Scribd
Upload
52 views

Bio Syllabus

This biology syllabus outlines the course curriculum, expectations, grading policy, and required materials for Ms. Warren's 2021-2022 biology class at GSIC High School. The course is designed to prepare students for the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC Assessment through hands-on labs, projects, and understanding scientific inquiry. Students can expect daily bell ringers, group work, and independent study. Formative and summative assessments including classwork, tests, projects, and labs will be graded based on a points system and comprise 75% of the final grade, while the EOC exam makes up the remaining 20%. Students are expected to come prepared with materials and complete assignments on time.

Uploaded by

CB
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
52 views

Bio Syllabus

This biology syllabus outlines the course curriculum, expectations, grading policy, and required materials for Ms. Warren's 2021-2022 biology class at GSIC High School. The course is designed to prepare students for the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC Assessment through hands-on labs, projects, and understanding scientific inquiry. Students can expect daily bell ringers, group work, and independent study. Formative and summative assessments including classwork, tests, projects, and labs will be graded based on a points system and comprise 75% of the final grade, while the EOC exam makes up the remaining 20%. Students are expected to come prepared with materials and complete assignments on time.

Uploaded by

CB
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

GSIC High School Biology Syllabus

2021-2022 School Year

Instructor: Ms. Marie Warren [email protected]


Parents: The best way to contact me is through email, I do my best to answer your questions within a day.

The course curriculum is based on the state’s biology curriculum and is designed to prepare students
for the Georgia Milestones Biology EOC Assessment at the end of the year.

Please note: the Georgia Biology EOC Assessment will be worth 20% of the final course grade.

I. Course Description and Requirements


This course includes laboratory work, study of specimens, projects, and a thorough understanding of
scientific inquiry. Course content encompasses interrelationships of living things, levels of biological
organization, cellular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and evolution. Students should be prepared to conduct
projects and write a formal lab report. Instruction centers around inquiry-based learning that is incorporated
into class activities. Learning activities include teacher-lead instruction, group work, student seatwork,
project-based learning, and lab exercises with both student-choice and teacher-choice grouping. Students
can expect to start each day with a bell ringer assignment followed by learning activities and/or lecture. At
times students will work independently from the teacher in order to achieve student autonomy expected of
upper school students. Classes are structured to utilize every minute for learning and assessing
understanding. Real world application is a daily objective. Higher-level thinking will be incorporated into
each lesson as well as use of technology when applicable to increase student achievement. Students are
expected to participate in all activities and actively engage and ask questions during teacher-led lecture.
Students are also expected to review and study the content covered in class outside of school daily.

II. Class Expectations


• Students are expected to be present and active members of the classroom each and every day.
• Students are expected to come to class prepared with all necessary materials and completed
assignments to learn and participate in all lectures and activities.
• Students are expected to be respectful of the teacher, the classroom, and their peers.

III. Class Discipline


Students who are not acting present, coming prepared, and being respectful will earn one of the following
consequences:
• Warning in class
• Removal from class activity AND parent contact
• Written referral and removal from class AND parent contact

Any student caught cheating on an assignment will receive a zero and referred to the Principal.

(SEE REVERSE)
IV. Required Materials
All students must come to class each day with the following materials:
• Their charged chromebook
• A three-ringed binder with 7 dividers, paper, and their NOTES PACKET (this will be provided to
them) for each unit!!!
• Pencil and/or pen

V. Assessment and Grading Plan


We will cover seven units over the course of the year. Each unit consists of 1-4 summative assessments
(tests and projects). The amount of formative assessments (classwork, homework, quizzes, etc) varies per
unit, as well as lab assignments. All unit tests are cumulative and include both multiple choice and open
response questions. Note: Assignments checked for completion will not be accepted late. Assignments
collected and graded for accuracy will be accepted late with a penalty of 10% off every day late.

**Under absolutely NO circumstances will late work be accepted after the completion of the unit the work is
from, unless the student had an excused absence in which case they receive only 5 calendar days to turn in
the work.

Formative Assessments - 25%


• Classwork/Informal labs: Each unit is packed with engaging activities and practice to help master the
content. These assignments range from 15-100 points, depending on the length and depth of the
material.
• Daily quizzes: At the start of each day the students will complete a small quiz over content covered
during the previous class period. Students who were absent the previous class period will not be
expected to complete the quiz the day they return if it is over content they missed.
• Study guides: Students will be required to make study guides for each test to help them review the
material each day and prepare for the unit tests. Study guides will be made off of the first sheet of
each packet by answering the objectives and defining the vocabulary for each concept. Every
concept study guide is worth 10 points. Students who make A’s on two tests in a row are exempt
from completing study guides if they continue to maintain A’s on the unit tests.

Summative Assessments – 40%


• Unit Tests: All unit tests are cumulative and include both multiple choice and open response
questions.
• Projects: Students will complete at least 1 project per quarter, some being individual and some being
groupwork based

Labs and Presentations – 35%


• Labs: Each unit will have several lab activities. Some will be written up formally while others will be
completed more informally. Students will receive specific instructions on what is expected for each
lab.
• Presentations: Students will occasionally be asked to present their projects, classwork, or other
assignments for a presentation grade. The intent is to build confidence in speaking and to give an
opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the material outside of written assignments.
…………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………...
Please sign and return the bottom portion by Monday Sept 13th
Student Name:______________________ Parent Name:
Parent Signature:__________________________________________________________
Preferred Contact Information:

You might also like