Course Offerings - Grade 9

Biology - Course No.: 4020

GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: Full Year CREDIT: 1.0      

Biology is the first course taken by high school students. Important themes stressed are energy flow through the biosphere, essential biological processes, evolution, and genetic continuity. Individual projects, laboratory activities, cooperative learning groups, lecture/discussion, and research projects are all utilized to give each student the essential scientific background and skills for future success.
PREREQUISITE: Placement

Biology Honors - Course No.: 4022

GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12  LENGTH: Full Year CREDIT: 1.0

Biology Honors is a course that takes a macro and microscopic scientific inquiry approach to facilitate the understanding of the fundamental concepts and processes of biology. Topics covered are based on five themes: science as a process, interdependence in nature, relationship of structure and function, energy transfer, and evolution. In comparison to Biology, this curriculum is taught at an accelerated pace and in greater depth. Emphasis is on laboratory work.
PREREQUISITE: Placement

Conceptual Biology - Course No.: 4024

GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: Full Year CREDIT: 1.0

Conceptual Biology is a lab science course dealing with the important themes of biology.  The course centers around four areas of study: ecology, survey of living organisms, human physiology, and genetics. Materials are presented, using a hands-on approach, to accommodate a wide range of reading and analytical abilities.
PREREQUISITE: Placement

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