Is This Living? From “Inquiring About Plants” And, How Can You Tell? Design and carry out at least two investigations that would help you determine if this apple is

What was the Common Theme?

(Big Idea)

Unit Essential Knowledge Reading Assignments Labs Length1-BiochemistryBondingWater and BuffersOrganic ChemistryMacromolecules

 2.A.3, 1.D.1,2.A.3, 4.A.1, 4.C.1, 4.B.1,

3.A.1

3: 46-564: 58-635: 68-89

 Organic Molecules POGIL 1,3Case Study AcidsHHMI-Deep History

 H2O and BuffersMung Beans  4  weeks

2-The CellMembranes and TransportGas ExchangeProkaryotes/Eukaryote Cell Structure and FunctionPlant/Animal CellsEndomembrane System /Plant Transport

2.A.3, 2.B.1,2.B.2, 2.B.3,4.A.2, 4.B.2

 6:98-1117:125-13836:767-77842:915-919 

 Cellular TourPOGIL 4,5,2Case Study

 AP-Diffusion and OsmosisPlasmolysisFinding StomatesTranspiration Lab 

4 weeks

3-Cellular EnergeticsEnzymesDigestive SystemsCellular Energy: Photosynthesis & RespirationThermal RegulationFeedbacks

 2.A.1, 2.A.2, 4.B.1  

 8:142-1599:162-17910:186-19941:875-879

 Respiration SetPhotosynthesis SetMitochondria FunctionPOGIL 6-11Case Study

 AP-Enzyme CatalysisAP-PhotosynthesisAP-Cellular RespirationYeast FermentationTemperature on Ecothermic Organisms

4 weeks

4-Cellular DevelopmentCellular CommunicationCell Cycle & DNA ReplicationMeiosis & Animal Reproduction

 2.E.1, 3.A.2, 3.B.2, 3.C.2, 3.D.2, 3.D.33.D.4, 3.C.3, 3.A.1

11:206-22712:228-24313:248-258

POGIL 12, 18Case Study

 AP-Cell DivisionCell Size and RegulationChi-Square and Mitosis 4 weeks

5-Genetics and Molecular BiologyMendel and the Gene IdeaChromosomal Basis of InheritanceMolecular Basis of InheritanceFrom Gene to Protein /DNA Technology

 2.E.1, 3.A.1, 3.A.2, 3.A.3, 3.A.4, 3.B.13.B.2, 3.C.1,  3.C.2, 3.C.3, 4.A.3, 4.C.2

 4.C.4

13:258-260      14:262-28115:286-302      16:305-31917:325-346      18:351-37319:381-390      20:396-411

 StarGenetic SimulatorPOGIL 14-17, 19, 20Case StudyGenetic Code Simulation

 TOPS-Fly Eye Genetics TOPS-DNA RestrictionTOPS-Plasmid simulationTOPS-Protein ElectrophoresisAP-Molecular Biology

4 weeks

6-Responding to the EnvironmentCell Signaling and RegulationHormonesNerves and Nervous SystemImmune SystemAnimal Behavior/ Feedback Loops

2.A.1, 2.C.1, 2.C.2, 2.D.2, 2.D.3, 2.D.42.E.1, 2.E.2, 2.E.3, 3.B.2, 3.D.1, 3.D.23.E.1, 3.E.2 4.A.4, 4.B.2

 38:801-811     39:821-84740:852-874      43:930-95145:975-984      47:1038-104448:1047-1061  51:1120-1133

 POGIL 27-32Case Study

 Cell Signaling Virtual LabAP-Animal BehaviorHHMI-ImmunologyBiochemical Evidence for EvolutionC.elegans behavior 

4 weeks

7-EcologyEcosystem Structure and FunctionPopulation EcologyCommunity EcologyHuman Impact

 2.A.1, 2.D.12.D.2, 2.D.32.E.3, 4.A.54.A.6, 4.B.34.B.4, 4.C.4

 52:1151-115953:1174-119554:1198-121955:1223-124256:1246-1264

 POGIL 25-26Cicadas Predator Virtual PopulationsCase StudyButcher the Biomes

 Water Cycle/Nitrogen CyclePrimary ProductivityEutrophicationOwl Pellet Global Climate Change

4 weeks

8-EvolutionDarwin and EvolutionEarth’s OriginsSpeciationLife’s HistoryPhylogenyBiological DiversityEvolution of Populations

1.A.1, 1.A.21.A.3, 1.A.41.B.1, 1.B.21.C.1, 1.C.21.C.3, 1.D.11.D.2, 2.E.12.E.2, 2.E.33.C.1, 4.B.34.C.3, 4.C.4

 22:455-46623:468-48524:487-50425:507-52926:537-55351:1133-1142

 POGIL 21-24HHMIGeological TimeCase StudyNational Geographic Following Humans

 Population Genetics and EvolutionArtificial Selection – PlantsBiogeography of LizardsPhylogenetic TreesStrawfish and Hardy WeinbergAP-Natural SelectionAP-BLAST 

4 weeks