9th grade 2006 lesson plans

Biology: 9th Grade

Topic: Protists and Fungi

Objectives:

- Review characteristics of Protists
- Describe the major characteristics of Fungi.
- Compare mushrooms, yeasts and molds.
- Discuss ways in which fungi interact with other living things.

Content:

- Habitats and ways of life of fungi.
- Classification.
- Kinds of fungi: Mushrooms, Yeasts and Molds.

Topic: Digestive system and Nutrition

Objectives:

- Explain the importance of eating.
- Identify the main nutrients and how they are used by the body.
- Describe the organs and functions of the digestive system.
- Define balanced diet and tell why it is important.

Content:

- Water, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, enzymes.
- The process of digestion.
- Anatomy and physiology of the digestive system.

Topic: Gas exchange and Transport Systems

Objectives:

- Understand the control mechanisms of respiration and the functions of the organs involved.
- Discuss the phases of respiration and remark the differences between cellular respiration and gas exchange.
- Distinguish the different kinds of respiratory surfaces in kingdom Animalia.
- Explain the Human Respiratory System and the mechanism of gas exchange in the alveoli.

Content:

- Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, lungs, bronchi, alveoli.
- The process of respiration. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system. A brief comparison among different phylum in Animalia kingdom.

Topic: Circulation and Excretion (Introduction to Homeostasis)

Objectives:

- Understand the control mechanisms of homeostasis
- Discuss the phases of the transport and excretion of substances
- State the difference between excretion and secretion
- Explain balance and self-regulation
- Understand the circulatory system and its multiple functions in the body

Content:

- Equilibrium and balance in living organisms
- Cells and the medium
- Homeostasis

Topic: Homeostasis and inner balance

Objectives:

- To integrate the different topics studied during this semester
- Understand the mechanisms of temperature regulation
- Introduction to the defense mechanisms of the body
- Understand the process of water balance
- Review excretory system
- Compare the functions of excretion and respiration in waste removal

Content:

- Temperature regulation in cold blooded and warm blooded vertebrates
- Excretion and water balance
- Immune Response