BioCom: A More Appropriate Secondary Biology Curriculum

BioCom，以ChemCom为模式，将专注于研究 环境中的一些生物学概念， 技术和社区背景。 学生将 调查一个问题，发现适当的生物学 原则，并积极运用他们的知识，在上下文中， 允许他们在一个环境中构建个人意义 他们的解释将在那里揭晓 学生将 调查、研究和分析需要解决的问题 议题包括废物、能源、人口极限、 有机体维持，种群维持，行为， 和进化。 项目2061生物学和 人体器官将被覆盖。 材料， 活动，并且附件将由一个团队开发 科学家、生物学教育工作者和高中教师， 在国家咨询委员会的指导下。 这些单位将 经过精心的试点测试和现场测试， 地点 该项目的主要产品将是 学生教科书，比平时短，教师版， 活页教师资源手册，附 调查，项目大师，测试项目，和一个高科技 试剂盒 这些材料将由肯德尔/亨特出版， 还将支持教师的提高。

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.