Biology & the Living Earth
GRADUATION CREDIT:
Fulfills 1-year Life Science requirement
A—G CATEGORY:
d
OPEN TO GRADES:
9-12
PREREQUISITES:
None. All 9th grade students are enrolled in this course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Biology and the Living Earth course is based on the Next
Generation Science Standards, explores relationships between
the living and nonliving components of Earth’s systems. By
using science and engineering practices, cross-cutting
disciplinary concepts, and evidence from experiments, research,
and observations, students will learn how to formulate
questions, evaluate claims, and develop models to make
interpretations and investigate the natural world. Topics will
include: Ecosystems Interactions and Energy, Structure,
Function, and Growth (from cells to organisms), history of
earth’s atmosphere, photosynthesis and respiration, evidence of
evolution, inheritance of traits, and Ecosystem stability and the
response to climate change.
Fulfills 1-year Life Science requirement
A—G CATEGORY:
d
OPEN TO GRADES:
9-12
PREREQUISITES:
None. All 9th grade students are enrolled in this course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Biology and the Living Earth course is based on the Next
Generation Science Standards, explores relationships between
the living and nonliving components of Earth’s systems. By
using science and engineering practices, cross-cutting
disciplinary concepts, and evidence from experiments, research,
and observations, students will learn how to formulate
questions, evaluate claims, and develop models to make
interpretations and investigate the natural world. Topics will
include: Ecosystems Interactions and Energy, Structure,
Function, and Growth (from cells to organisms), history of
earth’s atmosphere, photosynthesis and respiration, evidence of
evolution, inheritance of traits, and Ecosystem stability and the
response to climate change.