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Chapter
1 Living Things
What is Life?
~Identify the 5 life processes.
 Lab- Observe and distinguish
between living, nonliving and dead specimens
The Origin of Life
~Discuss theories about
the beginning of life on earth.
Classifying Organisms
~Name
the seven levels of the modern classification system.
~Identify
the classification of humans at each level.
~Demonstrate
the use of a Taxonomic Key.
Lab - Identify different
pine trees using a Taxonomic Key
Project - Make a Taxonomic Key for imaginary
organisms.
The Six Kingdoms
~Name
and describe the characteristics of the 6 Kingdoms of modern
classification.
~Identify/name
organisms from each Kingdom.
Chapter 2 Viruses and Bacteria
Viruses
~Describe
the structure of a virus.
~Explain
how viruses infect cells and cause disease.
~Compare and contrast the lytic (active viruses) and lysogenic
(hidden viruses) cycles.
~Discuss the significant difference between DNA and RNA viruses.
~Support the theory that viruses did not exist before other organisms.
Project- "Create a Virus"-
Using imagination and scientific principles, create a virus.
Students will present their creations to the class.
Bacteria
~Describe
the structure of a bacteria, and label a diagram of a common
bacterium.
~Compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
~State/describe the conditions bacteria need to grow.
~Explain human dependence on bacteria.
~Describe the harmful interactions between humans and bacteria.
Lab-Microscopic investigation
of common bacterial shapes.
Lab-Microscopic investigation
of helpful and harmful bacteria.
Lab- Petri dish activity
- investigating and culturing JTL's finest germs. (a student
favorite!)
Project - Calculate and graph theoretical
bacterial growth, then compare that to real bacteria growth.
Infectious Diseases
and the Immune System
Chapter
3 Protists and Fungi
Protists
Algal Blooms
Fungi
Lab- "There's
a Fungus Among Us" Identify mystery foods in your fridge!
If time permits....
Chapter 4 Introduction
to Plants
Chapter 5 Seed Plants
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