2. Requirements:
A. Text: Environmental Science: Earth as
a Living Planet by Botkin and Keller
B. Small 3 ring binder for notebook.
C. Hole-punch (optional)
3. Assignments:
I will put all of your assignments on Edline
and any additional information I want you to have; this may include any
schedule changes from the syllabus. You
are
expected to check this site at the beginning of each week.
You are also expected to check
your email daily,
as I will communicate with you frequently. For your convenience,
on my Biology
Webpage
I have provided links to 1) a list of Environmental Resource websites,
and 2) a Worksheet page, where you can copy questions, then paste them
in a Word document to answer.
4.
Grading:
All grades will be posted on Ursuline's online gradebook and mygradebook.com
. Each student will have a password so she can access her grades
online at any time.
Quarter grades will be calculated as follows:
41%TestAve+ 18%QuizAve+ 18% LabAve+
10%BookAnalysis+
10%Notebook+ 3%Homework
Semester Grade: (40% Quarter 1 Ave + 40% Quarter 2 Ave + 20%
Midterm)
Final Grade: (Semester 1 Average + Semester 2 Average )/2
5. Tests:
Tests will usually be a combination of multiple choice, short answer
and
essay. I expect each test to cover 2 chapters. The emphasis will
be on applying the concepts learned. Tests will count 41% of your
quarter grade.
6. Quizzes: Quizzes will usually test small amounts of material to see if you have mastered those concepts. Quizzes will count 18% of your quarter grade.
7. Labs: Labs will be due the day after they are completed in class, unless directed otherwise; this will include make-up labs. Late labs will be docked 10 points. Late labs may be turned in until the following Friday after the due date. Labs will count 18% of your quarter grade.
8. Homework: Questions will be assigned for each chapter and will be graded for completeness. Late homework can be turned in one day late, but will not be accepted after that. Homework counts 3% of your quarter grade. Late Homework will be docked 1 point out of a possible 3 points.
9. Book
Analysis:
You will be required to read one book per
quarter. The first book will be Silent Spring, by Rachel
Carson.
You will do a written
analysis of Silent Spring, which will be due in October. For quarters 2, 3, and 4,
book analyses will be due in: January,
March, and May respectively.
The teacher will supply the books, and
you will
have some choice in the selection of the books you read. Any
book removed from the classroom must be signed out. You
should
be sure that the teacher signs the book back in once you return it to
her.
You are expected to return the books in essentially the same condition
you received them. If you plan on writing in the books, you
should
purchase your own copy. (All books can be purchased from Amazon.com)
You
are not allowed to write in any of the classroom books, and, if you do,
you will be expected to pay for its replacement. Book analyses
which
are late, will be docked 2 points out of a possible 10 points, and will
only be accepted one day date.
The Book Analysis will count 10% of your quarter grade.
10. Environmental
Current Events Notebook:
You will be required to maintain an
Environmental
Current Events Notebook. You will collect environmentally
related
current articles from newspapers and magazines, and analyze the
information
presented in the articles per
the teacher's instructions. One analysis is due each Friday
(or
one per week)- for the first 5 weeks of the quarter. The returned
articles
must be kept in a three-ring binder in some type of organized fashion
(i.e.
articles by topic, by region etc.). For the 6th week, the student will
establish or update a table of contents, and review and evaluate the
articles
she has collected according to the directions
given. The binder will then be due Monday or Tuesday of the 7th week of
the quarter, and graded for organization, and completeness. (Due
dates are October, January, March, May ).
No articles/notebooks will be accepted late (unless you are absent.)
The Notebook will count 10% of your quarter grade.
11. Extra
Credit- There is no extra
credit.