Transcript WELCOME TO HONORS BIOLOGY

Welcome to Honors Biology
Wissahickon High School
Mrs. Pietrangelo
New Things Encountered
in Biology
• Scientific vocabulary
• Lab Day: 2 double periods for labs
• Higher expectations!
Expectations
What I expect from students:
• To put time in outside of the classroom for
readings, homework, lab reports and projects.
• You will need to keep up with our studies and
seek help when needed.
• I will be available for help most mornings and
afternoons, please make an appointment and
come prepared with questions for extra help
Expectations
What to expect from me, as a teacher:
• Science classes are typically very challenging
and intimidating.
• It is my top priority to not just teach science
but to make learning the subject, and coming
to class an enjoyable and a worthwhile
experience
• You should expect me to be:
• Fair
• Challenging
• Creative
Biology – Concepts and Connections
Resources
1. Textbook
2. On line iText
www.campbellbiology.com
• Login: mpietrangelo
• Password: mpietrangelo1
• Assessment practice
• Videos
• Activities
3. CD-ROM inside text cover
Topics
• Nature of Life
• Cellular Biology & Energy
• Heredity & Gene Expression
• Biotechnology
• Classification
• Diseases: Bacteria & Viruses
• People & the Environment
Classroom procedures
• Absences:
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Must present Yellow Card to make-up work
Work indicated on class website
2 days for homework
1 week for lab make-up
• Passes :
• 2 hall passes, 1 late assignment (1 set each MP)
• Extra Credit if not used
Homework
• Assigned several times per week
• Written assignments rarely due the next day
to accommodate students’ schedules
• Due Dates posted on board and class website
http://hbio.mpietrangelo.com/
• Late pass can be used up to 2 days after
assignment was due
http://hbio.mpietrangelo.com
Grades
• Homework Assignments
• Activities & Labs
• In-class work
• Projects
• Tests
• Quizzes
• Independent Research – 1st semester
• Cumulative Final Exam (20% of 4th MP) OR
Keystone Exam?
Independent Research
(PJAS)
• Independent research experiment and
presentation
• Need to be approved before experimentation
• Done outside of class
• Delineates Honors from Academic
• All projects completed/presented the week of Dec
15th
• Need photodocumentation throughout project
Online Grading
• Grading program: Sapphire
Email address/ Phone
contact
• [email protected]
• WSDSecure (in subjectline)
• [email protected]
OR
• 215-619-8112 (x2765)