Biology

In Fairfax County Public Schools, biology is the foundational science course offered to ninth graders. . We offer two different first year biology courses: Biology 1 and Biology GT/Honors. Biology is a laboratory-oriented course designed to give students a background in biological concepts as well as experience in using the methods of scientific inquiry. The use of technology is also an integral part of the course. The course includes a unit on human life education, and addresses the topics of human reproduction and human development. Parents have the option of withdrawing their children from any or all topics included in the state-mandated Family Life Education portion. Students opting out will be provided with alternative biology lessons.

In addition, we have three second level biology programs, Advanced Placement (AP) Biology, International Baccalaureate (IB) Biology and Human Anatomy and Physiology . The IB program is available at Mount Vernon, Stuart, Marshall, Robinson, Edison, South Lakes, Lee and Annandale High Schools. AP Biology is available at the other high schools. Human Anatomy and Physiology is a popular second level science course and is offered at many high schools.

Related Links:

• Keystone Technologies
  • Riverdeep/Logal
  • Vernier
  • Texas Instrument
• Professional Organizations
  • NSTA
  • VAST
  • NABT
• Hot Spots
  • Mr. Biology's Biology: This is the homepage of Charles Zaremba. The site contains a complete year of Biology I divided into 9 Unit Plans. The menu choices include: classroom worksheets, notes, lecture, transparencies, and laboratories.
    
  • The Biology Project
    The Biology Project is an online source of tutorials, interactive activities, problem sets and content developed at the University of Arizona. This is an excellent site to visit during a unit to reinforce concepts covered in class and as a review before exams.
    
  • MIT Biology HyperTextbook - This educational tool was developed by the “Experimental Study Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.” It includes full text articles covering virtually every area of biology, a searchable index, and practice problems.
• Schools in Action