BioCom: A More Appropriate Secondary Biology Curriculum

仿照ChemCom的模式，BioCom将侧重于在环境、技术和社区背景下研究一些选定的生物学概念。学生将调查一个问题，发现适当的生物学原理，并在语境中积极应用他们的知识，使他们能够在他们的解释将被揭示的环境中构建个人意义。学生将调查、学习和分析解决废物、能源、人口限制、有机维持、人口维持、行为和进化等问题所必需的内容。2061计划的主题是生物学和人类有机体。教材、活动和辅助工具将由一个由科学家、生物教育者和高中教师组成的团队在一个国家咨询委员会的指导下开发。这些装置将在不同地点进行仔细的试点测试和现场测试。该项目的主要产品将是较短的学生教科书、教师版、附有调查资料的活页教师参考书、项目大纲、测试项目、高科技设备等。这些材料将由Kendall/Hunt出版，他们也将支持教师的提升。

BioCom, patterned after ChemCom, will focus on the study of a few, selected biological concepts in an environmental, technological and community context. Students will investigate an issue, discover appropriate biological principles and apply their knowledge actively, in context, allowing them to construct personal meaning in a setting where their explanation will be revealed. Students will investigate, study and analyze what is necessary to resolve issues in topics including Waste, Energy, Population Limits, Organismal Maintenance, Population Maintenance, Behavior, and Evolution. Project 2061 themes for biology and the human organism will be covered. The materials, the activities, and the ancillaries will be developed by a team of scientists, biology educators and high school teachers, guided by a national advisory board. The units will be carefully pilot tested and field tested in diverse locations. The major products of the project will be a student textbook, shorter than usual, a teacher edition, a looseleaf teacher resource book with additional investigations, project masters, test items, and a high-tech kit. The materials will be published by Kendall/Hunt, who will also support teacher enhancement.