What's Included
The course package includes the following materials:
- Biology: The Study of Life Coursebook Second Edition
- HMH Biology Student Edition
- Lab Kit - Biology: The Study of Life
Additional Materials Needed:
These materials are suggested for this course but are NOT included in this course package:
- Biology: The Study of Life Teacher Edition Second Edition (optional but recommended)
- There are a number of household items that are used in labs. A full list is posted on the Biology: The Study of Life Lab Kit page.
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 included with this package 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
