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Course Description: This course is an Advancement Placement course, equivalent to a college-level course. The student will use case studies, laboratory investigations and inquiry activities to understand the 4 big Ideas:
BIG IDEA 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
BIG IDEA 2: Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
BIG IDEA 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.
BIG IDEA 4: Biological systems interact, and these interactions possess complex properties.
Science Practices Developed:
The student explain biological concepts, processes, and models presented in written format.
The student can analyze visual representations of biological concepts and processes.
The student can determine scientific questions and methods.
The student can represent and describe data.
The student can perform statistical tests and mathematical calculations to analyze and interpret data.
The student can develop and justify scientific arguments using evidence.
AP Calculator Policy:
A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed on both sections of the exam. For more information about which calculators can be used on all of the AP exams, check the college board policies here.
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