Junior Biology Syllabus

2nd Semester

Week of Chapter Activities

7. Darwin and Evolution Video: Evolution

Jan 20 Online Book: Chapter 37 & Test #6
38 Lab Activity: Recognizing Fossils:

Jan 27 8. The History of Life

Online Book: Chapter 39 Lab: Fossils of Northern Kentucky
Video: Dinosaurs-The Monsters Emerge

Worksheet: How Old Is It?

Feb 2 8. The History of Life Quiz #6
Video: How the Earth Began

8. The History of Life Lab: Relative Dating

Feb 9 Quiz #7

8. The History of Life Test #7

Feb 16 9. Taxonomy and Computer Activity: Taxonomy
Classification
Online Book: Chapter 44

9. Taxonomy and Lab: Taxonomy and Classification

Feb 23 Classification The Five Kingdoms
Quiz #8

Mar 2 10. Viruses and Bacteria Students Assigned Presentation Projects

Online Book Chapter:45 Viruses

Quiz #9
Mar 9 10. Viruses and Bacteria Lab: Growing and Identifying Bacteria
Online Book Chapter:45 Worksheet: War On Disease

10. Viruses and Bacteria Classification of Bacteria

Mar 16 Test #8
Lab: Egg Embryology
 Lab: Protists
Mar 23 11. Protists Quiz #10

Mar 30 Student Presentations Student Presentations

Lab: Chickens Hatch

Lab: Plants
Apr 6 Student Presentations Student Presentations
Quiz #11

Apr 13 Spring Break

Apr 20 Student Presentations Student Presentations

Quiz #12

Apr 27 12. Life On Earth Video: Life On Earth

Quiz #13

May 4 13. Planet Earth Video: The Northern Forests

Video: The Jungle

Lab: Animals I
May 11 13. Planet Earth Quiz #14

Video: Seas of Grass

May 18 13. Planet Earth Video: The Baking Deserts

May 26 13. Planet Earth Lab: Animals II

Test #9

June 1 Final Exams