Cell Theory

Organelle Structure

Protein Synthesis

DNA Structure & Function

Cellular Respiration

Cell Reproduction

Mendelian Inheritance

Genetic Engineering

Natural Selection

Diversity of Life & Classification

Ecology

*Animal & Plant Cell Structure

*Organelle Structure & Function

*Membrane Transport: Active, Osmosis, Diffusion (cholera)

*ATP

*Protein Synthesis

*Enzyme function

*Molecular Structure of DNA

*Replication

*Transcription & Translation

*Cellular Respiration: *Glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, *Electron Transport Chain

*Cell Cycle

*Mitosis & Meiosis

*Chromosomes & Genes

*Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance

*Non-mendelian patterns of Inheritance

* Cycle sequencing of DNA & gel electrophoresis

* PCR amplification of DNA

*Charles Darwin & Alfred Wallace: fathers of evolution

*Island biogeography

*Physical & Biological Evidence for Evolution

*Macroevolution: natural selection, speciation

*Microevolution: genetic drift, Hardy-Weinberg

*Ecosystem characteristics: population density, limiting factors

Ecosystem dynamics: predation, symbiosis, intra-specific competition

*Solving a ecological problem in a municipal community

Using a Compound Light Microscope

Creating a Wet-Mount slide

Modeling Biological Systems

Modeling DNA

Applying biological techniques

Analyzing data

Developing a hypothesis

Investigative Problem-solving

*Membrane Transport lab

*Computer models of proteins

*Strawberry DNA Extraction lab

*Simulated DNA Fingerprints

*Cell Abstraction paintings

*Island Biogeography of Cape Verde Island: Case Study

*Evolution Manifest

*Fish Kill Mystery: case study

*Brian Knep-inspired photo series

Sound-to-Sea

(three-day overnight)

*Neil Campbell's Biology: Exploring Life

*Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food

*Milwaukee School of Engineering molecule models