Unit+Plan+Assignment

One of the keys to being an effective science teacher is the ability to plan on a global level, with the vision to design and implement entire units. Your assignment is to design a 10-12 day unit based on your textbook chapter. Use the template provided to complete your assignment.

Student Work:
by Swetha Singari This unit focuses on processes DNA is involved in, mainly concentrating on the process of transcription and RNA's role and significance.

by: Jennifer Nichols This unit focuses on The Human Genome. it covers punnet squares, the human genome project, genetic disorders and chromosomal disorders to name a few. It is a good base to begin an education in genetics.

Sam Boyer - This is a unit plan for a chapter on cell structure and function. The bulk of this chapter covers all of the different organelles found in the cell and what their functions are. This chapter also covers diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, etc.

Ashley Morgan- This unit covers cell growth and division. The unit covers why cells must divide rather than continue to grow indefinitely. The chapter mainly focuses on the cell cycle, mainly mitosis. The unit also covers uncontrolled cell growth and cancer.

Alexander Chapman- My unit plan covers biospheres. In this unit it talks about what makes up different ecosystems, and how all these ecosystems work together to make up a complete biosphere. It talks about what plants, animals, and cycles affect the ecosystems and where these ecosystem gets their energy to survive.

Curt Dedic- This unit plan is an introductory unit to populations. It focuses on growth rates, growth limitations, and occurrences that affect populations, which ranges from competition and predation to natural disasters.

Tim Edison - My unit plan involves the wonderful topic of biospheres. This highly though out unit provides a stellar example of possible topics and methods to teach these topics as well as possible forms of assessment. Of course, as with any unit there is no set way or order to present the material but that is part of the freedom of being an educator.

This unit plan is an introduction to the biological/environmental concept of populations of organisms. Students will learn characteristics used to describe populations, factors that affect population size and recognize different growth trends. They will learn about limiting factors and evaluate population demographics among human populations.
 * Alexander Weiss - Populations Unit Plan**

This unit plan covers the majority of the Evolution Unit. I have focused more on the concepts in this unit, and in it i have written to move other topics dealing with alleles and more concrete operations to the genetics unit, which i suggest to place before it. In this unit, there are activities, projects and other ideas for teaching concepts such as Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, Mutations, Gene Shuffling, etc... The unit is 11 days long, including a catch-up day and Test day.
 * Matt Tunno - Evolution of Populations Unit Plan [[file:Tunno Unit Plan Evolution.doc]]**

Mitchell Staroscik - Genetics This unit plan will teach students the basics of genetics. Everything from Mendel's pea plants, to the exceptions to his postulates. Teaching strategies include, labs, virtual labs, a group project, and multiple worksheets.

Jennifer Olin-Ecosystems and Communities This unit plan covers ecosystems and communities. The unit consists of topics such as climate, biomes, biotic and abiotic factors, community interactions, ecological succession, and others. The unit involves worksheets, discussions, videos, activities, and a unit research project/presentation.

Jennifer Richardson-Introduction to Genetics[[file:Genetics Unit Plan.docx]]
Included in this genetics unit plan are concepts of Mendelian Genetics, Punnett Squares, exceptions to Mendelian Genetics, and an in-depth look at structural elements and Meiosis. Students will watch a short video, take notes on lectures, complete worksheets individually and in groups, complete a research project, and a group art project and presentation. In addition, students will complete an informal lab and a formal lab with reports.

David Blackburn- Human Genome This unit plan covers the human genome. IT consists of different topics which include disorders, chromosomes, alleles, etc. The students will be able to research different disorders and present them to the class, complete a DNA analysis lab, and debate their ethical views on key issues in science..

Lori Livas This is a unit plan for DNA and RNA. It consists mainly of the structures of both DNA and RNA and the processes of transcription and translation. There is a day set aside for review before their unit test. There are also quizzes built in, however, I do not mean quiz in the sense that most teachers do. It might be something as simple as answering five questions or listing the steps. Something fast that jogs their memory from the previous day and allows me to see what they learned. Two videos are listed and on the review day I would show more.