DC Biology (Period 2)

                 

 

1. A. Assigned Readings

You are expected to read the textbook chapter corresponding to each lecture

before it is presented in class.

 

1. Helpful study habits suggested by prior students
2. Read your assignment through at least twice.
3. Outline your reading assignment. Each chapter is divided into numbered

sections; each section is divided into paragraphs. This organization by the

author can be used to build your own outline.

3. Underline the most important ideas in your reading assignment.
4. Recognize and use new words. Many of these words are listed in the list of

objectives for each unit.

5. Write questions about things in the assignment you do not understand.

 

 

1. C. Lecture and Discussion

Many of the questions you prepared before class while reading the assigned

material lecture will be answered during lecture.

1. Write down in your own words the main ideas your teacher presents.
2. Compare these ideas with the outline and questions you prepared before

class.

3. Ask questions about the things you still do not understand.
4. D. Audio and Visual Materials

Movies, film-strips, models, pictures, and a variety of other materials will be used

by your instructor to explain the ideas and concepts of the course. You are

expected you to know what you are to do, why you are to do it, and to be able to

explain the ideas relating to each activity.

 

1. Use of Online Resources

This course requires students to use the web resource to further their understanding of class materials, lectures and labs.

 

METHODS OF EVALUATION

Please be advised that your grades are protected by FERPA (Family Educational

Rights and Privacy Act), a federal law that protects the privacy of student

educational records Faculty cannot reveal information about students, or discuss student records over the phone or unsecure e-mail with ANYONE including you, the student. The CPS Google student email is a secure communication channel that meets FERPA requirements and will be used for these matters.

 

Deadlines: all work is due by the end of each Unit. No late work will be accepted once a Unit Grade is given. Students with valid absences can make up missing assignments.

 

Grades will be assigned according to the following scale based on points

accumulated throughout the term:

 

90 - 100 = A

80 - 89.9 = B

70 - 79.9 = C

60 - 69.9 = D

Below 60 = F

 

Method of Assessment: Overview

Amundsen High School Grading Policy

Formative – Handouts (10%)

Formative – Labs/Projects (15%)

Formative – Weekly Quizzes (10%)

Summative – Unit Exams (50%)

Work Habits – Weekly Notebook Check (15%)

Method of Assessment: Exams

Exams will consist of multiple choice questions, true/false questions, and short

essay questions. All written answers must use proper English grammar and

sentence structure.

 

Method of Assessment: Weekly Quizzes

Quizzes will cover lecture material and will consist of Constructed Response, true/false and matching questions. Quizzes are timed. Answers to quizzes will be gone over after the quiz id time allows or the following week.

 

Method of Assessment: Chapter Quick Checks (Handouts)

These will be distributed for each unit covered in Lecture. All answers given in this

assignment must use proper English grammar and sentence structure. They are due at the end of the week before the weekly quiz is given. These are to be completed as homework. They are due on Friday, before weekly quiz.

 

Method of Assessment: Lab Reports

All students should be prepared for each lab by having read the lab material before

coming to that class. You must attend and participate in the lab in order to receive any credit on a completed the Lab Report. These reports are due at the end of the week before the weekly quiz.

 

Method of Assessment: Research Paper

Each student is responsible for writing one research paper. The topics will be

discussed in class. Briefly, the research papers must be at least 6 pages, double spaced and 12 point font. A minimum of three references is needed for each

paper. Use APA Style for formatting. Details of the structure and requirements for

this assignment will be provided elsewhere. These research papers should relate to

data that was have collected throughout the school year as part of our field work with

Lincoln Park Zoo, Openlands and The University of Minnesota Monarch Lab Program.

 

Method of Assessment: Weekly Notebook Check

Your notebook will be collected and graded on a weekly basis (Every Friday) and checked for notes and agendas. A grade will be assessed based on completeness  and quality of work shown.

 

CLASSROOM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES       

 

1. Attendance

Students are required to attend class. Attendance is necessary and required for

successful comprehension of the material.. Students who are absent are required to bring a note signed by their parent or guardian. These notes are to be shown to the teacher when they return to class.

 

1. Timeliness

All students are expected to arrive at class on time and remain until all activities

are completed.  If you are late to class, please sign in on the tardy sheet and drop off your tardy slip.

 

1. Make-Up Policy

Only students who are legally absent can make up missing classwork.

 

1. Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty is a serious offense, which includes but is not limited to the

following: cheating, complicity, fabrication and falsification, forgery, and

plagiarism. Cheating involves copying another student’s paper, exam, quiz or

use of technology devices to exchange information during class time and/or

testing. It also involves the unauthorized use of notes, calculators, and other

devices or study aids. In addition, it also includes the unauthorized collaboration

on academic work of any sort. Complicity, on the other hand, involves the

attempt to assist another student to commit an act of academic dishonesty.

Fabrication and falsification, respectively, involve the invention or alteration of

any information (data, results, sources, identity, and so forth) in academic work.

Another example of academic dishonesty is forgery, which involves the

duplication of a signature in order to represent it as authentic. Lastly, plagiarism

involves the failure to acknowledge sources (of ideas, facts, charges, illustrations

and so forth) properly in academic work, thus falsely representing some else’s

ideas as your own.  Penalties will be assessed based on the CPS Uniform Discipline Handbook.

 

1. Student Conduct and Policies

Each student is responsible for adhering to the Code of Student Conduct as

stated in the CPS Uniform Discipline Handbook.

 

1. Student Conduct in the Classroom

Talking while the instructor is talking is rude and disruptive to those around you.

You must be conscientious and respectful of others and our learning

environment.

 

1. Student Conduct in the Classroom and Laboratory: Safety
2. No eating or drinking during Laboratory Periods
3. Students with long hair should consider pinning it up or wearing a ponytail

during laboratory sessions as your hair could get caught in equipment or

chemicals.

3. Students should consider wearing eye protection during laboratory sessions

especially those wearing contact lenses.

4. Students with contacts should consider wearing their glasses during

laboratory.

 

5. Students who intentionally misuse laboratory equipment or conduct

themselves in such a way as to endanger others will be requested to

withdraw from the course.

6. The lab table should be cleaned and washed at the beginning and the end of

each lab period.

7. Do not put used chemical solutions or disposable equipment back with

unused and clean items. Set these aside for disposal and cleaning.

8. Lab stools should be pushed under the lab tables at the end of each class.
9. Broken glassware and chemical spills should be reported to the instructor.

Do not handle broken glass with your fingers.

 

 

1. Cellular Phones

All cellular phones must be turned off and should not make any

audible sounds during class time.

 

CPS Marking/Grading Periods: 2018 – 2019:

Semester #1

10/5                    Progress Report 1

11/1                     Quarter #1 Grade Semester #1 Mid-Term

12/14                   Progress Report 2

1/31                    Quarter #2 Semester #1 Final

Semester #2

3/8                       Progress Report 1

4/4                   Quarter #1 Grade Semester #2 Mid-Term

5/17                     Progress Report 2

6/18                     Quarter #2 Semester #2 Final

                                                                             

 

 

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