Course title

Biology

Pre-requisite

Psychology BA

Course description

This is the biology course description from the Epic charter schools official website. They do not include the syllabus.†

This inquiry- and lab-based course is designed to support modern science curriculum and teaching practices. It robustly meets NGSS learning standards for high school biology. Content topics include cells; organ systems; heredity; organization of organisms; evolution; energy use in organisms; and the interdependence of ecosystems. Each lesson includes one or more inquiry-based activities that can be performed online within the context of the lesson. In addition; the course includes a significant number of hands-on lab activities. Approximately 40% of student time in this course is devoted to true lab experiences; as defined by the National Research Council (2006; p. 3).

Epic Charter Schools. "Plato Curricula".††Sean Ridenour.†June 15; 2015.†https://epiccharterschools.org/plato

School Country

United States

School state

Oklahoma

School city

Oklahoma City

High school

Epic Charter School

School Address

1900 Northwest Expy r3, Oklahoma City, OK

School zip code

73118

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

07/2/2022

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

• LBIO
• Biology

Approved date

07/13/2022

Online / Virtual

No