Home >> High School Tutorials >> Biology
| Tutor |
Kellie Tandilyan |
| Target Students |
for high school students |
| Instruction Time |
two 90-minute tutorials per week |
This high school tutorial will explore the fundamentals of the study of life. We will learn many topics within cell biology, genetics, classification of life, and ecology. Along the way, we will discuss the history of the field of biology and also discover connections between biology and other subjects such as medicine, literature, and ethics.
In addition to in-class and home activities, students will have the privilege of doing a lab experiment quarterly at Gordon College. The labs will investigate particular topics covered in the tutorial and will also serve to develop lab skills. In conjunction with these experiments, students will prepare for college science by learning and/or honing their skill of writing formal lab reports.
Assessment of learning will embrace a spectrum of learning and testing styles.
NOTE regarding our choice of textbook and the subject of origins:
New Hope is in the process of choosing a biology text that will be ideal for college-preparatory biology coursework. Any secular text will at times express worldviews that may be at odds with a scriptural perspective (for that matter, we doubt there is any one Christian biology text, even that of J. Wile, that would speak for all Christians).
Our Science Advisory Team, composed of parent representatives and New Hope science tutors, has discussed at length the fact that the subject of biology can be a challenging one for the Christian teacher/scientist as it deals with the subject of the origin of all things. It is clearly the goal of New Hope to approach this subject with a spirit of humility and a commitment to respecting others’ opinions. We wish to encourage that kind of attitude among our students, as it will put them in a better position to learn (not only from the text but from each other as well) and to build relationships that are honoring to God. There will be opportunities for students to defend their positions. There will also be times when the desire to defend will need to give way to listening to and genuinely seeking to understand someone else’s position. We see all of this as an exciting opportunity to demonstrate and nurture Christ-like love.
Prentice-Hall Biology
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall (January 31, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0132013495
ISBN-13: 978-0132013499 |
