Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year!!

Hello students!  I hope you had a great summer!  I am excited to see you back in the classroom and to continue the work we started last year.  This year we will be studying the following topics, in pretty close to this order:

First Semester

Ecology

Biodiversity

Evolution

Digestion and Absorption

Circulation

Gas Exchange

Immunology

Second Semester

Muscles and Movement

The Kidney

Nerves, Hormones, and Homeostasis

Sexual Reproduction

Neurobiology and Behavior

In addition, we will be doing an inquiry lab this fall that will prepare you for the larger Internal Assessment that you will perform in the winter.   The IB Biology Exam is scheduled for May 1st and 2nd, 2016.  During and after testing, we will have time to do fun, biology-related projects.