Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.Inq.1 Recognize that science is a progressive endeavor that reevaluates and extends what is already accepted.

CLE 3210.Inq.2 Design and conduct scientific investigations to explore new phenomena, verify previous results, test how well a theory predicts, and compare opposing theories.

                          Science Fair Poster Instruction                      

                          Science Fair Checklist

CLE 3210.Inq.3 Use appropriate tools and technology to collect precise and accurate data.

                                   ^{Peanut Observation Activity}

CLE 3210.Inq.4 Apply qualitative and quantitative measures to analyze data and draw conclusions that are free of bias.

                          ^{Mystery Eggs}

CLE 3210.Inq.5 Compare experimental evidence and conclusions with those drawn by others about the same testable question.

CLE 3210.Inq.6 Communicate and defend scientific findings.

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

	3210.Inq.1 Trace the historical development of a scientific principle or theory, such as cell theory, evolution, or DNA structure.
	3210.Inq.2 Conduct scientific investigations that include testable questions, verifiable hypotheses, and appropriate variables to explore new phenomena or verify the experimental results of others.
	3210.Inq.3 Select appropriate tools and technology to collect precise and accurate quantitative and qualitative data.
	3210.Inq.4 Determine if data supports or contradicts a hypothesis or conclusion.
	3210.Inq.5 Compare or combine experimental evidence from two or more investigations.
	3210.Inq.6 Recognize, analyze, and evaluate alternative explanations for the same set of observations.
	3210.Inq.7 Analyze experimental results and identify possible sources of experimental error.
	3210.Inq.8 Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210 Inq.1 Select a description or scenario that reevaluates and/or extends a scientific finding.

• SPI 3210 Inq.2 Analyze the components of a properly designed scientific investigation.

• SPI 3210 Inq.3 Determine appropriate tools to gather precise and accurate data.

• SPI 3210 Inq.4 Evaluate the accuracy and precision of data.

• SPI 3210 Inq.5 Defend a conclusion based on scientific evidence.

• SPI 3210 Inq.6 Determine why a conclusion is free of bias.

• SPI 3210 Inq.7 Compare conclusions that offer different, but acceptable explanations for the same set of experimental data.

Embedded Technology and Engineering

Conceptual Strand

Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.T/E.1 Explore the impact of technology on social, political, and economic systems.

CLE 3210.T/E.2 Differentiate among elements of the engineering design cycle: design constraints, model building, testing, evaluating, modifying, and retesting.

CLE 3210.T/E.3 Explain the relationship between the properties of a material and the use of the material in the application of a technology.

CLE 3210.T/E.4 Describe the dynamic interplay among science, technology, and engineering within living, earth-space, and physical systems.

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

	3210.T/E.1 Select appropriate tools to conduct a scientific inquiry.
	3210.T/E.2 Apply the engineering design process to construct a prototype that meets developmentally appropriate specifications.
	3210.T/E.3 Explore how the unintended consequences of new technologies can impact human and non-human communities.
	3210.T/E.4 Present research on current bioengineering technologies that advance health and contribute to improvements in our daily lives.
	3210.T/E.5 Design a series of multi-view drawings that can be used by other students to construct an adaptive design and test its effectiveness.

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210.T/E.1 Distinguish among tools and procedures best suited to conduct a specified scientific inquiry.

• SPI 3210.T/E.2 Evaluate a protocol to determine the degree to which an engineering design process was successfully applied.

• SPI 3210.T/E.3 Evaluate the overall benefit to cost ratio of a new technology.

• SPI 3210.T/E.4 Use design principles to determine if a new technology will improve the quality of life for an intended audience.

Embedded Mathematics

Conceptual Strand

Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.Math.1 Understand the mathematical principles associated with the science of biology.

CLE 3210.Math.2 Utilize appropriate mathematical equations and processes to understand biological concepts.

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

	3210.Math.1 Choose and construct appropriate graphical representations for a data set.
	3210.Math.2 Analyze graphs to interpret biological events.
	3210.Math.3 Make decisions about units, scales, and measurement tools that are appropriate for investigations involving measurement.
	3210.Math.4 Select and apply an appropriate method to evaluate the reasonableness of results.
	3210.Math.5 Apply and interpret rates of change from graphical and numerical data.
	3210.Math.6 Apply probabilistic reasoning to solve genetic problems.

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210.Math.1 Interpret a graph that depicts a biological phenomenon.

• SPI 3210.Math.2 Predict the outcome of a cross between parents of known genotype.

Standard 1 – Cells

Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.1.1 Compare the structure and function of cellular organelles in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

CLE 3210.1.2 Distinguish among the structure and function of the four major organic macromolecules found in living things.

CLE 3210.1.3 Describe how enzymes regulate chemical reactions in the body.

CLE 3210.1.4 Describe the processes of cell growth and reproduction.

CLE 3210.1.5 Compare different models to explain the movement of materials into and out of cells.

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

3210.1.1 Investigate cells using a compound microscope.

                                 10 steps for Using a Microscope properly

                          Microscope Activities

                          Gallery of Microscopic cells pics

                          Timeline of Microscopes

                          ^{More on microscopes at ScienceSpot}

                         Label the Parts of a Microscope

                                 ^{Viewing Protists Lab}

3210.1.2 Construct a model of a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell.

                                 Animal, plant, and bacteria cell overview

                                 Interactive Animal Cell Diagram

                                 Interactive Plant Cell Diagram

3210.1.3 Design a graphic organizer that compares proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.

                                 Interactive mitosis tutorial  

                                 Interactive tutorial:  Carbohydrates

                                 Interactive tutorial:  Lipids

                                 Structural diagrams of organic compounds

3210.1.4 Conduct tests to detect the presence of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids.

                                 McMush Lab

	3210.1.5 Design a model that illustrates enzyme function.
	3210.1.6 Demonstrate the movement of chromosomes during mitosis in plant and animal cells.

                                  Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial

                                  Diffusion, Osmosis, Passive and Active Transport

                                  Interactive mitosis tutorial  

                                  Meiosis and genetic variation

                                  Animated comparision of mitosis and meiosis

                                  Create a mitosis flipbook- student/teacher worksheet

                                  Create a meiosis flipbook (scroll down page to find 5 master copies in pdf )

3210.1.7 Design and conduct an experiment to investigate the effect of various solute concentrations on water movement in cells.

                         Diffusion, Osmosis, Passive and Active Transport

                                 Interactive site for active and passive transpor

                                 Gummy Bear Lab

3210.1.8 Analyze experimental data to distinguish between active and passive transport.

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210.1.1 Identify the cellular organelles associated with major cell processes.

                           A neat way to create a 3-D model of a cell

• SPI 3210.1.2 Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

                           Cell Structure

• SPI 3210.1.3 Distinguish among proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.

                        Biomolecules lesson,  Biomolecules flipchart ( includes tests for each type of molecule, lab, food journal, exit ticket

• SPI 3210.1.4 Identify positive tests for carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

• SPI 3210.1.5 Identify how enzymes control chemical reactions in the body.

• SPI 3210.1.6 Determine the relationship between cell growth and cell reproduction.

• SPI 3210.1.7 Predict the movement of water and other molecules across selectively permeable membranes.

• SPI 3210.1.8 Compare and contrast active and passive transport.

Standard 2 – Interdependence

How do living things interact with one another and with the non-living elements of their environment?

Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.2.1 Investigate how the dynamic equilibrium of an ecological community is associated with interactions among its organisms.

CLE 3210.2.2 Analyze and interpret population data, graphs, or diagrams.

CLE 3210.2.3 Predict how global climate change, human activity, geologic events, and the introduction of non-native species impact an ecosystem.

CLE 3210.2.4 Describe the sequence of events associated with biological succession.

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

	3210.2.1 Analyze human population distribution graphs to predict the impact on global resources, society, and the economy.
	3210.2.2 Construct and maintain a model of an ecosystem.
	3210.2.3 Monitor and evaluate changes in a yeast population.
	3210.2.4 Investigate an outdoor habitat to identify the abiotic and biotic factors, plant and animal populations, producers, consumers, and decomposers.
	3210.2.5 Conduct research on how human influences have changed an ecosystem and communicate findings through written or oral presentations.
	3210.2.6 Describe a sequence of events that illustrates biological succession.

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210.2.1 Predict how population changes of organisms at different trophic levels affect an ecosystem.

• SPI 3210.2.2 Interpret the relationship between environmental factors and fluctuations in population size.

• SPI 3210.2.3 Determine how the carrying capacity of an ecosystem is affected by interactions among organisms.

• SPI 3210.2.4 Predict how various types of human activities affect the environment.

• SPI 3210.2.5 Make inferences about how a specific environmental change can affect the amount of biodiversity.

• SPI 3210.2.6 Predict how a specific environmental change may lead to the extinction of a particular species.

• SPI 3210.2.7 Analyze factors responsible for the changes associated with biological succession.

Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.3.1 Analyze energy flow through an ecosystem.

                     Ecology Reading and Review

CLE 3210.3.2 Distinguish between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

CLE 3210.3.3 Investigate the relationship between the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

                     Bromothymol Blue Lab - Relating Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

CLE 3210.3.4 Describe the events which occur during the major biogeochemical cycles.

Check for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

	3210.3.1 Track energy flow through an ecosystem.
	3210.3.2 Construct a concept map to differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
	3210.3.3 Conduct experiments to investigate photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

                             ^{Bromothymol Blue Lab - Relating Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration}

	3210.3.4 Investigate the process of fermentation.
	3210.3.5 Construct models of the carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, and water cycles.

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210.3.1 Interpret a diagram that illustrates energy flow in an ecosystem.

• SPI 3210.3.2 Distinguish between aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

• SPI 3210.3.3 Compare and contrast photosynthesis and cellular respiration in terms of energy transformation.

                                         Dingo Game on Photosynthesis and Respiration

• SPI 3210.3.4 Predict how changes in a biogeochemical cycle can affect an ecosystem.

Standard 4 – Heredity

Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.4.1 Investigate how genetic information is encoded in nucleic acids.

CLE 3210.4.2 Describe the relationships among genes, chromosomes, proteins, and hereditary traits.

                              What is Hereditry?

                       Trait Activities

CLE 3210.4.3 Predict the outcome of monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

                              Make A Baby Lab

                              ^{Penny Genetics Activity}

CLE 3210.4.4 Compare different modes of inheritance: sex linkage, co-dominance, incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, and polygenic traits.

CLE 3210.4.5 Recognize how meiosis and sexual reproduction contribute to genetic variation in a population.

                      What is mitosis/meiosis?

CLE 3210.4.6 Describe the connection between mutations and human genetic disorders.

                      Using karotypes to predict genetic disorders

CLE 3210.4.7 Assess the scientific and ethical ramifications of emerging genetic technologies.

                               ^{Who Ate the Cheese? Gel Electrophoresis Simulation}

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

3210.4.1 Use models of DNA, RNA, and amino acids to explain replication and protein synthesis.

                                 Online animation of transcription

                                  Online animation of translation

                           Amino Acid Coding lesson

	3210.4.2 Complete and interpret genetic problems that illustrate sex linkage, co-dominance, incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, and polygenic inheritance.
	3210.4.3 Apply data to complete and interpret a genetic pedigree.

                               Pick the Risk: The Polygenic Pedigree Challenge

                               Find the Gene for Whirling Disorder!

                               PI: Pedigree Investigator, On the Case of Nicotine Addiction

3210.4.4 Describe how the process of meiosis controls the number of chromosomes in a gamete.

                        Meiosis and gamete production

                        Formation of gametes in humans

 

3210.4.5 Associate gene mutation with changes in a DNA molecule.

                        Mutations and Health

 

3210.4.6 Design an informational brochure to describe a human genetic disorder.

                        When cell communication goes wrong.

3210.4.7 Conduct research to explore the scientific and ethical issues associated with emerging gene technologies.

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210.4.1 Identify the structure and function of DNA.

                              What is DNA

                              Build a DNA molecule

• SPI 3210.4.2 Associate the process of DNA replication with its biological significance.

                              DNA Extraction Virtual Lab

• SPI 3210.4.3 Recognize the interactions between DNA and RNA during protein synthesis.

                              RNA Inquiry Lab

                              Transcribe and Translate a Gene

• SPI 3210.4.4 Determine the probability of a particular trait in an offspring based on the genotype of the parents and the particular mode of inheritance.

                               Advanced Punnett Square Worksheet

• SPI 3210.4.5 Apply pedigree data to interpret various modes of genetic inheritance.

                              ^{Interactive Pedigree Activity Using Dragons}

• SPI 3210.4.6 Describe how meiosis is involved in the production of egg and sperm cells.

                               How meiosis works

                               Spermatogenesis

• SPI 3210.4.7 Describe how meiosis and sexual reproduction contribute to genetic variation in a population.

• SPI 3210.4.8 Determine the relationship between mutations and human genetic disorders.

• SPI 3210.4.9 Evaluate the scientific and ethical issues associated with gene technologies: genetic engineering, cloning, transgenic organism production, stem cell research, and DNA fingerprinting.

                                Stem Cells

Standard 5 – Biodiversity and Change 

Course Level Expectations

CLE 3210.5.1 Associate structural, functional, and behavioral adaptations with the ability of organisms to survive under various environmental conditions.

                     Biomes PowerPoint

CLE 3210.5.2 Analyze the relationship between form and function in living things.

CLE 3210.5.3 Explain how genetic variation in a population and changing environmental conditions are associated with adaptation and the emergence of new species.

                     Speciation Activity

CLE 3210.5.4 Summarize the supporting evidence for the theory of evolution.

                     Evidences of Evolution

CLE 3210.5.5 Explain how evolution contributes to the amount of biodiversity.

CLE 3210.5.6 Explore the evolutionary basis of modern classification systems.

Checks for Understanding (Formative/Summative Assessment)

	3210.5.1 Create graphic organizers to demonstrate the relationship between form and function in representative organisms.
	3210.5.2 Explain how natural selection operates in the development of a new species.
	3210.5.3 Associate fossil data with biological and geological changes in the environment.
	3210.5.4 Analyze a variety of models, samples, or diagrams to demonstrate the genetic relatedness of organisms.
	3210.5.5 Use a dichotomous key to identify an unknown organism.

                      Advanced Punnett Square Worksheet

State Performance Indicators

• SPI 3210.5.1 Compare and contrast the structural, functional, and behavioral adaptations of animals or plants found in different environments.

• SPI 3210.5.2 Recognize the relationship between form and function in living things.

• SPI 3210.5.3 Recognize the relationships among environmental change, genetic variation, natural selection, and the emergence of a new species.

• SPI 3210.5.4 Describe the relationship between the amount of biodiversity and the ability of a population to adapt to a changing environment.

                          Biomes of the World

                          Earth Floor:  Biomes

                          Blue Planet Biomes

                          ^Biomes

                          ^{Biomes of the World}

• SPI 3210.5.5 Apply evidence from the fossil record, comparative anatomy, amino acid sequences, and DNA structure that support modern classification systems.

• SPI 3210.5.6 Infer relatedness among different organisms using modern classification systems.