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Biology 8 (Science 8)

Course Content

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Biology 8 is part of the general course, Science 8. Students will learn about:

  • The basics of the Cell Theory

    • Cells make up all living things​

    • Cells are the smallest unit of life

  • Introduction to microscopes

    • ​Comparison: plants and animal cells​

    • Looking at all the different cell structures

  • Differentiation between unicellular and multicellular organisms

  • Cell division

  • Ecology

    • Food chains​

    • Food webs

    • Energy pyramids

    • Energy transfer

Grade 8

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Biology 9 (Science 9)

Course Content

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Biology 9 is part of the general course, Science 9. Students will learn about:

  • Genetics

  • Cell division (more advanced; a continuation of Biology 8 Cell Division)

  • DNA

    • Its structure​

    • Double helix

    • Traits from genes

  • Mendel's Law of Inheritance

    • Dominant and recessive alleles​

    • Relation to offspring

  • Differentiation between mitosis and meiosis

  • How organisms grow and reproduce

  • Connections between genetics and its impact in real-life

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Students will participate in several class activities:

  • Punnett Square exercises

  • Extracting DNA in fruit

Grade 9

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Biology 10 (Science 10)

Course Content

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Biology 10 is part of the general course, Science 10. Students will learn about:

  • Ecology (advanced)

    • Carbon cycles​

    • Nitrogen cycles

    • How matter is recycled

    • How human activities make an impact on the environment

    • Biodiversity

    • Invasive species

    • Ecological balance

  • Human body systems​​

    • The digestive system​

    • The respiratory system

    • The circulatory system

  • Connections between biology concepts and global and environmental issues

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Students will participate in:

  • Experiments

    • Enzyme labs​

    • Model of the lung's functions

Grade 10

Life Sciences 11 (Biology 11)

Course Content

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Biology 11, or more commonly known as Life Sciences, is a specific advanced course that is separate from the other sciences. Students will learn about:

  • The five biological kingdoms: bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals

  • Biological structures, life cycles, and ecological roles

  • Evolutio

  • Natural selection

  • Darwin's Theory and evidence from fossils, anatomy, and molecular biology

  • A view of life's diversity and how it has changed over time again and again

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Students will work on several labs:

  • Dissections

    • Worms​

    • Frogs

    • Organs (and comparison)

  • Conducting ecosystem field studies

Grade 11

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Anatomy and Physiology 12 (Biology 12)

Course Content

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Biology 12, or more commonly known as Anatomy and Physiology, is a specific advanced course that is focused solely on human anatomy. It is separate from the other sciences. Students will learn about:

  • Introduction to First Year university biology

    • Studies in medicine, nursing, life sciences, and more​

  • Human anatomy and physiology (human systems)

    • Digestive​

    • Respiratory

    • Circulatory

    • Excretory

    • Nervous

    • Endocrine

  • How do beings maintain homeostasis

  • Molecular-level information

    • DNA replication​

    • RNA transcription

    • Translation

    • Protein synthesis

    • The function of enzymes (metabolism)

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Students will participate in several labs:

  • Models of DNA replication

  • Investigation the nervous system and human reflexes

Grade 12

Incentive Biology Program - SC: Advanced Placement Biology 12

Requirements​

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  • B or better in Life Sciences 11 OR Life Sciences 11 Enriched

    • Science 10​

    • Recommendation: a minimum grade of B

    • B = 73%-85%

  • B or better in Anatomy and Physiology 12 OR Anatomy and Physiology 12 Enriched

    • Students can also take either one above concurrently with Advanced Placement Biology 12​

  • While there is not a specific cutoff for this course, a minimum B is highly recommended and needed

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Other useful information:

  • Optional (recommended): B or better in Chemistry 11

  • This course is the equivalent of First Year Biology in post-secondary education

  • Lab work is advanced and extended

    • Mandatory labs​

    • Examinable on the AP Biology Exam

      • Success on this exam will result in post-secondary credit for equivalent courses​​​

  • First Year university credit for Chemistry: a combination of credits from high school and a minimum score of 4 on AP College Board Biology Examination (held in May)

    • Available through local universities like UBC and SFU​

Grade 12

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