Ms. Fiallos Biology Course (Biologyhalsey.weebly.com) Fiallojo@elizabeth.k12.nj.us Classroom rules 1. Be Respectful 2. Listen and follow instructions 3.

Get permission to leave your seat 4. Be on time and prepared 5. No cheating (if caught automatic zero on a quiz or an exam) 6. Dont use your cell phone or charge your cell phone in my class they will be confiscated 7. No profanity or inappropriate language 8. Raise your hand! 9. One person allowed to the bathroom at a time (10 min after class has started and 10min before class ends) 10. Bring your Text book/ notebook daily Things you should know! 1. I drop your lowest test and quiz grade every marking period. 2. You can only make up assignments if you were absent for total points 3. You can redo an assignment that you have failed for half credit points 4. Community service 8 hours per marking period (ask me if your interested) 5. I am available for tutoring 6. I will not take any assignment in poor condition. Take pride in your work! 7. I love giving out extra credit Class work/ Homework =30% Projects/ Products (labs)= 20% Benchmarks =30% Test= 20%

Weekly Grades Preparedness/ Citizenship (Bringing your textbook & notebook and being on task) (25 points weekly) (5 points daily) Do Now (20 points weekly) (4 points daily) Timed and will sometimes be collected! Notes (50 points weekly) (10 points daily) Friday is notebook check Lab Report (50-55 points) Due the following week on your lab day. Homework (20 points) Test (50 points) Quiz (25 points) Points will be taken off / detention /phone call Continuous cell phone use Continuous profanity or inappropriate language Sleeping in class Excessive tardiness without a valid pass 1st Marking Period Topics -Analyzing Data and Graphs -Scientific Method -Natural Selection -Adaptation -Evolution

Name: Period: Weekly Lab Report Format (Typed or Neatly written) 1.Question* (5 points) 2.Form a Hypothesis: Minimum one sentence.(10 points) 3.Materials used (10 points) 4.Experiment (tell me what you plan to do) include the following: (6 points) (four sentences minimum) a. Independent Variable (1 point) b. Dependent Variable (1point) c. Control group (1 point) d. Constants (1 point) 5. Results Graph / Data table / Observations (10 points)

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6. Conclusion Minimum three sentences. Include any experimental error that occurred during the experiment that could have altered your data. Was your hypothesis correct? Explain your data to back up your conclusion. What would you do differently if you had to redo the experiment?(10 points) *Some lab reports will not need a question. I will tell when or when not to include it in your lab report. *** Neatness counts!