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 / district 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