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REFUND POLICY: Full refund until 12 hours after the first class meeting (6 hours in the summer).  If you do not notify me within 12 hours of the first class that you wish to be refunded, you will need to contact Outschool support to request a refund which they may or may not grant. 

This is a 16 week full-semester class that covers concepts in High School Biology.  Although technically Part 1 and Part 2 can be taken in any order, I will be integrating previous concepts into later classes, so that learners are able to see how concepts relate to each other and learn to solve problems by synthesizing together information from different concepts.  

Images, activities, and short experiments will help solidify the concepts in class.  During class I will teach by the Socratic method as much as possible while going over concepts and problems.  Toward the end of each class, we will do a worksheet together with problems and short answer questions that will help students master the topics for that class.  Also provided are optional homework problems with answers, reading assignments from an e-book, and project-based assignments that learners can do at home as well as three optional tests with answers so learners can check their understanding.  We will not, however, be doing full biology lab experiments with detailed lab reports. 

CLASS 1: VIRUSES AND PROKARYOTES
Virus Structure, Classification of Prokaryotes, Prokaryotic Structure, Infection by Viruses and Bacteria

CLASS 2: PROTISTS AND FUNGI
Structure and Function of Protists, Reproduction of Protists, Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Protists, the Ecology of Fungi

CLASS 3:  INTRODUCTION TO PLANTS
Characteristics of Plants, the Plant Life Cycle, Seedless Plants, Seed Plants, Flowering Plants

CLASS 4: PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Specialized Tissues in Plants, Roots, Stems, Leaves, Transport in Plants

CLASS 5: PLANT REPRODUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
Flowering Plants, Fruits and Seeds, Plant Hormones

CLASS 6: INTRODUCTION TO ANIMALS
Classification of Animals, Body Plans, Invertebrates, Chordates, Primates

CLASS 7: ANIMAL SYSTEMS: PART 1
Food and Digestion, Respiration, Circulation, Excretion

CLASS 8: ANIMAL SYSTEMS: PART 2
Response, Motion and Skeletal Systems, Reproduction, Homeostasis

CLASS 9: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN BODY
Innate, Learned, and Complex Behaviors, Social Behavior and Communication, Human Body Systems

CLASS 10: THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM
Food and Nutrition, Process of Digestion, Absorption and Elimination, the Kidneys

CLASS 11: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Neurons, the Central Nervous System, the Peripheral Nervous System, the Senses

CLASS 12: SKELETAL, MUSCULAR, AND INTEGUMENTARY (SKIN) SYSTEMS
The Skeleton, Joints, Muscle Tissue, Muscle Contraction, Structure of Skin

CLASS 13: CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS
The Heart, Blood Vessels, Blood, The Lymphatic System, Structures of the Respiratory System, Gas Exchange, and Transport

CLASS 14: ENDOCRINE AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
Hormone and Glands, the Male and Female Reproductive Systems, Fertilization and Development

CLASS 15: THE IMMUNE SYSTEM 
Infectious Diseases, Antibodies and Antigens, T Cells, Immune System Disorders

CLASS 16: GENETIC ENGINEERING
Selective Breeding, Recombinant DNA, PCR, Transgenic Organisms