2011-2012 Biology Mr
Contact Information
Mr. Joshua Rosenberg, Shelby High School, Room 116
Email: jmrosenberg@ *Preferred*
Phone: 704-476-8325 x 3221
Planning: 1st and 2nd Period
Tutoring: Thursday 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Course Biology website: – student dropbox, projects, review guides, practice tests, mostly for students
Personal website: – class calendar, news and updates, mostly for parents
Curriculum
The curriculum is broken into 13 units. Here are those and their respective projects:
|Unit Number |Unit |Project |
|1 |Why Science? |Sprouting Seeds |
|2 |Organic Molecules |Using Indicators Lab |
|3 |Cells & Molecules |pH measurement - probeware |
|4 |Cell Biology |Is Yeast Alive? Lab |
|5 |Inheritance |Plan and Record a Video |
|6 |The Central Dogma |Codon Bingo |
|7 |Genetics |Make a Baby |
|8 |The History of Life |Create a Dichotomous Key |
|9 |Adaptations |Organism Newspaper |
|10 |Evolution |Evolution Webquest |
|11 |Ecology |Field Study |
|12 |Your Research Question |Research Design |
|13 |Review |Scavenger Hunt and Geocache |
Weekly Schedule
|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |
|-Reading |-Project |-Project |-Quiz Prep. |-Quiz |
|-Group Activity |-New Material |-New Material | |-Hypermedia |
Grading
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• There are 13 projects, and together these are worth 30% of your final grade
• Unless otherwise discussed in class, quizzes are every Friday and are worth 25% of your final grade
• There are four tests, each worth 5% of your final grade
• Since Biology has an EOC (End of Course exam), your score on that will be worth 25% of your final grade
• Late work for any reason will receive a maximum of 50% of the original grade.
• You may remediate your tests during Thursday tutoring (3:00 – 4:00 pm)
• There are three extra credit opportunities. Go to and click “Extra Credit” for details.
Expectations
• Since this is an Honors class, you are expected to complete homework regularly, thoroughly prepare for tests, and come to class engaged and ready to challenge yourself.
• My expectation is for you to score a “4” on the EOC.
• Use your in-class folder to store quizzes, tests, projects and other work
• Come to class with a writing utensil, and paper - no other required materials
• Stay seated unless you’re allowed otherwise, or ask for permission
• If you’re late, you will be swept!
• Biology class time is for Biology – stay, unless there’s an emergency
Signature
Student Signature
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Parent Signature
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