To be successful in the advanced topics in biology, students should achieve a grade of at least C in sophomore Biology. Entrance into AP Biology requires curricular team leader approval. Open to sophomores and, with curricular team leader approval, juniors. Using inquiry-based methods, students explore the basic principles and concepts of biology at the cell and organism level. Laboratory investigations, small group work and presentations are emphasized.
Students develop skills to design and conduct an individual investigation at the end of the term.
This course completes the study of the major topics in biology by providing a continuation of the topics in Biology I. Included are the structure and function of DNA, growth and differentiation in organisms, and ecological interactions among populations, resources, and environments. Mount Hermon campus only. Open to juniors and seniors. Mount Hermon campus only. Open to juniors and seniors.