1. The Course Organizer Biology I Aug. 2016 – May 2017 Course Standards:
Teacher:
Time:
The
Course Organizer
Student:
Course Dates:
(How?)
What?
Value?
This Course:
Course Questions: is
about
Course Standards:
Aug – May 2017
Mr. Deskins
Biology I
Tests:
Critical Concepts (Unit Tests) pts. each
and Relationships
Terms & Processes (Chap. Tests) pts. each
the study of living things and life processes.
Daily Grades: *
Labs (turn in write-ups) 10 – 40 pts. each
Other Classwork / – 20 pts. each
Homework (keep in notebook)
Interactive Reader (daily check) pts. per day
Interactive Reader (cumulative) pts. per chap.
All Daily Grades added up
& converted to 100 pt. scale
* will be checked daily & the percentage of points
attained each half of the Six Weeks will count as
a test grade
(ends up being 2 test grades per 6-weeks)
How have new discoveries helped to create new perspectives on the growth and development of living things?
How do you use the scientific method and controlled experimentation to solve both scientific and everyday problems?
How does the interaction of matter and energy affect an organism and the populations of an ecosystem?
Why is it important to study and understand cells?
Why is a knowledge of DNA structure important to the study of inheritance?
What are the relationships among living things, and how are they organized?
How do life cycles affect living things?
What is the relationship between structure and function?
How is natural selection related to an organism’s development over time?
How do the interrelationships of organisms affect an ecosystem?

2. 1. Scientific Method / Essential Chemistry
Community
Principles
Learning Rituals
Course Map
This Course:
includes
Performance
Options
Student:
Critical Concepts
Learned in these
Units
Biology 1
Multiple Choice / Matching
Free Response (short essay)
Problem Sets
Label diagrams / Fill in tables
Simple Drawings
Interactive Reader responses
(fill-in-the-blank stuff)
Unit Organizer Routine Unit Tests FRAMEing Routine Chapter Tests
Textbook Problems Lab Activities
Interactive Reading Group Problem-
Drawings/Charts/Graphs solving
Keep up to date with your work.
Work safely in the laboratory.
Treat each other with respect.
Scientific Investigation Inheritance
Scientific Nomenclature Adaptation
Homeostasis Evolution
Energy Flow Ecosystems
1. Scientific Method / Essential Chemistry
9. Human
Systems
2. Cells
8. Animals
3. Genetics
7. Plants
4. Evolution
6. Classification /
Diversity
5. Ecology