9th Grade

BIOLOGY

High School Name

Course Overview
Welcome to Biology! This course Absences and Tardies
prepares you to learn, think and
question in life science. Through lab Excused Absence: You will have 3 school
experiments and inquiry projects, this days to complete the homework, quiz or lab
missed. If you miss the day of the test, you
class will lead us down a path that
will make up the test on the day you return.
deepens our understanding of the world
around us. Unexcused Absence: You will receive a zero Ms. Lucero
for all missed assignments on that date
Classroom Expectations unless the absence is excused, then the
Email: clucero@schooldistrict.org
above will apply.
There are only 5 expectations in our Room: ### Office: ###
classroom. We co-construct the meaning Tardies: Attendance is taken at the bell. If
of each one during the first week. you are tardy excused 4x or tardy unexcused
2x, your participation grade will drop 1%.
Respect others voices Each tardy after that will incur an additional
Respect personal space and property 1% drop for every additional tardy.
Remain humble Extensions: Talk to Ms. Lucero at least 12
Do good integrity hours in advance of the due date and you
Safety may get an extension.
CDE Standards

When expectations are broken there is a Grading Standards addressed in this class can be
3-step discipline system**: More information about each category found online from the Colorado
on the next page. Department of Education Website
Redirect simple verbal notice
Sticky Note short reflection Homework: 15% https://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/
Meeting make a plan together Inquiry Projects: 25% files/documents/coscience/documents/sci
Labs: 20% ence_hs.pdf
**This applies to all but safety. If the Quizzes: 10%
safety expectation is not met, a meeting Tests: 15% We will cover life science standards 1-9
is required automatically. Participation: 15%
Class Breakdown
Homework
These are often short assignments that
are intended to extend your knowledge.
You will always be given time to work on
homework during class.

Inquiry Project
Twice a semester you will solve a real-
world science problem with your group.
The best part about this project is there
are no wrong answer as long as your
conclusion it is supported with evidence.

Labs
Labs are activities that give you a chance
to learn hands on. A formal or informal
write up plus complete adherence to Tests Participation
safety guidelines will earn full credit.
As you may have noticed, tests are not Your presence and contributions are
Quizzes worth a lot of your grade. I believe vital to class. Your contributions to your
students can show me that they have group during warm ups, reflections,
Includes quizzes given during warm ups,
learned content in other ways. However, inquiry project will be observed and
notebook checks, mini vocab quizzes.
3 times a semester, a short answer test graded through the semester.
Quizzes are intended to be short
assessments that allow you to get will be given as an understanding Remember, tardies affect participation
checkpoint. grades.
feedback about progress quickly.

Were going
to have a
great year!
If you have any questions, concerns or
feedback, please let me know! My
office and classroom doors are always
open.