Syllabus for 98-99 Biology s1

Welcome to Biology! Biology Course Syllabus Additional Help Hours: 2014-15 Tutoring from 7:00-7:50 am M-F by appointment Tutoring, Help and Make up from 2:30 – 3:30 pm MWF Instructor: Shawn Jones Room # : 7105 Best way  to reach me  e-mail: [email protected] phone: 484-7000 extension______Text/Resources Used: Our Class website https://jones-bio.wikispaces.com/ Gizmos online science activities https://www.explorelearning.com Primary text: Discovery online biology book https://susd.discoveryeducation.com Supplemental text: Biology (Prentice Hall) https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com Description of course: Biology is the study of life, including energy, systems, genetics and microbiological topics. It is a lab science and can be applied towards the lab science required for graduation. Biology is basically a ‘hands on’ course and we will be performing many experiments using the scientific method. A high level of reading ability, self-motivation and ability to accurately record laboratory observations and draw reasonable conclusions is required for students in Biology GOALS/Course objectives: (Also see SUSD Core Objectives) When the student has completed the course fulfilling all requirements, he/she will be able to: 1. Describe nature accurately 2. Recognize, generate and state alternative hypotheses & learn basic laboratory techniques. 3. Generate logical predictions and conduct controlled experiments to test those predictions. 4. Have a basic knowledge of the natural world, including animals, plants, cells, and ecology. 5. Collect, organize and analyze data and develop reasonable conclusions from that data. Attendance: also see the Uniform Code of Student Conduct (UCoSC). Attendance is extremely important. Please arrange family vacations during breaks or weekends. If you miss class, your education and grades will suffer! You must come in after school to a make-up/tutoring/help session for each period they are absent. You must be on time to class. School guidelines will be followed for tardies. If you leave class for any reason without permission, or abuses your hall pass by staying out of class for more than 5 minutes, you will be marked unexcused absent for that period. If student is tardy or unexcused absent, they earn a zero for the warm up. Make up work: If you have has an excused absence, you will be allowed to make up the work they missed. (I may assign an alternate requirement or excuse the assignment at my discretion) You will have 1 day for each day missed to make up any missed work for excused absences. There is a web page with the daily assignments: it is your responsibility to look on the website and ask for the work missed. If the make up work is not turned in on time, a grade of zero will be earned. Late work will be accepted for credit within 1 school day of the assigned due date for 70% of the earned credit. After that time, students will receive an “NS” and it will be calculated as a zero for failure to submit the assessment. You will participate in labs that require written reports and will participate in some group activities. You are required to work in the groups assigned. (Each student will earn their own grade however, which will include cooperation within the group) All students will be shown the utmost respect, and are expected (required) to show respect to their fellow students and to Mr. Jones.

This classroom is a bully-free zone. If you feel threatened in any way, you must let Mr. Jones know as soon as possible.

Electronic devices such as phones or tablets may be used by students in class only on those days that Mr. Jones designates. They may only be used for academic purposes. Other than when specifically allowed,

Biology Syllabus 2014-15 page 1 of 3 Welcome to Biology! those devices and music devices, video games, headphones, etc. are NOT allowed to be used in this classroom, and will be confiscated if I see or hear them!! (this includes headphones whether they are connected or not)(see also the UCoSC) You will need the following supplies: 3 ring binder notebook with dividers for Biology lined paper, black or dark blue pen pencil

Hall pass: can use one time a week. Student must show their ID and will leave their phone with Mr. Jones before they leave the room . Homework:(Typically, there is homework every night)  Homework is due as students walk into class and turned in on table by front door . It will not be accepted if you are tardy or after class has begun.  If a paper does not have a name on it, it will not receive credit. Your name, period number and date must be on each assignment to receive credit.  You should place any returned work in their Biology notebook. This notebook will be graded separately.  All work turned in must be in black or dark blue ink… no red or other colored inks! No rounding up; 89.9999999 % is a B GRADING SCALE: A= 100- 90% No rounding up!!! B= 89- 80% C= 79 - 70% D= 69- 60% F= Below 60% EVALUATION: % OF GRADE Labs/projects 34% Tests/Quizzes 34% Coursework 17% Final exam – cumulative for semester 15% NOTE: these percentages are in line with current district guidelines, which may be subject to change. Assignments that are available for retakes require you to comply with the following conditions: 1. You must take the original test (or other assignment) 2. You must attend a remediation/review session in person prior to the retake 3. The retake must be taken no later than two weeks after the original test (or assignment), or before the next unit or major test, whichever is sooner NOTE: you will be turning your notebook at the end of each semester for a grade! Keep all your unit/chapter notebook checks! This is Biology … please do not work on assignments from other classes in this class. I will take them away and you will not get it back!

Be ready to have fun this semester! Biology can be hard work, but you will always get out this class what you put into it. Bring a positive attitude, paper and writing instruments every day. Plagiarism & Cheating (see also the UcoSC) Plagiarism includes but is not limited to: 1) Representing another person’s ideas or work as your own.

Biology Syllabus 2014-15 page 2 of 3 Welcome to Biology! 2) Copying all or part of another person’s work without using proper citations. 3) Paraphrasing another person’s ideas, work, etc without using proper citations. 4) Purchasing a paper, web page, or other work to be turned in as an assignment. 5) Presenting the same ideas in the same order with minor word changes. 6) If there is any question, Mr. Jones’ decision on plagiarism will be final.

Cheating includes but is not limited to: 1) Copying homework done by another student. 2) Allowing another student to copy your homework. 3) Getting answers from another student for a warm up, test, quiz, or other class work. 4) Giving answers to another student for a warm up, test, quiz, or other class work. 5) Using a textbook or notes on a warm up, test, or quiz. 6) Possessing a “cheatsheet” for a test or quiz, whether it is used or not. Note: if you cheat or copy on any one question or part of an assignment, you will earn a zero for the entire assignment. All your work must be in your own words!!! If you plagiarize or cheat, the minimum consequence will be a zero on that assignment with no make-up possible. The student may be referred to the administration which could result in the student being dropped from the class with a grade of F.

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I have read all 3 pages of Mr. Jones’ syllabus and understand and accept the policies and procedures outlined there in. I also am aware that I will be turning in a semester notebook check including all the chapter notebook checks from that semester.

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