Laboratory work is incorporated within regular class time. This course is not as rigorous as the New York State Regents Syllabus. However, it does concentrate on topics related to human systems and ecological studies. Therefore, understanding life and life processes depends upon understanding the unifying principles and concepts at all levels of organization from cells to ecosystems. Interaction of organisms and their environment.
Laboratory investigations relating to the various topics are an important part of the course.
The final examination for Biology R will be the NYS Regents in Biology. The honors biology course is academically oriented and rigorous in nature. It follows the same scheme as the Biology R curriculum. It will, however, offer a more in-depth examination of the main themes as well as the most recent biological findings which do not appear in current texts. The laboratory investigations are of a more complex nature than those used in the Biology R program.