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This is a course scope document for Biology Honors (Course 30104) from Nevada's secondary education curriculum, detailing instructional standards and learning objectives for high school students. The course is a one-year program designed to integrate science and engineering practices with core biological concepts including structures and function, matter and energy in organisms and ecosystems, interdependent relationships, inheritance and variation of traits, natural selection and evolution, and engineering design. The curriculum emphasizes laboratory experiences with proper safety techniques, incorporation of diversity awareness, and appropriate use of technology. The course fulfills one science credit required for high school graduation, qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance, and may count toward College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma. The document was initially approved in November 2005 and has been revised multiple times, most recently in April 2021.
The course establishes ten primary learning goals that require students to demonstrate understanding of complex ecosystem interactions, identify human environmental impacts and engineer mitigation solutions, develop models of matter and energy cycling, understand DNA and protein function, explain genetic variation and trait expression, construct explanations of evolution and natural selection, and understand hierarchical biological systems and homeostasis. These objectives align with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) designations including HS-LS1 through HS-LS4 and HS-ETS1 standards. The accelerated instructional pacing and depth of content distinguish this honors-level course from standard biology offerings. The curriculum document serves as the foundational scope for related textbook adoption decisions, as evidenced by the corresponding Biology and Honors Biology Textbook Adoption contract opportunity for Nevada.
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BIOLOGY HONORS – 30104
Course Scope:
This one-year course is designed to integrate science and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas related to biology. This course is designated as honors level by the accelerated instructional pacing and depth of content. The topics covered in Biology Honors include Structures and Function, Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems, Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems, Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Natural Selection and Evolution, and Engineering Design. Demonstrations and lab experiences that employ proper safety techniques are essential to this course. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to society. The appropriate use of technology is an integral part of this course. This course fulfills one of the science credits required for high school graduation and qualifies as a laboratory science for college entrance. This course may count towards the College and Career Ready Flex Credit requirements for the Standard Diploma.
Course Goals:
1. To demonstrate an understanding of the complex interactions within ecosystems using mathematical representations and argumentation. [HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-6]
2. To identify the impacts of human activity on the environment and to engineer solutions mitigating any adverse effects. [HS-LS2-7, HS-LS4-6, HS-ETS1-1, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3, HS-ETS1-4]
3. To develop models and use mathematical representations illustrating how matter and energy are cycled within an ecosystem through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. [HS-LS1-5, HS-LS1-6, HS-LS1-7, HS-LS2-3, HS-LS2-4, HS-LS2-5]
4. To demonstrate an understanding of how DNA determines the essential functions of proteins and codes for traits that are passed onto offspring. [HS-LS1-1, HS-LS3-1]
5. To use a model to illustrate the roles of cellular division and differentiation in the growth and development of organisms. [HS-LS1-4]
6. To describe multiple sources of genetic variation and apply statistical methods to explain patterns of expressed traits in populations. [HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-3]
7. To construct an explanation of how multiple lines of scientific evidence support common ancestry and the role of natural selection in biological evolution.
[HS-LS4-1, HS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-4]
8. To evaluate how natural selection and environmental conditions cause the numerical distribution of traits in a population to change over time and may result in the emergence and/or extinction of species. [HS-LS4-3, HS-LS4-5]
9. To use evidence to evaluate how group behavior influences the survival and reproductive success of individuals and species. [HS-LS2-8]
10. To develop an understanding of how the hierarchical organization of interacting systems perform specific functions which maintain homeostasis through feedback mechanisms. [HS-LS1-2, HS-LS1-3]
Approved November 2005, revised November 2011, November 2014, revised April 2021.
CID-SCI-SG-30104
SCED 03051
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