Week 1: May 16-22

eOrientation

1. Course Orientation: Syllabus, Logistics, Structure
2. Quizzes: eOrientation Quiz

Week 2: May 23-29

Lesson 0-The Study of Life

1. Reading:
   Chapter 1 (free chapter of eBook)
   Chapter 1 Slide Presentation
2. Animations: None
3. Virtual Lab: None
4. Quizzes: Chapter 1 Reading Quiz 0

Week 3: May 30-June 5

Lesson 1-Structure and Function of Cells

1. Reading:
   Chapter 4
   Chapter 4 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Lysosomes
   Spinach Battery
   ALS
   Aging Gene
3. Virtual Lab: Dependent and Independent Variables
4. Quizzes: Chapter 4 Reading Quiz 1, Animation Quiz 1, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 1, and Essay 1

Week 4: June 6-12

Lesson 2-Dynamic Activities of Cells

1. Reading:
   Chapter 5
   Chapter 5 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Diffusion
   Facilitated Diffusion
   Osmosis
   Na-K Pump
3. Virtual Lab: Enzyme Controlled Reactions
4. Quizzes: Chapter 5 Reading Quiz 2, Animation Quiz 2, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 2, and Essay 2

Week 5: June 13-19

Lesson 3-Cell Division and Reproduction

1. Reading:
   Chapter 8
   Chapter 8 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Cell Cycle
   Mitosis
   Meiosis
   Chromosomes during Meisosis
3. Virtual Lab: Cell Cycle and Cancer
4. Quizzes: Chapter 8 Reading Quiz 3, Animation Quiz 3, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 3, and Essay 3

Week 6: June 20-26

Lesson 4-Molecular Biology of Inheritance

1. Reading:
   Chapter 10
   Chapter 10 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   DNA Structure
   Gene Expression
   Mutations
   Transposons
3. Virtual Lab: Knocking out Genes
4. Quizzes: Chapter 10 Reading Quiz 4, Animation Quiz 4, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 4, and Essay 4

Week 7: June 27-July 3

Lesson 5-Biotechnology and Genomics

1. Reading:
   Chapter 12
   Chapter 12 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   PCR
   DNA Fingerprinting
   Cloning a Gene
   Firefly Rx
3. Virtual Lab: Gene Splicing
4. Quizzes: Chapter 12 Reading Quiz 5, Animation Quiz 5, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 5, and Essay 5

Week 8: July 4-10

Lesson 6-Speciation and Evolution

1. Reading:
   Chapter 14
   Chapter 14 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Allopatric Speciation
   Stickleback Environment
   Stickleback Fossil Primer
   Stickleback Evolution
3. Virtual Lab: Classifying Arthropods
4. Quizzes: Chapter 14 Reading Quiz 6, Animation Quiz 6, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 6, and Essay 6

Week 9: July 11-17

Lesson 7-Evolution of Microbial Life

1. Reading:
   Chapter 16
   Chapter 16 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Retrovirus
   T4 Viruses Attack
   Bacterial Conjugation
   Transformation
3. Virtual Lab: Classifying Using Biotechnology
4. Quizzes: Chapter 16 Reading Quiz 7, Animation Quiz 7, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 7, and Essay 7

Week 10: July 18-24

Lesson 8-Plant Organization and Homeostasis

1. Reading:
   Chapter 21
   Chapter 21 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Leaves
   Water Movement
   Pressure Flow
   Warming Hurts Rice
3. Virtual Lab: Plant Transpiration
4. Quizzes: Chapter 21 Reading Quiz 8, Animation Quiz 8, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 8, and Essay 8

Week 11: July 25-31

Lesson 9-Animal Organization and Homeostasis

1. Reading:
   Chapter 25
   Chapter 25 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Body Organization
   Tissues
   Levels of Organization
   Homeostasis
3. Virtual Lab: Virtual Frog Dissection
4. Quizzes: Chapter 25 Reading Quiz 9, Animation Quiz 9, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 9, and Essay 9

Week 12: Aug 1-7

Lesson 10-Behavioral Ecology

1. Reading:
   Chapter 37
   Chapter 37 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Sex and Senses
   Flirting Flies
   Honeybee Dance
   Honeybee Dance Experiment
3. Virtual Lab: Mealworm Behavior
4. Quizzes: Chapter 37 Reading Quiz 10, Animation Quiz 10, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 10, and Essay 10

Week 13: Aug 8-14

Lesson 11-Community and Ecosystem Ecology

1. Reading:
   Chapter 38
   Chapter 38 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Community Structure
   Energy Flow
   Nutrient Cycles
   Salmon Farming
3. Virtual Lab: Model Ecosystem
4. Quizzes: Chapter 38 Reading Quiz 11, Animation Quiz 11, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 11, and Essay 11

Week 14: Aug 15-21

Lesson 12-Conservation and Biodiversity

1. Reading:
   Chapter 40
   Chapter 40 Slide Presentation
2. Animations:
   Christmas Tree Threat
   Big fish-small fish
   Ocean Fishing Ban
   Big Bad Wolf
3. Virtual Lab: Tracking Grizzlies
4. Quizzes: Chapter 40 Reading Quiz 12, Animation Quiz 12, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 12, and Essay 12