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Concepts in Biology: High School Biology Part 1
Lora Danley, M.S. - Chemistry, Physics, Science
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(40)
This course is a 16 week semester course for High School Biology and when taken with Part 2 constitutes a full year of topics covered in High School Biology.
Class experience
Intermediate Level
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16 lessons//16 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1The Chemistry of LifeProperties of Atoms, Chemical Bonds, Van der Waals Forces, Properties of Water, Solutions and Suspensions, Acids and Bases, the Chemistry of Carbon, Chemical ReactionsWeek 2Lesson 2EcologyBiotic and Abiotic Factors, Producers and Consumers, Food Chains and Food Webs, the Water Cycle, Nutrient CyclesWeek 3Lesson 3Ecosystems and CommunitiesClimate, Niches, Communities, Symbioses, Succession, Biomes, Aquatic EcosystemsWeek 4Lesson 4PopulationsPopulation Growth, Limiting Factors, Human Population Growth, Resources, BiodiversityWeek 5Lesson 5Cell Structure and FunctionProkaryotes and Eukaryotes, Organelles, Cellular TransportWeek 6Lesson 6PhotosynthesisChlorophyll, Chloroplasts, the Process of Photosynthesis, Light Dependent Reactions, Light Independent ReactionsWeek 7Lesson 7Cellular Respiration and FermentationGlycolysis, the Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport and ATP Synthesis, FermentationWeek 8Lesson 8Cell Growth and DivisionLimits to Cell Size, Chromosomes, the Cell Cycle, Mitosis, Regulation of the Cell Cycle, Cellular DifferentiationWeek 9Lesson 9Introduction to GeneticsGregor Mendel, Punnet Squares, Independent Assortment, Meiosis, Gene Linkage and Gene MapsWeek 10Lesson 10DNABacterial Transformation, Bacterial Viruses, the Structure of DNA, DNA ReplicationWeek 11Lesson 11RNA and Protein SynthesisThe Role of RNA, RNA Synthesis, Translation, Mutations, Gene Regulation and ExpressionWeek 12Lesson 12Human HeredityKaryotypes, Transmission of Human Traits, Chromosomal Disorders, Manipulating DNAWeek 13Lesson 13Darwin’s Theory of EvolutionDarwin’s Observations, Lamarck’s Evolutionary Hypothesis, Natural Selection, Evidence for EvolutionWeek 14Lesson 14Evolution of PopulationsGenetic Variation, Genetic Drift, Speciation, Molecular EvolutionWeek 15Lesson 15ClassificationThe Linnean System, Cladograms, the Tree of LifeWeek 16Lesson 16The History of LifeThe Fossil Record, Processes of Evolution, Early History of Earth
Students will gain a solid understanding of the concepts in biology listed above and will learn to solve problems relating to those concepts.
I have a B.S. in Chemistry from MIT and a M.S. in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. At MIT I took a significant number of courses in the field of biology and I took courses in biology at the graduate level at UC Berkeley. At both MIT and UC Berkeley, my research centered on biology. I have taught biology at the college level, and I have tutored students in biology at both the college level and the high school level.
Homework Offered
Students will be provided with an e-book after the first class as well as optional homework problems and answers and optional at-home projects. Should students choose to do the reading, it will be approximately 10 pages for each class. Each homework assignment should take the students 1-3 hours.2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Three optional tests with answers will be provided so that students may check their understanding of concepts.Grades Offered
Students have the option of taking the class for a grade. In this case the student will be required to complete 6 of the at-home projects of their choosing and to take all three tests.
Learners will be provided with an e-book after the first class as well as a packet that contains worksheets for each class along with optional homework assignments with answers and optional at-home projects.
The class will discuss sexual reproduction in terms of egg and sperm cells.
Learners will be provided with an e-book after the first class as well as a packet that contains worksheets for each class and optional homework assignments with answers as well as optional at-home projects.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(40)
Hello! I have always loved learning, and when I was small I would often request that my mother play school with me. From there I graduated to playing teacher; I would invent imaginary students and assignments for them which I then graded with...
Group Class
$320
for 16 classes1x per week, 16 weeks
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
5-12 learners per class
