HS Biology
CRN: 83518
Course Information
Welcome to Biology. This course fulfills high school science requirements for the City College of San Francisco's or San Francisco Unified School District's High School Diploma. Biology: "bio-" = life and "-ology" = study of. In other words, it is a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes. Themes that we will be studying in this course include scientific skills, characteristics of life, ecology, climate change, and human impact. After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Important Dates
Day Class Begins: Saturday September 12, 2020
Day Class Ends: Saturday December 12, 2020
Last Day to Add without instructor's approval: Saturday September 19, 2020
Last Day to Drop without a 'W' symbol: September 19, 2020
Last Day to Drop with a W or apply for leave of absence: November 4, 2020
Final Exam Date: December 12, 2020
We will have synchronous class time on zoom every Saturday between 8:10am - 12:50pm. There will be no class on November 28, 2020 due to Thanksgiving Holiday. The invitation will be provided in the weekly announcement and email invitations. You can also access class on the ConferZoom in Canvas, where you can see the dates we are meeting along with the invitation link.
Course Syllabus
Course syllabus: HS Biology Syllabus
We will use NGSS Biology San Francisco Unified School District Core Curriculum, Copyright 2019, ISBN 978-1-5249-8644-5 Prentice Hall Biology textbook by Miller and Levine, Copyright 2006, ISBN 0-13-166255-4. Pacemaker Biology textbook by Globe Fearon, 2004. No purchase necessary for SFUSD students.