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LA.1112.1.6.7: The student will identify and understand the meaning of conceptually advanced prefixes, suffixes, and root words; LA.1112.1.7.3: The student will determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details and facts; LA.1112.3.1.3: The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, spreadsheet, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style. LA.910.1.6.7: The student will identify and understand the meaning of conceptually advanced prefixes, suffixes, and root words; LA.910.1.7.3: The student will determine the main idea or essential message in grade-level or higher texts through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details; LA.910.3.1.3: The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, spreadsheet, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style. MA.912.A.2.1: Create a graph to represent a real-world situation. MA.912.S.3.2: Collect, organize, and analyze data sets, determine the best format for the data and present visual summaries from the following: bar graphs line graphs stem and leaf plots circle graphs histograms box and whisker plots scatter plots cumulative frequency (ogive) graphs 1

MA.912.S.3.3: Calculate and interpret measures of the center of a set of data, including mean, median, and weighted mean, and use these measures to make comparisons among sets of data. SC.912.E.7.1: Analyze the movement of matter and energy through the different biogeochemical cycles, including water and carbon. SE: 74-79 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch. 3; Lab Manual B: Ch. 3; Reading Study Workbook: 32-33; FCAT: Topic 7; Transparency: 45, 47, 48, 49 SC.912.L.14.1: Describe the scientific theory of cells (cell theory) and relate the history of its discovery to the process of science. SE: 169-171; Biology and History: 170-171 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 71, 73; FCAT: Topic 4, Topic 5; Transparency: 94 SC.912.L.14.2: Relate structure to function for the components of plant and animal cells. Explain the role of cell membranes as a highly selective barrier (passive and active transport). SE: 174-189; QuickLab; 187 TE: 179 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch. 7, 10; Lab Manual B: Ch. 7; Reading Study Workbook: 71-72, 75-82; FCAT: Topic 5; Transparency: 97, 99, 100 TECH: www.scilinks.org: cbn-3073 SC.912.L.14.3: Compare and contrast the general structures of plant and animal cells. Compare and contrast the general structures of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. SE: 173, 175, 180, 183 TR: Lab Manual B: Ch. 7; Reading Study Workbook: 71, 74-79; FCAT: Topic 5; Transparency: 95, 97, 98, 99 SC.912.L.14.4: Compare and contrast structure and function of various types of microscopes. SE: 25-26 TR: Lab Manual A: p.35-40; Lab Manual B: p. 35-40; Reading Study Workbook: 10.11 2

SC.912.L.14.6: Explain the significance of genetic factors, environmental factors, and pathogenic agents to health from the perspectives of both individual and public health. SE: 1049-1052, 1054 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 473-474; 476, 482; Transparency: 617 SC.912.L.14.7: Relate the structure of each of the major plant organs and tissues to physiological processes. SE: 556, 560, 564-565, 569-571, 579-591, 595-597, 612-613; QuickLab: 565, 613; Exploration: 573 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch. 23; Lab Manual B: Ch., 23; Reading Study Workbook: 251-252, 259-267, 269-283, 285-291; Transparency: 352, 353, 357, 358, 361, 364, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 377 TECH: www.scilinks.org: cbn-7234, 7232, 7231; DVD: Ch.23 SC.912.L.14.26: Identify the major parts of the brain on diagrams or models. SE: 902 TR: FCAT: Topic 8; Transparency: 521 SC.912.L.14.36: Describe the factors affecting blood flow through the cardiovascular system. SE: 950 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 439 SC.912.L.14.52: Explain the basic functions of the human immune system, including specific and nonspecific immune response, vaccines, and antibiotics. SE: 1036-1042, 1057-1058; QuickLab: 1041; Real World Lab: 1055 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.40; Lab Manual B: Ch.40; Reading Study Workbook: 473-474;477-479; Transparency: 608, 609, 610, 611 TECH: DVD: Ch.40 SC.912.L.15.1: Explain how the scientific theory of evolution is supported by the fossil record, comparative anatomy, comparative embryology, biogeography, molecular biology, and observed evolutionary change. SE: 382-385, 406-407, 417-424, 454, 748-750; Exploration: 865 3

TR: Lab Manual A: Ch. 15; Lab Manual B: Ch. 15; Reading Study Workbook: 174-175; FCAT: Topic 7, 9; Transparency: 235, 237, 239, 256, 257 SC.912.L.15.4: Describe how and why organisms are hierarchically classified and based on evolutionary relationships. SE: 449-455, 457-461; Exploration 462-463 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.18; Reading Study Workbook: 201-202, 204-209; FCAT: Topic 4; Transparency: 270, 273, 274, 454, 486-487 SC.912.L.15.5: Explain the reasons for changes in how organisms are classified. SE: 451-453 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.18; Reading Study Workbook: 207; FCAT: Topic 4 SC.912.L.15.6: Discuss distinguishing characteristics of the domains and kingdoms of living organisms. SE: 457-461 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.18; Reading Study Workbook: 202, 207-208; FCAT: Topic 4; Transparency: 279, 280, 281 SC.912.L.15.8: Describe the scientific explanations of the origin of life on Earth. SE: 424-428 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 192-194; Transparency: 261, 263 SC.912.L.15.10: Identify basic trends in hominid evolution from early ancestors six million years ago to modern humans, including brain size, jaw size, language, and manufacture of tools. SE: 835-841 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 388-389; Transparency: 438 TECH: DVD: Ch. 32 SC.912.L.15.13: Describe the conditions required for natural selection, including: overproduction of offspring, inherited variation, and the struggle to survive, which result in differential reproductive success. SE: 380-381, 406-409 4

TR: Lab Manual B: Ch.16; Reading Study Workbook: 173-174;184-185 SC.912.L.15.14: Discuss mechanisms of evolutionary change other than natural selection such as genetic drift and gene flow. SE: 394-395, 400 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 179-183; FCAT: Topic 7; Transparency: 246, 247 SC.912.L.15.15: Describe how mutation and genetic recombination increase genetic variation. SE: 394-395 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.16; Reading Study Workbook: 179-180; FCAT: Topic 7 TECH: www.scilinks.org: cbn-5161 SC.912.L.16.1: Use Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment to analyze patterns of inheritance. SE: 265-266, 270-272 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.16; Reading Study Workbook: 179-180; FCAT: Topic 7 TECH: www.scilinks: cbn-4113; DVD: ch.11 SC.912.L.16.2: Discuss observed inheritance patterns caused by various modes of inheritance, including dominant, recessive, codominant, sex-linked, polygenic, and multiple alleles. SE: 264-265, 272, 350-351; QuickLab: 268, 351 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.11; Lab Manual B: Ch.11; Reading Study Workbook: 115, 119-121; FCAT: Topic 6; Transparency: 155, 158 SC.912.L.16.3: Describe the basic process of DNA replication and how it relates to the transmission and conservation of the genetic information. SE: 297-299; Exploration: 313 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 133; FCAT: Topic 6; Transparency: 175, 179 SC.912.L.16.4: Explain how mutations in the DNA sequence may or may not result in phenotypic change. Explain how mutations in gametes may result in phenotypic changes in offspring. SE: 307-308 5

TR: FCAT: Topic 6; Transparency: 161, 189, 220 TECH: DVD: Ch.11, 12, 14 SC.912.L.16.5: Explain the basic processes of transcription and translation, and how they result in the expression of genes. SE: 300-306 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 134-136; FCAT: Topic 6; Transparency: 181, 183, 185, 186 TECH: DVD: Ch.12 SC.912.L.16.8: Explain the relationship between mutation, cell cycle, and uncontrolled cell growth potentially resulting in cancer. SE: 250-252 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 111; Transparency: 145, 146 SC.912.L.16.9: Explain how and why the genetic code is universal and is common to almost all organisms. SC.912.L.16.10: Evaluate the impact of biotechnology on the individual, society and the environment, including medical and ethical issues. SC.912.L.16.13: Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system. Describe the process of human development from fertilization to birth and major changes that occur in each trimester of pregnancy. SE: 333, 360; Design an Experiment: 334-335; Technology and Science: 253; Issues in Biology: 330, 354 SE: 1010-1012, 1016-1023 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.13; Lab Manual B: Ch.13; Reading Study Workbook: 147-149, 163; Transparency: 200, 225 SC.912.L.16.14: Describe the cell cycle, including the process of mitosis. Explain the role of mitosis in the formation of new cells and its importance in maintaining chromosome number during asexual reproduction. SE: 244-248 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.10; Reading Study Workbook: 108-110; FCAT: Topic 5; Transparency: 138, 140, 141, 142 TECH: DVD: Ch.10 6

SC.912.L.16.16: Describe the process of meiosis, including independent assortment and crossing over. Explain how reduction division results in the formation of haploid gametes or spores. SE: 275-278, 270-271; Exploration: 81 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 122-124; FCAT: Topic 5; Transparency: 162-163 SC.912.L.16.17: Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis and relate to the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction and their consequences for genetic variation. SE: 278 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 124; FCAT: Topic 5 SC.912.L.17.2: Explain the general distribution of life in aquatic systems as a function of chemistry, geography, light, depth, salinity, and temperature. SE: 106-112 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 45-47 SC.912.L.17.4: Describe changes in ecosystems resulting from seasonal variations, climate change and succession. SE: 87-89, 94-97 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 3708, 40; FCAT: Topic 7; Transparency: 50, 53 SC.912.L.17.5: Analyze how population size is determined by births, deaths, immigration, emigration, and limiting factors (biotic and abiotic) that determine carrying capacity. SE: 120-126 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 51-54; FCAT: Topic 7; Transparency: 66, 68, 71 SC.912.L.17.8: Recognize the consequences of the losses of biodiversity due to catastrophic events, climate changes, human activity, and the introduction of invasive, nonnative species. SE: 94-97, 127, 140-143, 146-147, 151-153; QuickLab: 153; Design an Experiment: 161 TE: 151 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 40, 55, 61, 64, 66-67; FCAT: Topic 7; Transparency: 85, 86 7

TECH: www.scilinks.org: cbn-2063 SC.912.L.17.9: Use a food web to identify and distinguish producers, consumers, and decomposers. Explain the pathway of energy transfer through trophic levels and the reduction of available energy at successive trophic levels. SE: 67-68, 70-72 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 29-30; FCAT: Topic 7; Transparency: 42, 44 SC.912.L.17.11: Evaluate the costs and benefits of renewable and nonrenewable resources, such as water, energy, fossil fuels, wildlife, and forests. SE: 144-149 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 64-65; Transparency: 81, 82, 89 SC.912.L.17.13: Discuss the need for adequate monitoring of environmental parameters when making policy decisions. SC.912.L.17.20: Predict the impact of individuals on environmental systems and examine how human lifestyles affect sustainability. SE: 154-160 SE: 144-149 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 63; FCAT: Topic 7; Transparency: 79-80 SC.912.L.18.1: Describe the basic molecular structures and primary functions of the four major categories of biological macromolecules. SE: 45-48 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch. 3; Reading Study Workbook: 19-21; FCAT: Topic 4 SC.912.L.18.7: Identify the reactants, products, and basic functions of photosynthesis. SE: 207-213; Design an Experiment: 215; QuickLab: 204 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.8; Lab Manual B: Ch.8; Reading Study Workbook: 9203; FCAT: Topic 5; Transparency: 116, 121-123 TECH: DVD: ch.8 8

SC.912.L.18.8: Identify the reactants, products, and basic functions of aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration. SE: 222-229 TR: Lab Manual A: Ch.9; Lab Manual B: Ch.9; Reading Study Workbook: 97-102; FCAT: Topic 5; Transparency: 127, 128, 129, 132 TECH: www.scilinks.org: cbn-3092, 3091l; www.phschool.com: cbp-3091; DVD: Ch.9 SC.912.L.18.9: Explain the interrelated nature of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. SE: 232 TR: FCAT: Topic 5 SC.912.L.18.10: Connect the role of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to energy transfers within a cell. SE: 202, 230-231 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 87-88, 102-103; FCAT: Topic 5; Transparency: 111, 124 SC.912.L.18.11: Explain the role of enzymes as catalysts that lower the activation energy of biochemical reactions. Identify factors, such as ph and temperature, and their effect on enzyme activity. SE: 51-53; Design an Experiment: 54-55 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 23; Transparency: 35, 36, 37 TECH: www.scilinks.org: cbn-1024 SC.912.L.18.12: Discuss the special properties of water that contribute to Earth's suitability as an environment for life: cohesive behavior, ability to moderate temperature, expansion upon freezing, and versatility as a solvent. SE: 40-41 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 23; Transparency: 23 TECH: www.scilinks.org: cbn-1022 9

SC.912.N.1.1: Define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge, for example: biology, chemistry, physics, and earth/space science, and do the following: 1. pose questions about the natural world, 2. conduct systematic observations, 3. examine books and other sources of information to see what is already known, 4. review what is known in light of empirical evidence, 5. plan investigations, 6. use tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data (this includes the use of measurement in metric and other systems, and also the generation and interpretation of graphical representations of data, including data tables and graphs), 7. pose answers, explanations, or descriptions of events, 8. generate explanations that explicate or describe natural phenomena (inferences), 9. use appropriate evidence and reasoning to justify these explanations to others, 10. communicate results of scientific investigations, and 11. evaluate the merits of the explanations produced by others. SE: Inquiry Activity: 2, 34, 62, 86,, 118, 138, 168, 200, 220, 240, 262, 286, 318, 340, 368, 392, 416, 446, 470, 496, 526, 550, 578, 608, 632, 656, 682, 714, 744, 766, 796, 820, 848, 870, 890, 920, 942, 970, 996, 1030; Design an Experiment: 54, 161, 215, 334, 521, 627, 739, 759, 883, 964, 990; Exploration: 133, 194, 411, 491, 676, 709, 790; QuickLab: 19, 42, 91, 125, 153, 206, 231, 242, 268, 303, 351, 410, 482, 504, 531, 565, 601, 640, 662, 695, 718, 753, 775, 811, 834, 861, 875, 903, 905, 930960, 982, 1022, 1041 TR: Lab Manual A: p.31-33; Lab Manual B: p.31-33; Reading Study Workbook: 1-11; Transparency: 1, 3, 4, 5 SC.912.N.1.3: Recognize that the strength or usefulness of a scientific claim is evaluated through scientific argumentation, which depends on critical and logical thinking, and the active consideration of alternative scientific explanations to explain the data presented. TR: Reading Study Workbook: 5-9; FCAT: Topic 1 SC.912.N.1.4: Identify sources of information and assess their reliability according to the strict standards of scientific investigation. SC.912.N.1.6: Describe how scientific inferences are drawn from scientific observations and provide examples from the content being studied. 10

SC.912.N.2.1: Identify what is science, what clearly is not science, and what superficially resembles science (but fails to meet the criteria for science). SE: 3-7 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 1, 3-7 SC.912.N.2.2: Identify which questions can be answered through science and which questions are outside the boundaries of scientific investigation, such as questions addressed by other ways of knowing, such as art, philosophy, and religion. SE: 3-7 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 1, 3-7 SC.912.N.3.1: Explain that a scientific theory is the culmination of many scientific investigations drawing together all the current evidence concerning a substantial range of phenomena; thus, a scientific theory represents the most powerful explanation scientists have to offer. SE: 14-15 TR: Reading Study Workbook: 7; FCAT: topic 1 SC.912.N.3.4: Recognize that theories do not become laws, nor do laws become theories; theories are well supported explanations and laws are well supported descriptions. TR: FCAT: Topic 1 11