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his course provides students with a challenging honors-level biology curriculum; focusing on the chemistry of living things: the cell; genetics; evolution; the structure and function of living things; and ecology. The program consists of advanced online lessons; including extensive animations; an associated reference book; collaborative explorations; and laboratory experiments students can conduct at home. Honors activities include debates; research papers; and extended laboratories

Time spent: 4-6 hours per week

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SEMESTER ONE

• Unit 1: The Science of Biology
• Unit 2: The Chemistry of Life
• Unit 3: Cell Biology
• Unit 4: Mendelian Genetics
• Unit 5: Molecular Genetics
• Unit 6: Semester 1 Review and Test
• Unit 7: Honors Project 1: Research Paper
• Unit 8: Honors Project 2: Extended Lab: Rate of Photosynthesis

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SEMESTER ONE

• Unit 1: The Science of Biology
• Unit 2: The Chemistry of Life
• Unit 3: Cell Biology
• Unit 4: Mendelian Genetics
• Unit 5: Molecular Genetics
• Unit 6: Semester 1 Review and Test
• Unit 7: Honors Project 1: Research Paper
• Unit 8: Honors Project 2: Extended Lab: Rate of Photosynthesis

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SEMESTER TWO

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• Unit 1: Gene Expression
• Unit 2: Evolution
• Unit 3: Survey of Living Things 1
• Unit 4: Survey of Living Things 2
• Unit 5: Ecology and the Environment
• Unit 6: Semester 2 Review and Test
• Unit 7: Honors Project 1: Virtual Lab: Antibiotic Resistance
• Unit 8: Honors Project 2: Issues in Science: Online Debate

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• LBIO
• Biology

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Online / Virtual