Welcome to Future Decisions in Science Fall 2014
Welcome/Course Description
Welcome to a brand new semester here at Knightdale High School! I look forward to an exciting semester ahead. I graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Biology with a focus in Secondary Education. This is my fourth year teaching at Knightdale High School. Outside of teaching I enjoy soccer, Harry Potter books, and playing my bass guitar.
Future Decisions in Science is an elective designed to open up a student’s mind to themany different ways that science has changed our world. We will explore many different factors including, but not limited to, global warming, invasive species, biotechnology, science in the health field, and many more. This class will also challenge you to use your knowledge of science to design and create solutions to the world’s problems.
Contact Information
Nick Scanlon
Room 1614
Materials Needed
· Notebook/3 ring binder with loose paper, graph paper, and tabs
· Pen AND pencil as well as color pencils
· 4-function calculator
Student Expectations
1. Attend class regularly andbe on time.
2. No food or drink in class. No exceptions.
3. Come prepared and ready to participate. Have all needed materials.
4. Make up all missed assignments. See “Absent” section for more details.
5. Respect others. Refrain from creating class disruptions. Take care of personal matters outside of class.
6. Take responsibility of learning. Ask the teacher for help or assistance on any and all assignments.
7. Late work projects will lose 10% each day late. This will be a maximum, not a guaranteed grade. Late work will not be accepted outside of the current unit. A student may turn in work for partial credit (max 70%) until the unit test. If a student is absent, the student has 3 days to turn in all makeup work for full credit. Beyond 3 days work will be accepted for partial credit (max 70%) until the unit test.
Grading
Assignments will be graded using the point system. Each assignment will be given a point value, more significant assignments will be given a higher point total and less significant assignments will be given a higher point total. For example, a quiz may only be given a point total of 5, but a unit project may be given a point total of 50 points. At the end of the quarter the total number of points you receive will be divided by the total number of points available in the semester
Grade ScaleFinal Grades
A 93-100 First Nine Weeks: 40%
B85-92 Second Nine Weeks: 40%
C77-84 Final Exam/Project: 20%
D70-76
FBelow 70