Class Hours: 8:00 am – 9:40 am (Monday/Wednesday)
Google Classroom Code: h4t2f5i
Week 3 (09/08 – 09/10)
Topic: Introduction to Biology
Standard: HS-LS1-2, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-7 (Unifying Themes of Biology)
Objectives (Students will be able to understand that):
- Evolutionary change is caused by a series of adaptations that occur in response to environmental demands.
- A species is a group of similar organisms.
- Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environments.
- The biosphere contains all of the biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) factors that support life on earth.
- Biotic organisms respond to their environments in one of three ways: fleeing, adapting, or dying.
- Human interference is the main cause of endangerment and extinction.
Homework 1: Create first Flip Grid
Homework 2: Complete Student Notes for Section 1.2
Homework 3: Complete Student Activity for Section 1.2
Week 2 (08/31 – 09/04)
Topic: Introduction to Biology
Standard: HS-LS1-2, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-7 (Unifying Themes of Biology)
Objectives (Students will be able to understand that):
- Biology is the study of all living things.
- There are 6 themes that unify the study of biology.
- The cell is the basic unit of structure and function.
- Unicellular organisms are made up of one cell, whereas multicellular organisms are made up of more than one cell.
- Homeostasis is the state of internal stability.
- DNA is a large molecule containing the hereditary material of a cell.
- Unicellular organisms typically produce offspring identical to themselves via asexual reproduction.
- Multicellular organisms typically produce distinct offspring via sexual reproduction.
- Genes are short segments of DNA that carry the instructions for a single trait of an organism.
Homework 1: Create a Nearpod Account at Nearpod.com (Due: 08/26/20)
Homework 2: Student Notes for 1.1 (Due 08/26/20)
Week 1 (08/24 – 08/27)
Objectives:
- Create McGraw-Hill account
- Create Edmodo Login (quizzes)
- Practice assignment submission with Google Classroom
- Create a Nearpod account
- Introduction to the study of biology