Biology
9 – 10 Grade
Taught by
Malia Poggio
Tuesday
12:30 – 2:30
COST: $525.00 PER SEMESTER
(1) Annual Payment of $1050.00
Payment is due by one week before classes begin.
(2) Semester Payments of $525.00
1st payment is due by one week before classes begin.
2nd-semester payments must be made no later than one week before classes begin.
(4) Quarterly Auto-Payments of $262.50
1st payment is due by one week before classes begin.
2nd – 4th payments will auto-debit every 70 days from the subscription start date
Ex. If you subscribe to Quarterly Payments on August 14th, your card will automatically be billed again on October 23rd, January 1st, and March 12th. Then your subscription will end.
(10) Monthly Auto-Payments of $105.00
Subscriptions must begin no later than one week before classes begin. These will automatically bill on the same date every month.
Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are In-Person for class.
This A-G level biology course is designed to take the student through a general study of living matter. Students will learn basic biological principles and explore the diversity of life on Earth. They will study the present form and function of organisms, from cells to organ systems, from simple viruses to complex Homo sapiens. There are more than twenty-five hand-on lab/lab activities covering such topics as:
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Microbiology
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Fungi
- Protists
- Plants
- Animals & animal behavior
- Ecology
Along with a variety of dissections and modeling, there are student-led investigations that allow the student to pursue individualized areas of inquiry. In addition, students will learn microscopic and aseptic techniques together with laboratory safety and proficiency.
Emphasis will be on disciplinary core ideas (content), scientific practices, and crosscutting concepts, coupling practice with content to apply the material in a meaningful way to the world, and analyzing & proposing ways to minimize human impacts on biodiversity. The year culminates in a student-led multi-week lab project with a poster presentation and an optional field trip.
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A textbook is required: