• Starting with the class of 2017, a graduation component of any Pennsylvania public school will be passing specific Keystone exams. These exams are designed to make sure that students are meeting state standards. Starting with the 2012-2013 school year, most School Districts will be administering the Algebra I, Literature, and Biology Keystone exam.
     
    To help students review the topic of biology, the Council Rock Science Department has broken up the content into 9 topics. Review for each topic will consist of the following:
    • A podcast (either by Khan Academy or Council Rock Staff) approximately 20 minutes in length to review the content
    • A viewing guide that goes along with each podcast
    • A list of questions from the Keystone Review packet (Modified from the Science Section of the Keystone Exam information provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education) that accompany that section
    • An electronic quiz that students can take to assess their own knowledge

    If you would like to know more about the Keystone exams, please click here.
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    TOPIC 1: Biochemistry and the Molecules of Life
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11**
    TOPIC 2: Cells and Cellular Organization
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 1, 2, 3, 19, and 30**

    TOPIC 3: Cellular Transport
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 16, 17, and 18**
    TOPIC 4: Cellular Division (Mitosis and Meiosis)
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 4, 21, 22, 23, and 24**
    TOPIC 5: Cellular Energy (Photosynthesis and Respiration)
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 12, 13, 14, and 15**
    TOPIC 6: DNA and its Processes (Replication, Transcription, and Translation)
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 24, 28, 29, and 31**
    TOPIC 7: Mendelian and Human Genetics
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 25, 26, 27, and 32**
    TOPIC 8: Evolution
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37**
    TOPIC 9: Ecology
    **THIS TOPIC WILL COVER KEYSTONE PACKET REVIEW QUESTIONS 20, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46**