High School Biology - Honors: Full Year -Part 2 of 2 [2x/Week Ongoing]

In this course, students will learn various fundamental concepts covered in high school biology level 1 (US curriculum).  A comprehensive overview of the topic will be provided in each class before addressing the finer details. Foundational topics may be introduced at a high level initially, with deeper dives into specific areas in subsequent lessons. Please see the topic list below. Upon successfully completing this course, students will have acquired a thorough understanding of evolution, ecology, biodiversity & basic human biology. 

I will be using a combination of presentations, worksheets, videos and simulations to teach this course. I will utilize online assessments to check for student understanding. Worksheet packets that go along with the presentations will be provided. Students are expected to take some notes as they fill in the blanks on the handouts. This class is an interactive class; when in doubt, students are encouraged to ask questions. I will be assisting students while they work. Depending on the pace of the class, students may have some amount of homework. 

The recording of each session will be available to enrolled students after attending one live session (as long as there are students present in each session).  This is meant to help learners review or catch up if they miss anything during class as the class may have diverse learners.

Both regular and honors student are welcome to join. Students at both levels typically learn the same topics in high school; the main difference is in how they are tested and how much detail they are expected to know. Honors students are tested on more details and at a more difficult level than regular students. Therefore, some of my online quizzes will be optional for regular level students. This is a suitable course for home-schooled students and for students who are currently enrolled in high school biology.

If your child prefers a 1:1 learning environment, I would be happy to set up 1:1 sessions that cover the topics from this course. Please reach out if you prefer 1:1 tutoring sessions as opposed to group sessions.

⚠️No class during the week of March 10th

🌿➡️SECTION 1 Begins: Jan. 23, 2024 [Tuesdays and Thursdays]
🍓➡️SECTION 2 
🍉➡️SECTION 3

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 1
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT1: Evolution 1- Introduction (1)
=>Darwin's theory of evolution
=>Evidence of evolution
=>Scales of evolution
=>Online quiz

📝UNIT1: Evolution 2 (2)
=>Evolution of populations
=>Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
=>Mechanisms of microevolution
=>Online quiz

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 2
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT1: Evolution 3 (3)
=>Natural selection vs. artificial selection 
=>Macroevolution & formation of species
=>Online quiz

📝UNIT 2: Ecology 1 (4)
=>Introduction to ecology
=>Levels of ecological organization
=>Population and community ecology
=>Online quiz

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 3
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 2: Ecology 2 (5)
=>Ecosystems
=>Terrestrial and Aquatic biomes
=>Online quiz

📝UNIT 2: Ecology 3 (6)
=>Trophic levels & energy flow
=>Food chain & food web
=>Succession
=>Online quiz

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 4
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 2: Ecology 4 (7)
=>biogeochemical cycles
=>air and water pollution

📝UNIT 3: Classification of living things (8)

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 5
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 4-microbiology 1- prokaryotes (bacteria) (9)
=> characteristics of bacteria
=>bacterial reproduction
=>bacterial infections
=> antibiotics and antibiotic resistance

📝UNIT 4: Microbiology 2- viruses & vaccines (10)
=>characteristics of viruses
=>viral replication
=>viral infections

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 6
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 4: Microbiology 3- Protists vs. fungi (11)
=>characteristics of protists & fungi
=>examples of protist and fungal life cycles
=>protozoan and fungal infections
=>Online quiz

📝UNIT 5: Plants - Introduction to the plant kingdom (12)
=>plant characteristics  
=>plant classifications
=>plant adaptations

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 7
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 5: Plants - Plant Life cycle & Reproduction (13)

📝UNIT 5: Plants - Plant Organ Systems (14)
=>shoot system and root system
=>Online quiz

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 8
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 6:  Animals - Introduction to the animal kingdom (15)
=>animal characteristics  
=>animal classifications
=>animal adaptations

📝UNIT 7: Human biology 1 - An Introduction (16)
=>Online quiz

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 9
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 7: Human biology 2 - Skeletal system & Joints (17)

📝UNIT 7: Human biology 3 - Muscular system (18)

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 10
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 7: Human biology 4 - Nervous system & Endocrine system (19)

📝UNIT 7: Human biology 5 - Circulatory & Respiratory System(20)

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻Week 11
🌿➡️SECTION 1

📝UNIT 7: Human biology 6 - Immune System, Immune Response & Vaccines (21)

📝UNIT 7: Human biology 7 - Digestive and Urinary Systems (22)
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NOTE:
=>class may run over the allotted time (by 5 to 10 minutes) at times depending on the class constitution and student needs
=>I will leave the Zoom session if nobody shows up within the first 5 minutes of each session. So, please make sure to join the meeting on time.

Refund Policy:
All classes running week after week have a standard refund policy: "Cancel anytime. No refunds for past payments. Most recent payment can be refunded within 24 hours of purchase and prior to the first meeting of the payment period."