Advanced Placement Biology
1550 Advanced Placement Biology
Grades 10, 11 & 12: 1 Credit
Required sequence: Successful completion of Biology college prep
How are the four big ideas of biology translated into “Life”?
This lab-based course focuses on the four Big Ideas of Biology: Evolution, Energy and Homeostasis, Transfer of Information, and Interactions of Biological Systems. Students will use key science practices to develop explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, which they will test and refine through inquiry based laboratory investigations. Students must be willing to commit the time necessary to complete the work of a rigorous college level course. Students take the College Board AP Biology Exam upon completion of the course.