to improve in any
area of your wor', please tell me(

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