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AS Biology Syllabus 2015-201650292002413000Teacher: Ms. Schultz Email: sara.schultz@sp.Website: syllabus: : (623) 344-1770Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 7:15 am – 7:45 am, and Wednesday 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Instagram: IPS_SCIENCE_SCHULTZClassroom: 305Remind 101: send a text to the number 81010Once you have entered that number, send the following message depending on the hour that you have: 4th Hour: @asbio12aAS Biology culminates in mid-May with the Cambridge AS Exam, which is composed of three parts: Paper 1 Multiple Choice Exam – Candidates have 1 hour to complete 40 questions based on content learned throughout the year Paper 2 AS Structured Questions – Candidates have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete short answer questions about content learned throughout the year as well as interpreting data Paper 3 Advanced Practical Skills – this practical paper consists of two approximately equal parts, one of which will require the use of a microscope. Candidates will be allowed to use the microscope for a maximum of 1 hour. Candidate will be expected to show evidence of skill in the handling of familiar biological material. Where unfamiliar materials/techniques are required, full instruction will be given. Candidates have 2 hours to answer all questions. Expectations: Do your best! The more you put into this course, the more you will get out. You are young professionals and should act as such: being responsible for your work and actions, and being respectful to yourself, others, and myself. The more you meet the expectations, the more fun we will have in the classroom. It is imperative that you follow directions the first time given, especially during lab activities. Failure to follow directions in lab will result in the removal from lab and a zero grade for that activity. Procedures: When the bell rings, candidates must be in their seats to be considered on time. If a candidate is tardy he/she must go to the front office to get a pass before returning to class. Bell work, located on the whiteboard, is to be done in the first 5 minutes of class every day. No questions during this time please. During class, all candidates are to follow directions from the teacher and follow all school and classroom rules. Before leaving, tables and floor areas should be clean, write down last minute reminders in agenda, chairs should be pushed in and candidates should wait behind their seat. The teacher dismisses class, NOT the bell. Discipline: When a candidate is being disruptive or off task, they will receive a warning. If the candidate continues the behavior, or continues to be disruptive or off task, the candidate will receive a detention. Materials: The following is a list of materials required for this class: 3 ring binder (2 inches or larger)Planner/agendaPen/Pencil (blue or black ink only)Notebook/lined paper and graph paperIndex cardsRecommended coursebook: Cambridge International AS and A Level Biology Coursebook with CD-ROM by Mary Jones, Richard Fosbery, Jennifer Gregory, and Dennis Taylor ~$55 on Amazon When using the classroom supplies, especially lab materials, it is your responsibility to handle them with care. This includes using the materials only for what they are intended as well as putting the materials back where they were when class began. Leave it better than you found it please! Assignments: All work should be neat and completed in pencil or blue/black ink only. You will have a wide variety of assignments including daily work, reading assignments, vocabulary, quizzes, labs, tests, and project. Retakes are at the teacher’s discretion. Absent Work: When candidates are absent, for any reason, their missed work will be placed in the “Absent Candidate Binder” as well as posted online to my website. They are responsible for collecting the work, looking it over for understanding and asking for clarification when needed. The candidate may attend office hours to record missing assignments, get explanations, and work on make-up assignments. Candidates are allowed the same number of days they were gone to make up the work.Absent work MUST be turned in with a COMPLETED blue absent slip stapled to the front. Absent work should be turned in to the “Late, Missing, Absent Work Bin” during office hours or at the end of class. Absent work is eligible to earn 100% credit as long as it is turned in within the same number of days that the candidate missed. If absent work is turned in after that period of time, it will be considered late and treated as such. Late Work: Candidates must turn in all assignments on time so that the learning opportunities involved in completing each assignment are realized. If a candidate fails to turn in an assignment on time, candidates are encouraged to make an effort to complete that work in a timely manner for partial credit as indicated: Within 2 weeks of the initial assigned due date for 80% of the original credit. For example, a candidate failed to turn in an assignment that was due on September 6th. The candidate must turn in the late assignment no later than September 20th (2 weeks from September 6th). Please see each individual teacher’s syllabus for guidelines on turning in late work including when and where to turn in late work.Redoing Assessments: At teacher discretion, any assessment may be redone if the candidate did not completely master the intended content or skills, and has demonstrated sincere effort to prepare for the assessment the first time it was given. Rigorous relearning or review in preparation for the second attempt will qualify a Candidate to redo an assessment. Redoing assessments is a privilege, not something to be taken for granted. Candidates must redo assessments within two weeks of their return; otherwise the original grade stands. The higher grade between the original attempt and the second attempt will be recorded, not an average of the two grades. Occasionally, assessments cannot be redone, but instead candidates may correct their mistakes and receive additional credit for each item they correct. Candidates must redo assessments on their own time, not during direct teaching time in class. In order to redo any test, major project, or quiz, candidates must first submit the original work signed by a parent requesting the retest or redo opportunity. Candidates must also submit a plan of study (provided) that will enable them to improve their performance the second time around. Plagiarism: According to the Arizona State University’s academic integrity policy, plagiarism is defined as follows:“`Plagiarism’ means using another's words, ideas, materials or work without properly acknowledging and documenting the source. Candidates are responsible for knowing the rules governing the use of another's work or materials and for acknowledging and documenting the source appropriately.” ().Any candidate who compromises the academic integrity policy will automatically receive a zero, and parents and administration will be notified immediately. For any further questions on academic integrity, please reference the Imagine Preparatory at Surprise candidate handbook.*REMEMBER: You own your thoughts!Grading: >90% - A>80% - B>70% - C>60% - D<59% - FClasswork (homework, practice worksheets, bell work, exit tickets, activities, etc.) will be graded on a 6-point scale.6 – all work complete, detailed answers, neat, nearly all answers are correct 5 – mostly complete, mostly neat (maximum number of points that can be earned for late work that would have earned a 6 if it was turned in on time.) 4 – 50-75% of the work is complete, difficult to read/unorganized3 – less than 50% of the work is complete, illegible0 – assignment not turned in or is turned in with too little work to accept, illegible; Candidate will be asked to redo/complete the assignment and turn it in as late work for credit Summative assessments (major quizzes, tests, and projects) will be graded based on point value. If a candidate makes an honest attempt at any assignment, the lowest grade they will receive on that assignment in the grade book is 50%. The actual score will still be recorded, but the 50% will count toward the overall grade. This allows candidate a greater chance for success while reducing the range of “failing” from 0% - 59%, to 50% - 59%, making it more even with the other grade ranges listed above. ***Learning: In order to be successful and reach your goals in this class, you must spend a few minutes each night reviewing notes and activities we have completed in class throughout the week. I don’t expect that you know everything. It’s okay to make mistakes because that is how we learn!! Office Hours: You must sign in if you are to attend office hours. If you are unable to make it to the office hour times above, please see me before or after class in order to schedule an appointment. During this time you are welcome to come into the classroom for the following: obtaining and working on late and/or absent work, getting a reteach lesson, retaking a quiz or test, and completing a lab. Office hours are not times to ‘hang out’ because there needs to be a good learning environment for the candidates who are working on Biology content. Extra Supplies: Please keep your eyes and ears open for extra paper, pens, pencils, markers, erasers, tape, scissors, pencil sharpeners, tissues, hand sanitizer, and staplers! We maintain an in-class supply center that frequently needs replenishing. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. I am most easily available by email. I will respond within 48 hours of your contacting me. I also have setup a Remind 101 group for your candidate’ class. I strongly encourage you as well as your candidate to join this group. You will receive messages from me about quizzes and tests, reminders about homework, and notifications about grade updates. The code is on the front page of this syllabus.Interested in volunteering?I am always looking for guest speakers to keep the candidate engaged, if you are interested in speaking or know someone who would be I would appreciate the information. We also always need judges with some sort of science background for our Regional and Group Science Fairs. Thank you and lets make this year great! Command WordsDefine (the term(s)...): only a formal statement or equivalent paraphrase is required. ?What do you understand by/What is meant by (the term(s)...): a definition should be given, together with relevant comment on the significance or context of the term(s), especially where two or more terms are included in the question. The mark value for the question indicates how much supplementary comment should be given. ?State: give a concise answer with little or no supporting argument (for example, a numerical answer that can easily be obtained ‘by inspection’). ?List: give a number of points, generally each of one word. If a specific number of points is requested, this number should not be exceeded. ?5. (a) Explain: this may imply reasoning or some reference to theory, depending on the context. It is another way of asking candidate to give reasons for. The candidate needs to make sure that the examiner is told why something happens. (b) Give a reason/Give reasons: this is another way of asking candidate to explain why something happens. 6. (a) Describe: state in words the key points that can be found from the data or information given in a graph, table or diagram. Where possible, the candidate should refer to numbers taken from the material. (b) Describe a process: give a step-by-step description of what happens during the process. Describe and explain may be used together, as may state and explain. Discuss: give a critical account of the points involved in the topic. ?Outline: the answer should be brief, restricted to giving essentials, without supporting details. ?Predict: produce the required answer by making a logical connection between other pieces of information. The question may provide this information, or the information may depend on answers calculated in an earlier part of the question. The answer should be concise, with no supporting statement required. ?Deduce: follow the guidance for predict, but a supporting statement is also required. For example, reference to a law, a principle or the necessary reasoning should be included in the answer. ?(a) Suggest: may imply that there is no single correct answer (for example, in biology, there are a number of factors that might limit the rate of photosynthesis in a plant in a glasshouse). ?(b) Suggest: may also imply that the candidate must apply their general knowledge and understanding of biology to a ‘novel’ situation, one that may not formally be ‘in the syllabus’. Many data-response and problem-solving questions are of this type. ?Find: a general term that can be interpreted as calculate, measure, determine, etc. ?Calculate: a numerical answer is required. In general, working should be shown, especially where two or ?more steps are involved. The candidate should give suitable units where possible. ?Measure: implies that a suitable measuring instrument will give the quantity in question, for example, length, using a rule, or mass, using a balance. The candidate should give suitable units where possible. ?18. (a) Sketch, when applied to graph work: implies that the shape and/or position of the curve only needs to be qualitatively correct. However, the candidate should be aware that, depending on the context, some quantitative aspects may be looked for, such as passing through the origin or having an intercept, asymptote or discontinuity at a particular value. On a sketch graph, the candidate must show clearly what is being plotted on each axis. (b) Sketch, when applied to diagrams: implies that simple, freehand drawing is allowed. However, the candidate should take care over proportions and should show important details clearly. Determine: often implies that the quantity in question cannot be measured directly but must be found by calculation, substituting measured or known values of other quantities into a standard formula. It may also be used when the candidate must carry out a procedure to find a numerical answer. For example, the candidate might be asked to find the energy absorbed by a plant and calculate its efficiency. ?Estimate: give a reasoned order of magnitude statement or calculation of the quantity in question, making any necessary simplifying assumptions about points of principle and about the values of quantities not otherwise included in the question. ?Show: make an algebraic deduction to prove a given equation. The candidate must state clearly the terms being used. ?Compare: give both the similarities and differences between things or concepts. ?Recognise: identify facts, characteristics or concepts that are relevant and/or appropriate to ?understanding a situation, event, process or phenomenon. ?Classify: group things based on common characteristics. ?In all questions, the number of marks are shown on the examination paper and candidate should use these as a guide to how much detail to give. When describing a process, the candidate should use the number?of marks to decide how many steps to include. When explaining why something happens, the candidate should use the number of marks to decide how many reasons to give, or how much detail to give for each reason. ?Please return this page to Ms. Schultz by Monday, August 10, 2015I understand the above expectations for AS Biology. I agree to abide by these expectations and challenge myself each day to reach personal, class, and campus goals. I understand that my teacher will support my learning, and that I must take the initiative to ask questions and request assistance when I need it, including during class and office hours.Candidate Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _________________Candidate Signature: _________________________________________________Parent Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _________________Parent Signature: _________________________________________________ ................
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