S137 BiologyS137 BiologyMs. BassMs. Bass

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vbass@d211.orgvbass@d211.org

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Hint for high school parents: if you can, buy extra school supplies in September. That way, they are always on hand and you won’t pay full price when you need to replace them.

About MeAbout Me

Teaching for 23 years (17 at Teaching for 23 years (17 at Conant)Conant)

Currently teaching S137 and Currently teaching S137 and

ESL Biology ESL Biology

Extracurricular activities: Asst. Extracurricular activities: Asst. Forensics CoachForensics Coach

What can I do to What can I do to make my child make my child successful?successful? Make sure they have the proper Make sure they have the proper

materialsmaterials

Check their study guides and Check their study guides and calendarscalendars

Check the website for what we’re Check the website for what we’re doing (including homework)doing (including homework)

Allow your student some “supervised “ failures. It gives them a chance to grow and you a chance to guide.

When will they be When will they be tested on this?tested on this? Students have a quiz every Friday over

the study guide to review what we did that week.

Students will have a test at midterm and at the end of the quarter as a culmination of all the previous information. Since Science is cumulative, students are expected to remember things previously taught in class.

GradesGrades

This class runs on a 5-point (A-F) scale based on how many points your student earns out of the total points available in the class. You can always check your student’s grade on the Infinite Campus portal as well as email me with questions.

There’s nothing wrong with showing your student how to calculate their GPA. Then let them see how their GPA measures up to their proposed college or career.

About ClassAbout ClassFirst SemesterFirst Semester Quarter 1Quarter 1

– When will I ever When will I ever use this stuff??use this stuff??

Scientific Method Scientific Method and Graphingand Graphing

– Why is obesity a Why is obesity a problem in the problem in the US?US?

MicroscopesMicroscopes CellsCells BiochemistryBiochemistry

Quarter 2Quarter 2– What are my What are my

chances of chances of becoming obese or becoming obese or getting better if I am getting better if I am already?already?

Obesity gene? (DNA)Obesity gene? (DNA) How it’s passed to How it’s passed to

other cells (Mitosis)other cells (Mitosis) How it’s passed from How it’s passed from

parent to child parent to child (Meiosis and (Meiosis and Genetics)Genetics)

About ClassAbout Class

Quarter 4Quarter 4– Does our need to Does our need to

consume affect consume affect other organisms other organisms on Earth?on Earth?

PlantsPlants EcologyEcology

Second SemesterSecond Semester Quarter 3Quarter 3

– How did we get to How did we get to be an obese be an obese society?society?

EvolutionEvolution

– How does obesity How does obesity affect your body?affect your body?

Body systemsBody systems

If Your Student Is If Your Student Is Absent…Absent…

Your student is responsible Your student is responsible for making up lost workfor making up lost work::

Please have your student see Please have your student see me when they return so that I can me when they return so that I can explain the material and get them explain the material and get them any work that they missed. In any work that they missed. In most cases, I can email them most cases, I can email them missing notes to help them catch missing notes to help them catch up faster.up faster.

Questions?Questions?

If you would like to schedule an If you would like to schedule an individual conference, please call individual conference, please call me at 847-755-3816 or email me me at 847-755-3816 or email me

at vbass@d211.org.at vbass@d211.org.