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Welcome to Biology!

Welcome to Biology! . If you do not have a yellow schedule, please go to the main lobby to pick one up. No white schedules! Find the seat with your name. You should be in alphabetical order by last name. Complete the information sheet while I take attendance (Don’t let me forget to do this!)

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Welcome to Biology!

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  1. Welcome to Biology! • If you do not have a yellow schedule, please go to the main lobby to pick one up. No white schedules! • Find the seat with your name. You should be in alphabetical order by last name. • Complete the information sheet while I take attendance (Don’t let me forget to do this!) • After taking attendance, I will pass out the material from the school (first block only) and then we will get started.

  2. Mrs. AshbyMagna Vista High School Room 13

  3. Meet and Greet

  4. Everything you ever wanted to know about… BIOLOGY CLASS

  5. What is Biology?

  6. What do I need for class? • Notebook OR Binder • Pens and Pencils (EVERY. DAY.) • Calculator

  7. What are the rules? • (Norms, not rules) • Respect • Responsibility • Hard Work

  8. How will I be graded? • Points not percentage! (get used to fractions…) • The harder the assignment, the more it’s worth • Citizenship Grading System – Come prepared, behave, and don’t leave class.

  9. Do you accept late work? Verified Absence? Just Forgot? A lack of preparation on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. Translation: Use a homework pass or take a zero. (But please come talk to me if you have an issue you can’t control.) • Check the folder for handouts when you return • Three days to get caught up. • If you knew the due date before you were out, you won’t get additional time. Plan ahead.

  10. Is there an SOL test? • YES! It is in December • It is TEI. • Remember: You must pass 2 science SOLs to graduate! (Earth Sci, Bio, Chem, or Physics)

  11. Textbooks and Dissections • Textbooks • Class set only • If you would like a textbook to take home, that can be arranged • Dissections • Several dissections planned for later in the semester • Alternatives will be provided for the squeamish on request

  12. Please don’t bring… Electronics Food, Gum, or Drinks Bugs are gross Allergies are unpleasant Scraping gum off desks is gross Water is ok to have. • Except when I tell you to bring them for instructional purposes

  13. Do we have to have a seating chart? Yes. Always. (I promise you’ll live.)

  14. Leaving Class… During the Block End of class I dismiss you. Not the bell. • Sign in and out on the clipboard by the door • Take your agenda (replacement costs $5) • It will cost you a citizenship point (except for the nurse)

  15. Are you going to call my parents? • I will if I have to for… • More than three zeros in a grading period • A grade lower than a C • Not returning required forms • Discipline concerns

  16. What’s the difference… Pre-AP General Biology Hours of homework (j/k) More big picture, less details More Relaxed Pace Super fun labs • Hours of homework (j/k) • Deeper into content • Practice AP problems • Faster Pace • Super fun labs

  17. Handbook Reminders Tardy Policy Attendance Policy Excused if… Doctor Death in Immediate Family Court (for you) School related Bring note to attendance office within 3 days More than two unexcused absences = 69.5% F Must be present more than 45 minutes to be counted • Must be inside the classroom before the bell rings to be considered “on time” • Consequences • 1st : Warning • 2nd: Warning • 3rd: Parent Contact • 4th: Referral

  18. Handbook Reminders Dress Code Emergency Procedures Fire Drill Lockdown Drill Tornado Drill Call button • No… • Revealing shirts or shorts • Holes above the knee • Gang-related or offensive clothing • Sagging pants

  19. Keep in Touch • Phone: 276-956-3147 (Leave a message, and I’ll return your call as soon as I can) • Email: eashby@henry.k12.va.us • Website: Check this everyday http://web.henry.k12.va.us//Domain/1378 … Or “Teacher, can I get yo’ numbah??”

  20. QUESTIONS? (Before we start the fun stuff…)

  21. Let’s Talk about LIFE. Why are the specimens at the front of the room considered living?

  22. Characteristics of Life • Cells • Can be single celled or multi-cellular • Organized • Cells and organs with special jobs • Cells  Tissues  Organs  Organ Systems  Organism • Use Energy • Must “eat” in some way to live and grow • Growth • Can grow by enlarging cells or by creating more cells • Respond • Change as your environment changes • Reproduce • Asexual: make a clone • Sexual: it takes two • Adapt • Made for your habitat

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