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IGCSE Biology 9 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: 2nd Hour: @igcsebio9a5th Hour: @igcsebio9b6th Hour: @igcsebio9cCourse Description from Cambridge: The purpose of this course is to provide exploratory experiences, laboratory, and real-life applications in the biological sciences. Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of biological phenomena, facts, laws, definitions, concepts, and theories; biological vocabulary, terminology, and conventions (including symbols, quantities, and units); scientific instruments and apparatus, including techniques of operation and aspects of safety; scientific quantities and their determination; and scientific and technological applications with their social, economic, and environmental implications. Students will also learn to use oral, written, symbolic, graphical, and numerical forms of presentation, to locate, select, organize, and present information from a variety of sources; translate information from one form to another; manipulate numerical and other data; use information to identify patterns, report trends, and draw inferences about biological relationships; present reasoned explanations of biological phenomena, patterns, and relationships; make predictions and propose hypotheses; solve problems, including some of a quantitative nature. Coursework: Students will apply this knowledge and skills to use techniques, apparatus, and materials (including the following of a sequence of instructions, where appropriate); make and record observations and measurements; interpret and evaluate experimental observations and data; plan biological investigations, evaluate methods, and suggest possible improvements (including the selection of biological techniques, apparatus, and materials).IGCSE Biology culminates in mid-May with the Cambridge IGCSE Exam, which is composed of three parts: Multiple Choice Exam – students have 45 minutes to complete 40 questions based on content learned throughout the year Theory Exam – students have 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete short answer questions about content learned throughout the year as well as interpreting data Coursework – this is completed throughout the school year as laboratory experiments that will be graded by the teacher, kept in a portfolio, tracked, and then sent to Cambridge to be re-graded Coursework will be completed one week a month before school during zero period. Students are expected to attend as the word completed during this time will count toward their Biology class grade. 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, students must be in their seats to be considered on time. If a student 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 students 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 students should wait behind their seat. The teacher dismisses class, NOT the bell. Discipline: When a student is being disruptive or off task, they will receive a warning. If the student continues the behavior, or continues to be disruptive or off task, the student 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: Biology for Cambridge IGCSE by Gareth Williams, Richard Fosbery, and Janet Adams ~$21 on AmazonWhen 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 students are absent, for any reason, their missed work will be placed in the “Absent Students 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 students may attend office hours to record missing assignments, get explanations, and work on make-up assignments. Students 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 student missed. If absent work is turned in after that period of time, it will be considered late and treated as such. Late Work: Students must turn in all assignments on time so that the learning opportunities involved in completing each assignment are realized. If a student fails to turn in an assignment on time, students 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 student failed to turn in an assignment that was due on September 6th. The student 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 student 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 student to redo an assessment. Redoing assessments is a privilege, not something to be taken for granted. Students 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 students may correct their mistakes and receive additional credit for each item they correct. Student must redo assessments on their own time, not during direct teaching time in class. In order to redo any test, major project, or quiz, students must first submit the original work signed by a parent requesting the retest or redo opportunity. Students 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. Students are responsible for knowing the rules governing the use of another's work or materials and for acknowledging and documenting the source appropriately.” ().Any student 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 student 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; student 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 student 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 students 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 students 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 students’ class. I strongly encourage you as well as your student 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 students 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!-635000Dear Imagine Prep Family and Friends of High School IGCSE Biology Students, In an effort to provide the best possible education to our students, Imagine Prep will introduce a scheduling change for the 2015-2016 school year. A zero hour, beginning at 7:50 am, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, will be held as a mandatory lab section to accompany student’s Biology class. Students will attend the lab section for one week every month in an effort to provide more time to learn and practice content in class as well as learn and practice laboratory skills. As Imagine Prep continues our partnership with Cambridge International Examinations it has become essential to provide students with adequate time to develop, practice and demonstrate laboratory skills, which are part of their IGCSE Biology Exam and help prepare them for college level science classes. This valuable time will allow our students to truly learn and show mastery of content during regular class hours and laboratory skills necessary to better meet the requirements of the IGCSE Biology exam, and future science classes before school during zero hour. Please note the following in regards to this change: Students will come in for zero period one-week a month, August through February, to develop, practice, and demonstrate laboratory skills that are part of their IGCSE Biology exam. Lab section will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Zero periods begin at 7:50 am and ends at 8:45 am. Which week students attend the zero period lab section is predetermined by the class period they have Biology.2nd hour students will attend zero period lab the first week of every month. 5th hour students will attend zero period lab the second week of every month. 6th hour students will attend zero period lab the third week of every month. The last week of every month is open lab for students to come in and complete labs, ask questions, redo labs, etc. The laboratory experiments and work done during that zero period will be for a grade in the student’s regular Biology class. If a student cannot attend lab section for whatever reason, they must meet with the teacher to determine when they can come in to make up what was missed during that section. Regular reminders of when students are to attend lab section will be sent out using Remind 101, and email, or other forms of communication to assist in helping parents and students remember when lab sections are since they won’t meet every week. Remind 101 – Send a text to the number 81010. Once you have entered that number, send the message that corresponds to your class:2nd Hour: @igcsebio9a5th Hour: @igcsebio9b6th Hour: @igcsebio9cIf you have any questions regarding the lab section, please contact Sara Schultz at sara.schultz@sp.. Sincerely, Sara Schultz IGCSE/AS Level Biology Teacher Imagine Prep Surprise IGCSE Biology Approximate Timeline of Study Coursework Lab 1 week every month 7:50 am – 8:45 am This is subject to change at any time throughout theschool year. AugustAugustUnit 1 Characteristics and classification of living organisms What is courseworkLearning how to complete C1 skillsLearning how to complete C2 skills Practice labsUnit 2 Organisms and the environment Unit 3 Movement in and out of cells SeptemberSeptemberUnit 4 Enzymes C1 labsC2 labsUnit 5 Nutrition OctoberOctoberUnit 6 Plant nutritionLearning how to complete C3 skillsC1 labsC2 labsPractice C3 labsEnd of Quarter 1 – Fall Break Homework – Part of Unit 7 Animal nutritionUnit 7 Animal nutritionNovemberNovemberUnit 8 Plant transport C3 labs (may also incorporate C1 and C2 skills)Thanksgiving Break DecemberDecemberUnit 9 Transport in humans Learning how to complete C4 skillsDecember 16-18 – Midterm Exam End of Quarter 2 – Christmas Break January JanuaryUnit 10 Respiration C3 labsC4 labsUnit 11 Homeostasis and excretion February FebruaryUnit 12 Coordination and response C3 labsC4 labsUnit 14 Reproduction in plantsMarch MarchUnit 15 Sexual reproduction in humansMake up/Redo labsOpen lab all monthEnd of Quarter 3 – Spring Break Homework – Unit 13 Drugs Unit 16 InheritanceAprilAprilUnit 17 Variation and selectionReview/Study sessions (schedule TBD)Unit 18 Energy and nutrient transferMayMayUnit 19 Human influences on the ecosystem Review/Study sessions (schedule TBD)May 19 (tentative) - IGCSE Biology ExaminationMay 25 – Last day of school Command WordsDefine (the term(s) ... ) is intended literally, only a formal statement or equivalent paraphrase being required. ?What do you understand by/What is meant by (the term(s) ... ) normally implies that a definition should be given, together with some relevant comment on the significance or context of the term(s) concerned, especially where two or more terms are included in the question. The amount of supplementary comment intended should be interpreted in the light of the indicated mark value. ?State implies a concise answer with little or no supporting argument (e.g. a numerical answer that can readily be obtained ‘by inspection’). ?List requires a number of points, generally each of one word, with no elaboration. Where a given number of points is specified this should not be exceeded. ?(a) Explain may imply reasoning or some reference to theory, depending on the context. It is another way of asking candidates to give reasons. The candidate needs to leave the examiner in no doubt why something happens. ?(b) Give a reason/Give reasons is another way of asking candidates to explain why something happens. ?Describe requires the candidate to state in words (using diagrams where appropriate) the main points. ?Describe and explain may be coupled, as may state and explain. ?Discuss requires the candidate to give a critical account of the points involved. ?Outline implies brevity (i.e. restricting the answer to giving essentials). ?Predict implies that the candidate is expected to make a prediction not by recall but by making a logical connection between other pieces of information. ?Deduce implies that the candidate is not expected to produce the required answer by recall but by making a logical connection between other pieces of information. ?Suggest is used in two main contexts, i.e. either to imply that there is no unique answer (e.g. in biology there are a variety of factors that might limit the rate of photosynthesis of a plant in a greenhouse), or to imply that candidates are expected to apply their general knowledge of the subject to a ‘novel’ situation, one that may be formally ‘not in the syllabus’ – many data response and problem solving questions are of this type. ?Find is a general term that may variously be interpreted as calculate, measure, determine, etc. ?Calculate is used when a numerical answer is required. In general, working should be shown, especially ?where two or more steps are involved. ?Measure implies that the quantity concerned can be directly obtained from a suitable measuring instrument (e.g. length using a rule, or mass using a balance). ?Determine often implies that the quantity concerned cannot be measured directly but is obtained from a graph or by calculation. ?Estimate implies a reasoned order of magnitude statement or calculation of the quantity concerned, making such simplifying assumptions as may be necessary about points of principle and about the values of quantities not otherwise included in the question. ?Sketch, when applied to graph work, implies that the shape and/or position of the curve need only be qualitatively correct, but candidates should be aware that, depending on the context, some quantitative aspects may be looked for (e.g. passing through the origin, having an intercept). ?In diagrams, sketch implies that simple, freehand drawing is acceptable; nevertheless, care should be taken over proportions and the clear exposition of important details. ?Please return this page to Ms. Schultz by Monday, August 10, 2015I understand the above expectations for IGCSE Cambridge 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.Student Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _________________Student Signature: _________________________________________________Parent Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _________________Parent Signature: _________________________________________________***Due: Monday, August 10, 2015*** ................
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