Biology Class Outline (time planned for each unit is in parentheses--times are approximate and subject  to change)

Unit 1-Chemistry of Living Things (3-4 weeks)
Basic chemistry
Properties of water
Organic compounds

Unit 2 - The cell (6 weeks)
Cell Parts & functions
Transport in cells
Photosynthesis and Respiration
Cell reproduction

Unit 3 - Genetics (7 weeks)
DNA and RNA structure and function
Mutations
Meiosis
Mendellian Genetics
Genetic Diseases
Genetic Engineering

Unit 4 - Evolution (3 weeks)
Genes & Evolution
Natural Selection
Evidence of Evolution

Unit 5 - Ecology (5 weeks)
Ecosystems
Human Impact on the Environment

Unit 6 - Classification (1 week)

Unit 7 - Systems in Living Things (8 weeks)
Integumentary
Skeletal and Muscular
Digestive
Circulatory and Respiratory
Excretory
Nervous and Endocrine
Reproductive