Aim:  How will my child be 
  evaluated in this class?
   20%    Home Work/Class Work
   
    Participation
   
    Vocabulary
   
    Textbook questions
   
    Constructed response questions
   
    Worksheets
   
    Activities
  Aim: How will my child be 
  evaluated in this class?
   15% Quizzes
  
    Usually 10-15 minutes
  
    Usually on one topic/concept
  Aim: How will my child be 
  evaluated in this class?
  45% Tests
  
   Multiple choice and constructed response
  
   In class
  
   Some may be on Castle Learning
  
   At least 3 topic tests per marking period
  
   1 quarterly per marking period
  Aim: How will my child be evaluated in 
  this class?
  20% Labs
  
   In class 
  
   Approx. 8 labs per marking period
  
   Must have 1200 minutes (about 28-30 hours) 
   of satisfactory labs in order to sit for the 
   Regents exam
   Aim: What has my child learned in 
   biology during first marking period?
   
    Lab skills, scientific tools, metric measurement 
   
    Life functions and processes
   
    Microscope structures and functions
   
    Biochemistry
   
    Cell structure and function
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    Cellular transport
   
    Human body systems
     
      Digestive, Respiratory, Excretory, Circulatory
   
    State Lab: Diffusion Through a Membrane