• 1st 9 Weeks

    Unit 1-Human Body (AL COS 7.4)

    • Levels of Organization

    • Skeletal System

    • Muscular System

    • Nervous System 

    Test 1


    • Digestive System

    • Respiratory System

    • Circulatory System

    Test 2


    Unit 2-Cells (AL COS 7.1, 7.2, 7.3)

    • History of Cells

    • Cell Theory

    • Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

    • Cell Organelles

    • Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

    Test 3


    Unit 3- Reproduction & Growth (AL COS 7.10, 7.11)

    • Plant Reproduction

    • Pollination

    • Seed Dispersal 

    • Animal Reproduction

    • Growth and Development of Organisms

    • Population Dynamics Related to Reproduction

    • Environmental Factors in Reproduction


    Animal Project Assignments (Test Grade)

    • System Comparison

    • Habitat Design

    2nd 9 Weeks

    Unit 4-Genetics (AL COS 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.18)

    • Heredity

    • Punnett Squares

    • Pedigrees

    • Mitosis & Meiosis

    • Genes & Chromosomes

    • Gene Mutations

    • Artificial Selection

    • Natural Selection

    Test 4

    Unit 5-Ecological Resources (AL COS 7.8, 7.9)

    • Ecological Succession

    • Ecosystems

    • Ecological Relationships

    • Biodiversity

    • Conservation

    • Soil Erosion & Agriculture

    Test 5

    Unit 6-Energy Flow & Relationships 

    (AL COS 7.5, 7.6, 7.7)

    • Abiotic & Biotic 

    • Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

    • Energy Transfer

    • Populations

    • Food Webs 

    • Interactions Between Organisms  

    • Invasive Species

    Test 6

    Unit 7-Fossil Record, Evolution, & Embryonic Development (AL COS 7.15, 7.16, 7.17)

    • Cladogram, Phylogenic Trees

    • Fossil Record

    • Types of Fossils

    • Embryology 

    • Metamorphosis

    • Changes over time

    Animal Project Assignments (Test Grade)

    • Classification

    • Niche

    • Opinion Paper