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=Welcome to Mrs. Leas' Honors Biology!=



ANNOUNCEMENTS: =1 class days until EOCs!!!=

**__Course Description__** Honors Biology is a challenging and rigorous course filled with fascinating subject matter! This class will be viewed through five major units: Ecology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Evolution and The Diversity of Life. Students will be exposed to many styles of instruction, such as lectures, demonstrations, laboratory explorations, critical thinking, cooperative learning and research projects. Students will take the North Carolina End of Course Biology test at the completion of the semester, which is a requirement for graduation.

**__Competency Goals__** Goal 1: Develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiries. Goal 2: Develop an understanding of the physical, chemical and cellular basis of life. Goal 3: Develop an understanding of the continuity of life and the changes of organisms over time. Goal 4: Develop and understanding of the unity and diversity of life. Goal 5: Develop an understanding of the ecological relationships among organisms.

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