Paradigm Biology Curriculum

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Like the other Paradigm science courses, Biology is methodically formatted in a way that helps with reading comprehension and reading to find answers.

Paradigm's Principle, Theories and Precepts of Biology has six chapters of text and six companion student activity books.  This course is designed to satisfy most state requirements for one high school biology transcript credit. Students who complete this course will have a strong foundation for college studies in science and theories about the origin of life. The publisher takes a bold approach by challenging popular theories through use of the scientific method, application of DNA, and recent research to point out strengths and weaknesses of theories.

Topics Covered in Paradigm Biology

Chapter 1—Scientific method, early history of science, Darwin's theory of evolution (strengths and weaknesses), characteristics of living organisms, chemical elements of life, atomic structure, atomic bonding, compounds and molecules, chemical reactions, carbs, lipids and proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, optical isomers;

Chapter 2—Cell Structure and function, cell walls and membranes, inside the cell, the energy of life, glycolysis, Krebs cycle, electron transport chain, photosynthesis, spontaneous generation, cell growth, cell division, mitosis, meiosis, cell cycle, cell order;

Chapter 3—Mendel and his work, principles of heredity, human genetics, discovery of DNA, DNA structure, DNA replication process, protein synthesis, RNA structure, gene expression, mutations and human genetic disorders, genetic engineering, special topics in molecular genetics;

Chapter 4—Scientific method, construction of an hypothesis, Darwin vs. DNA, microevolution vs macroevolution, mutations and evolution theory, geologic column, fossil facts and fabrications, emergence of man, Big Bang Theory, anatomy, embryology, natural law, flagellum, irreducible complexity, mathematical challenges to evolution theory, catastrophist theory; and

Chapter 5—Earth's unique attributes, Miller-Urey vs. Pasteur, taxonomy, six kingdoms of living organisms: bacteria (2), protista, fungi, plantae, anamalia, invertebrates and vertebrates; skeletal and muscular systems; outer space to bacteria ad young earth theory.

Chapter 6—Bacteria, bacteria reproduction, roles of bacteria, viruses, protista, slime and water molds, protist diseases, simple cell, genome map, fungi, algae.

You can see samples of the biology text at the publisher's website. There are also samples of the biology activities.

Paradigm Principles, Theories and Precepts of Biology

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