Frontier Middle School

Phone:  3229

Mutual Respect:

 

1.     Treating others the way you want to be treated.

2.     Showing kindness and consideration.

3.     Liking yourself enough to be yourself.

4.     Accepting others for who they are.

 

Parent /Teacher Communication.

   1.  Email provides the quickest response and is the best way to communicate with me.

   2.  If you prefer to talk, then please by all means call my room at ext. 3229 at Frontier

        Middle School and I will return your

        call as soon as I can. 

 

 

Course Expectations:

 

-Students are expected to pay attention during class time and treat others with respect. 

 

 

-Students are expected to properly copy down homework for the ENTIRE week from the homework board in class into their agendas and are given time at the beginning of class each new week to do so. 

 

 

-Homework is to be fully completed and is due the very next day of class unless otherwise stated. 

 

 

Grading Policy:

 

-Grades are administered based on the Frontier Middle School Grading Policy as follows:

   

         60% -  Chapter Tests/Projects

         20% -  Labs/Quizzes  

         20% -  Homework/Journals (daily essential questions completed during class time)

 

****  Grades are posted and updated on the Parent/Student Portal at the end of 5 weeks.  

 

LIFE SCIENCE COURSE OUTLINE:

 

UNIT 1 - Life's Structure and Function

1.     Includes Scientific Method/Classification

2.     Cell Structures

3.     Cell Processes

4.     Cell Reproduction

5.     Heredity

6.     Evolution

UNIT 2 - From Bacteria to Plants

1.     Includes Bacteria

2.     Protists

3.      Fungi

4.     Plants

5.     Plant Reproduction

6.     Plants Processes

UNIT 3 - Animal Diversity

1.     Includes Intro to Animals

2.     Mollusks

3.     Worms

4.     Arthropods

5.     Echinoderms

6.     Fish

7.     Amphibians, Reptiles

8.     Birds

9.     Mammals

UNIT 4 - Human Body Systems

1.     Includes Skeletal

2.     Muscular

3.     Nutrition and Digestion

4.     Circulation, Respiration

5.     Excretion

6.     Nervous

7.     Endocrine

8.     Immunity and Disease

UNIT 5 - Ecology

1.     Includes Interactions of Life

2.     Nonliving Environment

3.     Ecosystems

4.     Conserving Resources

 

REGENTS LIVING ENVIRONMENT COURSE OUTLINE:

 

-Selected students are expected to maintain an average of 85% or higher in the class.  At least 1,200 minutes of approved laboratories are required to take the Regents Living Environment Final Exam in June to get credit for this class.  Daily attendance is a MUST! 

 

Ch. 1 - Science of Biology

Ch. 2 - Chemistry of Life

Ch. 7-10 - Cells (includes Cell Structure/Function, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Cell Growth/Division)

Ch. 11-13 - Genetics (includes Intro to Genetics, DNA/RNA, Human Genome, Genetic Engineering)

Ch. 15,16,18 - Evolution (includes Darwins' Theories, Evolution of Populations, Classification)

Ch. 19,20 - Bacteria/Viruses/Protists

Ch. 21-25 - Fungi/Plants

Ch. 35-39 - Human Body Systems

Ch. 3-6 - Ecology