Week 1
Lesson 1
Inorganic vs Organic Molecules
The differences between inorganic and organic. 
Lesson 2
What are Macromolecules?
Learn the differences and similarities between the 4 macromolecules. Students will complete multiple practice pages in their digital notebooks outlining the 4 big molecules! 
 Week 2
Lesson 3
Quiz!
Students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge on the material from last week. 
Lesson 4
All about Enzymes!
Students will dig deeper into the function of Enzymes. Along with digital practice sheets, students will have the opportunity to complete a hands on lab if they have the materials to complete it. If not, a digital lab has been provided. 
Lesson 5
Review and Test 
Practice everything you've learned in the last 9 days. Many practice assignments reviewing concepts will be provided.  Students also have the opportunity to test their knowledge again by taking a test. 
 Week 3
Lesson 6
Cells: What are they?
Students will watch some lecture videos on the different types of cells. After these are complete, they will practice what they've learned by completing pages dedicated to organelles and their functions. 
Lesson 7
Protist
Students will complete some reading and learn about protist. What are they? Where are they found? What makes them special? 
Lesson 8
Stem Cells
Students will complete an interactive video lesson that questions them as they watch. They will then reflect on their answer choices in a recap section in the digital notebook. What did you learn today? What questions did you miss and why? Reflection is vital to the learning process. 
Lesson 9
Cell Project
Students will create a Travel Brochure that describes a plant or animal as if it were a real life attraction. 
Lesson 10
Cell Transport: Introduction
Students will begin to set up their Demo for cell transport if they are able to get the supplies. All you need is Syrup, an egg, water, vinegar, and salt! 
Lesson 11
End of Lesson Quiz
test your knowledge from this weeks materials! 
 Week 4
Lesson 12
Cell Transport Vocabulary 
Students will begin their journey into transport by completing some vocabulary terms. Students will be given resources to help guide them in the right direction. Afterwards, they will complete a lecture and guided (interactive) notes to help them practice with the vocabulary. 
Lesson 13
Cell Transport Demo 
This lesson runs throughout the entire week and students will be able to watch transport in action using some simple, household supplies! 
Lesson 14
Homeostasis: Virtual Lab
Students will practice with homeostasis with a virtual lab. 
 Week 5
Lesson 15
Review: Transport and cell organelles
Students will complete an in-depth chart to help them recap all of the vocabulary they learned last week. They will also have access to multiple practice sheets, interactive pages, games, and lecture videos to help them with all the topics covered in the last ten days. Afterwards, students will be able to test their knowledge with a formal exam. 
Lesson 16
Introduction: Cellular Respiration
Students will complete an interactive video lecture to become familiar with CR. Afterwards, students will complete multiple practice pages to help them with the concept. All are interactive and have a variety of methods to assist with learning about Cellular Respiration. 
Lesson 17
Lab: Cellular Respiration
Using common, household items (like cereal and yeast), students will have the opportunity to see (and smell) cellular respiration in action. The lab comes with in depth questions to really help the learner think about what's happening during the lab. There will be an alternative, digital version, if the student is unable to get the materials needed for the hands on lab. 
 Week 6
Lesson 18
Introduction to Photosynthesis
Students will watch an interactive lesson on Photosynthesis. Afterwards, they will practice with the vocabulary and watch my lecture to help solidify what they just learned. 
Lesson 19
Drawing Connections
Students will show their understanding of the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration. 
Lesson 20
Doodle Notes: Xylem and Phloem
Students will draw out the xylem and the phloem to help them understand the importance of the vascular system found in plants. 
Lesson 21
Angiosperms vs Gymnosperms
Students will earn the differences between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms through video, lecture, and vocabulary practice. Afterwards, students can practice everything they've learned this week with print-outs, digital games, and vocabulary lists. 
Lesson 22
Quiz 
Students will have the option to test their knowledge and receive immediate feedback.
 Week 7
Lesson 23
Mitosis
Students will watch a lecture and complete guided notes on the topic of Mitosis. Students will then complete multiple pages practicing the concepts learned in lecture: vocabulary, visuals, videos, and manipulatives
Lesson 24
Edible Mitosis Lab
Everyone loves Oreos! Use Oreos and sprinkles and show off your content knowledge! A digital lab is provided if you are unable to get the items needed for the activity. 
Lesson 25
Cancer
Students will complete a variety of activities to help them learn about cancer and how it relates back to Mitosis. Afterwards, students can complete games, vocabulary sets, practice quizzes, and additional virtual labs to help them with the content. 
 Week 8
Lesson 26
DNA
Students will complete guided notes as they follow along with my lecture. 
Lesson 27
Building DNA
Using the interactive notebooks, Students will practice building DNA. Afterwards, students will complete multiple pages of practice using a variety of styles. They will practice the similarities and differences between DNA and RNA and review the differences between types of cells. 
Lesson 28
DNA Extraction Lab
Students will be able to extra their own DNA from a fruit (or veggie) and answer a series of reflective questions. Students will also have access to other hands on lab activities to help them visualize DNA using candies! 
Lesson 29
DNA replication
Students will take their own notes from a lecture about DNA replication.  Afterwards, they will complete a practice page highlighting the key take aways from the lesson.
Lesson 30
Introduction to Protein Synthesis 
Students will watch short lecture videos introducing the topic of Transcription and Translation. They will then complete short practice sheets to help them with the topic. 
 Week 9
Lesson 31
Digging Deeper: Transcription and Translation Continued
Students will look a little deeper into the topic they began last week. They will complete charts, practice videos, and digital worksheets to help them with the concept. 
Lesson 32
Protein Synthesis Twizzler Activity
If students are able to collect the delicious supplies, a lab has been provided to help them visualize the process of PS a little better. Afterwards, more practice is provided on the topic. 
Lesson 33
Mutations
Students will watch a video and complete questions on the topic of Mutations. A few practice pages, manipulatives, and videos are provided to enhance this lesson. 
Lesson 34
Quiz: DNA (and its functions) and Mutation
Students will have the opportunity to check themselves. What do they need to go back and retry? What didn't stick? 
Lesson 35
Intro to Meiosis
Students will complete a WebQuest to help them become acclimated to the new topic. 
 Week 10
Lesson 36
Review
Students will compare the process of Mitosis to Meiosis. This will help them learn the process of Meiosis. Afterwards, students will be able to practice with the topic of Meiosis with NB pages and interactive games. Extra practice is also provided in the form of printable and vocabulary lists. 
Lesson 37
Test
Students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge on the topic. 
Lesson 38
Introduction to Genetics 
Students will watch interactive videos to help them become more familiar with the topic of Mendelian Genetics
Lesson 39
Mendelian Genetics 
Students will complete multiple practice pages to help them understand the Laws of Dominance by taking a look at Mendel's experiments. They will also practice with the new vocabulary words using the Frayer model (something they've seen many times in their notebooks). 
 Week 11
Lesson 40
Mendelian Genetics Continued
Students will continue to practice with the concepts they ended on with week 10. 
Lesson 41
Practice With Punnett Squares
Students will complete pick assignments from choice boards and complete many simple genetics problems to build on what they learned. 
Lesson 42
Incomplete Dominance 
Students will follow along with guided notes and complete optional practice. 
Lesson 43
Codominance and Polygenes 
Students will follow along with guided notes and complete optional practice. Following the introduction of incomplete dominance and complete dominance, students will use this knowledge to complete their blood type lesson. 
Lesson 44
Blood Types: Virtual Lab 
Students will complete a virtual lab on the process of blood typing. They will then use this information to try and determine their parents blood types by complete a backwards Punnett square. 
 Week 12
Lesson 45
Quiz
Students have the opportunity to take a midpoint quiz to help them determine what they need to practice before they consider moving on to the next phase of genetics. 
Lesson 46
Sec Linked Traits
Students will follow along with a lecture and complete some practice problems directly after. Students are encouraged to take notes and complete the problems with me. 
Lesson 47
Pedigrees and a Pedigree Challenge
Students will learn how to read and create pedigrees. Afterwards, if up for the challenge, will try and complete a pedigree on the Blue People. Students will need to sharpen their research skills as I give little information for this challenge. 
Lesson 48
Karyotypes
Students will follow along with some teach made notes (this does not include a video as students have heard of this from a previous lesson) and will be able to pick their practice via choice board. Some choices are hands on, some are super easy, and some are more of a challenge. 
Lesson 49
Environmental Effects of Traits 
Students will study twins and how two different environments affect 2 individuals that are genetically the same. Following this, students will have access to multiple review documents. Some printable, some reading sheets, some question sheets, and some games/videos. 
 Week 13
Lesson 50
Test
Students will dig deep into their genetics knowledge and attempt the longest test yet! 
Lesson 51
Biotechnology 
Students will be given a printout to jot notes on for the remaining pages of their digital notebook. They can also annotate directly instead of printing. Students will complete multiple practice pages on the different types of biotechnology and learn their value in our ever changing world. 
Lesson 52
Gel Electrophoresis Lab
This requires a lot of supplies, so be sure to look at the lab on page 30 ASAP.  As always, a digital version is provided for students that can't get their hands on all the supplies. 
 Week 14
Lesson 53
Test
Recap on all that your student learned on Biotechnology. The test is very short. 
Lesson 54
Evolution
Students will complete a variety of assignments focusing on the Theory of Evolution. They will practice writing, vocabulary, and take a look at the misconceptions surrounding Evolution. They will also read a comic about a sneaky cricket and investigate the survival of the pocket mouse in a really challenging environment.   
Lesson 55
Mechanisms of Evolution
Students will watch a lecture and answer a series of thought provoking questions. They will then read through a few text book pages and answer some questions about the mechanism of evolution. They will get more practice with this concept via interactive videos and multiple choice questions. 
 Week 15
Lesson 56
Evolution in the News
Students will look into some current events and discuss how animals have evolved.  
Lesson 57
Evidence of Evolution
Students will read through a provided article to cite the different pieces of evidence used to support the theory of evolution. They will then answer questions based off of the answers the found for their charting. 
Lesson 58
Active vs Passive immunity
Students will watch an interactive video on immunity. They will then complete a chart based off of what they learned from the video. 
Lesson 59
Endosymbiotic Theory 
Students will both watch and read about the Endosymbiotic theory. They will complete a worksheet as the watch/read and then complete some post questions to test their understanding of what they just watched/read.
Lesson 60
Quiz
 Students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge from the weeks activities and see what their strengths and weaknesses are in the topic of Evolution. 
Lesson 61
Classification
Students will watch my lecture and complete guided notes.  they will then branch off to practice Dichotomous key and Phylogenetic Trees - both things discussed in the lecture. They will have some interactive games to play to help them with these concepts.  If students aren't able to complete lesson 61 (it's very large), I encourage them to work on lesson 61 more during week 16. 
 Week 16
Lesson 62
Kingdoms
Students will first make sure that lesson 61 (the longest lesson thus far) is complete. Then students will watch a lecture and do some reading on the different kingdoms. As they watch/read, they will complete an assignment in their digital notebooks. 
Lesson 63
Adaptations
Students will learn about different adaptations that organisms need to help them survive in their environments. They will watch many videos on different organisms and complete some review questions. 
Lesson 64
Catch up and review
Take this opportunity to catch up in your notebooks. Spend the rest of the week reviewing and completing any assignments that aren't complete. Go back to pages you've struggled with (even in the older notebooks). If you feel good about the material, complete the practice assignments provided at the end of the unit. 
Lesson 65
Test
At the end of the week, complete your test on the unit. Again, you are encouraged to go back, review, and complete anything you skipped over before you take your test. 
 Week 17
Lesson 66
Gorongosa Project 
Students will complete a research-based project and take a look at ecological relationships, food webs, and food chains. 
Lesson 67
Arthropods Project 
The objective of this assignment is to introduce students to the diverse world of arthropods and their significance in the evolutionary history of life on Earth. This lessons intention is to draw connections between the current unit (ecology) and the previous unit (evolution) 
Lesson 68
Symbiosis
Students will chart the different types of symbiotic relationships. They will watch many videos (my lecture and youtube videos showing the relationships in action) to complete the assignment. I also included some cool bonus videos on this assignment that allows students to see how cool animals (and other organisms) can be! Students will then put their knowledge (and reading comprehension) to the test by complete a follow up assignment on symbiotic relationships. 
Lesson 69
DDT, Biomagnification, and Bioaccumulation
Students will investigate the effects of human activity on the planet. 
 Week 18
Lesson 70
Carbon, Nitrogen, and Water Cycle
Students will watch some videos and learn about these cycles. They will complete a worksheet in their digital notebooks. 
Lesson 71
Human Impact
Students will wrap up the unit by completing a human impact research project. 
Lesson 72
Review and Final Exam
Students will spend the rest of the week (while they complete the project) studying old material. The notebook for this unit includes many ways to review: a large printable packet, games, and many notebook pages similar in style that students have used all semester. The final exam is 60 questions and does include a short survey at the end.