Biology
Course Outline
30S
Expectations
Instructors:
Mrs. K. Hill
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Website:
http://hills-class.wikispaces.com
Text:
Mader, Sylvia S. Inquiry Into Life: Eleventh/Twelfth Edition.
Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2008.
Assessment
khill@stmarysacademy.mb.ca
I. Course Outline:
Unit
1
2, 3
4
5
6, 7
8
9
Topic
Wellness & Homeostasis
 Introduction to Biology
 Membrane Structure and Function
Transportation & Respiration
 Cardiovascular System
 Respiratory System
Digestion & Nutrition
 Digestive System and Nutrition
 Metabolism: Energy and Enzymes
Protection
 Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Protection & Control
 Nervous System
 Special Senses
 Endocrine System
Excretion & Waste Management
 Urinary System and Excretion
Musculoskeletal System
Textbook Chapters
1
4
12
15
14
6
13
17
18
20
16
19
Lab Outline:
The lab component of the course includes dissections as well as a variety of lab activities that coincide with the
unit that is being covered. Labs consist of 20% of the term work mark and will play a major role in the midterm assessment. The following is a brief outline of lab activities that we will perform:
a. Heart Rate Lab
b. Sheep Pluck Dissection
c. Rat Dissection
d. Sheep Brain Dissection
e. Cow Eye Dissection
II.
Expectations
Your success in this course will directly reflect on the amount of time and energy you put into it. Here are some
guidelines to help you:
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Attend all scheduled classes and be on time.
Participate actively and ask questions as soon as you need help.
Keep detailed notes about demonstrations and examples presented in class.
Keep up with your work.
 Be willing to receive help from your peers, your teacher and be willing to help others.
Lab Expectations
1. Each student must maintain her own lab journal even though she may be working with a lab partner.
2. The lab journal must be handed in one week following the completion of the lab.
If there is no class scheduled on the due date, the lab journal will be due the day before.
3. Each lab must be appropriately numbered and labeled.
4. Diagrams and illustrations are to be done in pencil.
5. Labs will be handed in during the first 10 minutes of class on the due date. Labs handed in after this
time will be considered late, resulting in a 10% deduction.
6. Spelling and grammar will be graded.
III.
Assessment
When
Term Work
September  June
Tests (60%)
Breakdown
Labs (20%)
Mid-Term Assessment
Monday, January 21
Final Exam
June
Lab Identification
Bell-Ringer
(1 hour max.)
Cumulative Exam
(2 hours)
15%
30%
Quizzes/Assignments (20%)
Weight for
Final Mark
55%
Policies for Tests, Quizzes, Lab Reports, and Assignments
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It is the student’s responsibility to notify the teacher in case of absence on the day of a test, an announced
quiz, or project due date. It is also your responsibility to pick up work you miss outside of regular class time.
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In order for an assignment/a lab to be considered “on time”, it must be submitted at the beginning of class
(first 10 minutes) on the day of its scheduled due date. Assignments and labs MUST be submitted to the
teacher in the classroom. Assignments submitted after a scheduled due date will be considered late and
subject to a 10% deduction. Assignments will not be accepted once a new unit has started.
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Complete missed assignments and be reasonably prepared for class when you return from an absence. It is
your responsibility to speak to classmates about homework for that day or days. Absence IS NOT an excuse
for showing up totally unprepared.
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If you miss a test or quiz, you are expected to take it upon your return. See your teacher to discuss
arrangements. DO NOT wait for the teacher to find you and DO NOT assume that you don’t have to take
that test.