Disclosure+Statement

 Return to Mr. Goffe's homepage **BIOLOGY 1-2**  **__DISCLOSURE STATEMENT__** August 2010 INSTRUCTOR: BRAD GOFFE Contact Information: ROOM: 106 e-mail: bgoffe@graniteschools.org also check the Science Wiki from the Olympus Home Page Phone: 385- 685-5400

TEXT: BIOLOGY Prentice Hall Miller and Levine 2008

**COURSE OBJECTIVES ** Biology is the study of life and involves man's study and knowledge of all living things, including man himself. Throughout this course we will learn and study about the nature of life; its unifying themes and its diversity. We will have an overview of all the life sciences: biochemistry, cytology, genetics, evolution, microbiology, botany, zoology, human biology, and ecology. The information you learn throughout this class will be useful to you as a consumer, a member of the community, a future parent, and a human being. The nature of this course requires the student to follow the usual methods of study, ie: **reading**, learning vocabulary words, and work sheets. In addition to these usual learning methods, students will do a variety of laboratory investigations. In these lab investigations, students will be given the opportunity to develop hypotheses, generate their own predictions, and carry out experiments from which to draw conclusions. The following course outline will be followed, and at the conclusion of this class students should understand the basic principles of each of the following topics:

I. The world of Biology V. Genetics VII. Botany A. Biological themes A. Inheritance Patterns A. Plant Taxonomy B. Biological processes B. Applied Genetics B. Plant Structure <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">II. Ecology VI. Evolution C. Plant Functions <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A. Ecological Principles A. Origin of Life IX. Zoology <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">B. Biomes- Abiotic Factors B. Theories of Evolution A. Sponges & Cnidaria <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">C. Populations C. Classification B. Worms <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">D. Human Impacts C. Mollusca <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">III. Biochemistry VII. Microbiology D. Arthropods <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A. Basic Chemical Principles A. Viruses E. Echinoderms <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">B. Organic Chemistry B. Bacteria F. Fish <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">IV. The Cell C. Protista G. Amphibians <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">A. Structure and function D. Fungi H. Reptiles <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">B. Photosynthesis and Respiration E. the Immune System I. Birds <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">C. Protein Synthesis J. Mammals <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">D. Cell Reproduction

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">This Class will also prepare students for the State CRT test, the ACT test, the SAT test and for other science classes either here at Olympus, or down the road in college.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**ACADEMIC GRADE** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Required Materials **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: Bring these to class everyday <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Notebook – a three ring binder will work best <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Book - Checked out at beginning of year from the school book depository <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">(you must have your ID to check out a book) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Writing materials <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**Lab Fee - $10 -** pay online after September 1st or to Mrs. Averett in the bookstore.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">It is important that you bring your book, notebook and pen or pencil to class everyday. Not bringing supplies will not be an excuse for late or missing work. Your grade in this class will be based on the following:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**ASSIGNMENTS:** Assignments will include vocabulary work, work sheets, drawings, charts, lab reports, and book work. Your assignments will be graded on completeness, neatness, and accuracy. All assignments for a given unit are due the day of the unit exam for that unit. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Assignments for each unit will be grouped in to one of the following categories: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">In class assignments ICA = 20 points <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Out of class assignments OCA = 50 points = 100 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lab assignments LAB = 30 points <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">ICA and Labs are to be completed in class. The OCA is homework, and will have to be completed at home. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">We will have start-up quizzes (5 points) every day at the beginning of class. You must be on time to get credit. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The quizzes will be worth about 100 points to be added on at the end of the quarter to your grade.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**NOTEBOOK:** Notebooks are an important tool of the scientist. Most of the test questions will come from concepts covered in lectures in class. The ICA will include lecture notes (sometimes an outline will be provided) that should be taken while listening to the lectures. All assignments, tests and returned work should be kept in the notebook at least until you see your final grade. The notebook will be graded each time we have a test. It will be worth 10 points and will be graded on completeness, neatness, and organization. At the end of the school year extra credit will be given for a complete notebook.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">TESTS: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Tests will be given at the end of each unit. Approximately 4 to 5 will be given each quarter. Tests will count one half of your final grade. Make-up tests will be taken the day you return to class, or by the next class period, before or after school.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- **LATE Work**- all work is due at the assigned time. Late work will not be accepted (except with your one  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Emergency Late Pass.   **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- MAKE-UP WORK **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: All past-due assignments must be turned in the day that you return to class or the day you take the make-up test, if you will be taking a test for that unit.   **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">- ANY WORK TURNED IN PAST THE DUE DATE WILL RECEIVE ONLY PARTIAL CREDIT. **  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">You must bring an excuse for your absence before make-up work will be accepted. Excuse notes should be turned into the counseling center. Students have the responsibility to find out what work was assigned when you were absent.   **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">-NO EXTRA CREDIT WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Except as noted below. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">If you need special help, I will available before or after school, usually at the swim pool to help with questions you may have. To receive credit for work missed during an extended or planned absence, you must make arrangements with me prior to the absence. Most labs are of a nature that it is very difficult to make-up once the lab has been dismantled. Occasionally, substitute lab work may be assigned for missed labs.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">START-UP QUIZ **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">: At the beginning of class each day you will be given time to complete a start-up quiz worth 5 points. Tardy and absent students will not be able to make-up start-up activity points. The start-up points will be added to the grade at the end of the quarter.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**FINAL GRADE:** Your term grade will be based on a point system as all assignments, quizzes, notebooks, start-ups, and tests are totaled. The highest grade in the class will be used as the highest possible, and then grades broken down by the following scale: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">90 - 100 % = A 80 - 89 % = B 65 - 79 % = C 55 - 64 % = D  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Students who have less than 55% will not receive credit.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">CITIZENSHIP GRADE ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The school and district citizenship and attendance policies will be followed as outlined in the TI Book. Students may earn a  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">4 for honor 3 for good 2 for satisfactory 1 for poor 0 for failure

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Three areas are considered when awarding citizenship grades: **tardiness, student behavior and attendance**.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**TARDIES**: Be on Time! Bell work will be given when the bell rings. No credit for late comers. On the fourth tardy a student will receive a 0. You can make-up a tardy by showing improvement over a specified period of time. No more than 1 tardy can be made-up per term. You must be in your seat when roll is taken in order for you to be counted as on time. **Late students will miss quiz points**.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">**STUDENT BEHAVIOR**: Behavior in the classroom should appropriate and consistent for learning to take place for all students in the class. Again, school regulations as outlined in the "Ti" book will be followed, along with the following additional class rules: <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1. Behavior will be orderly and respectful. Improper language will not be tolerated. Respect the belongings of others; including desks, whiteboards, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2. No food, drink (water excepted) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3. Cell phones, MP3 players, game boys, and other gadgets must not be used in class, and must be kept out of sight. Failure to keep them out of sight will lead to confiscation to be picked-up from the office. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3. You need to bring your book, notebook, and a pencil or pen to class every day. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">4. Hall passes will be issued only in emergencies or when requested from the office. First give me one of your three emergency hall pass coupons, then you must sign-out on the hall pass before you leave the room. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">5. Disruptive and disorderly behavior will result in removal of the student from class and an automatic <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1 or 0 for citizenship. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6. Students will be expected to participate and attend to the tasks at hand. You cannot work on other materials from other classes. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">7. You are expected to do your own work on Tests, OCA's, LAB's (unless it is a group project) and quizzes. ICA's  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">may be copied if you are absent. Failure to do your own work will result in a loss of credit on that piece of work, and a lower citizenship grade. Cheating will lower the Academic and Citizenship grades for both parties.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Laboratory Rules – Read Lab Safety Handout for more details ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Labs can be fun and rewarding learning experiences, but they can also be dangerous. Lab rules will be strictly <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">enforced. Always think safety First – If you are in doubt, ask before you act.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">ATTENDANCE: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Students are expected to attend class every day. There will be a reduction in citizenship grades for excessive absences. Students will receive a 1 on the first truancy, and a 0 on the second truancy. No make-up work will be available if missed while truant. The school and District attendance policies listed in the TI Book will be followed in this class.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Hall Passes: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Each student will have a chance to use a hall pass twice during each quarter. Hall passes not used during the quarter will be worth extra credit points at the end of the quarter.

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Contract: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> It is assumed that not that you have read and we have discussed this disclosure that you understand the rules, procedures, and expectations outlined above. If you have a question please come and see me to make sure you know what you need to do to get a good grade in this class. Share this disclosure with you parents. I can be contacted through several different means as shown on the first page. If you and your parents sign below, I will give you 10 extra credit points when you turn in your note book for the first test.

*PLEASE RETURN THIS SIGNED BY YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN BY Next MONDAY TO*** RECEIVE YOUR 3** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">EMERGENCYPASSES AND 1 LATE HOMEWORK PASS FOR THE SEMESTER **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">I have read and understand this disclosure statement:

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