2011-2012

Ho Chi Minh City Girls Soccer

Champions! 

Photo by Vu Dieu Hoa Karen of the AIS Publications Team 

Biology

Mr. Sharp

darrell.sharp@ais.edu.vn

Syllabus

Class Policies

Lab Safety Contract

Lab Report Template

Lab Report Rubric

Turnitin     Instructions

Scavenger Hunt

Literacy Project (example)

Can Gio Field Trip, 2010 

Topics

Online Biology Textbook

Science as Inquiry

Chemistry of Life

Chapter 3

Cell Structure and Function

Chapters 7-8

Cells and Energy

Chapter 9

Cell Growth and Division

Chapter 10

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Chapter 11

DNA, RNA, and Proteins / Biotechnology 

Chapters 13-14

Mendelian Genetics

Chapter 12

Evolution

Chapters 16-17

Ecology 

Chapters 4-6

Human Body Systems

Chapters 34-36

Semester II Final Exam Topics 

DNA, RNA, and Proteins

• Central Dogma
• Transcription
• Translation
• Mutation
• Biotechnology

Genetics

• Mendel's Experiment
• Mendel's Conclusions
• Punnett Squares/Crosses
• Pedigrees

Evolution

• Natural Selection
• Evidence for Evolution
• Other Mechanisms of Evolution
• Speciation
• Patterns in Evolution

Ecology

• Ecosystems/Relationships
• Food Chains/Food Webs
• Energy Pyramids
• Cycles of Matter
• Succession
• Mangrove Ecosystems
• Human Impact on Ecosystems

Human Biology

• Cardiovascular System
• Respiratory System
• Digestive System

Review:

• vocabulary
• quizzes and tests 
• notes and webpages
• homework questions