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Students will design and conduct investigations that lead to the use of logic and
evidence in the formulation of scientific explanations and models
SC12.1.1.c*
SC12.1.1.f *
SC12.1.1.h *
SC12.1.1.j *
SC12.1.1.l *
SC12.1.2 *
Students will apply the nature of scientific knowledge to their own investigations
and in the evaluation of scientific explanations.
SC12.1.2.a*
SC12.1.3
SC12.3.4
SC12.3.4.a
SC12.3.2
SC12.3.2.b
Describe the basic structure of DNA and its function in genetic inheritance.
SC12.3.2.c
SC12.3.2.d
SC12.3.4.d
Apply the theory of biological evolution to explain diversity of life over time.
SC12.3.1
Students will investigate and describe the chemical basis of the growth,
development, and maintenance of cells.
SC12.3.1.a
Identify the complex molecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids) that
make up living organisms.
SC12.3.1.b
Identify the form and function of sub-cellular structures that regulate cellular
activities
SC12.3.1.c
SC12.3.1.d
SC12.3.3
Students will describe, on a molecular level, the cycling of matter and the flow of
energy between organisms and their environment.
SC12.3.3.a
SC12.3.3.c
SC12.3.3.d
* These standards will be addressed throughout the year rather than being addressed discretely.
All other standards will be addressed directly in lessons in the order listed.
HS-LS4-3.
HS-LS3-1.
Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in
coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
HS-LS3-2.
Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may
result from: (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors
occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.
HS-LS3-3.
Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution
of expressed traits in a population.
HS-LS1-1.
HS-LS1-2.
HS-LS1-4.
Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in
producing and maintaining complex organisms.
HS-LS1-5.
Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored
chemical energy.
HS-LS1-7.
Use a model to illustrate that cellular respiration is a chemical process whereby the
bonds of food molecules and oxygen molecules are broken and the bonds in new
compounds are formed resulting in a net transfer of energy.
HS-LS2-1.
HS-LS2-3.
Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter
and flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
HS-LS2-6.
Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in
ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in
stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
HS-LS4-5.
HS-LS4-6.
Course Essential Question: How can we explain the diversity of life found on Earth?
Unit:
Course Understandings...
Nature of
science
Evolution
DNA/
genetics
Course Skills
1. What is
science?
2. What are
scientific models
based on?
3. Why do we
trust science?
Students will
develop the
skills to
question,
reason, form
logical
conclusions
based on
presented
evidence
1. What is
evolution?
2. What
causes populations
to change over
time?
analyze
trends, make
predictions,
analyze and
present data,
report findings
there is a
molecular basis for
heredity and reproduction
the structure of
DNA is essential to its
function
mutations play an
essential role in variation
1. What is
heredity and how is
it significant to the
theory of
evolution?
2. Why are
mutations
important?
understand
and calculate
ratios,
understand
how
microscopic
changes can
lead to
macroscopic
differences
Phylogeny
a hierarchical
organization explains/ fits
the diversity of life
1. Why does a
hierarchical
organization make
sense in light of
evolution?
read a
phylogenetic
tree, order
things in a
logical
progression
Cells
1. How does
cellular function
dictate form?
use a
microscope,
draw
conclusions
based upon
observations
Multicellular
organisms sense
and respond to change
within their environments
different types of
organisms rely on
different metabolic
processes (respiration,
photosynthesis)
protein synthesis
is a critical component of
function.
1. How does
being multicellular
differ from being
single cellular?
2. How does
metabolic function
vary?
Ecology
matter cycles
through an ecosystem
ecosystems are a
balance of complex
interactions, and changes
in one factor can have
wide reaching effects
human factors
can influence
environmental quality
1. Why are
matter cycles
significant?
2. Why is
there concern
about loss of
biodiversity?
3. How have
humans impacted
the environment?
understand
and diagram
cycles, follow
data trends