BSCS Biology: Understanding for Life is based on real-world phenomena to promote high school students’ problem-solving, critical-thinking and inquiry skills. This high school curriculum is specifically designed to achieve all expectations in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
This unique student experience allows for opportunities in collaboration and cooperative learning through various assessment methods. The curriculum is structured for students to tap into their own personal understanding of science addressing related challenges throughout their lives. Each unit focuses on key concepts ranging from body systems to biodiversity, enabling students to build a lifelong understanding of science and the world around them.
The challenges explored in the program’s four units are:
- Infectious diseases
- Heredity and complex diseases
- Sustainable food systems
- Protection of biodiversity
Biological Sciences Curriculum Studies
BSCS (Biological Sciences Curriculum Studies) Science Learning is a nonprofit organization committed to transforming science education so that all students have an opportunity to learn science in their daily lives and careers. For over 60 years, BSCS Science Learning has filled classrooms around the country with research-driven textbooks, pioneered effective teaching approaches, developed new education leaders, and conducted studies that will continue to alter the course of our science education system. Most importantly, they have championed the cause for meaningful, inquiry-based science learning.