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Science Curriculum
Science - General Biology

Cell Membranes
The learner will be able to understand that cells are enclosed within semipermeable membranes that regulate their interaction with their surroundings .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 3 (45). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 3-5 (59-60, 74-80, 81-86, 87, 88-89, 90-91). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (40-43) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 8 (41, 42,47) [Textbook].  
  
Functions of Enzymes
The learner will be able to understand that enzymes are proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions without altering the reaction equilibrium and the activities of enzymes depend on the temperature, ionic conditions, and the pH of the surroundings .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapters 1 (37) and 5 (91-93). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 3-4 (40-42, 43, 44, 46-47). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 14 (330, 331, 342, 348) [Textbook].  
  
Differences in Cell Structure
The learner will be able to understand how prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells (including those from plants and animals), and viruses differ in complexity and general structure .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 3. [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 3-4 (57-58, 61-66, 67, 68, 69, 70-71, 452-457). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (46-49), Chapter 5 (128-129) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 8 (41, 42, 45) [Textbook].  
  
Transcription &Translation of Protei
The learner will be able to understand that the central dogma of molecular biology outlines the flow of information from transcription of ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the nucleus to translation of proteins on ribosomes in the cytoplasm .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapters 3 (56-60) and 7 (138 and 141-142). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 10 (206-212, 213, 220, 221, 222-223). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (44-45), Chapter 3 (68-69) [Textbook].  
  
Endoplasmic Reticulum & Golgi Appara
The learner will be able to understand the role of the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus in the secretion of proteins .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.e.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 3 (59). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 3 (62-63). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (44-45) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 8 (41-44) [Textbook].  
  
Photosynthesis
The learner will be able to understand that usable energy is captured from sunlight by chloroplasts and is stored through the synthesis of sugar from carbon dioxide .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.f.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 5 (96-101). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 3, 5 (65-66, 97-103, 112, 114-115). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (46-47, 54-55, 58), Chapter 3 (87) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 6 (133, 135, 142, 143), Chapter 7 (154) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 8 (178-179, 190), Chapter 12 (288,294,295) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 8 (45), Lesson 26 (176-180) [Textbook].  
  
Functions of the Mitochondrion
The learner will be able to understand the role of the mitochondria in making stored chemical-bond energy available to cells by completing the breakdown of glucose to carbon dioxide .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.g.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 3 (58). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 3, 5 (64, 104-107, 112, 114-115). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (44, 54), Chapter 14 (350) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 8 (44) [Textbook].  
  
Macromolecules
The learner will be able to understand that most macromolecules (polysaccharides, nucleic acids, proteins, lipids) in cells and organisms are synthesized from a small collection of simple precursors .
Strand Scope Source
Cell Biology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 1.h.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 2 (33 and 38). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 2 (35-37). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 1 (18, 19), Chapter 2 (58) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (69), Chapter 14 (328, 330-331, 336,346) [Textbook].  
  
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Genetic Variation
Meiosis
The learner will be able to understand that meiosis is an early step in sexual reproduction in which the pairs of chromosomes separate and segregate randomly during cell division to produce gametes containing one chromosome of each type.
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 2.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 6 (123-126). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 7 (142-147, 153, 154, 155, 156-157). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (66, 67, 80) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 12 (125-130) [Textbook].  
  
Multicellular Process and Meiosis
The learner will be able to understand that only certain cells in a multicellular organism undergo meiosis.
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 2.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 6 (123-126). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 7 (146-147, 154, 155, 156-157). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (66, 67, 80) [Textbook].  
  
Random Chromosome Segregation
The learner will be able to understand how random chromosome segregation explains the probability that a particular allele will be in a gamete .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 2.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 6 (119-123). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 7, 8 (142-143, 144-145, 153, 156-157, 162-163, [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (70-77) [Textbook].  
  
Fertilization
The learner will be able to understand that new combinations of alleles may be generated in a zygote through the fusion of male and female gametes (fertilization) .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 2.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, chapter 6 (124). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 6 (120-121). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., chapter 3 (64, 80), Chapter 7 (156, 157) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 8 (184-187), Chapter 10 (246) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 19, (452, 453) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 10 (65-69), Lesson 27 (163-170) [Textbook].  
  
Organisms DNA Sequence
The learner will be able to understand why approximately half of an individual's DNA sequence comes from each parent .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 2.e.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 6 (123-126). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 6-7 (120-121, 142-145). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (64, 65, 68-70, 74-77, 80, 81) [Textbook].  
  
Chromosomes and Sex Determination
The learner will be able to understand the role of chromosomes in determining an individual's sex.
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 2.f.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 6 (123-126). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 6 (122). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (72-83) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 6 (35-40) [Textbook].  
  
Predicting Genetic Makeup of Parents
The learner will be able to understand how to predict possible combinations of alleles in a zygote from the genetic makeup of the parents .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 2.g.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 8-9 (164-167, 168-174, 181, 182, 189, ). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (72-83) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 4 (21-26) [Textbook].  
  
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Phenotype and Genotype
Phenotype Prediction
The learner will be able to understand how to predict the probable outcome of phenotypes in a genetic cross from the genotypes of the parents and mode of inheritance (autosomal or X-linked, dominant or recessive).
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 3.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 6 (119-120). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 8 (173-174, 178-180, 184-185). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (72-83) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 3 (15-20) [Textbook].  
  
Mendel's Law Of Segregation
The learner will be able to understand the genetic basis for Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 3.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1996, Unit 9 (200). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 8 (164-167). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (72-75) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 3 (15-20) [Textbook].  
  
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Protein Synthesis by Ribosomes
The learner will be able to understand the general pathway by which ribosomes synthesize proteins using tRNAs to translate genetic information in mRNA.
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 4.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 7 (142, 145 and 154-155). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 10 (206-212). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (44, 58), Chapter 3 (69) [Textbook].  
  
Genetic Coding Rules
The learner will be able to understand how to apply the genetic coding rules to predict the sequence of amino acids from a sequence of codons in RNA .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 4.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 7 (143). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 10 (209-212, 222-223). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (68, 69) [Textbook].  
  
Mutations in DNA
The learner will be able to understand how mutations in the DNA sequence of a gene may or may not affect the expression of the gene or the sequence of amino acids in an encoded protein .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 4.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Chapter 7 (140). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 10 (217-218, 219, 220, 222-223). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (86, 87), Chapter 4 (98) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 5 (121), Chapter 10 (235) [Textbook].  
  
Specialization of Cells
The learner will be able to understand that specialization of cells in multicellular organisms is usually due to different patterns of gene expression rather than to differences of the genes themselves .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 4.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 7 (141-150). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 10, 30, 32 (206-212, 213-218, 437, 724-725). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 2 (48, 49) [Textbook].  
  
Protein Differentiations
The learner will be able to understand that proteins can differ from one another in the number and sequence of amino acids .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 4.e.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 2 (33-37) and 3 (51-57). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 10 (206-209). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (68, 69) [Textbook].  
  
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Altered Cell Genetics
DNA, RNA, & Protein
The learner will be able to understand that the general structures and functions of DNA, RNA, and protein.
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 5.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 7 (136-150). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 8, 9, 10 (188-191, 192-194, 206-212). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (68, 69) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 2 (10-14) [Textbook].  
  
Copying of DNA
The learner will be able to understand how to apply base-pairing rules to explain precise copying of DNA during semiconservative replication and transcription of information from DNA into mRNA .
Strand Scope Source
Genetics Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 5.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 7 (140-142). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 9-10 (195, 196-197, 202-203, 206-212). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (88-93) [Textbook].  
  
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Biodiversity
The learner will be able to understand that biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds of organisms and is affected by alterations of habitats.
Strand Scope Source
Ecology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 6.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 12 (248). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 17, 19 (360-364, 406-409, 410-413, 414, 422, 42 [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 11 (256-276), Chapter 12 (277-304) [Textbook].  
  
Changes in Ecosystems
The learner will be able to understand how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of nonnative species, or changes in population size .
Strand Scope Source
Ecology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 6.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 13 (272-279). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 19 (406-409, 410-415). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 11 (258-259, 270-273) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 23 (147-152) [Textbook].  
  
Fluctuations in Populations in Ecosystem
The learner will be able to understand how fluctuations in population size in an ecosystem are determined by the relative rates of birth, immigration, emigration, and death .
Strand Scope Source
Ecology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 6.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 19 (414-415). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 11 (262, 263) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 23 (147-152) [Textbook].  
  
Water, Carbon, Nitrogen & Oxygen Cyc
The learner will be able to understand how water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem and how oxygen cycles through photosynthesis and respiration .
Strand Scope Source
Ecology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 6.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 12 ( 254-256). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 17 (370-374, 375, 376). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 12 (292-295) [Textbook].  
  
Stability of Producers and Consumers
The learner will be able to understand that a vital part of an ecosystem is the stability of its producers and decomposers .
Strand Scope Source
Ecology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 6.e.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 12 (250). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 17 (365-367, 375, 376, 378-379). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 12 (278-291) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 21 (134-140) [Textbook].  
  
Food Webs and Energy Pyramids
The learner will be able to understand that at each link in a food web some energy is stored in newly made structures but much energy is dissipated into the environment as heat. This dissipation may be represented in an energy pyramid .
Strand Scope Source
Ecology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 6.f.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 12 (251) and 24 (537 and 542). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 17 (368-369, 375, 376, 378-379). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 12 (280-283) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 21 (134-140) [Textbook].  
  
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Gene Pool Allele Frequency
Natural Selection
The learner will be able to understand why natural selection acts on the phenotype rather than the genotype of an organism.
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 7.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 9 (176-182). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 13, 16 (276, 279, 281, 346-352, 356-357). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 4 (104-109) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 10 (59-65) [Textbook].  
  
Lethal Alleles
The learner will be able to understand why alleles that are lethal in a homozygous individual may be carried in a heterozygote and thus maintained in a gene pool .
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 7.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 8 (173-174). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (83) [Textbook].  
  
Mutations
The learner will be able to understand that new mutations are constantly being generated in a gene pool.
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 7.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 8, 13 (178-180, 276, 281). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (86, 87) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 10 (60-65) [Textbook].  
  
Species Variation
The learner will be able to understand that variation within a species increases the likelihood that at least some members of a species will survive under changed environmental conditions .
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 7.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 7, 13 (145, 276, 281, 290-294). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 4 (98, 99, 108, 109) [Textbook].  
  
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Genetic Changes & Environment
Differential Survival
The learner will be able to understand how natural selection determines the differential survival of groups of organisms.
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 8.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 13 (276, 281-282, 290-294, 298-299). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 4 (98, 99, 108, 109) [Textbook].  
  
Species Diversity vs. Species Survival
The learner will be able to understand that a great diversity of species increases the chance that at least some organisms survive major changes in the environment .
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 8.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 13 (276, 290-294, 298-299). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 4 (104, 105) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 12 (74-78) [Textbook].  
  
Genetic Drift
The learner will be able to understand that the effects of genetic drift on the diversity of organisms in a population.
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 8.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 16 (348-349). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 4 (102, 103) [Textbook].  
  
Reproductive and Geographic Isolation
The learner will be able to understand that reproductive or geographic isolation affects speciation.
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 8.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 13 (281-282, 293-294). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 4 (98, 99) [Textbook].  
  
Fossil Analysis
The learner will be able to understand how to analyze fossil evidence with regard to biological diversity, episodic speciation, and mass extinction .
Strand Scope Source
Evolution Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 8.e.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 9 (176-192) and 10 (199-214). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 13 (283-289). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 4 (100, 101) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop: Life Processes, Globe Fearon, Lesson 11 (66-73) [Textbook].  
  
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Organ Systems & Homeostasis
Major Body Systems
The learner will be able to understand how the complementary activity of major body systems provides cells with oxygen and nutrients and removes toxic waste products such as carbon dioxide.
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 9.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 39, 40 (890-892, 898-899, 901, 902). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 13 (305-324), Chapter 14 (327-352) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 15 (355-372), Chapter 16 (375-396) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 17 (399-414), Chapter 18 (417-442) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 2 (7-12), Lesson 17 (101-104) [Textbook].  
  
Nervous System Mediation
The learner will be able to understand how the nervous system mediates communication between different parts of the body and the body's interactions with the environment .
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 9.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 28 (638-663). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 42 (952-957, 958-963, 964-968, 975, 976, 977). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 18 (418-421) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 20 (119-124) [Textbook].  
  
Feedback Loops
The learner will be able to understand how feedback loops in the nervous and endocrine systems regulate conditions in the body .
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 9.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 38, 42, 43 (859, 963, 964, 983-984, 988, 1000-1 [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 18 (422, 423, 432, 433) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 22 (131-136), Lesson 23 (137-142) [Textbook].  
  
Function of the Nervous System
The learner will be able to understand that the functions of the nervous system and the role of neurons in transmitting electrochemical impulses .
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 9.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 28 (638-663). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 42 (952-957, 958-963, 964-968, 975, 976, 977). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 18 (417-423) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 20 (119-124) [Textbook].  
  
The Role of Neurons
The learner will be able to understand that the roles of sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons in sensation, thought, and response .
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 9.e.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 28 (652). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 42 (961-963). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 18, (418, 419) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 20 (119-124) [Textbook].  
  
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Organisms' Immune Responses
Skin Defenses Against Infection
The learner will be able to understand the role of the skin in providing nonspecific defenses against infection.
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 10.a.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 27 (616-618). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 41 (932-934). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 17 (400-403) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 1 (1-6) [Textbook].  
  
Antibodies
The learner will be able to understand the role of antibodies in the body's response to infection.
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 10.b.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 39 (749-759). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 41 (935-937). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 17 (400-403) [Textbook].  
  
Vaccinations
The learner will be able to understand how vaccination protects an individual from infectious diseases.
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 10.c.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 8 (166) and 16 (351-356). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 22, 41 (492, 939-940). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., chapter 17 (403, 409, 412, 413) [Textbook].  
  
Bacteria and Viruses
The learner will be able to understand that there are important differences between bacteria and viruses with respect to their requirements for growth and replication, the body's primary defenses against bacterial and viral infections, and effective treatments of these infections .
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 10.d.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Visualizing Life, Holt, Hinehart, and Winston, 1994, Chapter 16 (338-359). [Textbook].  
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 21 (452-459, 460-467, 469, 470, 471, 938-940, 9 [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 17 (404-411) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 15 (95-101) [Textbook].  
  
Compromised Immune System
The learner will be able to understand why an individual with a compromised immune system (for example, a person with AIDS) may be unable to fight off and survive infections by microorganisms that are usually benign .
Strand Scope Source
Physiology Master CA: Science Content Standards, December 1998, Grades 9-12, Biology/Life Sciences, 10.e.
  Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Ch 41 (942-944). [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 17 (408, 409) [Textbook].  
· Science Workshop Series: Human Biology, Globe Fearon, Lesson 16 (102-108) [Textbook].  
  
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Scientific Method
Investigation and Experimentation
The learner will be able to a) select and use appropriate tools and technology to perform tests, collect, and display data, b) identify and communicate sources of unavoidable experimental error, c) identify possible reasons for inconsistent results, d) formulate explanations using logic and evidence, e) distinguish between hypothesis and theory as scientific terms, f) read and interpret topographic and geographic maps, and g) analyze the locations, sequences or time intervals that are characteristic of the succession of species in an ecosystem.
Strand Scope Source
Science Master Oroville Union High School District(a)
  Instructional Resources
 
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 1 (18, 32), Chapter 2 (38, 40, 50) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 3 (64, 74), Chapter 4 (104) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 6 (144), Chapter 7 (150) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 8 (176, 186, 194), Chapter 9 (202) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 10 (242, 248), Chapter 12 (290, 298) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 13 (310), Chapter 14 (344, 346) [Textbook].  
· Concepts and Challenges: Life Science, Globe Fearon, 4th. Ed., Chapter 16 (382, 392), Chapter 18 (422) [Textbook].  
  Unit Instructional Resources
 
· Biology Principles & Explorations, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2001, Chapters 1-44 [Textbook].  
  
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