ROME HIGH SCHOOL

COURSE DESCRIPTION - CP BIOLOGY

Fall Semester & Spring Semester

Instructor: Jeff Hargett

Textbook: Biology: Visualizing Life

Description of Course: This course is a year-long study of the basic concepts of biology. We will study scientific procedures and use those methods to learn about basic life processes and cell chemistry. Using a classification approach, we will study and compare the major groups of animals and then describe the various groups of nonvascular and vascular plants and their physiology. Finally, we will study the ecological relationships among organisms.

Objectives and/or Goals: The student will be able to describe the scientific method and the chemistry of life. Students will be able to use genetic principles to explain and predict genetic outcomes. Students should also be able to compare and contrast the different animal and plant forms, structures, functions, adaptations, and relationships.

Requirements: Each student must come to class every day with paper, pencil, and book. Students are expected to do each assignment on time and be prepared each day to explain the previous day's material.

Evaluation: Major tests and projects.....................................................................................70%

Class assignments: Homework, lab, sponge activities, notebooks, quizzes .....30%

Each nine weeks average will be calculated according to the guidelines described above.

Semester grades will be calculated by counting each nine week's grade as 40% of the grade, with the comprehensive final exam counting the final 20%.

Classroom regulations: Excessive talking will not be tolerated in class. Students are responsible for doing their own work and respecting the rights of others. Students must be in their seats and quiet when the tardy bell rings.

Classroom notes: I maintain my own web-site with an outline of the class notes available for students to print out. Although this is not required or necessary, it is available for student use. The web-site address is: www.rcs.rome.ga.us/hargett

E-mail Address: I check my e-mail daily. If you have a question about your student's assignments, grades, or behavior, please feel free to e-mail me at this address: jhargett@rcs.rome.ga.us

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