1. Cheryl Wiest cwiest@pdsd.org Room 252
Biology Honors
Cheryl Wiest
Room 252

2. About Mrs. Wiest I am in my 8th year at Sun Valley
I teach Anatomy & Physiology, Biology and
AP Biology
I love molecular biology, most of my college courses were ones that were geared toward molecular biology as it pertains to humans
The best way to contact me is via

3. Materials Needed 3-ring binder Loose leaf paper Pencils
Composition lab book

4. Lab Days We have extended block on Day 2 of every 8 day cycle.
Labs will include
Pill Bug Lab
Winogradsky columns
Dissections
Dogfish Shark
Rat
Sea star
Diffusion labs
Egg lab
Formal lab reports

5. It’s more about the process!

6. Behavior Lab

7. Diffusion Labs
As seen when making Kool-Aid!
Real life application

8. Egg Lab We will write a formal lab report with this lab
Kids LOVE this lab
Dissolving the shell off a raw egg
Scientific Skills

9. New Study Skills Focus

10. 10% Summary
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11. Grading
70% Assessment
20% Lab/projects
10% Homework/classwork

12. Mid-term and Final Exams
Midterm-10% final grade
Final exam-10% final grad
Together that makes 20% of final grade

13. On line books Our Biology book is on-line
Please see directions sent home with your student.

14. Classroom Supplies Needed
If you would like to donate supplies to our classroom, we would greatly appreciate it.  
Paper towels
Clorox wipes
Tissue boxes
THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU

15. Thank you for coming
I look forward to a great year with you and your children