1. Biology-H

2. Welcome to Back to School Night!!
Biology Honors-
Welcome to Back to School Night!!
Instructor: Jennifer Lockwood
Office Hours: By appointment
Address:
Web Page:
Telephone: ext. 1303
User name: NPHS
Password:

3. SUBTERM 1: UNITS OF INSTRUCTION
Focus: unifying themes of life.
A lot of new terms, concepts and labs so attendance is very important.
Basic Inorganic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Cells & Cell Division
Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

4. SUBTERM 2: UNITS OF INSTRUCTION
Focus: energetics & application of concepts from the first half of the course
Molecular Structure & Function of DNA
Biotechnology (Amgen Lab series)
Genetics & Heredity
Evolution

5. Late work will only be accepted TWO times through the end of the Term.
GRADES: Category Weights
CATEGORY
SUBTERM 1
SUBTERM 2
Homework
10%
Classwork
35%
30%
Tests & Quizzes
55%
45%
Comprehensive Final
N/A
15%
Late work will only be accepted TWO times through the end of the Term.
*50% for all other late work*

6. Need a “B-” or better to stay in the honors science track.
Grading Scale
I do not offer extra credit. Course grades will be determined by percent weights in 3 or 4 categories. Final grades will be based on the following percentages:
A C
A C-
B D+
B D
B D C F
Need a “B-” or better to stay in the honors science track.
NO EXTRA CREDIT

7. Homework Assigned on a regular basis
Time should be spent each night reviewing the work of the day and the past week
Not possible to only prepare for these exams the night or two before
Reason for mini quizzes & chapter quizzes before the unit test

8. My Web Page

9. What Can You Do At Home To Help?
Have students do homework before social time/ computer time
Encourage study sessions and/or Science Center
Take an interest
/Call me with questions and/or concerns
DONATIONS: WE NEED TISSUES PLEASE!!

10. Science Center
Open every day at lunch & Wednesday right after school (12:40pm)
Open M-Th after school
Peer tutors were selected from a pool of applicants and they have all successfully taken honors Biology
They know what content is emphasized
Students can sign up online with a particular tutor
It’s Free!

11. Students moving through Honors Science at NPHS
IB Bio or IB Chem
(need B- or better in IB Year 1)
12th grade
Biology- H
Chemistry- H
IB year 1 (Chem/Bio)
11th grade
B- or better
B- or better
&/or
AP Physics
(11th/12th)
IB Environmental Systems & Societies (can take APES test)
(11th/12th)
Marine Science- CP
Anatomy- CP
Biotechnology- CP
Physics- CP