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Welcome to Biology
with Mr. Scott and Ms. Bates
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
Biology
• Grading policy
• Homework
• Textbook
• Projects
• Assessments
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.
Assessments
• Teacher assessments– Exams– Vocab quizzes
• State assessment (HSA)
Contact Info
• Email – [email protected] and [email protected]
• Website – gscottsbiopage.weebly.com
• Grade book – on Aspen
• School – 410-313-2867
Questions
Welcome to AP Biology
with Mr. Scott
Agenda
• Mr. Scott
• AP Biology
• The AP Exam
• The course – format, projects, homework, exams, labs, grading, etc…
• Contact
• Q and A
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.
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
Study Contract
• Expectation:– Students are preparing for assessments
• Purpose of Study Contract:– Correlations between study habits and
success on assessments
AP Biology
• Grading policy
• Textbook
• Projects
• Assessments
• Labs
• Course philosophy
Contact Info
• Email – [email protected]
• Website – gscottsbiopage.weebly.com
• Grade book – on Aspen
• School – 410-313-2867
Questions
Welcome to Biology GT
with Mr. Scott
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
Biology
• Grading policy
• Homework
• Textbook
• Projects
• Assessments
• STEM fair
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.
Assessments
• Teacher assessments– Exams– Vocab quizzes
• State assessment (HSA)
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
Contact Info
• Email – [email protected] and [email protected]
• Website – gscottsbiopage.weebly.com
• Grade book – on Aspen
• School – 410-313-2867
Questions