1. Welcome to Back to School Night Valerie Draper Biology Room K106 Per 3 Please fill out a 3x5 card While you wait

2. Agenda Introduction- – About the course Curriculum Textbook Process & Pace – Next Gen Science Standards & Common Core How your student can be successful 20 Gallon Challenge!

4. BIOLOGY Class Set Textbooks Notebook Supplies Homework every night- PN Packet Due at end of the unit - ACCOUNT TABLE Inquiry based labs & activities  aligning to the Common Core and NGSS Comprehensive College Prep Course

5. Aligning to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) & Common Core – Science Practices – Integrated Approach with Cross Cutting Themes – Inquiry Based Laboratory Experimental Design – Literacy Component Reading Strategies Technical Reading

6. CORE IDEAS Structure and Function Inheritance and Variation of Traits Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Natural Selection and Evolution

7. Cross-Cutting Themes Systems and System Models Structure and Function Stability and Change Energy and Matter Cause and Effect Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

8. Science & Engineering Practices Developing and Using Models Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking Engaging in Arguments from Evidence Scientific Knowledge is Open to Revision in Light of New Evidence Asking Questions and Defining Problems Analyzing and Interpreting Data Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information Science Models, Laws, Mechanisms, and Theories Explain Natural Phenomena

9. My Plan Synergy & MY CONNECT At least once a quarter students can print off grades and have them signed for bonus credit Weighted Grades are “live” when they are posted Tests Quizzes 45% Labs 25% Homework /class work 15% Midterm/Final 15%

10. Success! MY Connect Daily Whiteboard Agenda On Task-Participation in class Wolverine TIME – PROACTIVE Test Corrections Alternate Assignment Communication – vdraper@powayusd.com vdraper@powayusd.com – Fortified TEAM! – “TRUST BUT VERIFY”