Biology 30
Saskatchewan · Grade 12 · Science — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
4Units
11Lessons
20Skills
Unit 1: Student-Directed Study
A self-designed inquiry into a topic of personal interest relevant to Biology 30, carried out as a staged research project.
Designing the Inquiry
- Designing a scientific investigation
Carrying Out and Analysing
- Carrying out and analysing the experiment
Presenting the Study
- Portfolio and presentation
Unit 2: Life and Evolution
How scientific understandings of life change with new evidence, and evolution as the unifying theme of biology.
Defining Life
- How definitions of life change
Principles and Processes of Evolution
- Principles and processes of evolution
- Evidence for evolution
- Speciation and human evolution
Unit 3: Organization of Life
Cell structure and processes, the anatomy and physiology of multicellular organisms, and the dynamic nature of biological classification.
Cell Structure and Energy
- Energy synthesis and cell molecules
- Transport and homeostasis at the membrane
Anatomy, Physiology, and Behaviour
- Comparing anatomy and reproductive strategies
- Homeostasis, defence, and exchange
The Dynamic Nature of Classification
- Taxonomy and naming conventions
- Keys, cladograms, and critiquing systems
Unit 4: Genetics and Biotechnology
Classical and chromosomal inheritance, molecular genetics, and the impacts of biotechnology on self, society, and the environment.
Classical and Chromosomal Inheritance
- Patterns of inheritance
- Punnett squares and genotype to phenotype
- The chromosomal basis of inheritance
Molecular Genetics
- DNA structure, replication, and protein synthesis
- Mutations, expression, and lab techniques
Impacts of Biotechnology
- Biotechnology applications
- Ethics, society, and regulation
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