ARISE High School - Granicus
ARISE High School - Granicus
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• <strong>ARISE</strong><br />
III. Entropy<br />
A. Photosynthesis<br />
B. Respiration<br />
C. Acids, Bases, Enzymes<br />
I. Organic Compounds<br />
A. Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic Acids<br />
B. Mechanical / Chemical Digestive Systems (Mouth, Stomach, Intestines, Liver,<br />
Pancreas)<br />
II. Individual Research Report: Showing Mastery of a Biological Topic<br />
. Procedures of researching, references, writing for a scientific audience<br />
. Presentation Techniques (PowerPoint, Seminar, Discussion)<br />
III. Body Systems<br />
IV. Heredity<br />
Nervous Systems (Cranial Nerves, Neurotransmitter Research)<br />
Circulation, Skeletal<br />
Reproduction (Plants / Animals)<br />
Mendelian Genetics (Phenotypes / Genotypes)<br />
Population Genetics<br />
• Genetic clusters / Human Genome<br />
• Stem Cell Research<br />
V. Evolution<br />
Darwinian<br />
Mammalian<br />
Hominid: The Fossil Record<br />
Texts & Instructional Materials<br />
Ninth Grade Biology is a course that utilizes many different types of reading/video sources.<br />
Examples of articles/chapters/books that students have been given are as follows:<br />
Modern Biology. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2002 (and Holt On-Line Web<br />
Site for this text)<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Biology Course Description DRAFT 4