HEP BIOLOGY

2022 - 2023

Instructor: Mrs. Cheryl Red

e-mail: cdred@comcast.net

Textbook: Exploring Creation with Biology – 3rd Edition

Vicki Dincher
Publisher: Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc., 2020

Supplies Needed:
Notebook
Quadrille ruled Lab Notebook
Ruler
Pencil/Pen
Color Pencils

Grading:

Homework will be graded 10, 5, 0 points only. Assignments turned in on time and mostly complete and correct
earns a 10. Turned in on time and incomplete and messy earns a 5. Turned in one week late and mostly
complete and neat earns a 5. Anything else earns a 0. I will not accept any homework after the first week late
except in the case of absences or when other arrangements were made. Please note – NEATNESS COUNTS!!!
(in the homework and the lab notebook). Parents are responsible for correcting homework assignments. I will
review the homework questions in class but I will not grade each question individually.

Parents, please ensure your student’s homework assignments are complete and graded.
Please correctly police your answer book.

Exams Seven exams and one final exam will be given during the semester. Correcting mistakes is a good way to
learn, so you are encouraged to make corrections to your exams after they have been returned. You will be able
to raise your grade up to 1 point for each corrected answer. Exams must be corrected and turned in 1 week after
they are returned to the student to receive any extra credit. A comprehensive final exam will be given. It will
count as two exam grades.

Lab Experiments will be conducted during class time. Students are to purchase a bound notebook to hold
experimental data and lab reports. This notebook is available in the HEP Bookstore. A pre-lab write up is
required for each assigned lab. It is worth 10 lab points. The homework section of the syllabus states which pre-
labs are due and when. Lab books will be taken up and graded on each test day. The homework section of the
syllabus gives the labs due that day. Late labs will be graded 10 – 20 points lower. The grade will be
determined by completeness and neatness.

Grades will be assigned at the end of each semester based on the following:

Homework 10%
Exams 65%
Lab Book 25%
Final Exam Scored as 2 test grades

Parents are strongly urged to manage the use of the solutions and tests manual to insure proper usage.

Absences:
I realize that sometimes absences are unavoidable. If you know you will be absent ahead of time, please let me
know and arrangements will be made for homework assignments to be accepted late with full credit. I will not
grade off on homework assignments if you have a valid absence. If you are unable to make class, please have a
 parent e-mail me so I can pass any information along you might have missed. If you must miss a test,
arrangements need to be made to take it the day you return to class.

Class Time
Class will be spent on lectures backed up by laboratory experiments, answering homework questions and testing.
Reading assignments are given on the syllabus and should be completed before class. It is in your best interest to
answer the On Your Own questions even though they are not turned in as homework. Check your work using the
answers at the end of the chapter.

Syllabus:
I have attached a syllabus for the course. This allows you to know pre-labs, reading assignments, homework,
and due dates for homework assignments and labs. Bring your lab book every week. If you lose your syllabus
please ask for another one. It will be difficult for you to be prepared without a syllabus.
 HEP Biology 1
Fall 2022
Syllabus

Date Lecture Lab Homework

Read Module 1 pgs. 1 - 15 Before the
first class. Complete all On Your
Owns (OYO)
Introduction to Class
8/23 Syllabus Lab notebook and lab reports Read pages 16 – 33.
Laboratory Safety 1.1 Apple Oxidation & The Complete OYO and complete study
Module 1 Scientific Method guide for Module 1.
Biology, The Study of Life
Summary Module 1
8/30 Module 1 1.2 Intro to the Microscope Read pages 37 – 55
Biology, The Study of Life Pre-lab write up 2.1
Labs 1.1 and 1.2
Exam 1 – Module 1
9/6 2.1 Investigating Waters Read pages 57 - 79
Module 2 Properties Study Guide Module 2
The Chemistry of Life Pre –Lab 2.2

9/13 Module 2 2.2 How Effective is your Summary Module 2

The Chemistry of Life Antacid? Labs 2.1 and 2.2
Read pp. 85 - 104
Pre-lab 3.1
Exam 2 – Module 2
3.1 Owl Pellet Dissection Read pg. 105 - 129
9/20 Module 3 OYO for Module 3
Ecology Pre-lab write up 3.2

9/27 Module 3 3.2 Goldfish Lab Study Guide form Module 3

Ecology Labs 3.1 & 3.2 Due
Read pg. 137 - 152
Pre-lab write up 4.1
Exam 3 – Module 3
Read pg. 152 - 172
4.1 Plant and Animal Cell
10/4 Module 4 Module 4 OYO
Structure
Cell Structure and Function Pre-lab write up 4.2 & 4.3

10/11 Module 4 4.2 Osmosis in Animal Cells Module 4 Study Guide

Cell Structure and Function
Exam 4 – Module 4
10/18
Module 5
Cellular Energy
4.3 Plasmolysis in Plant Cells
5.1 Pigments of Photosynthesis
Paper Chromatography
Labs 4.1, 4.2, & 4.3
Read pg. 179 - 196
Pre-lab write up 5.1
Read pg. 196 – 207
Module 5 OYO
Pre-lab write up Lab 5.2
 Module 5 5.2 Cellular Respiration and Module 5 Study Guide
10/25 Cellular Energy Fermentation in Yeast Lab 5.1 & 5.2
Read pg. 213 - 226
Pre-lab write up 6.1
Exam 5 – Module 5
11/1 6.1 DNA Extraction Read pg. 226 - 246
Module 6
Module 6 OYO
DNA, Proteins and the Cell
Pre-lab write up 6. 2
Cycle

Module 6 Module 6 Study Guide

11/8 DNA, Proteins and the Cell 6.2 Mitosis Lab 6.1 6.2
Cycle Read pg. 253 - 274
Pre-lab write up 7.1
Exam 6 – Module 6
11/15 7.1 Environmental factors and Read pg. 275 - 299
Module 7
their effect on Radish Leaf Color Module 7 OYO
Genetics
Lab 7.2 Extra Credit

11/22 Thanksgiving Holiday

Module 7
11/29 Genetics 7.3 Blue People of Kentucky Read pgs 308 - 322
Module 7 Study Guide
Lab 7.1, 7.2 & 7.3
Exam 7 – Module 7
12/6 Review for Final Exam Study for final exam
Module 8 over chapters 1 - 7
Evolution

12/13 Final Exam