Junior Biology Syllabus

2nd Semester
This syllabus is subject to change in response to weekly school schedule changes
Week of Chapter Activities

7. Darwin and Evolution Video: Evolution

Jan 11 Online Book: Chapter 37 & Quiz #6
38 Lab Activity:: Fishy Frequencies

Jan 18 7. Darwin and Evolution Test #7

Lab: Recognizing Fossils

Jan 25 8. Fossils and Paleontology Video: Dinosaurs-The Monsters Emerge

Online Book: Chapter 39 Worksheet: How Old Is It?
Lab: Relative Dating
Quiz #7

Activity: Dinosaur Extinction, Theory and Evidence

Feb 1 8. Fossils and Paleontology Test #8

Feb 8 9. The History of Life Lab: Fossils of Northern Kentucky

Online Book: Chapters Video: How the Earth Began
40-43

Feb 15 9. The History of Life Quiz #7

Video: How the Earth Began
Geologic Time Scale

Feb 22 10. Taxonomy and Test #8

Classification Computer Activity: Taxonomy
Online Book: Chapter 44 Lab: Taxonomy and Classification

10. Taxonomy and The Five Kingdoms

Mar 1 Classification Quiz #8
Lab: Egg Embryology

11. Viruses and Bacteria Students Assigned Presentation Projects

Mar 8 Online Book Chapter:45 Viruses
 Quiz #9
Mar 15 11. Viruses and Bacteria Lab: Growing and Identifying Bacteria
Worksheet: War On Disease

11. Viruses and Bacteria Classification of Bacteria

Mar 16 Test #9

Lab: Protists
Mar 23 12. Protists Quiz #10

Mar 29 Student Presentations Student Presentations

Lab: Chickens Hatch

Lab: Chickens and Ducks

Apr 5 Student Presentations Student Presentations
Quiz #11

Apr 12 Spring Break

Apr 19 Student Presentations Student Presentations

Quiz #12

Video: Life On Earth

Apr 26 13. Life On Earth Quiz #13

Video: The Northern Forests

May 3 14. Planet Earth Video: The Jungle

Lab: Plants, Part I

May 10 14. Planet Earth Quiz #14

Video: Seas of Grass

May 17 14. Planet Earth Video: The Baking Deserts

May 24 14. Planet Earth Lab: Plants, Part II

Test #10
June 1 Final Exams