High School Curriculum Explorer · Grades 9–12

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Biology

Suggested grades 9–10 · Unit 3: Populations and Biological Evidence

Build an Ecosystem Energy Budget

Use proportional data while keeping energy conservation distinct from biomass transfer.

▷ 2 teacher video choices: Build an Ecosystem Energy Budget
Preview lesson: Build an Ecosystem Energy Budget

Goal: Calculate two transfer fractions and account for energy not stored as new biomass at the next level.

Before this: Use percentages and define a system boundary.

Try together: Together identify the 17,600 kJ difference between producer and primary-consumer production and explain why it cannot all be labeled “heat” without more evidence.

Subject-content contributionHS-LS2-4High school band
Supporting literacy connectionRST.9-10.7Grades 9–10
Selected NGSS high school-band contribution; full performance requires additional evidence and instruction.
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Biology

Suggested grades 9–10 · Unit 3: Populations and Biological Evidence

Explain a Population Shift Without Intent

Connect inherited variation, resource limits and reproductive success in an original model.

▷ 2 teacher video choices: Explain a Population Shift Without Intent
Preview lesson: Explain a Population Shift Without Intent

Goal: Construct a natural-selection explanation using four required factors and distinguish population change from individual intention.

Before this: Know inheritance and calculate a proportion.

Try together: Together revise “The beetles became dark because they wanted to survive” using variation already present before predation.

Subject-content contributionHS-LS4-2High school band
Supporting literacy connectionRST.9-10.1Grades 9–10
Selected NGSS high school-band contribution; full performance requires additional evidence and instruction.
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