Study the core scientific principles, theories, and processes that govern living organisms and biological systems.
| Score | 2013[4] | 2014[5] | 2015[6] | 2016[7] | 2017[8] | 2018[9] | 2019[10] | 2020[11] | 2021[12] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5.5% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 7% |
| 4 | 21.6% | 22.4% | 22.1% | 21% | 21% | 21.5% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 20% |
| 3 | 36.2% | 35.2% | 35.9% | 33.6% | 36.7% | 32.9% | 35.3% | 36.9% | 34% |
| 2 | 29.3% | 27.1% | 27.5% | 28.8% | 27.5% | 28.5% | 26.6% | 24.1% | 30% |
| 1 | 7.4% | 8.7% | 8.2% | 10.1% | 8.4% | 10% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 10% |
| % of scores 3 or higher | 63.3% | 64.2% | 64.4% | 61.3% | 64.1% | 61.5% | 64.7% | 69.1% | 61% |
| Mean | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.85 | 2.90 | 2.87 | 2.93 | 3.04 | 2.87 |
| Standard deviation | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 |
| Number of students | 203,189 | 213,294 | 223,479 | 238,080 | 254,270 | 259,663 | 260,816 | 233,444 | 212,198 |
Textbook
Campbell Biology (we bought an older edition)
Additional Reading
I am so grateful to the booklist created by a teacher on Amazon. We found many great reads from her suggestions. Some of our favorites:
Heart: a History by Sandeep Jauhar
Nine Pints by Rose George
Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston
Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes On An Imperfect Science by Atul Gawande
Double Helix by James Watson
The Secret Life of Germs by Philip M. Tierno
Microbe Hunters by Paul De Kruif
Rosalind Franklin and DNA by Anne Sayre
Ah-Choo by Jeniffer Ackerman
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson