Biology

Life Sciences (Biology) 11

The variety of species on Earth is amazing! In Life Sciences 11, learn how species are connected, how they evolved, how they depend on one another, and why we need to protect them! Explore single-celled creatures, plants, fungus, and animals - what parts and strategies has each group developed to help it survive and succeed in the world? Student will need to develop an extensive subject-specific vocabulary to support both reading comprehension and proficient communication of their ideas in this course. Life Sciences 11 is strongly recommended prior to Anatomy & Physiology 12, and for students planning to study biology beyond high school.

Anatomy & Physiology (Biology) 12

Are you curious about what's in your body? And how your organ systems work together? Anatomy and Physiology 12 focuses on human biology and the compounds that make up our bodies. It allows students to develop an appreciation for how our diverse body systems work together to maintain homeostasis. In this course, students will learn about cell structure, biochemical processes, and organ systems. In addition to this, students will study how the body may respond to illnesses and/or infections. This course requires a significant amount of reading and written comprehension to communicate proficient learning.

Biology 11 Honours / AP Biology 12

Teacher recommendation required.

These are partner courses.
Students will sign up for both, and complete them in a single school year.

The AP Biology year-long option covers Life Science 11 Honours topics in the first semester, digging deeper and adding additional topics from the AP Biology University level curriculum. In the second semester, students explore the Anatomy & Physiology 12 curriculum, as well as university-level topics including Molecules and Cells, Heredity and Evolution, and Organisms and Populations. The AP Biology course develops students' advanced inquiry and reasoning skills, such as designing a plan for collecting data, analyzing data, applying mathematical routines, and connecting concepts in and across domains. This course will prepare students for the Biology College Board Advanced Placement Exam. After showing themselves to be qualified on the AP Exam (graded on a 5-point scale), some students, in their first year of college, are permitted to take upper-level courses in biology or register for courses for which biology is a prerequisite.

Note: If you'd like to pursue AP but are wondering how to juggle all the classes, consider taking Science 10 over the summer and AP Bio in your grade 10 year. Since Biology does not rely heavily on math, grade 10 students will find the curriculum accessible.

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