This biology course challenges students to examine the living world around them for meaning and understanding. Students examine cellular biology and genetics with an emphasis on how different organisms maintain stability in their environment, undergo division, and convert energy into usable forms. Laboratory investigations foster understanding through application of skills and critical thinking.

In the honors course, students lead the content integration and transfer responsibility for elements of the learning process from the instructor to the individual. The instructor acts as a facilitator to ensure that material is introduced and appropriate conclusions are developed. Projects, research, and discussions foster this conversion.

This course is designed to be the fourth in a series; however, students who have completed sufficient prior science course work are able to enroll in this course without completing Science I – III first. Regardless, students are expected to have a background in basic chemistry, scientific principles, and critical thinking skills.

• Teacher: David Consalvi