Students in Honors Biology will develop an understanding of key concepts that help them make sense of the interactions between life science and Earth and space science. The ideas build upon students’ understanding of disciplinary ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts from earlier grades. There are five topics in biology: (1) The Nature of Science, (2) Ecology, (3) The Cell, (4) Genetics, and (5) Biological Diversity of Life.
Honors Biology is recommended for high-achieving students and for students who have a particular interest in biology and the natural sciences, including students who are traditionally underrepresented in Honors or AP courses. Students will be ultimately responsible for their learning; therefore, they should be organized, prepared, and motivated to learn every day.
The Honors Biology curriculum differs from the regular Biology curriculum in meaningful ways. The Honors course places a higher priority on developing critical thinking skills by examining real world problems. The Honors curriculum examines topics with more depth and includes more advanced resource material in addition to the adopted text. Laboratory investigations play a more prominent role in the Honors course. Labs are more sophisticated than in the regular curriculum and students are expected to design and carry out experiments using appropriate methods and resources.
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