IB Biology III Choctawhatchee High School Instructor: Mr. Wells Course Rationale This course should develop an understanding of the natural world in which we live, the relationships among the phenomena of that world, and the effects of that world on human living. Course Description This is a two-year biology course in the IB program that is taught with both HL and SL students grouped together. Students complete an internationally-designated curriculum based on college-level lectures and labs in biological topics ranging from biochemistry to the cell, heredity, taxonomy, ecology, and anatomy/physiology. Students will prepare a formal lab book to be graded by IB standards and submitted for international review. This lab book will constitute 20% of the final IB grade assigned by international IB at the end of the senior year. The final international IB test is worth 80% of the final IB grade. The Group Four Project will be completed during the senior year with all IB biology and physics students working collaboratively to perform quality lab work. Expectations/Policies Enter this room quietly and orderly. You need to be in your seat when the bell rings. Attendance is taken using a seating chart. Late students must report to the Tardy Post. No admittance into the classroom without proper documentation. Tardiness will be handled according to school policy (please see the Student Handbook for the tardy policy). BE PREPARED!! You should not have to leave my room to go to the bathroom or to go back to your locker for paper, pencil, books, and/or assignments. Students must use the square whiteboard as a pass. Only 1 student out of the room at a time. Sign in and out on the log every time. Excessive restroom visits will lead to a phone call home, unless excused by a physician. School policy for office telephone use during class time is only for EMERGENCIES after an administrator’s approval. Assignments are due at the beginning of the hour. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. (See grading policies regarding labs) Respect others, their opinions, their property, and their privacy. Listen and follow instructions. Do not talk while I am speaking. Every student should take notes whenever the opportunity arises. Open note quizzes and Pop quizzes will occur periodically. If you are confused or do not understand something, please ask me. I am here to help you. “Have the courage to speak and the wisdom to listen.”
IB Biology III Choctawhatchee High School Instructor: Mr. Wells Course Rationale This course should develop an understanding of the natural world in which we live, the relationships among the phenomena of that world, and the effects of that world on human living. Course Description This is a two-year biology course in the IB program that is taught with both HL and SL students grouped together. Students complete an internationally-designated curriculum based on college-level lectures and labs in biological topics ranging from biochemistry to the cell, heredity, taxonomy, ecology, and anatomy/physiology. Students will prepare a formal lab book to be graded by IB standards and submitted for international review. This lab book will constitute 20% of the final IB grade assigned by international IB at the end of the senior year. The final international IB test is worth 80% of the final IB grade. The Group Four Project will be completed during the senior year with all IB biology and physics students working collaboratively to perform quality lab work. Expectations/Policies Enter this room quietly and orderly. You need to be in your seat when the bell rings. Attendance is taken using a seating chart. Late students must report to the Tardy Post. No admittance into the classroom without proper documentation. Tardiness will be handled according to school policy (please see the Student Handbook for the tardy policy). BE PREPARED!! You should not have to leave my room to go to the bathroom or to go back to your locker for paper, pencil, books, and/or assignments. Students must use the square whiteboard as a pass. Only 1 student out of the room at a time. Sign in and out on the log every time. Excessive restroom visits will lead to a phone call home, unless excused by a physician. School policy for office telephone use during class time is only for EMERGENCIES after an administrator’s approval. Assignments are due at the beginning of the hour. NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. (See grading policies regarding labs) Respect others, their opinions, their property, and their privacy. Listen and follow instructions. Do not talk while I am speaking. Every student should take notes whenever the opportunity arises. Open note quizzes and Pop quizzes will occur periodically. If you are confused or do not understand something, please ask me. I am here to help you. “Have the courage to speak and the wisdom to listen.”
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