Course Description: This course will provide students with the skill development in basicprinciples relating to life science by exploring the cellular organization and the classification of organisms; the dynamic relationships among organisms,populations, communities, and ecosystems; and change as a result of thetransmission of genetic information from generation to generation.

Student Expectations: Students are expected to:

(1)   Arrive to class on time, ready to learn and have all materials.

(2)   Show respect for themselves, other students,teachers, and the entire school.

(3)   Complete all assignments either in theclassroom and/or for homework.

(4)   Participate and interact in the learningclassroom.

(5)   Follow all campus rules and expectations.

Classroom Discipline: Disruption of class time will not be tolerated.  Students who insist upon disrupting theteaching and learning environment will face the consequences of their decisions.  Disciplinary measures will include:  student conference, phone call to parents, after-schooldetention in the classroom, lunch detention, School or Team OCS, and/orD-TAP.  All disciplinary problems will bereported home to a parent/guardian either by phone call, letter, or home visitby the teacher. (See Corrective Actions)

Grading Policy:  Edgewood Independent School Districtsets the grading policy as follows:

          1^st –4^th Nine Weeks Grades

          50% =Formative (Daily work, Journals, Notes, Worksheets, etc.)

          50% =Summative (Exams, Reports, Projects)

                    1^stSemester Grades

                    40%= 1^st Nine Weeks Grade

                    40%= 2^nd Nine Weeks Grade

                    20%= District Semester Exam

                    2^ndSemester Grades

 40% = 3^rdNine Weeks Grade

                    40%= 4^th Nine Weeks Grade

                    20%= District Semester Exam

FINAL GRADE  = 1^ST SEMESTER GRADE + 2^NDSEMESTER GRADE ¸2

Assignments:  The class will be doing a variety of assignments related to life science and willfocus on the CSCOPE curriculum:

(1)  Daily Warm Ups

(2)  Class Notes

(3)  Lab Experiments including Lab Reports

(4)  Science Fair Projects: Group/ Individual

(5)  Vocabulary tasks

(6)  Group work

(7)  Quizzes and Unit Assessments

(8) Interactive Notebook: Students will maintain a section in their binders for vocabulary.  Most assignments and foldables® will be attached to theinteractive notebook.  The InteractiveNotebook will contain the majority of class assignments.  If the student should lose the InteractiveNotebook, he or she is responsible for recreating the notebook in itsentirety.  Students will also use theirinteractive notebooks to record data and other lab notes.