High School Biology – The Reality

I had high expectations for Biology this year, knowing Sunshinegirl loved all things nature. The “rest” of Biology (microbiology, for example) could have gone either way — and different parts went different ways. The Textbook We started the year using the CK-12 Chemistry 1.0 book, but we quickly found that she had a rough timeContinue reading “High School Biology – The Reality”

High School Biology – The Plan

It seems like most school districts follow the same plan for high school science:  Biology, then Chemistry, and then Physics.  The sciences move from the least to most math-intensive as students progress through the parallel path of Algebra-Geometry-Algebra-Pre-Calc-Calculus.  I had Biology in ninth grade, so that is what we’ll do, too! Sunshinegirl has ALWAYS beenContinue reading “High School Biology – The Plan”