WELCOME TO BIOLOGY!!!

1. WELCOME TO BIOLOGY!!! MRS. JULIE MUŇOZ ROOM 210 (310) 378-8471 x230 munozj@pvpusd.k12.ca.us www.munozbiology.com 3RD AND 6th CONFERENCE

2. CLASSREQUIREMENTS • GRADES BASED ON: • LABS & TEAMWORK= 30% • TESTS, QUIZZES AND PROJECTS= 50% • HOMEWORK & BINDER= 20%

3. KEYS TO SUCCESS: • WRITE DOWN HOMEWORK EVERY DAY..KEEP ON TRACK! • DO HOMEWORK THE DAY IT IS ASSIGNED AS TO NOT FORGET IT • MOST TIMES HOMEWORK IS READING 1 SECTION FROM THE BOOK, EDITING CLASS NOTES & ANSWERING 4-5 ?’S, FINISHING LABS, ETC • HWIS POSTED DAILY VIA INSTAGRAM AND TEXT MESSAGE

4. KEYS TO SUCCESS • TAKE GOOD POWER NOTES IN CLASS! • EDIT THE NOTES EACH NIGHT WITH 20 SUPPORTING DETAILS • HIGHLIGHT NOTES • POWER NOTES ARE LOADED ON THE CLASS WEBSITE: • www.munozbiology.com

5. EXAMPLEEDITED POWER NOTES

6. KEYS TO SUCCESS • LAB WORK • LEARN FROM THE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED IN THE LAB • USE LABS TO PRACTICE WRITING SCIENTIFICALLY • STUDY LABS FOR TESTS—WE DO A PRE-LAB AND POST-LAB SHEET FOR EVERY LAB TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS CAN ANALYZE AND INTERPRET DATA

7. EXAMPLE PRE/POST LAB SHEET +10 POINTS EACH LAB!

8. KEYS TO SUCCESS • STUDYING FOR TESTS • STUDY ALL NOTES • KEEP BINDER ORGANIZED AND LEGIBLE • I POST A REVIEW SHEET ONE WEEK BEFORE THE TEST ON www.munozbiology.com • STUDENTS CAN PRINT THIS OFF AND EARN +2 EXTRA CREDIT ON THEIR TEST

9. HOW CAN FAMILIES HELP? • In their binder, check for: • ORGANIZATION (should be in numerical order) • COMPLETED HW • SIGN UP FOR HW TEXTS TO MONITOR PROGRESS • CHECK ABSENT WORK VIA INSTAGRAM: munozbiology

10. WANT TO RECEIVE HW TEXTS? • SEND A TEXT TO 310-910-9917 • IN THE MESSAGE BOX TYPE: • @bcdd • YOU WILL RECEIVE A TEXT BACK ASKING FOR YOUR NAME • TYPE YOUR NAME AND VOILA…YOU WILL RECEIVE THE SAME TEXT YOUR STUDENT DOES AND CAN ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR HW 

11. CLASS WEBSITE KEEPS COMMUNICATION ALIVE! • www.munozbiology.com • CLASS NOTES FOR STUDYING FROM or TO GET NOTES FROM BEING ABSENT • REVIEW SHEETS • BOOK WEBSITE HAS GREAT REVIEW GAMES AND NOTECARDS