Clarksburg High School

Course Syllabus
2016

Biology II

Susan Partridge, Instructor

susan.partridge@clarksburgschool.net
731-986-3165

Course Description: In Biology II, students will become engaged in an in-depth study of the principles of
biology with an emphasis on internal and external anatomical structures and their functions, the
environmental interactions of organisms, processes of living things, mechanisms that maintain
homeostasis, biodiversity, and changes in life forms over time. As scientific learners, students will
collect and analyze data, interpret results, draw conclusions, and communicate their findings.
Throughout the course, students will work both independently and collaboratively, in a laboratory
based classroom. The goal for the course is for students to gain a more meaningful understanding of
the living world around them as well as a deeper appreciation of their place in it by studying the
following content standards: Cells, Interdependence, Flow of Matter & Energy, Heredity, Biodiversity
& Change, Botany, and Zoology.
Students who successfully complete Biology I will be proficient in the following areas:

Interdependence: All life is interdependent and interacts with the environment.

Analyze the ecological impact of a change in climate, human activity, introduction of alien species, and
changes in population size over time.
Investigate how fluctuations in population size in an ecosystem are determined by the relative rates
of birth, death, immigration, and emigration.
Contrast accommodations of individual organisms with the adaptation of a species.

Cells: All living things are made of cells that perform functions necessary for life.
Describe how carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids function in the cell.
Describe the composition and function of enzymes, while analyzing the effects of temperature, pH,
and substrate and enzyme concentration on the rates of reactions.
Describe the role of the ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus in the production and
packaging of proteins.
Explain how materials move into and out of cells.
Compare the organization and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Describe the relationship between viruses and their host cells.

Flow of Matter and Energy: Matter and energy flow through the biosphere.
Describe how water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen cycle between the biotic and abiotic elements of
the ecosystem and energy flows through the ecosystem.
Sequence the steps involved in sugar production during photosynthesis.
Trace the breakdown of sugar molecules during cellular respiration.
Compare the amount of ATP produced during aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

Heredity: Plants and animals reproduce and transmit hereditary information between generations.
Illustrate the movement of chromosomes and other cellular organelles involved in meiosis.
Describe how mutation and sexual reproduction contribute to genetic variation within a population.
Describe the relationship between phenotype and genotype.
Predict the probable outcome of genetic crosses based on Mendels laws of segregation and
independent assortment.
Describe the relationship among genes, DNA, protein synthesis, and the traits of an organism.
Explore genetic engineering.

Biodiversity and Change: A rich variety of complex organisms have developed in response to a continually
changing environment.
Analyze population changes in terms of the Hardy-Weinberg principle.
Use fossil evidence, DNA structure, amino acid sequences, and other data to construct a cladogram
that illustrates phylogeny.

Botany: Plants are essential for life to exist.

Compare and contrast fungi and plants.
Investigate the significance of structural and physiological adaptations of plants.

Clarksburg High School

Biology II
Susan Partridge, Instructor
Course Syllabus
susan.partridge@clarksburgschool.net
2016
731-986-3165
Distinguish between the following: vascular and nonvascular plants, spore and seed, gymnosperms and
angiosperms, and monocots and dicots.

Zoology: All animals are both alike and different

Describe the events associated with reproduction from gamete production through birth.
Compare organ systems of representative animal phyla that regulate gas exchange, process and
distribute nutrients, remove wastes, transmit chemical and electrical information, and respond to
environmental stimuli.

Text:

Biology(if lost/damaged, replacement cost will be $10.00)

to use the online version of the text, go to http://glencoe.com/ose/ ; the access code is A5C904C61A

Class Requirements: Students are required to have the following supplies specifically for Biology class.
1.

Three-ring binder (1 inch) with loose leaf paper that is to be organized in the following manner:
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assessment log that serves as progress report

booster sheets, with the most recent on top
notes (definitions and notes from class on loose leaf paper and any handouts) kept in chronological
order, beginning with August
clean paper
syllabus
returned bellringers
returned assessments

2.

Pencils with erasers

3.

Colored pencils with pencil pouch

Content Activities:
A combination of lecture, class discussion, flip chart presentations, videos, cooperative learning, and
problem-based learning will be used in this course. Grades will be determined by the satisfactory and
timely completion of assignments.
At the beginning of each week, students will be provided with a booster sheet which details the topic(s)
being studied, the vocabulary associated with the lessons, quiz/test/exam date, objectives being
assessed on the quiz/test/exam, and formulas needed for solving any problems.
By using the booster sheets, each student should ALWAYS know what topics are being presented and
when assignments are due. Also, by using the while you were out note in the mailbox, each student
returning from an absence should ALWAYS know what he/she missed. The while you were out note
needs to be turned in to the teacher with the completed assignment.
Homework is assigned regularly to allow the student to review information, to practice new skills, or to
extend concepts presented during class. Daily Assignments will be checked for understanding. If all
daily assignments are completed on time during each nine-week grading period, the lowest grade will be
dropped. Failure to complete an assignment on time will result in a lunch study session or
afterschool detention. Parents will be notified of any third or subsequent incomplete assignment.
Grading:
for each grading period

Lab Reports/Projects
Quizzes*/Tests
Notebook check**
Exam

@100 pts
@100 pts
@100 pts.

85% of the grade

15% of the grade

* All vocabulary quizzes are fill-in-the blank with no word list and may be embedded within a test.
**Notebook will be checked prior to exams.
Course Overview:
Unit/Topic

Assessments

Timeframe*

Clarksburg High School

Course Syllabus
2016

Biology II

Interdependence; Cells; Flow of Matter & Energy

Heredity; Biodiversity & Change

*the timeframe is an estimate

Susan Partridge, Instructor

susan.partridge@clarksburgschool.net
731-986-3165

Classwork, Labs, Projects; Quizzes;

Tests; Notebooks; Exam

1st nine-weeks
2nd nine-weeks

Clarksburg High School

Course Syllabus
2016

Biology II

Susan Partridge, Instructor

susan.partridge@clarksburgschool.net
731-986-3165

Classroom Rules

1. Be Prepared.

Students must have notebook with paper, pencil, book, and completed assignment each
day. Be ready to begin class when the bell rings. No student will be allowed to return
to the locker after class has begun.
2. Be Respectful.
- of others ... a student should maintain a positive learning environment during class.
- of the teacher a student must listen for and follow directions.
- of self a student should always do his/her own best!
Cheating will not be tolerated. Consequence:
First violation a zero will be awarded for that assignment plus afterschool detention
Second violation a zero plus Saturday School
Third violation a zero plus alternative school
3. Be Responsible. - Students must be seated and quiet when the bell begins to ring.
Consequence:
Students who are not seated, and quiet, when the bell begins to ring
will be counted as being tardy. Remember: three (3) tardies or three (3) early
dismissals is equivalent to one (1) absence and more than five (5) absences will
result in assignment to learning lab.
All assignments are to be complete within allotted time.
when absent
o assignments due on the date of absence are expected upon return to class
o any assignments made/returned during absence will be placed in the assignment
mail-box along with a while you were out note that describes the instruction
missed during the absence; it is the students responsibility to check the mailbox
o lessons (projects, tests, quizzes, etc.) assigned during absence are expected
within three day of return to class for full credit; assignments not completed
within three days will result in assignment to afterschool detention
o tests/quizzes missed due to absence are to be made up during skinny
period/after school by appointment; it is the students responsibility to schedule
the test/quiz, which must be made up within three days of return to school
No extra-credit work will be granted at the end of the grading period .
Consequences

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PUNISHMENTS
per class period
WARNING
CONDUCT CARD
(includes write-off)
LUNCH DETENTION and NOTICE TO PARENTS
AFTERSCHOOL DETENTION
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

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2.
3.
4.

PUNISHMENTS
per 9-week grading period
CONDUCT CARD
(including write-off)
LUNCH DETENTION and
NOTICE TO PARENTS
AFTERSCHOOL DETENTION
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

REWARDS
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Five extra points on vocabulary quizzes, if all terms are spelled correctly.
Lowest grade dropped, if all homework is completed in a timely manner.
stars

I have read the above rules and consequences.

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Course Syllabus
2016

Biology II
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731-986-3165
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