1. Welcome to Biology Dan Knowles

2. Memory: fold paper in thirds  Write down all the items you remember  How many did you remember?  What kept you from remembering things?  Write down the items you remember the second time  Higher number remembered?  Focused attention?  Studying small batches of info instead of all at once  3 rd time: items named and discussed, then make list  What helped you remember this time?

3. Curriculum Fall Semester  Digestion/Biochemistr y  Plants  Ecology SpSpring Semester Spring Semester  Cells/Transport  Genetics/Biotecnhnol ogy  Evolution

4. Materials for Biology  Spiral Notebook, college ruled, 1-subject  3-ring binder, 1 ½ in.  Pencil and paper  Class-shared item (depends on pd.)

5.  What do grades represent?  Why do we need them?  What do each of the grades A-F mean? Grading Policy

6. Biology Grading Scale  A – Advanced Proficient - Student has masterful understanding of the standard and can critically apply the standard.  B – Proficient - Student has satisfactory understanding of the standard.  C – Partially Proficient - Student has basic, moderate understanding of the standard.  D – Not Proficient - Student has very limited understanding of the standard.  F – Not Proficient - Student has no understanding of the standard.

7. Grading Policy  All assignments and test sections are 12 points:  12 - 98% A 9 - 88% B 6 - 75% C 3 - 58% F 1 – 52% F  11 - 95% A 8 - 85% B 5 - 70% C 2 - 55% F 0 – 50% F  10 - 90% A 7 - 82% B 4 - 65% D  Categories are weighted:  Prep and practice (Participation, homework) ~10%  Formative (Labs, quizzes, projects)~40%  Summative (Unit tests)~35%  Final~15%

8. Textbook reading and note- taking skills  We use an online textbook.  Pearsonsuccessnet.com  Username – first last  Password – knowles(period #)