Unit 1Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
5 lessons5 Weeks
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
 Week 1
Lesson 1
The Code of Life
What is DNA, how is it replicated, transcribed and translated? What if there is an error (mutation)? 
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Cell Division Part 1
Model mitosis and explain its importance for healing and growth. How can cancer result?
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Cell Division Part 2
Model meiosis and explain its importance in contributing to genetic diversity. 
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Mendelian Inheritance
Creating punnet squares based on word problems and calculating probability.  
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Creating punnet squares based on word problems and calculating probability for various inhertiance problems. 
Unit 2Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
4 lessons4 Weeks
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Natural Selection and Selection Pressures
What is natural selection? How do different natural selection pressures lead to variations in populations?
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Evidence of Evolution
What evidence is there that supports a change in organisms over time? Start individual species project.
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Speciation 
Explore how the formation of new species occurs. Continue individual research project. 
 Week 9
Lesson 9
Research Presentations
Wrap up of the unit and students share their research with their classmates. 
Unit 3Earth and Human Activity
3 lessons3 Weeks
Earth and Human Activity
 Week 10
Lesson 10
Biodiversity and Human Impact on it
What is biodiversity? How do humans negatively impact it? How can we positively impact biodiversity?
 Week 11
Lesson 11
Biodiversity Project
Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity. 
 Week 12
Lesson 12
Biodiversity and Class Wrap Up
Share solutions for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity. Course summary and future avenues of research for biologist.