Biology 12 Syllabus Topics Hello, young minds. This is the outline for the units you will be covering in Mr. Jay’s Biology 12 course at Sino‐Canada High School for the 2008‐09 academic year.
1. Cell Biology: This unit includes Cell Structure, Cell compounds, Biological molecules, and Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA). 2. Cell Processes: This unit includes Protein Synthesis, Cancer, Transport across cell membranes, and Enzyme activity. 3. Human Biology: This unit is exceptionally large and we will divide it into three units.
a. First Unit: This unit will consist of the digestive system, circulatory system, and respiratory system b. Second Unit: This unit will consist of the Urinary and Reproductive System c. Third Unit: The Nervous System
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: To be determined Assessment This is how I will be calculating your overall grade for this course.
BC Grade Scheme These are the percentage you will need to obtain a certain grade in this course.
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Chapter Tests: 35%
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Final Exam: 15%
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Labs/Projects: 15 %
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Quizzes/Homework: 15%
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Midterm: 10%
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Notebook/Journal: 10 %
A Grade: 86 ‐100% B Grade: 73‐85% C+ Grade: 67‐72% C Grade: 60‐66% C‐ Grade: 50‐59% D Grade: 40‐49% E Grade: 0‐39% I Grade: Incomplete Created on 31/08/08 1:34 AM
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 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.
Created on 31/08/08 1:34 AM