Description

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) Tuesdays 9a-12p; May 31-August 16

Cost :: $650

Registration $325 – Remainder of $325 to be paid by beginning of class

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