

Biology 11
Welcome to Biology 11!
The theme of gr.11 biology revolves around the big picture of wellness and homeostasis in our human bodies. The course will investigate and dive into the various systems of the body and look at the microscopic details that keep our bodies in balance.
The course is taught with a disease centred inquiry approach. This means that instead of the course being broken down into its explicit topics, diseases related to the topics are presented prior to learning the content, and the content is then learned through the understanding of the disease. This approach provides relevance, and a deeper understanding of how the various parts of the body are related.
How to be successful?
Search deeper. Ask questions. Relate various areas of the body together. Be on task
Assessment Rubric:
Lab Outline: The lab component of the course includes dissections as well as a variety of lab activities that will tie into the material being covered in class. Labs consist of 10% of the term work mark and will play a major role in the mid-term assessment. Major lab activities will include, but are not limited to:
- Sheep Pluck Dissection
- Rat Dissection
- Many different nutrient tests, blood labs, urinary labs, etc.
The units found in gr.11 biology are as follows:
- Wellness and Homeostasis – Includes cell membrane, osmosis, cellular transport, and basic cell organelle review
- Digestive system – Overview of the organs from macroscopic to microscopic views of digestion.
- Cardiovascular & Blood – Blood type and the circulatory system (blood vessels to heart)
- Respiratory system – Overview of the organs involved in respiration
- Excretion – Kidneys and urinary system
- Immune system & Nervous system
A typical rubric is as follows:
30% for Final Exam
70% for in class work
- 40% / 70% is on quizzes and tests
- 20% / 70% is on assignments/projects
- 10% / 70% is on lab work/homework

Unit 1: Homeostasis & Wellness:
Notes:
- Unit 1 | Notes 1: notes1biounit1
- Unit 1 | Notes 2: notes2biounit1
- Unit 1 | Notes 3: notes3biounit1
Worksheets:
- Egg Osmosis Pre-Lab: Egg osmosis pre lab – Pre-Lab
- Egg Osmosis Lab: Egg Osmosis Lab
- Osmosis lab with dialysis tubing: Diffusion (dialysis tubing)
- Comparing Cell to factory: Comparing a cell to a factory
- Lab | Crickets Respiration Lab: Crickets respiration lab
- Wellness Student Portfolio: Wellness portfolio

Useful Video Links:
Unit 2: Digestive System & Nutrition
Notes:
- Unit 2 | Notes 1: biounit2notes1
- Lab notes: Identifying-Macromolecules-Lab
Worksheets & Labs:
- Lactose Intolerant Article: ARTICLE Lactose Intolerance (with questions)
- Testing for Carbohydrates Lab: Basic Testing for Carbohydrates Lab
- Testing for Proteins Lab: Basic Testing for Proteins Lab
- Testing for Starch Lab: Basic Testing for Starch with enzymes Lab
- Digestive Orders Presentation Assignment: Digestive Disorders
- Overview Visual Assignment: Overview visual assignment
- Digestive system speed dating activity (use with flash cards below): Digestion flash cards
- Digestive System Speed Dating activity
- Unit 2b: Sub-unit Macromolecules
Notes:
- Unit 2b | Notes 1: Introduction to Macromolecules
- Introduction to Macromolecules student edition: introduction-to-macromolecules-student
Worksheets & Labs:
- Summary table of macromolecules: macromolecules-summary-table
- Summary table of Digestive system: summary-table-key
- Summary table of digestive system: summary-table
- Project Macromolecules
Videos to watch:
Review:

Useful Video Links:
Unit 3: Blood & Circulation
Notes:
- Unit 3 | Notes 1: 1notescirculation
- Student Notes: 1notecirculation-students
- Unit 3 | Notes 2 :2notesBlood diseases – 2notesBlood diseases
- Blood disorder notes summary: blood-disorders-notes
- Blood groups inquiry notes: blood-groups
- Blood transfusion inquiry notes: blood-transfusion-inquiry-reading
- Unit 3 | Notes 3: 3Blood Groups
- Unit 3 | Notes 3 2018: 3bloodgroups2018
- Unit 3 | Notes 4: 4NotesStructure and Function of Vessels
- Unit 3 | Notes 5: 5Heart Detailed
- Unit 3 | Notes 5: 5Heart
- Unit 3 | Notes: blood-flow-through-the-heart notes
- Unit 3 | Notes 6: Blood pressure and Heart disorder with cardiac cycle notes ekg and bloodpressure notes
- Unit 3 | Notes 7: 7Bloodflowaroundbody
- Unit 3 | Notes: The Circulatory System
Worksheets & Labs:
- Unit Review: Biology 30S – unit review.pdf
- Unit Project: Scientific Inquiry – Designing your own experiment
- Blood flow around the body town map assignment – heart-diagram-and-flow-of-blood-around-the-body
- Designing your own blood type: Designing blood type and transfusion
- Unit Worksheet: Heart Anatomy and Physiology
- Worksheet1: Blood worksheet1
- Worksheet2: Blood worksheet2
- Worksheet3: Blood worksheet3
- Worksheet4: Blood worksheet4
- Worksheet5: Blood worksheet5
- Worksheet6: Blood worksheet6
- Blood disorder pamphlet – blood-disorder-pamphlet
- Dissection heart – pig-pluck-heart-dissection
Diagrams:
- Blood Flow Through the Heart diagram: Blood-flow-through-the-heart.pdf
- Heart Diagram Printout: Heart diagram printout.pdf
- Heart Diagram: Heart Diagram.pdf
- Cardiac Cycle: Cardiac cycle.pdf
Knowledge Check Questions:

Useful Video Links:
Unit 4: Respiration
Notes:
- Unit 5 | Notes 1: respirationnotes1
Worksheets & Labs:
- Respiratory Unit Project: Respiratory System Unit Project
- Respiratory Unit Project ver.2: Respiratory System Unit Project ver 2
- Sheep Pluck Dissection: Sheep pluck dissection printout

Useful Video Links:
Unit 5: Excretory System
Notes:
- Unit 6 | Notes 1: 1Metabolic wastes and Structures
- Unit 6 | Notes 2: 2Structures of urinary system
- Unit 6 | Notes 3: 3Feedback Mechanism
- Unit 6 | Notes 4: 4Disease and Disorders
Worksheets & Labs:
- Organ Trade Article/Question: Organtrade.doc
- Unit Group Work: Excretion and Waste Management Unit Group Work
- Unit Excretory Review: Unit Review
- Worksheet 1: Worksheet 1
Diagrams:
- Overview of excretory system: Overview of excretory.pdf
- Diagram of Nephron: Nephron diagram.pdf

Unit 6: Nervous System
Notes:
- Unit 7 | Notes 1: Nervous system Notes1
Diagrams:
- Brain Diagram: Brain diagram.pdf
- Reflex Arc: Reflex arc.pdf
- Action Potential / SodiumPotassium pump diagram: Action potential diagram.pdf

Useful Video Links:
Final Exam Review:
- Final Exam Review: Biology 2016 review
- Final exam CNSC Review: biology CSNC review
- Overview dissection: Biology Overview Dissection Assignment