Description
Class Name: Biology Honors
Grades: 11 - 12
Orientation: Week of May 28
Dates: June 5 - August 2, 2024
Credits: 1
Price: $1,600
Prerequisite: Honors recommendation from Chemistry teacher, Department Approval
Instructor: Erik Camarillo
Course Description: This course focuses on life’s organizational hierarchy, emergent properties, cellular basis, unity in diversity, and inheritance of biological information. Through laboratory experiences, demonstration and lecture, emphasis is placed on the correlation of form and the function of living things. A common core theme of evolution underscores the dynamic nature of life. This fast-paced course utilizes advanced laboratory techniques and serves as a lead-in for students with intent to take AP Biology.
Biology Honors is a full year course which counts as one credit towards Parish graduation requirements and fulfills the 11th grade science requirements. However, students taking this course still must enroll in five core courses during their Junior year. This may not be a terminating science course. Upon completion, students must enroll in a fourth science course their Junior or Senior year.
Attendance Expectations & Requirements
• Honors Biology has 27 class meetings.
• Each week, there will be three in-person class meetings.
o Two 2-hour lectures
o One 4-hour class meeting for unit tests and labs
• Students can miss no more than FOUR class meetings (or a total of 12 hours of in-person (or virtual) class time)
Class Meetings
Week 1:
Wednesday, June 5 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, June 6 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Friday, June 7 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Week 2:
Tuesday, June 11 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Wednesday, June 12 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, June 13 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Week 3:
Monday, June 17 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Tuesday, June 18 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, June 20 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Week 4:
Tuesday, June 25 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Wednesday, June 26 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, June 27 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Week 5:
Monday, July 1 (10:30 - 12:30 pm) —Virtual
Tuesday, July 2 (10:30 - 12:30 pm) —Virtual
Wednesday, July 3 (10:30 - 2:30 pm) —Virtual
Week 6:
Tuesday, July 9 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Wednesday, July 10 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, July 11 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Week 7:
Tuesday, July 16 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Wednesday, July 17 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, July 18 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Week 8:
Tuesday, July 23 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Wednesday, July 24 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, July 25 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Week 9:
Tuesday, July 30 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Wednesday, July 31 (10:30 - 12:30 pm)
Thursday, August 1 (10:30 - 2:30 pm)
Final date for all Coursework - Friday, August 2 at midnight