AP BIOLOGY COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: AP Biology
Instructor: Mrs. Keely Teske
Contact Info: School phone: 972-5947 Home Phone: 965-0048
Email address: teskek@wvsd208.org
Course Description and Goals:
The two main goals of AP Biology are to help students develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and to help students gain an appreciation of science as a process. The ongoing information explosion in biology makes these goals even more challenging. Primary emphasis in Advanced Placement Biology is on developing an understanding of concepts rather than on memorizing terms and technical details. Essential to this conceptual understanding are the following: a grasp of science as a process rather than as an accumulation of facts; personal experience in scientific inquiry; recognition of unifying themes that integrate the major topics of biology; and application of biological knowledge and critical thinking to environmental and social concerns.
Basic Topics:
I. Molecules and Cells, 25%
II. Heredity and Evolution, 25%
III . Organisms and Populations, 50%
Prerequisites:
Basic Biology: Student must have earned grade B+ or higher
Chemistry A&B: Student must have completed Chemistry with a B- (both trimesters).
Textbooks:
Campbell,Reece & Mitchell BIOLOGY 6th edition.
Required Materials:
Every student is required to maintain a laboratory notebook and lecture notebook
Grades:
The final grade in the course will be calculated as follows:
50% Tests
30% Lab Notebook and write-ups
20% Daily Grades, Homework, In-Class Work,
etc.Participation
GRADING SCALE (%) :
- 100 – 93.0 A
- 92.9 – 90.0 A-
- 89.9 – 87.0 B+
- 86.9 – 83.0 B
- 82.9 – 80.0 B-
- 79.9 – 77.0 C+
- 76.9 – 73.0 C
- 72.9 – 70.0 C-
- 69.9 – 67.0 D+
- 66.9 – 60.0 D
- Below 60...F
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ATTENDANCE AND TARDIES:
Although absences are not structured in to the grading system, it has been shown that numerous absences will have a serious and harmful effect on academic performance in this class. Make up all labs and tests promptly!
FUN FACTS:
If a student is absent on a due date, the due date is extended one day for each day absent.
If a student is absent on the day of an exam or a lab, it must be made up within the amount of days the student was absent. The student is responsible for obtaining material covered when absent, during a time that does not interfere with class. Since grades are posted, each student is responsible to find out what he/she is missing. Due to the nature of this particular course, I have found numerous absences have always resulted in poor or failing grades. Cheating will result in a zero grade for the assignment/test, immediate referral to administrator, and parental notification. A second occurrence will result in failure of the course.
Stuff you need .....
A composition notebook for labs….A composition notebook for lectures…..…..colored pencils…….and…we’ll see!
Final Exam: The Final Exam will be comprehensive. It will be equivalent in value to two normal tests.
Student Responsibility:
You are responsible for your behavior , contents of this syllabus and success in this class. There is at least 1 hour of reading each night. Be prepared to read the entire text.
Parents please read and sign below
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