| Date | Topic | Chapter | Homework* | Laboratory Exercise |
| 14-Jan | Introduction: Life & Science | 1 | 1 | |
| 16-Jan | R1,3,4,5, AC1 | Introduction to Lab | ||
| 18-Jan | Atoms, Molecules and Life | 2 | Atoms Handout | |
| 21-Jan | Martin Luther King Holiday | 2 | ||
| 23-Jan | Organic Chemistry | R 1, 2,4,6 AC2 | Chemistry of Life | |
| 25-Jan | Cell Membranes | 3 | R1-4, AC 2 | |
| 28-Jan | 3 | |||
| 30-Jan | Cell Structure and Function | 4 | R 2 ,3,5, 6 | Microscopy and Cells |
| 1-Feb | ||||
| 4-Feb | Energy | 5 | R1-5 | 4 |
| 6-Feb | Osmosis and Diffusion | |||
| 8-Feb | Lincoln's Holiday | |||
| 11-Feb | Photosynthesis | 6 | R1-4, AC 2 | 5 |
| 13-Feb | Phenology Check 1 | Enzymes | ||
| 15-Feb | Glycolysis and Respiration | 7 | R 1,3,6,7 AC2 | |
| 18-Feb | Washington's Holiday | 6 | ||
| 20-Feb | Photosynthesis and | |||
| 22-Feb | Exam 1 | Respiration | ||
| 25-Feb | DNA: Molecule of Heredity | 8 | R 2-6 | 7 |
| 27-Feb | Gene Expression and Regulation | 9 | Transcription Handout | From DNA to Proteins |
| 29-Feb | R 1,2,3,5,7 | |||
| 3-Mar | How Cells Reproduce | 10 | R1,2, 4-6 | 8 |
| 5-Mar | Mitosis and Meiosis | |||
| 7-Mar | Patterns of Inheritance | 11 | R1,3-6 | |
| 10-Mar | 9 | |||
| 12-Mar | Biotechnology | 12 | R2,3,5,6, AC3 | Mendelian Genetics |
| 14-Mar | ||||
| 17-Mar | Exam 2biotechnology | 10 | ||
| 19-Mar | Exam 2 moved to here | DNA Fingerprinting | ||
| 3/21- 3/28 | Spring Break | |||
| 31-Mar | Principles of Evolution | 13 | R3-7 | 11 |
| 2-Apr | How Populations Evolve | 14 | R 2,6,8 AC 1,2 | Evolution by |
| 4-Apr | Natural Selction | |||
| 7-Apr | History of Life on Earth | 15 | R1,3,5,7, AC2 | 12 |
| 9-Apr | Human Evolution | |||
| 11-Apr | Diversity of Life | 16 | R1, 6,7,10,12 | |
| 14-Apr | Phenology Check 2 | 13 | ||
| 16-Apr | Plant Form and Function | 17 | R1,3,5,6,8 | Field Trip |
| 18-Apr | ||||
| 21-Apr | Exam 3 | 14 | ||
| 23-Apr | Homeostasis & the Animal Body | 19 | R1,2,3, 5 AC1 | Animal Diversity |
| 25-Apr | Circulation and Respiration | 20 | R1, 3,4,8,11 | |
| 28-Apr | 15 | |||
| 30-Apr | The Nervous System | 24 | R1,2,7,8, AC2 | Circulatory & Respiratory |
| 2-May | Systems | |||
| 5-May | Population Growth | 27 | R1-5 | 16 |
| 7-May | Population Growth | |||
| 9-May | Community Interactions | 28 | R1,2,3,6, AC2 | |
| 12-May | 17 | |||
| 14-May | How Do Ecosystems Work? | 29 | R 1,2,4, AC 1,2 | Global Climate Change |
| 16-May | Phenology Due | |||
| 21-May | Exam 4 & Final 8-10:00 am in Room B106 | |||