BIOLOGY Course Schedule (including assignments and activities): Scheduled Class lecture/ (M,W,F)- Reading
8/21 Intro to Biology -chapter 1
8/24 Atoms, molecules and bonding - chapter 2
8/26 Organic molecules – carbohydrates -chapter 3 Water presentation – warren website
8/28 Organic molecules – lipids and proteins
8/31 Organic molecules – nucleic acids
9/2 Cell theory, size and volume- chapter 4 Nucleus – warren website
9/4 Cell types and structures Mitochondrial functions – warren website
9/7 Labor Day – No school
9/9 EXAM 1
9/11 Cell membranes and transport - chapter 5 Cell membrane – warren website
9/14 Chemical energy and metabolism Lactic acid – warren website
9/16 Metabolism and enzymes
9/18 Glycolysis and fermentation - chapter 7
9/21 Citric acid cycle, electron transport chain 9/23 DNA and chromosome structure - chapter 12 Bypass genes – warren website
9/25 RNA and transcription - chapter 13 One wrong letter – warren website
9/28 EXAM 2 9/30 Genetic code and translation Finding disease genes – warren website
10/2 Day of Outreach

10/5     Gene structure and regulation  - chapter 8 Gene control - warren website

10/7     Mutation and cancer - Bt corn - warren website

10/9     Cell cycle and mitosis - Gene reader - warren website

10/12   Mitosis and meiosis - chapter 9 -Classical vs. transgenic - warren website

10/14   Mendelian genetics - chapter 10

10/16   Exam 3

10/19   Mendelian and human genetics- A gene you won’t forget - warren website    

10/21   Human genetics/genetic technologies - chapter 11 Alzheimer’s disease - warren website

10/23   Genetic technologies - Fishing for genes - warren website

10/26   Kingdom Monera - chapter 19 - Resistance - warren website

10/28   Viruses

10/30   Kingdom Protista - chapter 20 - Dengue fever - warren website

11/2     Kingdom Fungi - chapter 22                 

11/4     Kingdom Planta -  chapter 21 - Engineer a crop - warren website

11/6     Kingdom Animalia - chapter 23,24

11/9     Kingdom Animalia  - Wisdom of worms - warren website

11/11   EXAM 4                   

11/13   Nervous system - chapter 30

11/16   Nervous system                                                                                              

11/18   Human development - chapter 39 - Breast cancer - warren website

11/20   Human development                                                  

11/23   Ecology - Biological invaders - warren website

11/25   Ecosystems - chapter 42

11/27   Thanksgiving vacation         

11/30   Biosphere - chapter 43   Coral bleaching -warren's site                                           

12/2     Review for exam 5 - Green invaders - warren website                                           

12/4     EXAM 5

12/7     Review for Final - Grand Canyon - warren website

12/9   FINAL – Comprehensive (10:30-12:30)

Scheduled lab/ (M,W)   -  Quiz

           

Week of 8/24              No lab

Week of 8/31              Introductory lab and chemistry  Quiz 1

Week of 9/7                No lab

Week of 9/14              Cell Structure – Virtual lab Quiz 2

Week of 9/21              Cell Membrane – Virtual lab Quiz 3

Week of 9/28              Microscope Use Quiz 4

Week of 10/5              Mitosis - Meiosis Quiz 5

Week of 10/12           Genetics – Virtual lab Quiz 6                          

Week of 10/26           Microbiology I   Quiz 8

Week of 11/2              Microbiology II  Quiz 9

Week of 11/9              Computer dissection of pig I  Quiz 10

                                    (Anatomical references, sexing of the pig,

                                    Digestive and excretory systems)                              

Week of 11/16           Computer dissection of pig II                                    

                                    (Circulatory, reproductive, respiratory and

                                    Nervous systems)                                           

Week of 11/23           Computer Lab - Ecology                                           

Week of 11/30          Only video summary due (no actual lab)

 

Activities -  There will be 13  activities over topics from the web.

(15 points each).  They will be turned in each week in lab.  These are found at http://www.swcit.org/wpettitt/biology/labvideos.html.    

                        Lab week of 8/31 – Fire ants in the pants

                        Lab week of 9/14 – The human touch

                        Lab week of 9/21 – When mitochondria spin their wheels

                        Lab week of 9/28 – Ricin and your ribosomes

                        Lab week of 10/5 – Goodbye Dolly

                        Lab week of 10/12 – Henrietta’s immortal cells

                        Lab week of 10/19 – Menacing mucus

                        Lab week of 10/26 – Golden rice or frankenfood

                        Lab week of 11/2 – West nile virus takes off

                        Lab week of 11/9 – Tiny critters big impact

                        Lab week of 11/16 – Whale of a dilemma

                        Lab week of 11/23 – And then my heart stood still

                        Lab week of 11/30 – Bye bye bayou