Bio 190: Diversity of Life
July 5th – August 1st
Four week immersive dual-enrollment program with Virginia Wesleyan University in the life sciences includes daily lecture followed by afternoon laboratory and field excursions to the Virginia Zoo, The Virginia Aquarium, First Landing State Park, and the Chesapeake Bay. An integral lecture/laboratory experience that introduces the diversity of the major groups of organisms including a survey of prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants and animals. Students examine living and preserved specimens and visit local habitats. Lab activities includes field trips, dissection, light microscopy, and SEM.
Age range: Rising 10th – 12th graders
Cost: $275 for 4 university credits, Lab manual: $60, Lunch (optional): $254.60 for 4 weeks