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Ecology (Fall 2024)
a three-ring binder — with loose leaf paper and section dividers.
Genetics (Winter 2025)
a three-ring binder — with loose leaf paper and section dividers.|
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Botany (Spring 2025)
March 26 – May 23, 2025
This course will provide in-depth information and labs on topics foundational to understanding botany — among them:
- Plant groups: nonvascular (mosses), vascular seedless (ferns), vascular seed-bearing — gymnosperms vs. angiosperms;
- Monocots vs. dicots;
- Plant cells & special structures of plant cells — central vacuole, chloroplasts, cell wall;
- Stems & roots;
- Observing roots & root hairs;
- Importance of light in photosynthesis;
- Measuring transpiration;
- Flower dissection;
- Fruit dissection.
- Movement of materials — xylem & phloem, transpiration;
- Leaf structure — cuticle, stoma, mesophyll, petioles;
- Photosynthesis & visible light;
- Structure of chloroplasts;
- Plant reproduction;
- Alternation of generations;
- Reproductive anatomy — pollen, ovary;
Labs in "Botany"
Labs will be used to explore ways the issues listed above left overlap and interrelate. Among our labs:
RESEARCH REPORT
Students produce a research report based on either a great mind or a great discovery in the history of science. All students present their results to the class.
MATERIALS
Your student will need:
- Biology, 10th edition, by Neil Campbell & Jane Reece
ISBN-10: 0321775651 | ISBN-13: 978-0064603027; - The Biology Coloring Book — Robert Griffen & Cinthea Vadala, First edition
ISBN-10: 0064603075 | ISBN-13: 978-0064603072; 
a three-ring binder — with loose leaf paper and section dividers.
HOMEWORK & TESTING
- Students will be expected to complete approximately 2 – 3 hours of homework each week. Homework consists of reading, annotating text, watching videos, completing worksheets and labs, and studying.
- A final test is provided to parents to administer at home as they wish — e.g., open-book, closed-book, as a learning tool, as a grade generator, or some combination of these.
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Our approach to ... ScienceEach of our intensives includes labs, lecture, and discussion. Students also write research reports and present their findings to the class. For your homeschooling, our science intensives will prove versatile: you may use them as standalone enhancements to your at-home curriculum, or you may combine them to create a robust year-long course with labwork. What's more, our science intensives aim high: they employ high-quality texts, university websites & resources, AP-level labs, and in-depth exploration of the topics we address. What's more, our intensives are taught by subject-matter experts who are passionate about their disciplines. At the same time, we address the needs of two quite different kinds of students:
Students with more science acumen, accordingly, can learn deeply, while students new to the discipline learn comprehensively. A more detailed look at our methods:
[This instructor] runs a fantastic biology class. Her enthusiasm is readily passed on. The material can be challenging, but she takes the time to explain things in a way that the student understands, even on her own time before or after class. She uses a wide variety of printed materials, videos, PowerPoint slides—all together they paint a clear picture that really facilitates learning. I have found that my 13-year-old son had not just memorized the material but actually understood it. For instance, when he came across unfamiliar questions on a practice test, he was able to reason his way with confidence to the correct answers. —Mom of 13-year-old son, homeschooler |
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