Integrated II Science

Course Overview:

Integrated Science II (10, 11, 12) – 2 semesters - .50 credit each semester
Integrated II is the second half of a biology course; this course investigates the composition, diversity, complexity and interconnectedness of life on Earth. Fundamental concepts of heredity and evolution provide a framework through inquiry-based instruction to explore the living world, the physical environment and the interactions within and between them. The topics are the same as those covered in biology, but they are covered in a two year program. The topics include; Scientific Inquiry, Heredity, Evolution, Cells and Diversity and Interdependence of Life. More emphasis is placed on in-class activities and laboratory work than outside of the classroom activities. The pacing of the lecture part of the course allows time for out of class directed reading and regular short homework assignments. Students are required to keep a notebook for in class note taking, laboratory reports, handouts, and graded papers. Dissecting various organs and organisms is required. All students in this class will be required to take the State Test in Biology. Prerequisites: Successfully completed Integrated I. This class meets one period daily for ½ unit of credit each semester. FEE: $20

Textbooks:

  1. UPCO’s Living Environment (work- a- text) from Integrated 1
  2. Teacher created materials

Assessments:

Midterm (cumulative) - OST - State Test - Final

 

First Quarter: Scientific Inquiry and Application and Cells

Standards/Learning Goals:

SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY:

  • Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations;
  • Design and conduct scientific investigations;
  • Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications;
  • Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence (critical thinking);
  • Recognize and analyze explanations and models
  • Communicate and support a scientific argument.

CELLS:

  • Structure, function and interrelatedness of cell organelles
  • Eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells
  • Cellular processes
  • Characteristics of life regulated by cellular processes

Second Quarter: Evolution and Cells

Standards/Learning Goals:

EVOLUTION:

  • Speciation and biological classification based on molecular evidence

CELLS:

  • Structure, function and interrelatedness of cell organelles
  • Eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells
  • Cellular processes
  • Characteristics of life regulated by cellular processes
  • Cell division and differentiation

Third Quarter: Cells, Heredity and Evolution

Standards/Learning Goals:

CELLS:

  • Cell division and differentiation

HEREDITY:

  • Cellular genetics
  • Structure and function of DNA in cells
  • Genetic mechanisms and inheritance
  • Mutations
  • Modern genetics

EVOLUTION:

  • Mechanisms
  • Natural selection
  • Mutation
  • Genetic drift
  • Gene flow (immigration, emigration)
  • Sexual selection
  • History of life on Earth
  • Diversity of Life
  • Speciation and biological classification based on molecular evidence
  • Variation of organisms within a species due to population genetics and gene frequency

Fourth Quarter: Diversity and Interdependence of Life

Standards/Learning Goals:

DIVERSITY AND INTERDEPENDENCE OF LIFE

  • Classification systems are frameworks created by scientists for describing the vast diversity of organisms indicating the degree of relatedness between organisms
  • Ecosystems
  • Homeostasis
  • Carrying capacity
  • Equilibrium and disequilibrium

BODY SYSTEMS (INCLUDES DISSECTIONS)

  • Identify parts and explain how the following systems work:
  • Circulatory system
  • Excretory system
  • Reproductive system
  • Nervous system
  • Digestive system