Biology 2 -Marine Biology
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Teacher: Maren Katz Date/Time: Tuesday - 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM Room: Parlor Department: Science DOE Number: 26.013 Grade Level: High School (9th-12th) Maximum Enrollment: 10 PREREQUISITE: High school Biology RECOMMENDED GRADE(S): 10 - 12TH Grade This college-prep biology course is designed to be the student's second high school Biology course and provides students with a thorough understanding of the relevance of scientific inquiry. Apologia's Marine Biology, 2nd Edition takes your upper-high school level student under the sea to explore the many wonders of marine wildlife and habitats! NEW this year: I also offer this class without grade if your students is mostly interested in the experiments and dissections, this would be a fun option for 8th grade and up. (The tests would be optional and homework not graded). The textbook opens with a chapter on oceans themselves--including plate tectonics, salinity & density, waves, tides, and other physical characteristics-before studying sea creatures and the different types of ocean zones. Subsequent chapters cover life in the sea, the first four kingdoms (Monera, Protista, Fungi, and Plantae), marine invertebrates, marine vertebrates, marine ecology, the intertidal zone, estuary communities, coral reefs, continental shelf communities, the deep ocean, and more, all from a Christian perspective. In class we will dissect a clam, a starfish, a sponge, and a
shark (!!) and look at other marine specimen under the microscope, as well as
conduct other fun experiments together.
REQUIRED
SUPPLIES/RESOURCES: Textbook: Apologia Exploring Creation with Marine
Biology 2nd edition (please only the 2nd edition!!) Tests: Apologia
Exploring Creation with Marine Biology 2nd edition tests and solutions
(this also contains the answers for the study guide questions!) Notebook: Apologia
Marine Biology Student Notebook 2nd edition รจ
All materials are available at christianbook.com
or other sources The teacher will provide dissection kits and other supplies
needed, this will be covered by the supply fee.
Tuition:
$335/ semester plus a one-time lab fee in August of $110 |