WelcomeWelcometoto

Life ScienceLife Sciencewith Ms. Sabbag and with Ms. Sabbag and

Ms. McIntyreMs. McIntyre

We will explore five main We will explore five main units:units:

Living OrganismsLiving Organisms

Cells, Tissues, OrgansCells, Tissues, Organs

GeneticsGenetics

EvolutionEvolution

EcologyEcology

Incorporated into all Incorporated into all of our units:of our units:•Scientific Inquiry Process

•Constructing Hypotheses

•Creative Thinking

•Inferring

•Technology

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Fulton County Student Fulton County Student HandbookHandbook

My classroom rules and My classroom rules and discipline policy will be discipline policy will be outlined in the next outlined in the next slides!slides!

MMy Classroom Rulesy Classroom Rules RESPECT everyone at all times!!RESPECT everyone at all times!!

Copy the Homework down off the Copy the Homework down off the board into your agenda.board into your agenda.

Have a positive attitude and be Have a positive attitude and be ready to learn as soon as the bell ready to learn as soon as the bell rings.rings.

Come to class preparedCome to class prepared

Always read the directions onAlways read the directions on

the board when you come intothe board when you come into

class! And follow them!!!!class! And follow them!!!!

Behavior Log

Behavior Log

First Offense-

First Offense- Verbal Verbal

WarningWarning

Second Offense-

Second Offense- Sign the Sign the

Log bookLog book

Third Offense-

Third Offense- Sign the log

Sign the log

book and take a letter

book and take a letter

home to your parents

home to your parents

Fourth Offense-

Fourth Offense- DetentionDetention

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

For enhancement of classroom activities For enhancement of classroom activities to further and deepen the to further and deepen the understanding.understanding.

Please look at my blog every week to Please look at my blog every week to see what we are doing in class. see what we are doing in class. Homework and important study guides Homework and important study guides will be posted on the blog!will be posted on the blog!

GRADING SCHEMEGRADING SCHEME•Tests and projects (major assessments) 40%•Labs and quizzes 30%•Classwork 20%•Homework 10%

EXTRA HELPEXTRA HELP

I cannot help a student if I am not aware of I cannot help a student if I am not aware of what he/she needs help with.what he/she needs help with.

Students should come talk to me if they need Students should come talk to me if they need help or have any special needs or help or have any special needs or considerations.considerations.

I want to help my students succeed!I want to help my students succeed!

““The important thing in science is not so much to The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of obtain new facts as to discover new ways of

thinking about them.”  thinking about them.” 

~William Lawrence Bragg~William Lawrence Bragg