Guest Flowergarden129 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Does anybody know of an academically rigorous secular biology course that includes a lab component? My dd is aiming for highly selective (secular) colleges, and we are having a terrible time finding an adequate biology course. I am considering having her do PA Homeschoolers AP biology, since she had a very strong middle school biology course (in public school). For various reasons community college isn't an option, and she would prefer not to just read a textbook (she's very social, and an auditory learner--also very bright). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Thinkwell Biology with a lab kit from lab pacs? Could be expensive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Carolina Biological sells official AP Bio lab kits that you could use with whatever text you like (Campbell & Reece is probably the gold standard for AP Bio texts). The kits are expensive, though. You could also just buy the lab book for whatever textbook you choose and piece them together yourself. Froguts has several virtual dissections, as well as virtual genetics labs (peas and fruit flies), and it's cheap ($30/yr). Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Does anybody know of an academically rigorous secular biology course that includes a lab component? My dd is aiming for highly selective (secular) colleges, and we are having a terrible time finding an adequate biology course. I am considering having her do PA Homeschoolers AP biology, since she had a very strong middle school biology course (in public school). For various reasons community college isn't an option, and she would prefer not to just read a textbook (she's very social, and an auditory learner--also very bright). Have you considered one of the other online biology courses? OU's online high school course uses Holt http://ouhigh.ou.edu/highschoolcourse.cfm?said=6&cid=343&ciid=9661#detail You could always add on extra labs, if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I just bought a decent college level bio text and purchased the digital frog pak . It has a whole "standard biology" component that downloads to your computer, dissections that you do on the computer, and then written lab dissections that you then individually download off of the CD (unless they've changed it) to put in a lab book. We used "Exploring The Way Life Works" by Hoagland (the academic one, not the popular press one) and my kid knows his eco bio backwards and forwards. He will be getting his bio chem in his chem class. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen_and_Company Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 (edited) I just bought a decent college level bio text and purchased the digital frog pak . It has a whole "standard biology" component that downloads to your computer, dissections that you do on the computer, and then written lab dissections that you then individually download off of the CD (unless they've changed it) to put in a lab book. We used "Exploring The Way Life Works" by Hoagland (the academic one, not the popular press one) and my kid knows his eco bio backwards and forwards. He will be getting his bio chem in his chem class. a Thanks, for posting the Exploring The Way Life Works as another secular biology option. Can you check to see if ISBN-13: 9780763716882, is the correct edition of the text? I want to make sure I purchase the correct edition. TIA Edited May 9, 2010 by Carmen_and_Company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 For biology this year, my son used the Teaching Company's Biology: The Science of Life along with Campbell's Biology: Concepts and Connections, Princeton Review's Biology Coloring Book, some labs from Carolina Biological Supply, and many on-line activities from Biology Corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Thanks, for posting the Exploring The Way Life Works as another secular biology option. Can you check to see if ISBN-13: 9780763716882, is the correct edition of the text? I want to make sure I purchase the correct edition. TIA No. ISBN # 0-7637-1688-x (softcover, alk. paper) c. 2001 I bought mine from the publisher, actually. I imagine you could get the same one from one of those used college text places (as opposed to the standard Amazon used section). a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Thanks, for posting the Exploring The Way Life Works as another secular biology option. Can you check to see if ISBN-13: 9780763716882, is the correct edition of the text? I want to make sure I purchase the correct edition. No.ISBN # 0-7637-1688-x (softcover, alk. paper) c. 2001 I bought mine from the publisher, actually. I imagine you could get the same one from one of those used college text places (as opposed to the standard Amazon used section). This is the same book ~ Carmen posted the ISBN-13 and Asta posted the ISBN-10. It's available on Amazon; used copies start at a couple of dollars. :001_smile: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 This is the same book ~ Carmen posted the ISBN-13 and Asta posted the ISBN-10. It's available on Amazon; used copies start at a couple of dollars. :001_smile:Jackie Thanks Jackie - mine didn't have the 13 on it to compare, and it didn't occur to me to check it against the Amazon link (which shows both). At the time I bought it, this version was only available from the publisher. Good info. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I didnt read all the posts. But, K12 International Academy is secular. Keystone , but not so rigorous. Laurel Springs, but expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Thanks Jackie - mine didn't have the 13 on it to compare, and it didn't occur to me to check it against the Amazon link (which shows both). At the time I bought it, this version was only available from the publisher. Just curious - how is this version different from the trade paperback? I have the latter and my kids are reading/outlining it as a supplement to doing CPO Life Science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Just curious - how is this version different from the trade paperback? I have the latter and my kids are reading/outlining it as a supplement to doing CPO Life Science. Exploring the Way Life Works is a slightly beefed up version of The Way Life Works, designed to be used as a CC/Jr College-level bio-for-nonmajors text. Much of the text and illustrations are the same, they just added some higher level material to match the course standards. I naively bought both before I realized they were almost identical. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraQ Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Singapore Science has Bio, Chem & Physics: http://www.singaporemath.com/Science_Matters_s/128.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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