Biology

Scientific Method
Students will design a simple investigation showing observations, problem, hypothesis, procedure with variables, data, results and conclusions.

Earth Systems
Students will draw, trace, label, and discuss the flow energy and the cycles of carbon through a living organism, starting with a plant and passing through an animal and back to the plant.

Ecology
Students will be able to give examples of herbivores, carnivores, producers, and consumers.

Energy flow
Students will draw and label a food web and energy pyramid.

Biological cycles
Students will draw all the components of the carbon cycle.

Organic chemistry
Students will construct and name a simple:
carboxylic acid, aldehyde, alcohol, ether, ketone, amine, amide, aromatic, alkane, alkene, alkyne, and alkyl halide.

Biochemistry
Students will construct and name the components of simple proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.

Atomic chemistry
Students will construct a model of an atom and an ion.

Inorganic chemistry
Students will construct and name an ionic and covalent compound.

Cell
Students will construct a typical cell and show a connection of the organelles as they maintain life functions.

Cell physiology
Students will diagram the key parts of photosynthesis and respiration.

Cell Life Cycle
Students will diagram the key parts of how cell reproduce. (Mitosis and Meiosis)

DNA function
Students will be given a section of DNA and construct the protein made in transcription and translation.

Genetics
Students will predict the F1 and F2 generations of simple monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Kingdoms
Students will give example of Monerans, Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals based on classification characteristics.

Ethology
Students will analyze and predict animal response to environmental stimuli.

Organisms
Students will identify 100 native organisms found living wild in Nebraska.

History
Students will give an account of the important people from different races, culture and gender in developing the field of Biology.

Internet
Students will use the internet to gather information on their research.

Notebook
Students will construct a notebook of basic concepts in major areas of biology.

Logbook
Students will keep a daily log entry covering content of facts, philosophy, application, assessment, assignments and artistic impressions of the activities and curriculum completed.

Advanced Biology

Scientific Method
Students will design a simple investigation showing observations, problem, hypothesis, procedure with variables, data, results and conclusions.

Earth Systems
Students will draw, trace, label, and discuss the flow energy and the cycles of carbon through a living organism, starting with a plant and passing through an animal and back to the plant.

Moneran
Students will identify preserved and live organisms of the kingdom monera based on morphology.

Protists
Students will identify preserved and live organisms of the kingdom protista based on morphology.

Fungi
Students will identify preserved and live organisms of the kingdom fungi based on morphology.

Plants
Students will identify preserved and live organisms of the kingdom plantae based on morphology.

Animals
Students will identify preserved and live organisms of the kingdom animalia based on morphology.

Genetics
Students will give an account of the function of DNA and biotechnology in order to draw and explain the functions of LAC and TRYP operons.

Cytology
Students will draw the process of cell function as it relates to organs and organ systems in organisms.

Sociobiology
Students will identify the social stratagies of organisms to perpetuate the needs of self expression.

Internet
Students will use the internet to gather information on their research.

History
Students will give an account of the important people from different races, culture and gender in developing the different fields in the Biological sciences.

Logbook
Students will keep a daily log entry covering content of facts, philosophy, application, assessment, assignments and artistic impressions of the activities and curriculum completed.

Chemistry

Scientific Method
Students will design a simple investigation showing observations, problem, hypothesis, procedure with variables, data, results and conclusions.

Organic chemistry
Students will construct and name by both common and IUPAC name six of each of the following: carboxylic acid, aldehyde, alcohol, ether, ketone, amine, amide, aromatic, alkane, alkene, alkyne, and alkyl halide.

Biochemistry
Students will construct and name the components and linkages involved in proteins (amino acids), carbohydrates  (monosaccharides,  disaccharides, polysaccharides),  lipids (waxes,triglycerides,steroids), and nucleic acid(sugar, phosphate bases of DNA and RNA).

Inorganic chemistry
Students will construct and name ten ionic type I, ten ionic type II and ten covalent compounds that are a part of everyday life.

Polyatomic ions
Students will predict, construct and name ten polyatomic ions using the periodic table.

Periodicty
Students will predict physical and chemical properties of elements on the periodic table.

Atoms/Ions
Students will draw orbital diagrams of ten atoms and ions using the periodic table.

Ionic/covalent
Students will draw and label bonding diagrams for both ionic and covalent compounds.

Solutions
Students will make solutions that express concentration in % , Molarity, Normality, and Molality.

Stoichiometry
Students will compute mathematical  products in mass, volume, and moles when given simple reactants.

Acids/bases
Students will calculate the concentration of unknown acids from known bases by titration methods.

Gases
Students will predict change in volume of gases when exposed to changes in temperature and pressure.

pH
Students will calculate pH of acids and bases from concentrations of known solutions.

Environmental chemistry
Students will perform tests that measure environmental factors that affect human health.

Consumer chemistry
Students will collect and analyze ingredient lables on common houshold products and food items.

Lab Safety
Students will demonstrate safe chemistry lab skills.

History
Students will give an account of the important people from different races, culture and gender in developing the field of Chemistry.

Internet
Students will use the internet to gather information on their research.

Notebook
Students will construct a notebook of basic concepts in major areas of chemistry.

Logbook
Students will keep a daily log entry covering content of facts, philosophy, application, assessment, assignments and artistic impressions of the activities and curriculum completed.

Advanced Chemistry

Scientific Method
Students will design a simple investigation showing observations, problem, hypothesis, procedure with variables, data, results and conclusions.

Nomenclature
Students will draw and name 100 compounds from inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry.

Solutions
Students will prepare 10 different solutions of different concentration starting from both solid and liquid stocks.

Stoichiometry and reactions
Students will solve multiple step stoichiometry problems involving gases, liquids and solids.

Redox
Students will predict, write, and balance redox reactions.

pH
Students will calculate the pH of a mixture of strong and weak acids and bases.

Lab Safety
Students will demonstrate advanced chemical safety  lab skills.

Internet
Students will use the internet to gather information on their research.

History
Students will give an account of the important people from different races, culture and gender in developing the different fields in the Chemical sciences.

Logbook
Students will keep a daily log entry covering content of facts, philosophy, application, assessment, assignments and artistic impressions of the activities and curriculum completed.

Physiology

Scientific Method
Students will design a simple investigation showing observations, problem, hypothesis, procedure with variables, data, results and conclusions.

Earth Systems
Students will draw, trace, label, and discuss the flow energy and the cycles of carbon through a living organism, starting with a plant and passing through an animal and back to the plant.

Bones
Students will name all the major bones of the body.

Muscles
Students will name all the major muscles of the body.

Digestion
Students will trace the path of digestion of protein, carbohydrates, and fats throughout the body.

Immune system
Students will draw the process in the immune defense system of the body.

Circulation
Students will trace a drop of blood throughout the body.

Organs
Students will draw a histological view of the liver and demonstrate its functions.

Students will draw a histological view of the kidney and demonstrate its functions.

Cell
Students will draw a typical cell and show a connection of nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids exchange between  organelles as they maintain life functions.

Cell physiology
Students will diagram the key parts of the light and dark reactions of photosynthesis and glycolysis, krebs cycle and H-transport of respiration.

Histology
Students will indentify Epithelium, muscle, connective and nervous tissue from prepared microscope slides.

History
Students will give an account of the important people from different races, culture and gender in developing the field of Medicine.

Internet
Students will use the internet to gather information on their research.

Notebook
Students will construct a notebook of basic concepts in major areas of anatomy and physiology.

Logbook
Students will keep a daily log entry covering content of facts, philosophy, application, assessment, assignments and artistic impressions of the activities and curriculum completed.

Physics

Scientific Method
Students will design a simple investigation showing observations, problem, hypothesis, procedure with variables, data, results and conclusions.

History
Students will give an account of the important people from different races, culture and gender in developing the field of Physics.

Mass
Students will compare weight to mass.

Velocity
Students will calculate initial, final and average velocity from data.

Momentum
Students will calculate the momentum of objects as it relates to mass and velocity.

Impulse
Students will demonstrate the concept of impulse in collisions.

Acceleration
Students will calculate acceleration of objects in the lab.

Force
Students will calculate the force due to mass and velocity of objects.

Gravitation
Students will calculate the force of universal gravitational attraction.

Projectile motion
Students will predict the position of projectile motion of objects in the lab.

Work
Students will calculate the work done by objects as it relates to force, kinetic energy and potential energy.

Power
Students will calculate the power generated by objects in the lab.

Circular motion
Students will demostrate curvilinear motion in the lab.

Astronomy
Students will trace the history of Physics as it relates to Astronomy.

Heat
Students will calculate the specific heat of three common metals using calorimeters.

Electricity
Students will calculate voltage, amperage, and ohms in both series and parallel circuits.

Sound
Students will measure the speed of sound in air.

Optics
Students will measure the focal length of various lenses.

Light
Students will draw the electromagnetic spectrum.

Nuclear Physics
Students will trace the decay of Uranium 238

Energetics
Students will complete a program text on the physics of Bioenergetics.

Internet
Students will use the internet to gather information on their research.

Logbook
Students will keep a daily log entry covering content of facts, philosophy, application, assessment, assignments and artistic impressions of the activities and curriculum completed.

ISR

Scientific Method
Students will design a simple investigation showing observations, problem, hypothesis, procedure with variables, data, results and conclusions.

Research
Students will develop a research project of their own design that includes:Observations, Questioning, Procedure including randomization and repetition, Variables(controlled,manipulated, and responding), Data, Results, Conclusions, Communications, Written and Oral presentation

Science Fair
Students will write a paper and present their research at local, regional, state, and national science fairs.

Technology
Students will use science technology to collect, manipulate, and display  data.

Microbiology
Students will perform a Gram Stain on bacteria of the kingdom Monera.

Zoology
Students will identify twenty local animals.

Botany
Students will identify twenty local grasses and forbes.

Limnology
Students will participate in a limnology field trip experience to collect and identify protists.

Fungi
Students will grow and experiment with yeast.

Horticulture
Students will grow and complete the life cycle of fast plants form seed to seed.

Birds
Students will identify 100 Nebraska birds.

Internet
Students will use the internet to gather information on their research.

Notebook
Students will construct a notebook of basic concepts in major areas of biological research.

Logbook
Students will keep a daily  log entry covering content of facts, philosophy, application, assessment, assignments and artistic impressions of the activities and curriculum completed.