John Muir High School's Science Curriculum and Assessment

Rubric for Biology:

• The John Muir High School's TIIP Team developed this Rubric for our Science Department. Our TIIP team is using this rubric school-wide to promote the use of a common language across science disciplines.

 Laboratory Guidelines for a Science Notebook: 

• All Biology courses throughout the Pasadena Unified School district use these science notebook guidelines.
  

Biology

What follows are examples of four units presented in our biology classroom. Each unit includes the unit plan, related labs and activities, and corresponding Vernier labs.

From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes

Unit Plan

Related Activities/Labs

• Comparing Plant and Animal Cells Activity
• Determining the PH of Common Substances
• Indicator Solutions Lab
• Osmosis in Potatoes
• Simple Diffusion Using Dialysis
• Toothpickase Activity
• Macromolecules Instructions
• Macromolecules Structure
  
• Amino Acids Instructions
• Amino Acid Structures
  
• DNA Replication Bases
  

• Cell Respiration Lab
• Enzyme Action Lab
• Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Lab
  

Heredity

Unit Plan

Related Activities/Labs

• Penny Genetics
• Phenotype Activity
• Watson and Crick DNA Model
  

Vernier Labs

• Drosophila Fly Lab
  

Ecology

Unit Plan

Related Activities/Labs

• Animal Population Lab
• Biodiversity of Ponds
• Seed Germination Lab
  

Vernier Labs

• Acid Rain Lab 

Evolution

Unit Plan

Related Activities/Labs

• Beak Activity
• Blast Activity
• Natural Selection for the Birds
• Reading Plants-Plant Adaptations
  

Vernier Labs

• Population Genetics and Evolution