Course Description: Biology is devoted to the study of living things and their processes. Throughout the year this course provides an opportunity for students to develop scientific process skills, laboratory techniques, and an understanding of the fundamental principles of living organisms. Students will explore biological science as a process, cell structure and function, genetics and heredity, evolution and classification, diversity of living organisms and their ecological roles, and an introduction to animal structure and function. An end of course exam (EOC) will be administered which covers objectives throughout the semester. The test is 20% of the final course grade.
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Biology State Standards:
ed.sc.gov/scdoe/assets/file/agency/ccr/Standards-Learning/documents/South_Carolina_Academic_Standards_and_Performance_Indicators_for_Science_2014.pdf Biology I Textbook:
Biology, Miller & Levine (2017) Units of Study (Scope & Sequence):
Unit 1: Cells – 20 days Unit 2: Energy – 10 days Unit 3: Heredity/Chromosomal Inheritance – 10 days Unit 4: Molecular Genetics – 15 days Unit 5: Evolution – 7 days Unit 6: Ecology – 13 days EOC Review & Testing – 5 days |