This is an adaptive credit recovery course, in which students will complete a pretest for each module, and will be exempted from activities for topics where mastery is demonstrated. This type of credit recovery course targets individual areas of need in the curriculum and minimizes repetition of content where students have demonstrated their understanding.
Students examine the wonders of life and its mechanisms, focusing on concepts related to population dynamics and evolution. Population dynamics are learned through the study of mutualism, predation, parasitism, and competition. The theory of evolution is presented, along with history that details how evolution is a foundation of modern biology.
Major topics include:
- Principles of Evolution
- Ecology of Populations and Communities
- Ecology of Ecosystems and Biomes
- Impacts of Humans on the Environment
Students learn through online lesson activities, videos, and interactive activities. Each module begins with a pretest, proceeds to lessons that conclude with a brief self-check, and wraps with a module exam. The course concludes with a cumulative exam.
This course uses content from Accelerate Education taught by a VHS Learning instructor who is certified in their content area and who follows VHS Learning policies. The course will be hosted in the Buzz learning management system. Students may spend 40 hours completing this course, though actual time-spent will vary based on individual student performance in module pretests.
Credit recovery courses do not meet initial eligibility requirements for NCAA. Students who require flexible courses meeting initial eligibility requirements should consider VHS Learning self-paced courses, which can be found in the VHS Learning Catalog.
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