Welcome to Biology: First Day Instructions and Class Procedures

1. Welcome to Biology! • Find desk using card • On the yellow post-it note please write your first and last names, if you use a nickname put it in parentheses • Please fill out the student information sheet **If you finish early, draw a picture of your summer vacation on the back Jessica (Jess) Dietrich

2. Bellwork Bellwork Week of 8/7/14 Name p.___ • In the space for Thursday answer the following questions in complete sentences: • What is science? Explain your answer and give examples. • If you finish early, please read through the syllabus that was passed out Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

3. Ms. Dietrich Dietrich = “Dee- trick”

4. Mr. Direnfeld • (aka) Mr. D • Direnfeld (Deer-in-feld)

5. Class Website DietrichBiology.wikispaces.com

6. Course Description PreAP Bio Earned straight As in junior high science? Welcome! Didn’t do so well? Switch to Bio 1-2

7. Syllabus- Required Materials Due Dates __________ __________ __________ • White board marker (leave here) • 2-pocket Folder • 3-Ring Binder Mon. 8-11 Wed. 8-13 Wed. 8-13

8. Which of these materials is NOT required at this time?

9. Student Contract • Read the syllabus with your parents. Student & parent must sign the contract and return by Fri. 8-15-14

10. Survival in the Desert • (3 minutes) • Silently rank the items from most important (1) to least important (15) • You can use each number ONCE (example you can’t rank two items as #1) • (3 minutes) • Introduce yourself & share your top 3 & bottom 3 items with your lab group • (5-10 minutes) • Have a group discussion & make a final draft of your rankings on the purple sheet

11. How to Survive Ms. Dietrich’s class: The 6 Essential Procedures

12. Bellwork • At seat & working silently • BEFORE last bell!

13. Tardy • PASS: sign-in back, give pass to Ms. D • NO PASS: sign-in in front, 2 minute club after class (to change attendance)

14. Quiet Signal Ms. D raises her hand 3 seconds to… • Stop • 2. Look • 3. Listen • 4. Sustain

15. Memorize the following info about your new neighbor: • First & last name • Do they have pet(s)? What kind? • Where they went to elementary school

16. Bathroom / Water ONLY during independent or group work time! • 1. Don’t askgive pass to Ms. D & sign out in back • 2. Take chancla, 5 min. max, sign back in

17. Would you be allowed to use the bathroom right now, if you had a pass? ONLY during independent or group work time!

18. Question / Comment • Raise hand & wait to be called on

19. DiSmiSSal • Silent (do NOT pack up early!) • 2. Seated • 3. Signal

20. Closure Compare and contrast Ms. D’s procedures with another teacher’s _____’sclass Ms. D’s class Tardy without pass = 2 min. club Bellwork starts before last bell Tardy without pass=lunch detention

21. Sponge Stand up if you… • slept in past noon this summer • know who Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr is • have a brother or sister • are a freshman • have an Instagram account • know the common name for NaCl • know the name of Sponge Bob’s best friend

22. Bellwork Bellwork Week of 8/8/12 Name p.___ • In the space for Friday answer the following questions in complete sentences: • When should you start working on bellwork? (Be specific) • What is Ms. D’s quiet signal • Look in the syllabus- what are the 3 class rules? • What things are due by Wednesday for this class? • What are the names of the people in your lab group? Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Fri

23. Announcements • Did you turn in your yellow survey yesterday? • Due dates for materials • Anything to turn in?

24. Survival in the Desert

25. Any surprises?

26. Scoring • For each item: Find the (absolute) difference between your rank & the survival expert’s rank • Example: Your rankExpert’sDifference • Bottle of Salt Tablets 8 15 7 • Compress Kit w/ Gauze 14 10 4 • 2 Pair of Sunglasses 12 9 • Flashlight 3 4 3 1 Vote by fingers

28. Add up your group’s total score • Example: Your rankExpert’sDifference • Bottle of Salt Tablets 8 15 7 • Compress Kit w/ Gauze 14 10 4 • 2 Pair of Sunglasses 12 9 • Flashlight 3 4 3 1 15

29. Survival in the Desert Scores Group 1- Group 2- Group 3- Group 4- Group 5- Group 6- Group 7- Group 8-

30. Classroom Scavenger Hunt

31. Procedures Look for handouts on the counter as you walk into class, pick up any handouts Handouts Use the number on your desk to find your lab table & lab group Lab groups Passing out papers Pass papers straight back (not to neighbor)

32. Respect Class Rules Safe Try • We must come to a consensus on what these rules mean

33. Brainstorm Pass back the class rules worksheet & independently brainstorm 5+ ideas for each rule. Don’t cuss Don’t throw your pencil Follow all directions

34. If you tell someone what NOT to do, there can be a lot of unanswered questions Example: Don’t throw your pencil • Can I roll it across the table to someone? • Can I toss it gently? • Can I throw an eraser since it’s not a pencil?

35. Telling someone what to DO is much clearer • Don’t throw your pencil • Pass materials by handing them to the other person

36. For HW: write your top 3 ideas for each rule as a POSITIVE “do” behavior Only pass materials when you are close enough to hand them to the other person

37. Next time…. • Finish the consensus at the bottom of the worksheet. Due Monday 8-11-14

38. Closure- out loud with neighbor • What does this picture make you think of? How does it make you feel? • What message is the artist trying to convey with this image? • Which class rule would this image apply to, and why?

39. Work with your neighbor & write down the answers on the scratch sheet • Whisper! You don’t want to give the answer away to any other teams!