1. WELCOME TO BIOLOGY OPEN HOUSE/CURRICULUM NIGHT IT IS IMPORTANT YOU ARE HERE! THANKS INSTRUCTOR: KYLE CAMPBELL Contact Info: campbelk@wcsoh.org

2. BIOLOGY  1 ST SEMESTER CELL BIOLOGY  2 ND SEMESTER ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY

3. SIGN UP FOR REMIND 101 TEXT MESSAGES or E-MAILS ABOUT HOMEWORK, PROJECTS, AND EXPERIMENTAL WRITE-UPS, DUE DATES, AND REMINDERS

4. COULD VERY WELL BE THE MOST CHALLENGING YEAR 10 TH GRADE. MANY CONCEPTS IN SCIENCE THIS YEAR ARE NEW TO YOUR STUDENT EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: STUDENTS NEED TO PRACTICE READING AND WRITING AT HOME= HOMEWORK GRADES: I USE POWERSCHOOL NEW POLICY: EVERY THIRD MISSING ASSIGNMENT = 2 DETENTIONS

5. THESE ARE ALL OF THE HOMEWORKS AND IN CLASS ACTIVITIES THAT WE DOTO PRACTICE FOR TESTS AND QUIZZES OVER EACH UNIT THESE ARE ASSIGNMENTS WE GO OVER IN CLASS COLLECTED EVERY 10 ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE AN EASY HIGH GRADE, BUT WHEN STUDENTS DON’T FINISH ASSIGNMENTS, NOR DO HOMEWORK, THEY TEND TO GET BAD GRADES. FOLDER GRADE

6. IN MY MIND, THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO NOT FINISH A LAB, ASSIGNMENT, ACTIVITY, OR ANYTHING WE DO IN THIS CLASS I AM HERE TILL 4:30 OR 5 AT LEAST EVERY DAY ACCOMMODATIONS CAN BE MADE TO COMPLETE ANYTHING ARE YOUR STUDENTS LEAVING THIS SCHOOL NOT UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANT CONCEPTS AND NOT FINISHING ASSIGNMENTS?

7. ONLY 73% OF ALL OHIO SOPHOMORES PASS THE OGT THE FIRST TIME THEY TAKE IT ! ONLY 83% OF NORTH STUDENTS PASSED IT LAST YEAR! WHY? NOT PRACTICING WHAT THEY LEARN= HOMEWORK and TAKE HOME TESTS PRACTICE VOCAB AND READING

8. Use national testing words like evaluate, apply, trace the steps, support, infer, describe, formulate, predict, support, etc...

9. IMPORTANT WEBSITES OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION science content standards. Focus on grade 9 and 10 Earth, physical, and Life science http://portal.success-ode-state- oh-us.info/ http://ogt.success-ode-state-oh- us.info/ItemRelease/?nav=parent

10. THANKS FOR COMING AND SUPPORTING YOUR STUDENT

11. http://www.corestandar ds.org/the- standards/english- language-arts- standards/science- technical/grades-9-10/ NEW 9-10 GRADE SCIENCE STANDARDS