Mrs. Ahrens Honors Biology

Who Am I  Went through Solon Schools  B.S. in Biology at Heidelberg University  Worked at Case in research  Masters from Colorado State University in Natural Science  Taught in Ohio and Chapel Hill, NC  AP Biology, Honors Biology, General Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Earth Science and Forensics

My Family

My Goals  Students Understand & Appreciate Biology  Students Do Real Science & HAVE FUN!  Students pass the End of Course Exam given in April-May

Biology Curriculum Pre-AP Biology Class Cells Prokaryotes/Eukaryotes Macromolecules-Proteins, DNA, Carbs, Lipids Organics Ecology Genetics Protein Synthesis Biotechnology Embryology Mitosis/Meiosis Dissections

My Approach To Grades  90 % Assessments including..  Multiple Choice Tests  Long Free Response  Short Free Response  Calculation Questions  10% Homework, labs, projects, activities

How Will Your Kids Succeed?  Attitude  Effort  Responsibility  Doing homework  Listening

My Expectations  Their BEST EFFORT  Students should complete their homework each night  Students should participate and have fun

Other Important Information All of the homework is online- Expect homework daily Cell phones are prohibited Encourage students to ask for help earlier Grades are ALWAYS online within a week of being turned in I will not permit one students behavior to prohibit another from learning