HonorsBiology Spring Semester 2022Contact InformationInstructor: Dr. RoseEmail: [email protected]Contact me directly through schoolemail,nomessages sent through Classroom will be received.Distance-Learning Rm & Lab Rm123Class WebsiteGoogle Classroom©:sbrcotuIncludes all:Announcements, Assignments(Guided Readings, Labs, Interactives), Meet videoconferences, andclass resources(slide presentations, lecture videos, links, and online textbook, by chapter.Course RequirementsChromebooks with high-speed internet access at home.Earbuds or earphones for assigned lectures and other activities.Course DescriptionThe study of life!! What could be more amazing! We all know it exists, but how? How do we get energy from our food?Why are we thirsty after we eat? How can certain foods be good or bad for us? How are offspring made? How can Ishare basic life characteristics with a tree?Honors biology is designed to introduce you to the basic concepts that will help you to better understand what it meansto be a living organism, how we derive and use energy, and how all organisms are related. Class lessons are designedfrom an inquiry approach that engage you in real science and hands-on activities designed to help you better understandthe concepts studied and make connections with your past knowledge and experiences. With a good attitude and adesire to learn, you will not only gain knowledge you can apply to your everyday life, but you will gain lifelong skills tohelp you attain your personal life goals.As ahybridor blended course, you will be accessing and using online resources, interactive activities, virtual inquiry labs,and Classroom©video conferencing to learn online and complete weekly inquiry laboratories with the instructor. You1
will work with models, develop models, use microscopes, with hands-on lab experience including using digital interfacedprobes. In order to be successful, you must be curious, responsible, and willing to do independent readings, study, meetdeadlines, and participate.The required state model curriculum for biology focuses on four‘Big Ideas’.1.CELLS• Cell structure and function • Structure, function and interrelatedness of cell organelles • Eukaryotic cellsand prokaryotic cells • Cellular processes • Characteristics of life regulated by cellular processes • Photosynthesisand Chemosynthesis• Cellular Respiration• Cell division and differentiation2.HEREDITY• Cellular genetics • Structure and function of DNA in cells • Genetic mechanisms and inheritance •Mutations • Modern genetics3.EVOLUTION• Mechanisms • Natural selection • Mutation • Genetic drift • Gene flow (immigration, emigration)• Sexual selection • History of life on Earth • Diversity of Life • Speciation and biological classification based onmolecular evidence • Variation of organisms within a species due to population genetics and gene frequency4.DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE OF LIFE• Classification systems are frameworks created by scientists fordescribing the vast diversity of organisms indicating the degree of relatedness between organisms. • Ecosystems• Homeostasis • Carrying capacity • Equilibrium and disequilibriumIn addition to studying and learning concepts within the four ‘Big Ideas’, the state model requires all students in biology,
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