Dear Student,
This course is scheduled to be retired on Nov 30, 2024. You may continue using this course; however, we highly suggest moving to the new, updated course.
https://moodle.homeschoolconnectionsonline.com/course/view.php?id=4185
Please check out the Live courses here: https://caravel.homeschoolconnections.com/catalog/
Total classes: 14
Duration: 75 - 90 min
Prerequisite: none
Suggested grade level: 9th - 12th grade
Suggested high school credit: 1/2
Instructor: Christine Hamilton
Course description: Prepares the student for ACT/SAT biology. Students are expected to take notes
during class and ask questions. Notes will help with weekly quizzes, quizzes are open book. This Biology
class is a general overview of high school Biology presented from a Catholic perspective. Students should
have access to a microphone for the Q&A game at the end of class, as time permits.
Course outline (week by week):
Class 1: Bacteria and Viruses
Class 2: Protista and Fungi
Class 3: Plant Diversity, Responses and Adaptation
Class 4: Roots, Stems, Leaves and Reproduction of Seed Plants
Class 5: Invertebrates
Class 6: Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles
Class 7: Birds and Mammals
Class 8: Comparing Chordates and Behavior
Class 9: Nervous System
Class 10: Skeletal, Muscular and Integumentary Systems
Class 11: Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Class 12: Digestive and Excretory Systems
Class 13: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
Class 14: Human Biology
Course materials: Prentice-Hall Biology http://www.amazon.com/Prentice-Hall-Kenneth-RMiller/
dp/0132013495/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406419676&sr=8-
1&keywords=0132013495&dpPl=1, Notebook and pencil.
- Teacher: Christine Hamilton PhD