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BIO 156 Course Schedule
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Orientation
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Week
1
eOrientation
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Course Orientation: Syllabus, Logistics, Structure
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Quizzes: eOrientation Quiz
Lesson
0-A View of Life
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Reading:
Chapter 1 (free chapter of eBook)
Chapter 1 Slide Presentation
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Animations: None
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Virtual Lab: None
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Quizzes: Chapter 1 Reading Quiz 0
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First Quarter
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Week
2
Lesson
1-Chemistry of Life
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Reading:
Chapter 2, 3
Chapter 2, 3 Slide Presentation
- Animations:
Water
as a Solvent
pH
Scale
Disaccharides
Fats
Peptide
Bond
DNA
Structure
Protein
Denaturation
Nano
Bones
- Virtual
Lab: Nutrition
- Quizzes:
Chapter 2, 3 Reading Quiz 1, Animation Quiz 1, Virtual Lab Quiz and
Worksheet 1, and Essay 1
Week
3
Lesson
2-Cell Structure and Function
- Reading:
Chapter 4, 5
Chapter 4, 5 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
Diffusion
Facilitated
Diffusion
Osmosis
Na-K
Pump
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Virtual Lab: Amazing
Cells
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Quizzes: Chapter 4, 5 Reading Quiz 2,
Animation Quiz 2, Virtual Lab Quiz and Worksheet 2, and Essay 2
Week
4
Lesson
3-Cell Metabolism
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Reading:
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
A
Biochemical Pathway
How
Enzymes Work
Hydrolysis
of Sucrose
Proton
Pump
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Virtual Lab: Enzyme
Controlled Reactions
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Quizzes: Chapter 6 Reading Quiz 3, Animation Quiz 3, Virtual Lab Quiz
and Worksheet 3, and Essay 3
Week
5
Complete
Lessons 1-3
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Second Quarter
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Week
6
Lesson
4-Cellular Respiration
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Reading:
Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
How
Glycolysis Works
How
the Krebs Cycle Works
How
NAD+ Works
Electron
Transport System
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Virtual Lab: Oxidative
Respiration
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Quizzes: Chapter 8 Reading Quiz 4, Animation Quiz 4, Virtual Lab Quiz
and Worksheet 4, and Essay 4
Week
7
Lesson
5-Cell Division and Reproduction
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Reading:
Chapter 9, 10
Chapter 9, 10 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
Cell
Cycle
Mitosis
Meiosis
Comparing
Meiosis and Mitosis
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Virtual Lab: Cell
Cycle and Cancer
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Quizzes: Chapter 9, 10 Reading Quiz 5, Animation Quiz 5, Virtual Lab
Quiz and Worksheet 5, and Essay 5
Week
8
Lesson
6-Patterns of Inheritance
- Reading:
Chapter 11, 12
Chapter 11, 12 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
What
is Heredity?
What is a Trait?
Genes and Blood Type
Changes in Chromosome Structure
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Virtual Lab: Punnett
Squares
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Quizzes: Chapter 11, 12 Reading Quiz 6, Animation Quiz 6, Virtual Lab
Quiz and Worksheet 6, and Essay 6
Week
9
Complete
Lessons 4-6
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Third Quarter
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Week
10
Lesson
7-DNA Structure and Function
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Reading:
Chapter 13, 14
Chapter 13, 14 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
DNA
Synthesis-Replication
mRNASynthesis-Transcription
Protein
Synthesis-Translation
Control
of Gene Expression
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Virtual Lab: DNA
and Genes
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Quizzes: Chapter 13, 14 Reading Quiz 7, Animation Quiz 7, Virtual Lab
Quiz and Worksheet 7, and Essay 7
Week
11
Lesson
8-Microorganisms
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Reading:
Chapter 21
Chapter 21 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
T4
Viruses Attack
Retrovirus
Bacterial
Conjugation
Transformation
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Virtual Lab: Classifying
Bacteria Using Biotechnology
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Quizzes: Chapter 21 Reading Quiz 8, Animation Quiz 8, Virtual Lab Quiz
and Worksheet 8, and Essay 8
Week
12
Lesson
9-Animal Organization and Homeostasis
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Reading:
Chapter 33, 34
Chapter 33, 34 Slide Presentation
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Animations:
Body
Organization
Tissues
Homeostasis
Control of Blood Pressure
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Virtual Lab: Blood
Pressure
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Quizzes: Chapter 33, 34 Reading Quiz 9, Animation Quiz 9, Virtual Lab
Quiz and Worksheet 9, and Essay 9
Week 13
Complete
Lessons 7-9
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Fourth Quarter
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Week
14
Lesson
10-Hormones and Endocrine System
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Reading:
Chapter 42
Chapter 42 Slide Presentation
- Animations:
Second
Messenger
Hormonal
Communication
Blood
Sugar Regulation and Diabetics
Winter Mood
- Virtual
Lab: Contraception Project Part 1
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Quizzes: Chapter 42 Reading Quiz 10, Animation Quiz 10, Virtual Lab
Quiz and Worksheet 10, and Essay 10
Week
15
Lesson 11-Reproduction
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Reading:
Chapter 43
Chapter 43 Slide Presentation
- Animations:
Menstrual
Cycle
Maturation
of Follicle and Oocyte
Spermatogenesis
New
Fertility Boost
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Virtual Lab: Contraception Project Part 2
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Quizzes: Chapter 43 Reading Quiz 11, Animation Quiz 11, Virtual Lab
Quiz and Worksheet 11, and Essay 11
Week
16
Lesson
12-Development
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Reading:
Chapter 44
Chapter 44 Slide Presentation
- Animations:
Fetal
Development and Risk
Safer
Fetal Test
Triggering
Birth
One
Healthy Baby
- Virtual
Lab: Contraception Project Part 3
- Quizzes:
Chapter 44 Reading Quiz 12, Animation Quiz 12, Virtual Lab Quiz and
Worksheet 12, and Essay 12
Week
17
Complete
Lessons 10-12
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