2. Open House 2015 Welcome Parents

3. Anatomy and Physiology

4. Health Care and Career Applications

5. Keystone Biology

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7. Instructor: Mrs. Melissa (Avon) Giebel Graduate of Thiel College, Penn State University, and Slippery Rock Univ. 12 th year teaching at Butler Senior High

8. Married, with a beautiful 6 year old. Also work for UPMC.

9. Come from a family of teachers.

10. Please, Please Contact Me! Email: melissa_giebel@butler.k12.pa.us Telephone: 724-214-3200 ext. 5321 Office hours in Room 410 Edline website – www.edline.net to check assignments, grades, etc.

11. Course Summary: Anatomy = structure Physiology = function Pathology = disease This class studies the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the human body. We study the 11 organ systems of the body.

12. Dissecting - Fetal pigs Chicken Wings – bones, ligaments, muscles Hearts Brains Eyeballs Kidneys

13. Grades: Scores from tests, quizzes, lab reports, notes, projects, etc. Research presentations A midterm exam and a final exam - each will be worth 10% of your child’s grade.

14. Bonus Points! Available throughout the semester. –Reading and summarizing a news article –Making a poster –Recording a television program Bonus projects are worth 5 points each. Maximum of 10 bonus points/semester.

15. Tests - Tests will be announced in advance Absence = essay test Make arrangements to take the test early (regular test format) if you know you will miss class the day of a test.

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