This accelerated level course takes a comprehensive overview of life sciences as aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Rigorous assessments of students? 21st Century Skills will be built around processes of conceptual understanding, experimentation, and application. Student responsibility will be high as laboratory work is extensive and a major project is assigned with expected individual student research to be accomplished independently throughout the year.

Prerequisite(s): None

Grade Scale: Accelerated

Credit Hours: 1

Credit Type: SC,STEM,BIO

Unit # Unit Title Duration of Days
1 EVOLUTION 16
2 NATURAL SELECTION 20
3 MENDELIAN GENETICS 13
4 MOLECULAR GENETICS 14
5 HOMEOSTASIS 15
6 ENERGY FOR LIFE 15
7 ECOLOGY 13
8 HUMAN IMPACT 22
9 Recovery 0.5