| Week 1 (Sep 8-11) | Week 10 (Nov 9-13) |
| Introduction to Courses UNIT I: Scientific Method & Inquiry Scientific Method: notes, journals and Lab. book (4) Intro to projects and research (Lab) (1) BMI project Intro | Test 02 (1) Student design Inquiry Lab (2) Introduction to UNIT V: Cellular Respiration Gift of Life (GoL) the breakdown of food (1) Project |
| Week 2 (Sep 14-18) | Week 11 (Nov 16-20) (Benchmark 1) |
| Prediction/ Inferring & Scientific Lingo (1) & (Lab) (1) UNIT II: Introduction to Chemistry Review of Chemistry (1) Develop BMI report | The breakdown of food (lab) (1) Issue (GoL) Project The structure & function of ATP (2)outline The steps of Aerobic Cellular Respiration (2) |
| Week 3 (Sep 21-25) | Week 12 (Nov 23-25) |
| Rev. of Chemistry (3) Complete BMI report Chemistry of Water (1) Properties of Water and pH (Lab) (1) | Anaerobic Cellular Respiration (2) Intro to content UNIT VI: Photosynthesis Research (GoL) Introduction to Photosynthesis (1) or Resp. Lab (1) |
| Week 4 (Sep 29-Oct 2) (Test Rev. Oct 2) | Week 13 (Nov 30-Dec 4) |
| Chemistry of Water (1) Organic Chemistry (2) Macromolecule (Lab) (1) Test Review (1) | Introduction to Photosynthesis (1) Intro to online Photosynthetic Pigments (1) Research (GoL) Steps of Photosynthesis (2) Pigments lab (1) |
| Week 5 (Oct 05-09) (Test 1-Oct 8) | Week 14 (Dec 07-11) (Test Rev: Dec 10-11) |
| Test 01 (1) UNIT III: Cell Structure and Function Cell Theory (2) (Biogenesis and spontaneous generation) Techniques of using Microscope (1) & Lab (1) | UNIT VI: Molecular Basis of Inheritance Nucleotides & DNA replication (2) GoL online res. Transcription from DNA to RNA (1) or model Lab (1) Test Review (1) |
| Week 6 (Oct 13-16) | Week 15 (Dec 14-18) (Test 3-Dec 16) |
| Cell Size (2) Molecular Transport Lab (Osmosis) (1) | Test 03 (1) Res. Info to Transcription from DNA to RNA (1) rough draft (GoL) Translation from mRNA to Proteins (1) & model Lab (1) |
| Week 7 (Oct 19-23) | Week 16 (Dec 21-23) (Holiday Dec 24-Jan 03) |
| Molecular Transport (2)Intro to cell story project Cell Organelle (2) & Lab (1) | DNA technology (3) GoL topic selection Discussion on Molc. Basis of inheritance (1) |
| Week 8 (Oct 26-30) | Week 17 (Jan 04-08) |
| Types of Cells (2) Cell Story project Correlation between cells and organisms (1) UNIT IV: Enzymes Overview of Enzyme Action (2) | UNIT VIII: Mitosis & Meiosis GoL outline due Understanding cell division (Worksheet) (1) Understanding Mitosis I (1) & II (1) (Worksheets) Understanding Meiosis (1) (Worksheet) Introduction to Cell cycle (1) |
| Week 9 (Nov 02-06) (Test Rev: Nov 5-6) | Week 18 (Jan 11-15) (Test Rev. Jan 14-15) |
| Enzyme Lab (1) Complete cell stories Substrate & Receptor mimics (2) Regulation of Enzyme (1) Test Review (1) | Mutations in DNA (2) Project outline & rough draft Mitosis & Meiosis Lab (1) corrected & returned Test Review (1) (For Test 04 on Jan 24) Mid-year end of 1st Semester Exam |