Biology 2 pacing quarterly calendar 2012 13

1. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8/20 ALL 8/21 ALL 8/22 A 8/23 B 8/24 A
Scientific case study Review worksheet.
Safety Contract. Discussion & note- (stomach ulcers); Have students make
What is biology? taking; expectations; worksheet with up a scientific method
Discussion scientific method ppt. variables problem. Review
measurements
(metric only)
8/27 B 8/28 A 8/29 B 8/30 A 8/31 B
Scientific method Building blocks of
lab; Acid-rain lab life – the four
with radish seeds macromolecules
9/3  9/4 A 9/5 B 9/6 A 9/7 B
Poster –building Video properties
Legal Holiday blocks of life of water;
discussion of
properties
9/10 A 9/11 B 9/12 A 9/13 B 9/14 A
Importance and Lab on enzymes
Lab on water mechanism of (toothpickase);
(district) enzymes GIZMO
9/17  9/18 B 9/19 A 9/20 B 9/21 A
Review test
Teacher Planning
Day
9/24 B 9/25 A 9/26  9/27 B 9/28 A
Population biology; Lab on limiting
Start ecological Teacher Planning factors (district)
column Day
10/1 B 10/2 A 10/3 B 10/4 A 10/5 B
Population biology- Energy and food
GIZMO web with activity
(district) or owl
pellet lab
10/8 A 10/9 B 10/10 A 10/11 B 10/12 A
Finish food web Review of Test on population
activity; discussion population biology biology
and home research
On human impact on
the environment.
Essay
10/15 B 10/16 A 10/17 B 10/18 A 10/19 B
Ppt. presentation Collage of cell (Also cell models
on cell and organelles relating and flip-books)
organelles to function
10/22 A 10/24 A 10/25 B 10/26 
Difference between plant and animal Cell membrane,
cells-microscope lab osmosis and Early Release Teacher Planning
transport End of Grading Day
10/23 B Period

2. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
10/29 A 10/30 B 10/31 A 11/1 B 11/2 A
Discussion on District osmosis lab, Review cells and
osmosis and or continue egg lab membranes
transportation (start
egg lab)
11/5 B 11/6  11/7 A 11/8 B 11/9 A
Test on cells Plant structure and
Teacher Planning Day function
(No Opt)
11/12  11/13 B 11/14 A 11/15 B 11/16 A
Dissecting a flower Photosynthesis –
Legal Holiday District lab lecture/discussion
11/19 B 11/20 A 11/21 B 11/22  11/23 
GIZMO on
photosynthesis; Legal Holiday Recess Day
elodea lab (district)
11/26 A 11/27 B 11/28 A 11/29 B 11/30 A
Lecture/discussion Lab on respiration Poster on
on respiration (district) photosynthesis/respir
ation cycle
12/3 B 12/4 A 12/5 B 12/6 A 12/7 B
Review of Test on
photosynthesis and photosynthesis/resp
respiration iration
12/10 A 12/11 B 12/12 A 12/13 B 12/14 A
Asexual (Also mitosis flip- Sexual reproduction Review of mitosis and
respiration/mitosis book) – meiosis Early Release meiosis
(Pop-bead lab)
12/17 B 12/18 A 12/19 B 12/20 A 12/21 B
Test on mitosis and History of
meiosis genetics/Mendel
1/7 A 1/8 B 1/9 A 1/10 B 1/11 A
Mendel and Punnett Investigating Genetics
squares inherited traits lab
1/14 B 1/15 A 1/16 B 1/17 A 1/18 
Review genetics Test on genetics
Early Release Teacher Planning Day
End of Grading
Period

3. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1/21  1/22 B 1/23 A 1/24 B 1/25 A
Test on genetics? Replication of DNA
Holiday with worksheet
1/28 B 1/29 A 1/30 B 1/31 A 2/1 
Protein synthesis Protein synthesis –
(Ppt or video) paper and pencil lab Teacher Planning
Day (No Opt)
2/4 B 2/5 A 2/6 B 2/7 A 2/8 B
Genetic engineering Genetic (Videos on this from
–how it works engineering- social Discovery)
issues
2/11 A 2/12 B 2/13 A 2/14 B 2/15 A
Genetic disorders – Review DNA, Test
flip book protein synthesis Early Release
and genetic
engineering
2/18  2/19 B 2/20 A 2/21 B 2/22 A
Evidence of Lab comparing
Holiday evolution video proteins
with questions
2/25 B 2/26 A 2/27 B 2/28 A 3/1 B
Fossil cut-out lab Ppt. or video on
(district) classification
3/4 A 3/5 B 3/6 A 3/7 B 3/8 A
Origin of life on Review test
Earth
3/11 B 3/12 A 3/13 B 3/14 A 3/15 B
Parts of the brain Quiz on parts of the
with worksheet brain
3/18 A 3/19 B 3/20 A 3/21 B 3/22 
Cardiovascular Lab on pulse
system with Teacher Planning
worksheet End of Grading Day
Period

4. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
4/1 A 4/2 B 4/3 A 4/4 B 4/5 A
Examine EKG Review of CV Test on CV system
records system
4/8 B 4/9 A 4/10 B 4/11 A 4/12 B
Reproductive Reproductive
system system physiology
Anatomy
4/15 A 4/16 B 4/17 A 4/18 B 4/19 A
Review of test review
reproductive system
4/22 B 4/23 A 4/24 B 4/25 A 4/26 B
Review Review
4/29 A 4/30 B 5/1 A 5/2 B 5/3 A
Early Release
Geometry EOC
5/6 B 5/7 A 5/8 B 5/9 A 5/10 B
Biology EOC
5/13 A 5/14 B 5/15 A 5/16 B 5/17 A
Algebra I EOC
5/20 B 5/21 A 5/22 B 5/23 A 5/24 B
DISSECTIONS AND PREPARING FOR CHEMISTRY
5/27  5/28 A 5/29 B 5/30 A 5/31 B
Legal Holiday
6/3 A 6/4 B 6/5 A 6/6 B 6/7 
Early Release Early Release Early Release Teacher Planning
End of Grading Day
Period
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