Appendix—Implementing District Standards
The specific aims of the International Baccalaureate science courses are to make students aware of how scientists work and communicate. Many of those aims are addressed in this unit. Students will learn more about the methods and techniques used by scientists, analyze and evaluate scientific data, develop the skills needed to conduct scientific investigations, and develop an "appreciation of the possibilities and limitations associated with science and scientists". 33 This unit meets the core requirements of International Baccalaureate Biology assessment statements 6.5.1-6.5.6 covering the structure of neurons, nerve impulse transmission and synaptic transmission, and 5.4.7 which deals with how natural selection leads to evolution. This unit also meets the requirements of Option E: Neurobiology and Behavior—specifically, assessment statements E4.1through E4.6 on neurotransmitters and synapses, E5.1 through E5.3 on the structure of the brain and its study, and E3.1 and E3.2 on animal behavior experimentation. In addition, the unit requires students to apply what they have previously learned about cell membrane structure and transport—concepts addressed in assessment statements 2.4.3 through 2.4.7.
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