Learn about the core scientific principles, theories, and processes governing living organisms, biological systems, and natural phenomena.
Understand key science practices you can use to develop explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, which you will test and refine through laboratory investigations. Develop advanced reasoning and inquiry skills as you design experiments, collect and analyze data using mathematics and other methods, and interpret that data to draw conclusions.
- The College Board
- The College Board
BIG IDEA 1THE PROCESS OF EVOLUTION DRIVES THE DIVERSITY & UNITY OF LIFE |
BIG IDEA 2BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS UTILIZE FREE ENERGY AND MOLECULAR BUILDING BLOCKS TO GROW, TO REPRODUCE AND TO MAINTAIN DYNAMIC HOMEOSTASIS |
BIG IDEA 3LIVING SYSTEMS STORE, RETRIEVE, TRANSMIT AND RESPOND TO INFORMATION ESSENTIAL TO LIFE PROCESSES |
BIG IDEA 4BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS INTERACT, AND THESE SYSTEMS AND THEIR INTERACTONS POSSESS COMLEX PROPERTIES |