Biology
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| Tina Diane Robinette teaches at Green Hope High School. She has taught for 11 years, 5 of which have been with the Wake County Public School System. Tina earned her Bachelor’s degree from Shepherd University and received National Board Certification in 2007. |
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Susan Pullium earned her Bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and is a Nationally Board Certified teacher. She has taught for the Wake County Public School System for 7 of her 10 years of teaching. Susan was part of the planning group for the opening of the School of Health Science. |
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Gail Barkes has
a Masters and Undergraduate Degree in Science Education. She opened the science departments of two new schools in Wake County: Green Hope in 1999 and Panther Creek in 2006 and served as the Head of the Science Department and Department Leader. Gail has 23 years experience teaching all levels of biology (levels have included regular, honors, and advanced placement). |
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Enid Duncan received her undergraduate degree at Radford College in Virginia, and her masters in secondary science education at the University of South Carolina. She taught 15 years in S.C., and is now in her 7th year with Wake County Public Schools. |
Biology Lessons
Scientific Method
Physical and Cellular Basis of Life
- Compounds with Food - Test with Indicators
- Organic Compounds - Monomers, Function and Examples
- Lock and Key Model of Enzyme
- Liver Demonstration
- Cell Structure
- Plant vs. Animal Cell
- Model of Cell Membrane
- Cell Transport: 3 Types of Passive Transport
- Cell Transport: Osmosis (Hypertonic, Hypotonic and Isotonic)
- Cell Transport: Types of Active Transport
- Structure of a Chloroplast
- Overall Reaction of Photosynthesis
- Structure of the Mitochondria and Aerobic Respiration
Continuity of Life and the Changes of Organisms Over Time
- DNA Structure
- DNA Replication
- Cell Cycle - Mitosis
- Structure of RNA & Transcription
- Structure of RNA & Transcription (Part B)
- Translation/Protein Synthesis and Enzymes
- Gene Regulation/Mutations
- Gene Regulation/Mutations (Part B)
- Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction - Meiosis
- Compare Mitosis and Meiosis
- Intro Vocab to Genetics using Monohybrid Cross
- Dominant/Recessive, Mono/Dihybrid Cross, TestCross, Genotype/Phenotype
- Exceptions to Medelian Rules
- History of Human Genome
- Restriction Enzymes, Gel Electrophoresis and DNA Fingerprint
- Genetic Engineering Applications: Food, Medicine, Gene Therapy
- History-Origin of Life, Miller/Urey Experiment-Characteristics of First Life Form
- Lamarck, Darwin, the HMS Beagle and Galapagos Islands, Origin of Species
- Evidence of Evolution
The Unity and Diversity of Life
- Linnaeus's 7 Levels of Classification, Kingdom Comparison, Dichotomous Key, Cladogram & Phylogenetic Tree
- Metabolic Processes - Nutrition & Transport
- Metabolic Processes - Regulation, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth & Development
- Feeding Adaptations, Plants and Animals
- Pathogens - Viruses, Bacteria, & Protists
- Diseases - Combination of Genetics and Environment
- Animal Behavior - Learned, Innate and Social
Ecological Relationships Among Organisms
- Organization levels of Ecology
- Biogeochemical Cycles Water, Carbon, Nitrogen
- Communities - Competition, Predator/Prey, Symbiosis & Succession
- Human Population Growth, Climate Change, Resource Use, Stewardship & Sustainability



