Brookhaven High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name: Bradley White
Class: Biology Dates: 01/05 – 09/26
Unit Name:
Characteristics
of Life &
Biochem Textbook: Test Date: Friday, January 16, 2026
OBJECTIVES: BIO.1A Students will demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of life and biological organization. BIO.1A.1 Develop criteria to differentiate between living and non-living things. BIO.1A.2 Describe the tenets of cell theory and the contributions of Schwann, Hooke, Schleiden, and Virchow. BIO.1A.3 Using specific examples, explain how cells can be organized into complex tissues, organs, and organ systems in multicellular organisms. BIO.1A.4 Use evidence from current scientific literature to support whether a virus is living or non-living. BIO.1B Students will analyze the structure and function of the macromolecules that make up cells. BIO.1B.1 Develop and use models to compare and contrast the structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) in organisms. BIO.1B.2 Design and conduct an experiment to determine how enzymes react given various environmental conditions (i.e., pH, temperature, and concentration). Analyze, interpret, graph, and present data to explain how those changing conditions affect the enzyme activity and the rate of the reactions that take place in biological organisms.
Monday-
Teacher Work Day!
Tuesday-
Bell Work Discuss expectations and state test info Notes on Characteristics of Life Section 1.1
Section 1 MAAP Workbook
Wednesday-
Bell Work Pre Test in Mastery Connect (Practice Test 2)
Thursday-
Bell Work Finish Pretest if needed Chemistry Notes Section 1.2
Friday-
Bell Work POGIL- Biological Molecules Exit Ticket
Important
Information- MLK Day- Monday, January 19 9 Weeks Tests- Week of March 2-6 (Benchmark)
BIOLOGY STATE TEST- Thursday, May 7, 2026
