Scope and Method of Study: This report describes what various authors have written about topics in high school biology. Included is an analysis of nine high school biology text books; comparing the topics covered and the amount of emphasis placed on each topic.

Findings and Conclusions: It was found that the nine high school biology text books covered about the same topics with a variance in emphasis in each text. In the conclusion the author includes a list of topics that should be included in any high school biology course.