BIOLOGY CURRICULUM COURSE NAME: Biology (Grade 10) UNIT: NO. OF DAYS: 55 The Chemical Basis for Life KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What does chemistry have to do with me? COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS # OF ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS RESOURCES/ TIER 2 TIER 3 DAYS A = Acquisition MATERIALS VOCABULARY VOCABULARY Eligible Content & Skills ET = Extended Thinking Review BIO.A.2.1.1 - 2 buffer “-ase” 3 How do elements, and carbohydrates Describe the Characteristics of “-ose” Atom drawings compounds relate? compound activation energy unique life 2 digestion active site properties of Atomic Structure Why do living things need energy adhesion and how enzymes? freezing point amino acid Bonding mixture biological these properties Ionic, 4 What affects an enzyme’s product macromolecules support life on function? protein chemical reaction Covalent, activities Earth (e.g., solution cohesion on penny Hydrogen freezing point, What are the unique properties temperature concentration *floating paper clip Water of water that make life possible? covalent bond high specific activities dehydration synthesis Polarity heat, cohesion) What are the unique properties disaccharide Freezing of carbon that make life DNA BIO.A.2.2.1 - Point possible? enzyme hydrolysis Explain how High 2 How do biological ion carbon is Specific macromolecules form from ionic bond uniquely suited Heat monomers? isotope to form lipid Why do living things need macromolecule biological carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, matter macromolecules. 2 and nucleic molecule Insulation monomer by Ice Dehydration/hydrolysis role BIO.A.2.2.2 - monosaccharide play (students/cards with nucleic acid Describe how monomers) nucleotide scale biological nucleus Diagrams of reactions Carbon macromolecules organic molecule Tetravalent form from pepsin pH Chains, monomers. phospholipid bilayer Branches, Chemistry of carbs cut outs 7 polymer BIO.A.2.2.3 - Chemistry of fats and proteins Rings 5 polysaccharide cut outs Compare the 2 reactant Macromolecules
BIOLOGY CURRICULUM COURSE NAME: Biology (Grade 10) UNIT: The Chemical Basis for Life NO. OF DAYS: 55 KEY LEARNING(S): UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What does chemistry have to do with me? COMPETENCY: STANDARD CONCEPTS Eligible Content & Skills # OF DAYS ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A = Acquisition ET = Extended Thinking RESOURCES/ MATERIALS TIER 2 VOCABULARY TIER 3 VOCABULARY BIO.A.2.1.1 - Describe the unique properties of and how these properties support life on Earth (e.g., freezing point, high heat, cohesion) BIO.A.2.2.1 - Explain how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules. BIO.A.2.2.2 - Describe how biological macromolecules form from monomers. BIO.A.2.2.3 - Compare the Review Characteristics of life Atomic Structure Bonding Ionic, Covalent, Hydrogen Water Polarity Freezing Point High Specific Heat Insulation by Ice scale Carbon Tetravalent Chains, Branches, Rings Macromolecules 2 3 2 4 2 2 7 5 2 How do elements, and compounds relate? Why do living things need enzymes? What affects an enzyme’s function? What are the unique properties of water that make life possible? What are the unique properties of carbon that make life possible? How do biological macromolecules form from monomers? Why do living things need carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic Atom drawings activities on penny *floating paper clip activities Dehydration/hydrolysis role play (students/cards with monomers) Diagrams of reactions Chemistry of carbs cut outs Chemistry of fats and proteins cut outs specific buffer carbohydrates compound digestion energy freezing point mixture product protein solution temperature “-ase” “-ose” activation energy active site adhesion amino acid biological macromolecules chemical reaction cohesion concentration covalent bond dehydration synthesis disaccharide DNA enzyme hydrolysis ion ionic bond isotope lipid macromolecule matter molecule monomer monosaccharide nucleic acid nucleotide nucleus organic molecule pepsin pH phospholipid bilayer polymer polysaccharide reactant
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