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Biology 1 credit
Prerequisite: Science 8
The course emphasizes the scientific method, interrelationships in the living world, diversity and similarity in structure and function among organisms, genetic continuity and the evolutionary development of life. The laboratory work is planned with the stated objectives in mind and includes some dissection. Students are required to write up laboratory activities. Students are expected to mature enough to handle the laboratory equipment safely and to conduct themselves during laboratory activities in a manner conducive to a good learning atmosphere. Nightly reading and/or homework are expected for success in this class.
Honors Biology 1 credit
Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation
This is an accelerated introductory course for students with high ability, a strong math background, and an interest in science. The reading level of the course is advanced. Students are expected to have the maturity and self-motivation necessary to acquire facility and precision in various laboratory skills. This course is designed for ninth-grade students who have excelled in eighth grade science and who have been recommended by their eighth grade science teacher. Tenth grade students whose achievement has been above average are also encouraged to enroll. Course content emphasizes scientific method, taxonomy, biochemistry and phylogeny, form and function, ecology, reproduction, genetics and evolution. There is a summer reading assignment.
Honors Biology II 1 credit
Prerequisite: Honors Biology and Chemistry
This course is designed to meet the needs of a student desiring a second year of biology without the rigor of an advanced placement biology course. The course will cover topics in evolution, molecular biology, genetics, ecology, animal biology, and human biology.
AP Biology 1 credit
Prerequisite: Honors Biology and Chemistry
This course seeks to meet the objectives of a freshman college level general biology course. The main objectives for the course are to achieve knowledge of the facts, principles, and processes of biology; an understanding of the means by which biological information is collected, interpreted and how one formulates hypotheses from available data and makes further predictions; an understanding that science is a human endeavor with social consequences. Three broad areas of study will be encountered: molecular and cellular biology, genetics and evolution, organism and populations. College level material is used, and laboratory experiments and observations are central to the program. Since a thorough presentation of biology involves the application of concepts inherent to chemistry, an introductory course in chemistry is recommended. Students will be expected to purchase supplemental materials.
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