1. Learning Strategies Biology / Living Environment Mod. Co-Teaching Earth Science

2. Contact Info and Course Expectations E-mail address: steinberga@pville.k12.ny.us Course expectations can be found on www.hs.pleasantvilleschools.com www.hs.pleasantvilleschools.com

3. Remind! SmartPhone way to get info about tests and major deadlines (projects) Send a text to this number: 81010 Write this in the message: Period 2 Period 9 @bergbio24 @bergbio19 Follow the instructions on your phone

4. What is Living Environment? Living Environment is the basic knowledge about how living things function and how they interact with one another and their environment. Focuses on six major subjects: – the diversity of life, as reflected in the biological characteristics of the earth's organisms – the transfer of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next – the structure and functioning of cells, the basic building blocks of all organisms – the interdependence of all organisms and their environment – the flow of matter and energy through the cycles of life – how biological evolution explains the similarity and diversity of life.

6. NYS Regents Lab Requirement For admission to a Regents examination in science, a student must complete the State- mandated laboratory requirement. The laboratory component must be provided in addition to the required classroom instruction associated with earning a unit of credit and must include 1200 minutes of hands-on laboratory with satisfactory laboratory reports [100.5(b)(7)(iv)(d)]. Laboratory reports must be kept on file for at least six months after the student takes a Regents examination in science