317 BIOLOGY ACCELERATED
1 credit | Grades: 9101112
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 |