動物學高級 - 青少年動物科學完整課程

January start date enrollments: All sections already have multiple students enrolled! I'm looking forward to your child joining us having a fun class!

This course covers advanced subject matter at a faster pace than my other zoology class meant for younger learners (found here https://outschool.com/classes/zoology-full-curriculum-semester-of-animal-science-XZPwHhUt) covering many awesome topics in just twelve weeks! 
Students receive supplemental information in the classroom, prompts for conducting their own investigation, and engage in classroom discussion/chat. My teaching style is very interactive. I encourage students to think for themselves and not just listen to a lecture. 
Though we only meet briefly in our weekly live meeting, a motivated student could easily have a full-curriculum class experience by creating a journal, conducting research expanding on topics covered, and classroom discussion throughout the week. Students seeking to maximize their takeaway from this class should plan to bring a notebook or journal to class every week and should compile information learned in it through the duration of the course. This can be adapted to student needs and interests by including writing, sketches, printed materials, etc. 

Weekly topics are as follows: 
week 1: Biomes and adaptations
week 2: Extreme environmental adaptations  
week 3: Classifying Kingdom Animalia
week 4: Dichotomous keys and cladograms
week 5: Embryology and homologies
week 6: Analogous structures 
week 7: Speciation & reproductive isolation
week 8: Genetics 
week 9: R & K-selected species, carrying capacity, and survivorship curves 
week 10: Animal behavior and intelligence
week 11: Keystone species and recently extinct species
week 12: Human impact and loss of biodiversity

There will be no formal assignments, only optional activities. Students with a genuine interest in animal science can expect to learn high level curriculum concepts in a fun and engaging way and receive suggestions for optional projects and further exploration.