1. Welcome to Biology with Mr. Scott and Ms. Bates

2. Agenda Your Teachers –Mr. Scott and Ms. Bates – Periods 5 & 6 The Class – format, grading policy, homework, books, projects, etc… Grades and Aspen Assessments – HSA and Local Contact Q and A

3. Biology Grading policy Homework Textbook Projects Assessments

4. Grades All grades maintained on Aspen. Students also maintain a list of assignments in their notebook. Please check Aspen regularly to track your students progress; grade sheets will not be sent home.

5. Assessments Teacher assessments –Exams –Vocab quizzes State assessment (HSA)

6. Contact Info Email – grant_scott@hcpss.org and deborah_bates@hcpss.orggrant_scott@hcpss.org deborah_bates@hcpss.org Website – gscottsbiopage.weebly.comgscottsbiopage.weebly.com Grade book – on Aspen School – 410-313-2867

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8. Welcome to AP Biology with Mr. Scott

9. Agenda Mr. Scott AP Biology The AP Exam The course – format, projects, homework, exams, labs, grading, etc… Contact Q and A

10. New Course Format Big Idea 1 = The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life. Big Idea 2 = Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis. Big Idea 3 = Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes. Big Idea 4 = Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.

11. AP Exam Usually the second week of AP exams –Part 1: 63 multiple choice 6 fill-in –Part 2: 2 long free response 6 short free response Goal/philosophy

12. Study Contract Expectation: –Students are preparing for assessments Purpose of Study Contract: –Correlations between study habits and success on assessments

13. AP Biology Grading policy Textbook Projects Assessments Labs Course philosophy

14. Contact Info Email – grant_scott@hcpss.org Website – gscottsbiopage.weebly.comgscottsbiopage.weebly.com Grade book – on Aspen School – 410-313-2867

15. Questions

16. Welcome to Biology GT with Mr. Scott

17. Agenda Mr. Scott The Class – format, grading policy, homework, books, projects, etc… Grades and Aspen Assessments – HSA and Local STEM fair Contact Q and A

18. Biology Grading policy Homework Textbook Projects Assessments STEM fair

19. Grades All grades maintained on Aspen. Students also maintain a list of assignments in their notebook. Please check Aspen regularly to track your students progress; grade sheets will not be sent home.

20. Assessments Teacher assessments –Exams –Vocab quizzes State assessment (HSA)

21. STEM Fair An 18 month long research/experiment Start in Biology GT, finish in Chemistry GT Students will be at the point where they are prepared to collect data by the end of Biology All work will be kept in the blue folder given to each student by the teacher

22. Contact Info Email – grant_scott@hcpss.org and deborah_bates@hcpss.orggrant_scott@hcpss.org deborah_bates@hcpss.org Website – gscottsbiopage.weebly.comgscottsbiopage.weebly.com Grade book – on Aspen School – 410-313-2867

23. Questions