Living Environment

Living Environment (formerly Biology Academic)
1.00 Unit     Wt: 1.05        PD/WK 07     Regents exam required

Offered in Grades 9, 10,11 12
      In this course students study: life characteristics, scientific method, biological tools, cells,  plants and animal physiology, classification of organisms, reproduction, Mendelian and modern genetics, evolution and ecology.  This material will be covered in one years and laboratory work and written lab exercises are required for the Regents exam. This course follows the NYS syllabus for Living Environment. 

        Living Environment I
1.00 Unit    Wt: 1.00        PD/WK 05

        Living Environment II
1.00 Unit    Wt. 1.05         PD/WK 07

Note: 2.00 units of study (1 year elective, 1 year regents)  TWO YEAR sequence with Regents after the second year.

Offered in Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

    In this course students study: life characteristics, scientific method, biological tools, cells, plant and animal physiology, classification of organisms, maintenance of protists, plants and animals, reproduction, Mendelian and modern genetics, evolution and ecology.  This material will be covered over two years and laboratory work and written lab exercises are required for the Regents exam.  The curriculum for this course represents the State Education revision of the Regents Biology course.

Sheltered Living Environment
1.00 Unit        Wt. 1.05                    PD/WK  07  Regents Exam Required

    In this course students study: life characteristics, scientific method, biological tools, cells,  plant and animal physiology, classification of organisms, reproduction, Mendelian and modern genetics, evolution and ecology.  The material will be covered over two years and laboratory work written lab exercises are required for the Regents exam.  The curriculum for this course represents the State Education revision of the Regents Biology course. 

    Biology AP
1.00 Units        Wt. 1.10                    PD/WK  07   AP Exam Required 
                    (AP examination fee required before November 1)
Offered in Grades 11, 12
Prerequisite: Three Regents Level Course in biology, chemistry, physics or earth science.

    A college level biology course in which laboratory work is supplemented with collateral readings and lectures.  Major areas of study focus on: molecular and cellular biology; organismal and ecological biology; genetics and evolution.

NYS Living Environment Syllabus              zoo time            biologues            glossary        circulation webquest            laboratory exercises            

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