Biology Lessons and Curriculum for the ENTIRE YEAR

Save time and energy by using this print and digital bundle covering all of the major topics in high school biology for the entire year. Included in this bundle are 342 flashcards with vocabulary words and definitions, 13 power points that match the flashcards for lecture purposes, 90 visual study guides with answer keys, 13 bug splat review game cards/task cards, 2 end of the year study guides, directions for 5 different games/stations, and an end of the year, week-long activity about the zombie apocalypse that will keep students engaged all the way to the end!

This bundle is perfect for...

• News teachers
• Classrooms with struggling learners who need the content simplified with plenty of visual aids and strategies to enhance student memory
• Homeschool programs looking for supplemental material
• Teachers with multiple preps who need to save on time
• Teachers with little to no budget looking for low-cost, engaging activities and lessons
• Experienced teachers who are new to biology or are looking to increase their test scores
• One to one classrooms
• Long term subs

Units and topics covered in this bundle...

Unit 1 - Scientific Method and Biology Prefixes: steps in the scientific method, variables in an experiment, and common biology prefixes and suffixes like bio, a/an, hemo, hetero, homo, hydro, lys, macro, photo, bi/di, cyto, endo, exo, mono, tri, uni, -ase, -ose, -troph

Unit 2 - Characteristics of Life: cell theory (Hooke, Schleiden, Schwann, Vircho), levels of organization (cells, tissues, organs, systems), types of living things (plants, animals, fungi, protists, bacteria), types of animal cells (blood cells, bone cells, muscle cells, nerve cells etc), viruses, and the 8 characteristics of life (cells, homeostasis, energy, reproduction, evolving, growth, genetics, response to stimuli)

Unit 3 - Viruses: viruses, vaccines, antibiotics, protein spikes, free-floating DNA, host cells, viral reproduction, and the difference between a virus and bacteria cell

Unit 4 - Cells and Organelles: prokaryote, eukaryote, nucleus, nucleolus, cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, membrane, cell wall, ribosomes, mitochondria, chloroplast, endoplasmic reticulum, rough ER, smooth ER, golgi body, vesicle, vacuole, lysosome, centrioles, cellulose, and chitin

Unit 5 - Enzymes and Diffusion: enzyme, substrate, active site, product, denature, lactase, amylase, lipase, pepsin, osmosis, simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, passive transport, active transport, hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic, solution, solvent, and solute

Unit 6 - Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration: photosynthesis, cellular respiration, chloroplast, mitochondria, reactants, products, byproducts, calvin cycle, light dependent, light independent, glycolysis, kreb cycle, electron transport chain, ATP, ADP, anaerobic respiration, aerobic respiration, alcoholic fermentation, and lactic acid fermentation

Unit 7 - Macromolecules: macromolecules, biomolecules, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, monosaccharides, fatty acids, amino acids, nucleotides, short-term energy, long-term energy, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphates, examples for each macromolecule, and the function/job of each macromolecule

Unit 8 - Mitosis and Meiosis: mitosis, meiosis, cell cycle, interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis, embryo, gamete, somatic cells, diploid, chromosome, chromatin, chromatid, centromere, crossing over, asexual reproduction, budding, regeneration, cancer, and stem cell

Unit 9 - DNA and RNA: protein synthesis, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene, nucleotide, nitrogen base, adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, replication, transcription, translation, mRNA, tRNA, amino acids, codons, mutations, insertion, deletion, substitution, DNA fingerprint, and gene therapy

Unit 10 - Genetics: punnett square, pedigree chart, allele, heterozygous, homozygous, recessive, dominant, Mendel's laws, nonmendelian situations, codominance, incomplete dominance, x-linked traits, blood types, karyotypes, and nondisjunction disorders

Unit 11 - Evolution and Natural Selection: evolution, evolve, natural selection, LaMarck, Darwin, chemical evolution, organic evolution, endosymbiosis, anaerobic prokaryote, homologous structures, analogous structures, vestigial structures, cladogram, overpopulation, competition, genetic variations, gene pool, speciation, geographic isolation, various behavioral adaptations, and physical adaptations

Unit 12 - Relationships in an Ecosystem: species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere, food chain, food web, producer, consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, quaternary consumer, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, detritivore, decomposer, predator, prey, biomass, symbiosis, mutualism, parasitism, commensalism, mimicry, biotic, abiotic, carrying capacity, density dependent, and density independent

Unit 13 - Ecology: individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, nitrates, nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria, decomposers, water cycle, transpiration, evaporation, condensation, precipitation, phosphorus cycle, photosynthesis, deforestation, fossil fuels, combustion, climate change, global warming, greenhouse effect, environmental issues, primary succession, secondary succession, erosion, pioneer species, and climax species

Unit 14 - End of the Year Review: 2 comprehensive study packets and 5 review games

Unit 15 - End of the Year Activity: a week-long zombie apocalypse activity packet (also ties in nicely to the unit on natural selection)

Weekly assessments are not included in this bundle.