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Hello, young minds. This is the outline for the units you will be covering in Mr. Jay’s
Biology 11 course at Sino‐Canada High School for the 2008‐09 academic year.
1. Introduction to Biology and lab safety: So you don’t kill yourself in
the lab.
2. Ecology: The study of interactions amoung living things within an
environment.
3. Microbiology: This unit includes bacteria, viruses, and fungi. (What a
fun guy!)
4. Evolution: The process of natural selection and how it is affected by
DNA, sexual reproduction, and extinction
5. Taxonomy: The classification of organisms
6. Animal Biology: Based upon our understanding of taxonomy and
ecology, we will look at different kinds of animals and their roles in
ecosystems, and how their characteristics place them into different
categories.
7. Plant Biology: Based upon our knowledge of taxonomy and ecology,
we will look at different kinds of animals and their roles in ecosystems,
and how their characteristics place them into different categories.
Requirements
This is what you will need when you come to your Science 11 class.
1. Binder: filled with paper, including blank paper, and separated into 4 parts
a. Class notes
b. Labs
c. Homework/Quizzes
d. Journal/Scrapbook
2. Pen, pencil, and eraser
3. Textbook: Miller/Levine Prentice Hall Biology, 2nd Edition
‐ Chapter Tests: 35% A Grade: 86 ‐100%
B Grade: 73‐85%
‐ Final Exam: 15%
C+ Grade: 67‐72%
‐ Labs: 15 % C Grade: 60‐66%
C‐ Grade: 50‐59%
‐ Quizzes/Homework: 15%
D Grade: 40‐49%
‐ Midterm: 10% E Grade: 0‐39%
I Grade: Incomplete
‐ Notebook/Journal: 10 %
Tests
At the completion of a unit, you will be obligated to write a unit‐ending exam. This
exam will be comprised of book material but will also include questions from any
labs completed during the unit. All tests will be comprised of at least 10%
homework material, so do your homework. At the half term and at end of term, you
will be obligated to write a midterm and final exam, respectively. These exams will
be comprised of at least 10% homework questions and 10% unit exam questions.
There are no make‐up exams for missed tests, unless with an acceptable excuse. (I
miss my mother is NOT an acceptable excuse.)
Labs
Labs will be done throughout the year but only a select number will be marked for
grades.
Quizzes and Homework
You will have a quiz almost every week to review material covered up to that day,
including homework material. Homework is a necessary evil and I will be checking
it periodically. Homework must be completely finished or I will not mark it. There
are no make‐up quizzes or resubmissions of homework, unless with an acceptable
excuse. (Dog eating your homework is NOT an acceptable excuse.)
Notebook/Journal
Your notebook is yours and yours alone. However, I have to mark it so you need to
keep it organized and complete. Please do not write all over it and make it look like
a big pile of _______. As well, keep it in chronological order and in sections, as stated
above. Failure to do so will be 10% of your mark discarded frivolously.