Honors Biology    1 credit

Prerequisite: Teacher Recommendation

This is an accelerated introductory course for students with high ability, a strong math background, and an interest in science.  The reading level of the course is advanced. Students are expected to have the maturity and self-motivation necessary to acquire facility and precision in various laboratory skills.  This course is designed for ninth-grade students who have excelled in eighth grade science and who have been recommended by their eighth grade science teacher. Tenth grade students whose achievement has been above average are also encouraged to enroll. Course content emphasizes scientific method, taxonomy, biochemistry and phylogeny, form and function, ecology, reproduction, genetics and evolution. There is a summer reading assignment.