Course Overview
Course Length: Full year
Suggested Grade Level(s): 9 10 11
View samples of our high school curriculum here.
In this course students will be immersed in the study of living things. The course focuses on an understanding of broader concepts and how they are interconnected. Students will be observing inferring and experimenting as they are encouraged to ask questions form explanations compare their explanations with current scientific knowledge and communicate their ideas.
The course includes comprehension and critical thinking questions activities and labs. A lab kit is available for purchase and there is a full list of materials in the coursebook appendix.
This course is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards and satisfies the high school lab science requirement.
The lessons are organized into 8 units:
- Unit 1: Introduction to Biology
- Unit 2: Cells
- Unit 3: Genetics
- Unit 4: Evolution
- Unit 5: Ecology
- Unit 6: Classification and Diversity
- Unit 7: Plants
- Unit 8: Animals
Additional Materials Needed
The following materials are used in conjunction with this coursebook:
- HMH Biology Student Edition 2017
- Lab Kit - Biology: The Study of Life
- Biology: The Study of Life Teacher Edition Second Edition (optional but recommended)
Product Details
- Publisher: Oak Meadow Inc.
- Publication date: July 2022
- Pages: 392
- Binding: Spiral bound
- Product dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Item weight: 2.10 lbs
