SEMESTER January – June 2011

Course: Biology II

Semester: Second

Material: Book, Workbook, Learning Guide: Biology 1, Lab Coat and Journal.

Teachers of the Academy: Nashiely Moreira, Lucia Cuellar, Claudia Barahona, Mauricio de la Rosa and Alejandro Cruz

Course Presentation: “Biology 2 and Laboratory” belongs to the area of basic formation that is part of the syllabus of the high school level of the UANL. It is part of the disciplinary field of Experimental Sciences and it is organized in 4 thematic units that promote the knowledge and abilities for the comprehension of concepts and biological processes to give preference to the development of a critic and analytic attitude in order to relate the concepts with the environment.

General Objective: Develop cognitive abilities, attitudes and pertinent values that would let the student achieve a significant learning; in a way that in the first didactic unit: “Gain of Energy by Living things: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration” it is recognized how autotrophic organisms transform solar energy into chemical energy and how this is used and converted by living things into ATP that participates in many vital functions. In the second didactic unit: “Hereditary Material: DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis” the structure and function of the heredity molecule (DNA), the mechanism by which this molecule makes exact copies of itself and how genetic information is encoded. In the third didactic unit: “Genetics and Biotechnology” the work made by Gregory Mendel in the mid XIX century, who established the bases of heredity, which have transcended up to biotechnology and genetic engineering. In the last didactic unit: “Introduction to Human Genetics” the student will apply his/her previous knowledge about heredity to understand the form in which hereditary characteristics are transmitted in humans beings.

Requirements for taking this course: None

Course Content:

First Indicative Exam:

Program Unit / Topic / Page
Unit 1 / Chapter 8: Photosynthesis / 224
8.1 Energy and Life / 226
8.2 Photosynthesis: an Overview / 230
8.3 The Process of Photosynthesis / 235
Chapter 9: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation / 248
9.1 Cellular Respiration: An Overview / 250
9.2 The Process of Cellular Respiration / 254
9.3 Fermentation / 262
Unit 2 / Chapter 12: DNA / 336
12.1 Identyfing the Substance of Genes / 338
12.2 The Structure of DNA / 344
12.3 DNA Replication / 350
Chapter 13: RNA and Protein Synthesis / 360
13.1 RNA / 362
13.2 Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis / 366
13.3 Mutations / 372

Second Indicative Exam:

Program Unit / Topic / Page
Unit 3 / Chapter 11: Introduction to Genetics / 306
11.1 The work of Gregor Mendel / 308
11.2 Applying Mendel´s Principles / 313
11.4 Meiosis / 323
Chapter 15: Genetic Engineering / 416
15.1 Selective Breeding / 418
15.2 Recombinant DNA / 421
15.3 Aplications of Genetic Engineering / 428
15.4 Ethics and Impacts of Biotechnology / 436
Unit 4 / Chapter 14: Human Heredity / 390
14.1 Human Chromosomes / 392
14.2 Human Genetic Disorders / 398
14.3 Studying the Human Genome / 403

Evaluation Criteria: 4 exams will be taken during the semester: 2 partial exams and 2 indicative exams. The exams represent 40 %of the final grade, the portfolios represent 40% of the final grade, 10% project and the remaining 10% is participation.

COURSE EVALUATION

1st Partial / 10%
1St Indicative / 10%
2nd Partial / 10%
2nd Indicative / 10%
Total (from Exams) / 40%
Portfolio 1 / 10%
Portfolio 2 / 10%
Portfolio 3 / 10%
Portfolio 4 / 10%
Total (from Portfolios) / 40%

In order to have the right to get all the points from the portfolios you must get a 70 or more on each exam, for example if you got a 70 or more on your first partial exam, you WILL BE ABLE to get the whole 100 points from the first portfolio and if in the first indicative exam you get a 53 you would only be able to achieve 80% or less from the points of the second portfolio. The table below explains this.

Exam Grade / Portfolio %
³ 70 / 100
60-69 / 90
50-59 / 80
40-49 / 70
Participation* / 10%

The teacher will take 2 points of your participation if you have a disciplinary report.

·  Coming late three times is considered an absence.

·  Ten minutes late after the hour of class began will be considered a tardy.

·  Class material means you should have your Biology book, activities as required and notebook in class or anything required for your class

·  Every time you are absent will cost 1 point in your participation.

The teacher will take 1 point of your participation:

If you don´t / Work in class
If you don´t / Bring and use your materials (book, study guide, etc.)
If you don´t / Pay attention in class
If you don´t / Follow the rules
If you don´t / Come to class
If you / Do something wrong in the laboratory
Projects** / 10%
Projects / Project % / Deadline
Didactic Model / 6 / *
Biosong Project / 4 / *

This semester there will be two projects. The didactic model and a biosong.

Didactic Model

Directions for the didactic model will be given once the academy receives the official paper (from Dirección del Nivel Medio Superior) that specifies the characteristics of the model as well as the dates. In every classroom the best model will be chosen. Then we will have an internal contest with a model from every classroom. The winner will represent CIDEB in the general contest where all high-schools from the UANL participate.

As an example watch one of the models created by students at CIDEB in 2004. Because of the format it may take a little while to load, be patient.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBtazErK3nI

BIOSONG PROJECT

·  Your teacher will give you a topic to work in your biosong.

·  This project will be worked in 5 member teams.

·  Write the lyrics for a song (already existing) where the concepts, related to the topic assigned by your teacher, are explained. The song must be a common song most people know, not necessarily an old song, but popular.

·  You can use a karaoke track or MIDI files (you can get them easily on the internet).

·  Record the audio and then using Windows Movie Maker, make a movie with your audio and add images related to the topic inserting the lyrics. The lyrics must be present as they are mentioned in the audio.

·  At the end of the video do not forget to include credits, name of the song and original author, your teacher´s name, your teammates (name and last name), month and year and of course CIDEB.

·  There is a rubric for this project. Ask your teacher to send it to you.

·  You will hand in the video including the lyrics images and audio of the biosong.

·  If you want to see an example click the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erKtgPBn3DE

TOTAL / 100%

Lab Reports

Lab reports are individual. Lab reports will be checked any time 48 hours after the practice was done.

A lab report must have:

A-  Title section (the name of the practice)

B-  Introduction (do some research on the topic)

C-  Objective (the purpose of doing this lab)

D-  Procedure ( write a narration of what you did in the lab, describe the procedure in detail, explaining each of the steps)

E-  Results (this may include a chart, table or drawings, but always, the results must be explained in words, If there are drawings you must specify what the drawing is, magnification, dye used, what sample it is, etc..

F-  Conclusion (the conclusion must explain your results. It is a personal reflection about what the laboratory practice was, what you learned and relate it to the topics in your class, in other words, you must be able to use the information related to the topic.

G-  Questions answered

Pictures may be taken during lab to help your observations in the results. Cameras are welcome in the lab (appropriate use only). Misusing a camera in the lab will be penalized. In order to enter the biology lab you must ALWAYS wear closed shoes, socks, pants, lab coat and the hair of the girls should not be loose.

Chewing gum in the lab is penalized with a disciplinary report.

Obey laboratory rules and avoid problems.

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