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Cultivate critical and analytical thinking through scientific inquiry
Assessment Strategies
Lab Performance
Criteria
develop biological questions
collect data from an experiment
analyze data using appropriate scientific methods
develop reasonable conclusions based on data collected
articulate significance of conclusions from a scientific experiment
carry out an experiment
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Follow lab protocol and safety procedures
Assessment Strategies
On-the-job Performance
Criteria
All laboratory safety procedures are followed
lab activities are completed in a timely manner
directions for lab activities and experiments are followed
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Examine the chemistry of life
Assessment Strategies
Written Objective Test
Criteria
correctly identify the subatomic particles in an atom
you identify types of bonds when given examples of compounds and molecules
list reasons why water is essential for life at the molecular level
provide examples of ions, atoms, and isotopes
explain the importance of the polarity of water
list the 5 most important elements to life
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Summarize each family of biomolecule
Assessment Strategies
Written Objective Test
Criteria
identify a class of biomolecule given a set of characteristics
list the 4 major classes of biological molecules
list the functions of each class of biomolecule
Summarize the importance of each family of biomolecule to living things
Explain the relationship between building blocks and macromolecules
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Summarize cell theory
Assessment Strategies
Web Quest
Lab Activity
Criteria
Explain the benefits of cells being small
outline the milestones in cell evolution
list the differences between bacteria and viruses
define prokaryote and eukaryotes
summarize the major components of cell theory
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Model the structure and function of a cell
Assessment Strategies
Product
Web Quest
Lab Activity
Criteria
create a physical model of a eukaryotic cell
correctly label the organelles in a model of a cell
summarize the function of each organelle
write an essay on how the organelles work together in cell
identify a plant, animal, eukaryote, and prokaryote cell under the microscope
create a venn diagram comparing plant and animal cells
label the structures in a cell membrane
identify types of membrane transport (osmosis, endocytosis, exocytosis, passive, or active transport) given descriptions and/or diagrams of molecular movement
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Compare the various types of cell division
Assessment Strategies
Web Quest
Lab Activity
Criteria
identify the stage of mitosis or meiosis given a description
identify the state of mitosis in a cell under the microscope
give examples of types of cells that undergo mitosis, meiosis, and budding
label the structures of a cell that are associated with cell division
write an essay describing how cancer can form from disruptions in the cell cycle
summarize the stages of the cell cycle
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Assess the correlation between DNA and Genetics
Assessment Strategies
Case Study
Written Objective Test
Criteria
label the structures on DNA and RNA
outline the steps to DNA replication
outline the steps to protein synthesis
describe the types of DNA mutations that can occur
identify a genetic disease in a case study
create a Venn Diagram comparing DNA and RNA
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Predict patterns of inheritance
Assessment Strategies
Lab Activity
Written Objective Test
Criteria
determine the phenotype and genotype of offspring by creating a punnett square
interpret a pedigree
give examples of incomplete domance, lethality, complete domance, pleiopotry, and polygenic inheritance
summarize Mendel's experiments and laws
define hybrid, homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, and recessive
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Evaluate the mechanisms that lead to evolution
Assessment Strategies
Written Objective Test
Lab Activity
Criteria
Summarize the conditions that must be present for natural selection to occur
give examples of adaptations of organisms in a given environment
identify when natural selection will or will not occur
differentiate between artificial and natural selection given examples
interpret a graphical representation of stabilizing, disruptive, and directional selection
explain how allelic frequencies play a role in natural selection
identify types of selection given a scenario
describe why genetic mutation is a mechanism for evolution
describe what is meant by genetic drift
discribe how migration influences evolution of populations
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Schematize the classification and organization of living things
Assessment Strategies
Lab Activity
Written Objective Test
Criteria
Identify a species using a dichotomous key
Use charactoristics of an organism to place it in the correct classification category
Match charactoristics of living things with the time frame in which they evolved
summarize the difference between invertebrates and vertebrates