This laboratory-based course includes a curriculum designed to give students a foundation in biological concepts as well as the opportunity to utilize principles of experimental design in laboratory inquiry and on a required independent student project. IGCSE Biology includes, but is not limited to, characteristics and classification of living organisms; organization and maintenance of organisms; reproduction, inheritance, and the continuity of life; and the relationships of organisms to one another and to their environment. This course has an associated Standards of Learning (SOL) test. Students will participate in this test to satisfy federal testing requirements. This course has an associated Standards of Learning (SOL) test. Students will participate in this test to satisfy federal testing requirements.
Prerequisites
None
This course may utilize animal dissection techniques as an instructional strategy. Students who conscientiously object to these exercises will participate in division-approved activities that provide comparable learning experiences.