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Welcome to Biology Parents Night

Welcome to Biology Parents Night. For access to my class website, scan the QR code to the right, take a picture of the website with your phone, or grab a handout on the table http://staff.camas.wednet.edu/blogs/cmarshall08 / Email: cory.marshall@camas.wednet.edu. The Biology Class.

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Welcome to Biology Parents Night

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  1. Welcome to Biology Parents Night For access to my class website, scan the QR code to the right, take a picture of the website with your phone, or grab a handout on the table http://staff.camas.wednet.edu/blogs/cmarshall08/ Email: cory.marshall@camas.wednet.edu

  2. The Biology Class • 10 Units (approximately 1 month each) • Ch 1-2: Ecosystems and Bioethics • Ch 3-5: Populations and Conservation • Ch 6: Atoms and Biomolecules • Ch 7: Cell structure and function • Ch 8: Cell Communication • Ch 10: Mendelian Genetics • Ch 12: Human Genetics • Ch 11: DNA and Heredity • Ch 15: Evolution • Ch9: Energy and Enzymes • During the 2nd semester students will also conduct a semester-long research project on any event, invention, or person in science history

  3. The Biology Class • Category 1: Homework • 25% of the semester grade • Typically we have 1-2 homework assignments per unit • All missing/late homework assignments may be turned in for ½ credit until the end of the semester • So…ITS NEVER TOO LATE!

  4. The Biology Class • Category 2: Labs • 20% of the semester grade • Typically labs are completed in 1-2 periods • My goal is 3-5 labs per unit and at least one lab/investigation per week • The Lab “Re-do” • Labs are worthless if students do not understand the purpose behind labs • Students are allowed to redo any lab for up to 100% of the grade if they follow these requirements: • Lab must be turned in on time and completed • Student must meet with me before/after school to discuss the areas they missed points in • Lab must be made up within 1 week of receiving their grade.

  5. The Biology Class • Category 3: Exams • 30% of the semester grade • Each unit will have 1 cumulative exam. • 2-3 other projects throughout the semester will also go into this category • Endangered Species Project, 3D Cell, etc • Occasionally there will be a short vocab quiz as well for some of the lengthier units. • At the beginning of each lecture, I give students a copy of “learning goals” that the exam will cover. • Exams may not be retaken, no notes are allowed for the exam. • At the end of each semester, students may choose to drop one exam grade. They do not have to if they do not want to.

  6. The Biology EOC • OSPI requires all sophomore and biology students to take a Biology End-of-Course Exam (basically, the HSPE for bio) • Students must pass this test once to graduate • The exam will be around the first week of June • All labs, homework, and exams are designed to mirror the questions and topics they will see on this exam • Last year, CHS: 96% passing

  7. The Biology Class, HodgePodge • Other grades and lab fees • Don’t forget to pay the lab fee tonight if you haven’t already • Participation grade and final exam will also be counted at the end of the semester. • Study Skills • If your student struggles with how to study, this is a specialty of mine—not just for science! • Other Bio classes • The biology teachers at Camas High have been working for 4years to create collaborative final exams, unit exams, and labs • All students would receive the same education and grades as in any other class, and we analyze every week what works and what doesn’t

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