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This high school biology course is designed to be your high school student’s first science course. As a college-prep high school biology course, it will set the stage for success in their homeschool years in high school, prepare them for college-level courses, and give them an understanding of the basic biological world that surrounds them each day of their lives so that they can appreciate the real-world relevance of scientific inquiry. We believe that students’ educations should prepare them for life, not just an academic year.
Shop Biology CurriculumProviding a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general biology, our award-winning, homeschool, high school biology covers:
• A heavy emphasis on the vocabulary of biology so that students are properly prepared to have scientific discussions
• A strong background in the scientific method so that students are trained for laboratory sciences in other high school science courses, as well as university studies
• Labs that cover experimentation, field studies, microscopy, and dissection
• Introduction to classification, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, evolution, ecosystems, and much more.
Our award-winning, creation-based homeschool science curriculum helps students investigate, discover, recognize, appreciate, discuss, and understand the wonders of Creation.
High school students are equipped for college studies with our academically rigorous curriculum because we aren’t just a textbook. Using a conversational tone, we present challenging science concepts and thought-provoking experiments in an easily navigated, personalized format to help students methodically learn, self-check, and master difficult concepts before moving on.
We keep science relevant. Additional online materials are available through a book extras portal so that students can see science in action.
The Table of Contents for Exploring Creation with Biology is as follows:
Because our texts are written in a conversational tone, the textbook is the expert in interacting with the student. There are no teacher manuals required.
A flexible daily schedule is provided in your student’s notebook so that they can independently work on their science assignments.
A typical week requires studying science about 1 hour a day for 5 days. During this time, students read an assigned portion of their textbook, stopping throughout each section to answer “On Your Own” questions to test their comprehension before moving forward. Students self-check their answers against the detailed answers provided at the end of each module.
Laboratory exercises are conducted throughout each module so that students have a hands-on lab component in their scientific study. These have been designed to easily work in the homeschool environment.
At the end of each of 16 modules which take about 2 weeks each to complete, there are Study Guides to help students review their materials before taking their exams. Detailed answers to these questions are provided in the Solutions and Test Manual.
Module exams and quarterly exams, as well as detailed answers, are provided in the Solutions and Test Manual.
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High school students take notes to increase retention of information, review for tests, and produce a record of their thoughts as they connect the ideas presented in the textbook with their own ideas.
Additionally, a student notebook helps students keep a carefully organized, detailed, and complete lab notebook, recording labs they conducted using proper scientific methodology.
Taking good notes while reading a high school science text can make the difference between mastering a concept and not quite understanding it. Good notes provide the following advantages:
Apologia Student Notebooks for our homeschool high school biology course are specifically designed to help students be independent and take responsibility for their science studies as they gain and maintain the personal abilities to create structure and logic through note taking.
They provide structured space for:
Having a place to record all of the grades they receive allows students to see their progress, understand where they need to improve, and be accountable for their studies.
Note taking pages provide ample space for students to take personal notes using the methods most college science departments recommend.
Independent students know what to do and when to do it. The modules of our high school biology course have been broken down into daily lesson plans. In a glance, students and parents can track progress throughout the course.
These questions are designed so that students answer them as they progress through each module. This allows them to self-check their comprehension before moving on to the next section.
These were created to help students prepare for their exams. Students should be encouraged to use their notes to answer the questions so that their note-taking skills are reinforced.
Each experiment listed in the textbook has a lab report in the Student Notebook. Students are clearly instructed on what they are to see and do for each lab.
At the end of their Biology studies, students are given the opportunity to design and conduct their own experiment. We walk them through each step.
Colleges want to see a lab component on your student’s high school transcript. This isn’t optional, and Apologia’s award-winning homeschool high school biology course is designed to meet this requirement.
Throughout their academic school year, students will conduct controlled experiments where they observe a problem, ask a question, formulate a testable hypothesis, and then conduct the experiment and analyze the data to see if their results support their hypothesis. It involves quantitative data that require measurements. The lab portion of Apologia guides a student through this process.
Additionally, students will conduct descriptive experiments to use their five senses to make qualitative observations and describe what they learn. This includes microscope work, field studies of organisms in their natural habitats, and dissections. Again, our homeschool curriculum was designed with your student’s success in mind, and we guide students through this process with detailed descriptions and photographs.
Enrich your high school student’s human body study with the Video Instruction Thumb Drive available for Exploring Creation with Biology. In the videos, Sherri Seligson lectures, corresponding to all the titled sections of the textbook, using visual animations and on-location video clips. This helps students absorb the concepts in a richer and more engaging way, and it encompasses all types of learners. The animations help explain more difficult concepts in a three-dimensional, interactive way rather than in a static, two-dimensional text only. And the medium allows students to review material until they really understand it.
This course includes:
If your homeschool student learns well in an online environment, Apologia’s Live Online Classes may be a good fit. They offer live instruction and the ability to interact with other students as well as ask questions to an instructor. If your student’s schedule doesn’t work with one of the live class options, there are recorded class options that the instructor grades.
This comprehensive homeschool high school biology course was created to accommodate a wide range of student abilities. To ensure every student’s success, Apologia has created materials to meet every student’s learning style.
Auditory Learners: Sometimes, students learn best when they can see and hear what they’re studying. Apologia audiobooks are the complete text of the course read aloud. Students can follow along with the audio while reading their textbooks.
Visual Learners: Sometimes, the subject matter is easier to comprehend when the topic is animated and presented by a knowledgeable instructor. Apologia Video Instructional material enhances the student’s education with more than 20 hours of instruction, including on-location video footage, PowerPoint lectures, animated diagrams of difficult concepts, and video presentations of all experiments.
Social Learners: Some students learn best when they can interact with others in an online setting and ask questions of a live instructor. With Apologia’s Live Online Classes, students can interact in real-time with both their classmates and a professional instructor in a structured, virtual classroom. Also, we offer recordings of all our live classes on the Live Online Classes Video-On-Demand Channel.
Apologia’s high school science courses help your students interactively participate in their educations by fostering their natural inquisitiveness. We recognize that to cultivate curiosity, and we must partner with it. Throughout their high school years, your students will experience personal scientific encounters that turn facts into a meaningful and natural extension of what they already know about their world and their Creator. We thank you for considering Apologia science for your homeschool.
Exploring Creation with Biology is available as a Basic Set, Advantage Set, or a SuperSet. Components included in each are as follows:
