Journey Homeschool Academy - Experience Biology: Level C

The curriculum covers comprehensive biology content from chemistry of life through human anatomy and ecology across 35 lessons. The optional 440-page textbook and structured lesson progression suggest substantial content depth.

Course spans chemistry of life, cell biology, plant and animal kingdoms, six lessons on human anatomy, and ecology; includes optional textbook The Riot and the Dance: Foundational Biology

The curriculum emphasizes explicit instruction through 20-25 minute video lectures that are professionally produced and clearly presented. Luke Gilkerson provides direct teaching with summaries of key points.

Well-presented video lectures with clarity and expressiveness, including images, animations, and helpful summaries of key points at the end

The curriculum incorporates regular retrieval through weekly quizzes, quarterly exams, and study guides. Students must achieve 70% on quizzes to advance, ensuring mastery before progression.

Weekly quizzes with 70% mastery requirement, quarterly exams, quarterly study guides, and research questions requiring offline investigation

Lab work is well-integrated with explicit instruction through 30 lab activities paired with video demonstrations. Students complete minimum 15 lab reports with structured guidance and clear procedures.

208-page Student Lab Guide with step-by-step instructions, lab videos with demonstrations, formatted pages for notes, and rubrics for evaluation

Vocabulary instruction is systematic with new terms introduced each lesson and reinforced through multiple methods. Online flashcards and fill-in-the-blank note-taking support vocabulary retention.

Each lesson includes new vocabulary words, online flashcards for mastery, and fill-in-the-blank note-taking during video lectures

The curriculum provides comprehensive parent/teacher support through a Parent Curriculum Guide with forms, rubrics, and answer keys. However, it may require significant subject knowledge for effective implementation.

Parent Portal with curriculum guide, forms, rubrics, and answer keys; parents must evaluate lab work and compute grades using provided tools

NGSS alignment cannot be determined from the review evidence. The curriculum follows a traditional biology sequence but specific standards alignment is not mentioned.

Review describes content topics but does not mention NGSS standards or three-dimensional learning framework