Welcome to Pre-AP Biology!Reminder: please make sure your cell phones and any computers are in your bag and turned off.

Learning Styles Inventory

•Group yourselves by learning style.•In your group, come up with a brief description of your learning style and three concrete things you can do to be successful this year.

•Select a speaker to report to the rest of the class on what your group decides.

What is Biology?•The study of living things and their processes.

•You will learn:▫Science process skills▫Laboratory techniques▫Cell structure and function▫Genetics and heredity▫Evolution and classification▫Diversity of living organisms▫Ecology

Goals for This Year

•To learn scientific skills to investigate and study the world around you

•To understand how biology impacts your life every day

•To encourage the spirit of scientific thought

The Basics…•Grading

▫40% Homework/

Classwork▫25% Exams▫20%

Labs/Projects▫15% Six Weeks

Exam▫Late work

policy

•Supplies▫Composition

Notebook (not spiral)▫Pens and pencils▫3 ring binder▫Lined notebook paper▫Textbook

Class Policies

•Makeup work▫YOUR

responsibility!▫One day to

make up work for each day you are absent.

▫Exams must be taken in one sitting

•Cheating and Plagiarism▫Very serious

offense!▫Grade = 0 for

all parties involved

▫Conference with parent and academic dean

Classroom Expectations

•Be in your seat and ready to work when the bell rings.

•Materials should be brought to class each day.

•Room must be clean before leaving—I’m notcha Mama!

•Treat everyone with respect.•Follow school and class rules.•Phones and computers: I will let you know

when they are allowed.

Guidelines for Success (AKA words of wisdom from former students)

•Come to tutoring! •Read the textbook. •Don’t cram the night before a test.•Ask questions.•This will most likely be your most difficult class.

•Have a positive attitude!

Pop Quiz!

•Biology is…A. The study of lifeB. AwesomeC. Something I want to learn more aboutD. All of the above

•Who is responsible for makeup work when you miss a class?A. The teacherB. Your parentsC. YouD. No one

•Cheating and/or plagiarism will result in…A. ExpulsionB. A zero on the assignment and a

conferenceC. A pat on the backD. No consequence

•I can be successful in biology by…A. Coming to tutoring and maintaining a

positive attitudeB. Never asking questionsC. Using my textbook as a doorstopD. Never smiling

Setting Up Your Lab NotebookYour most important resource in this class!

Full name and class period

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SWBAT demonstrate and describe safe practices used during laboratory and field investigations. SWBAT analyze natural selection, adaptation, and levels of organization in Biology. Pages 1024-1027; 276-280

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Safety Assignment

You and a partner will be assigned a safety symbol. You will create a cartoon about what happens when students do not follow that safety symbol. Put both of your names on the back of the cartoon.

Homework

•Get syllabus signed•Do Graphing Practice homework