High School Biology with Lab
Grades 9-12
Extremely hands on, interactive, discussion based and fun!! Small class size. Partnered lab work during every class! Your student will end this course with a deeper admiration of the intricacies of creation and a love for the order that science brings to our lives. They will also build relationships, improve communication skills and gain confidence in a group learning setting.
12 week summer course
Will meet 1 Full Year HS Science with lab credit requirements.
Meet in Spring (Lexington Woods) Wednesdays 9a-12p; June 1-August 17
Cost :: $650 ($325 to register and $325 by May 1)
Early Reservation Discount – $25 off if paid in full by April 1.
All lab supplies included in tuition.
No required text book.
Course will consist of weekly labs with a partner, interactive discussion to ensure mastery off the material, homework to be prepared for class discussion, 3 major exams and 1 final project to be presented to their peers.
Student should allow 1-2 hours a week outside of class for regular class preparation and additional time for test prep and project. No heavy reading or extensive vocabulary memorization.
Labs include :::
1. Microscope: Structure and care
2. Microscope: Magnification
3. Preparing a Slide Using a Wet Mount
4. Microscope Drawings
5. Cell Lab: Prepare and view a Plant Cell
6. Cell Lab: Prepare and View Parts of a Plant Cell
7. Cell Lab: Prepare and View Animal Cells and Compare them to Plant Cells
8. Cell Lab: Observing Chloroplasts and Cytoplasmic Streaming
9. Cell Lab: A Selectively Permeable Membrane
10. Mitosis Lab (Note: This lab will take more time than most.)
11. Bacteria Lab: Part 1 – Forms of Bacteria
12. Bacteria Lab: Part 2 – Bacteria around us
13. Classification
14. Protista Lab
15. Fungus Lab: Prepare and View Squash Fungus
16. Fungus Lab: Prepare and View Mushroom Structures
17. Fungus Lab: Prepare and View Yeast
18. Plant Lab: Monocot and Dicot Root, Leaf, and Stem
19. Plant Lab: The Parts of a Flower
20. Plant Lab: Internal Structures of Monocots and Dicots
21. Plant Lab: Plant Leaves
22. Dissection: Worm – Activity I – External, Activity II – Internal
23. Dissection: Crayfish – Activity I – External, Activity II – Internal
24. Dissection: Grasshopper – Activity I – External, Activity II – Internal
25. Dissection: Fish – Activity I – External, Activity II – Internal
26. Dissection: Frog -Activity I – External, Activity II – Internal
27. Dissection: Cow Eye – Activity I – External, Activity II – Internal
28. Dissection: Fetal Pig – Activity I – External, Activity II – Internal