Zoology 

Zoology Prerequisite: Biology 

.50 credit/1 semester 

Grades 10-12 

This course will provide an introduction to the classification, structure, and function of animals. Invertebrate studies will include an overview of the simplest invertebrates, worms, mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms. Vertebrate studies will include a comprehensive examination of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The skills of scientific problem solving, critical thinking, laboratory observations, and reporting techniques will be emphasized. Students will be expected to apply lecture concepts to all laboratory work. Field studies and dissections of representative animals will be conducted.