Welcome
to
Biology!
2015-2016
Your Teachers!
Ms. Brooke Sauer
BA, Biology; UNC-Chapel Hill, 2011
Current Clemson Graduate Student
●Tar Heel fan!
●2015-2016 Kenan Fellow
●Like to cook, go to Durham Bulls
games, hang out with friends/family
●SO excited to work with all of you!
Sauer sounds like
“sour”
Your Teachers!
Ms. Bianca Burnette
● Majors
○ Biology, Religious Studies
● Minor
○ Chemistry
● Graduating in May 2016
● Resident Advisor, Teller
● Hobbies: reading, drinking coffee, eno-ing,
hiking, watching Netflix with friends, anything
sports related
● Ready to learn and grow with you all!
Classroom
Policies
A Few General Rules…
Respect...
Yourself!
Ms. Sauer & Ms. Burnette
Your classmates
S207
DSA Rules
Classroom Resources
● Website: sauerscience.weebly.com
● Biology Unit Materials
● Helpful resources
● Remind™
● Twitter: @brooke_sauer
● Tutoring: Thursday/Friday mornings!
● Online Office Hours: @bforbiology
● Hashtag: #sauernette
● Honors Contract
Biology @ DSA
● Heterogeneous Grouping
● All students must pass the End-ofCourse Exam (EOC). The test will be
in May and is worth 20% of your final
grade.
● You will have homework almost every
night!
● You will have to take notes!
What will we learn
about?!
● Scientific method/
Characteristics of life
● Ecology
Genetics
Evolution
Taxonomy
● Biochemistry
Plants
● Cells
Animals
● DNA
*You will get a calendar for each unit!
*You will track your own mastery!
The hard
truth…
● If you are willing to do the work,
then you will enjoy the class and
you will pass. It’s that simple.
Really.
● If you do not keep up with the work,
you will get behind very quickly.
Once you’re behind, it is extremely
difficult to catch up. So… DON’T
GET BEHIND!!
Questions????