Course Description

BIOLOGY    

Biology is the science of life - a dynamic process.  All living things are constantly changing - using energy, growing, reproducing, and responding to the environment.  Students of biology will investigate major unifying themes in their study of living things.  These themes include the pattern of living things, the interaction of living things and the environment, the relationship between the structures and functions of various parts of living organisms, the continuity of life, and biologic change.

In addition to a class period every day, each student is enrolled in a separate laboratory class that meets once every four days.  Successful completion of the lab component of the course is required to be eligible to take the Living Environment Regents exam.  If the mandated labs are not successfully completed, the student is not eligible to take the Living Environment Regents exam.

Computer software includes videodiscs, computer-aided laboratory dissection, and computer-aided instruction of the human anatomy.

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APPLIED SCIENCE II – EARTH SCIENCE/BIOLOGY

This course explores both Earth Science and Life Science topics.

Students will study content areas such as human impact on the earth, geological time, the rock cycle and plate tectonics.

 In addition to a class period every day, each student is enrolled in a separate lab class that meets once every four days.  Students will be prepared and expected to take the Living Environment Regents Exam.

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