Honors Biology Course Syllabus Deer Creek High School - Mrs. Mae Kiggins – Room FA118

Course Description: This course presents the concepts necessary to understand all forms of life, including cell structure of plants and animals, functions within these cells, genetics, the scientific methods and ecology. Additional projects, computer applications, outside readings and activities may be required. Teacher Schedule: 1st Hour – Planning 2nd Hour – Honors Biology 3rd Hour – Honors Biology 4th Hour – AP Environmental Science B Lunch 5th Hour - Honors Biology 6th Hour – Honors Biology 7th Hour – Honors Biology Contact Information: Monday-Friday Call 405-358-5720 or e-mail any time (preferred): mirandakiggins@dcsok.og Feel free to contact me any time, however, your student should be able to answer most questions about due dates and general class procedures, etc. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response. Responses will be made during normal school hours. Teacher Website: My teacher website will contain a testing calendar, class notes, assignments and other internet resources. Also, please sign up to receive my Remind notifications. Remind.com is a text messaging/email notification system that will be used to send out important messages throughout the school year. Please see my teacher website under class paperwork for details. Book Information: Biology, Author: Stephen Nowicki, Ph.D., Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt 2012, Cost: $93.55 Since this is an inquiry based class, do not be alarmed if your child never brings a book home. This book will be available digitally and will not be checked out as a hard copy unless a student does not have access to a digital book. It is HIGHLY encouraged that students print the notes from my teacher website. They can print 10 pages per day for free in the HS media center. Grading Procedures: There are 4 categories in our class. The computer calculates your grade based on the following weight:

1. Assignments – 10% 2. Labs/Quizzes – 40% 3. Summative Assessments – 40% 4. Semester Exam – 10%

Assignments: (10%) will be taken on a regular basis. This includes in-class work as well as homework. Assignments will usually be problems or questions pertaining to the material we are covering. Assignments are due at the beginning of class unless otherwise stated. No homework will be assigned during Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break or Spring Break (Board policy IKB). Labs/Quizzes: (40%) will include formal and informal lab reports. Formal and informal lab reports will be prepared at the conclusion of most lab experiences. You will be assigned to a lab group to collect data together. Cooperation and participation are critical to a lab

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group’s success. After data collection, each member of the group will turn in his/her own work. Your answers to lab questions should NEVER duplicate those of other group members (use your own words). Remember that you alone are ultimately responsible for your grade in lab. Safety procedures will be strictly enforced. Some of the equipment we will be using is quite valuable and must be treated accordingly. Irresponsible behavior will result in a zero on lab. I reserve the right to administer a pop quiz at any time to determine the current mastery level of the class. Summative Assessments: (40%) will include scheduled content exams. These exams could include previously covered content and/or labs. Semester Exam: (10%) will be comprehensive. A student may be exempt from his/her semester exam if he/she meets certain criteria as outlined in the Student Handbook. Per district policy, the final semester grade is calculated using the cumulative semester grade as 90% of the semester grade and the grade earned on the comprehensive semester examination as the remaining 10%. Deer Creek High School Grading Scale: A = 100-89.5 B=89.4-79.5 C=79.4-69.5 D=69.4-59.5 F=59.4 and below Class Materials: 2” size 3 ring binder with pockets Section Dividers Loose leaf paper Writing utensils (pencils preferred) You MUST bring your binder to class each day. Your binder should have tab dividers to hold handouts, your syllabus, labs, exams and graded work. This binder must be dedicated solely to Honors Biology. Assignment Policy and Procedures: All assignments are to be turned in on the day they are due. If we grade the assignment in class and you do not have the assignment completed, it will be counted at a late grade. Illegible assignments may not be graded. All assignments will need to be identified by your name (first and last), hour and date. Students have five school days to claim NO NAME paper, after which will be recorded as a zero. At the end of the five days, the NO NAME assignment will be thrown in the trash. Late Work Policy: Students are expected to turn in their work on time. Late work will be deducted 30% of the maximum value and then graded. Late work will be accepted until the unit exam. Please read your student handbook concerning make up work, school absences, medical absences and family emergencies. Projects that are assigned at least one week in advance will not be accepted late. Projects must be turned in by the due date to receive credit. Make-up Work: LAB SCIENCE IS HARD TO MAKE UP!!!!!!! If you know you are going to be gone you will need to get your work before your absence. This includes school events. If you know you have a deadline for an assignment the day you will be gone for a school activity, the assignment is still due that day. For absences in which you did not expect to be gone, you will need to request all make up work on the day you return. Work due to excused absences must be made up within one (1) school days for the first day of absence and one (1) day for each subsequent day. Missed labs or tests will require you to come in after/before school or at lunch. As stated above, exams are announced several days in advance. If you miss class the day before an exam and return on the exam day, YOU WILL TAKE THE EXAM ON THAT DAY UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. If you have an exam on the day of a school activity you will need to schedule a time to take the exam before you leave on the activity. Students who do not turn in assignments due on days of school activities (like band, sports, STUCO etc…) will be receive zeros.

Extra Credit: Extra credit is generally not given in an Honors class. Please make sure to turn in every assignment and get help early to avoid grades slipping. Academic Dishonesty Policy: Students are expected to do their own work. Students who cheat on any work in class will be referred to the office (see student handbook for disciplinary actions), given a zero on the assignment and parents will be notified. When turning in labs, students can work together to perform the experiment and collect data in class, but are expected to put the entire laboratory report, calculations or analysis questions in their own words. Student Expectations: 1. Be respectful of everyone and everything. Have a positive attitude. 2. Be prepared to listen, learn, and participate constructively every day. Being prepared means you should bring your notebook, pen/pencils, paper, printed notes and assignments. 3. Come to class on time! Tardies will be enforced. 4. No food is allowed. You may have a drink as long as there is a lid. 5. Feel free to bring your own electronic devices to class. However, the use of electronic devices should be for educational purposed only and will be confiscated if used for texting, gaming etc… Discipline Policy: 1. Verbal warning 2. Parent Contact 3. Administrative Referral Estimated Course Outline 1st 9 Weeks - Unit 1 - Introduction Chapters: R1-R6, Chapter 1.1, 1.3, 28.2, 28.3 and page 865 Topics: Safety and Safety Symbols Lab Equipment Identification The Nature of Science

The Study of Life Mechanisms of Homeostasis Interactions Among Systems Common Labs: Homeostasis and Exercise Lab

Standards: LS1-3 (Homeostasis) Unit 2 - Biochemistry Chapters: 2.2, 2.3, 2.5 Topics: Properties of Water Carbon-Based Molecules Enzymes Common Labs: Capillary Action Demo Properties of Water Macromolecule Paper Models (Honors only) Virtual Enzyme Lab

Standards: LS1-6 (Carbon based molecules), LS1-3 (Homeostasis) Unit 3 – The Cell Chapters: 3 & 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.5 Topics: Cell Theory

Cell Organelles Cell Membrane Diffusion and Osmosis Active Transport, Endocytosis & Exocytosis The Cell Cycle Mitosis and Cytokinesis Regulation of the Cell Cycle Levels of Organization Common Labs: Microscope Lab Cell Size Lab Dynamic Diffusion Lab or Potato Iodine Lab Online Onion Root Lab

Standards: LS1-4 (Mitosis), LS1-2 (Levels of Organization), LS1-3 (Homeostasis) 2nd 9 Weeks - Unit 4 – Bioenergetics Chapters: 2.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6 Topics: Chemical Reactions

Chemical Energy & ATP Overview of Photosynthesis Overview of Cellular Respiration Fermentation Common Labs: Chromatography Lab (Honors Only) Cellular Respiration in Yeast and Sugars Lab Photosynthesis Virtual Lab Online Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis Lab – Snail/Elodea Fermentation Demo – Grapes/yeast/baggie

Standards: LS1-5 (Photosynthesis), LS1-7 (Cellular Respiration), LS2-3 (PS, CR and Fermentation), Unit 5 – DNA

Chapters: 8.1-8.5, 8.7 & 9 Topics: Identifying DNA as the Genetic Material Structure of DNA DNA Replication Transcription Translation Mutations 3rd 9 Weeks - Manipulating DNA Copying DNA DNA Fingerprinting Genetic Engineering Genomics and Bioinformatics Genetic Screening and Gene Therapy Common Labs: DNA Replication/Transcription Models Online DNA Extraction and Gel Electrophoresis Modeling Recombination Lab (Honors Only)

Standards: LS1-1 (DNA), LS3-2 (Mutations) Unit 6 – Genetics Chapters: 6, 5.4 and 7.1, 7.2, 7.4

Topics: Chromosomes and Meiosis Process of Meiosis Asexual Reproduction Mendel and Heredity Traits, Genes and Alleles Traits and Probability Meiosis and Genetic Variation Chromosomes and Phenotype Complex Patterns of Inheritance Human Genetics and Pedigrees Common Labs: Modeling Mitosis/Meiosis on the Table Observing Human Traits Karyotyping Lab Pedigree Case Study: Hemophilia

Standards: LS3-1 (Punnett Squares, Genetic Disorders, Karyotypes and Pedigrees), LS3-2 (Sources of Genetic Variation and Meiosis), LS3-3 (Probability)

Unit 7 – Ecology Chapters: 13, 14, 16.4 and Pages 792-794 Topics: Ecologists Study Relationships Biotic and Abiotic Factors Energy in Ecosystems Food Chains and Food Webs

Pyramid Models (13.6) 4th 9 Weeks - Cycling of Matter (13.5) Eutrophication Habitat and Niche Community Interactions Population Density and Distribution Population Growth Patterns Ecological Succession The Loss of Biodiversity Common Labs: Food Chains and Limiting Factors HHMI Card Sort Modeling Biogeochemical Cycles Symbiotic Bioluminescence – HHMI Click and Learn Succession Interactive - Bioman Modeling Mercury in Ecosystems (Honors Only)

Standards: LS2-1 (Ecological Pyramids and Ecosystem Interactions), LS2-2 (Population Density and Population Dynamics), LS2-4 (Food Chains and Food Webs), LS2-5 (Biogeochemical Cycles), LS2-6 (Ecological Succession), LS4-5 (Factors That Affect Biodiversity) Unit 8 – Evolution

Chapters: 12.1 & 12.2, 10.3-10.5, 25.1, 11.1-11.3 & 11.5-11.6 Topics: The Fossil Record (if time permits) Geologic Time Scale (if time permits) Theory of Natural Selection Evidence of Evolution Evolutionary Biology Today

Vertebrate Origins Genetic Variation Within Populations Natural Selection in Populations Other Mechanisms of Evolution Speciation Through Isolation Patterns in Evolution Common Labs: Great Fossil Find (if time permits) Rock Pocket Mouse HHMI Lab OR Online Peppered Moth Lab Finch Beak Lab Antibiotic Resistance Lab

Standards: LS3-3 (allele frequency), LS4-1 (Evidence of Evolution), LS4-2 (Natural Selection), LS4-3 (Types of Selection), LS4-4 (Factors That Affect Evolution)

Unit 9 – Diversity and Classification Chapters: 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 27.1, 27.3, 27.4, 18.1, 19.1, 23.1 Topics: The Linnaean System of Classification Classification Based on Evolutionary Relationships Domains and Kingdoms Adaptive Value of Behavior Evolution of Behavior Social Behavior Studying Viruses and Prokaryotes (If Time Permits) Diversity of Protists (If Time Permits) Animal Characteristics (If Time Permits)

Common Labs: What Did T-Rex Taste Like? Online Lab Meal Worm Behavior Online Lab Standards: LS4-1 (Taxonomy, Cladograms and Phylogenic Trees), LS2-8 (Animal Behavior)

Unit 10 – Botany Chapters: 20.2, 20.3 21, 22.5 Topics: Classification of Plants (If Time Permits) Diversity in Flowering Plants (If Time Permits) Plant Cells and Tissues The Vascular System Roots and Stems Leaves Plant Hormones and Responses Common Labs: Stomata Lab or Factors That Affect Plant Growth

Standards: LS1-2 (Levels of Organization), LS1-3 (Homeostasis-Tropisms),

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