A grade of C or better in Biology 1, also Chemistry 1 or being enrolled simultaneously in Chemistry 1 is recommended. Outside reading is encourage and students are asked to report new discoveries in the biological field.
More responsibility is placed on the students.
Verbal and written communication skills as well as date manipulation necessary for success in the job market, will be stressed. One credit in science is required for students in grade 10,11,12. The class is designed for average and above average students and is the study of living things, including both plant and animal groupings. Because it is the first course in Biology, it is general in nature and covers such topics as nature of life, continuity of life microbiology, multicellular plants, invertabrates and vertebrates. Students shall spend as much time as possible in laboratory work so they will develop skills using in the basic tools related to biology.