Biol

ogy

2017-

2018

What you will need:• 1, 1.5 or 2-inch 3-ringed binder

with dividers to hold unit packets (which I will provide)

• Set of Colored pencils (your call on number or colors)

• Lined paper, Pens, & Pencils• Item(s) off the optional slips• A desire to learn!

Communication:Email:

bgast@bartlettschools.orgBut, best to use the new Thrivist

Learning Management System

Class Website:Soon to be linked on BHS

Grading Policy:Test Grades = 50% • Tests (100 pts)Minor grades = 50%• Projects & quizes (100 pts) – 20%

• Projects – 1 per quarter• Classroom assignments (100 pts)

– 20%• Daily Open-Note Quizzes:

Prime Times (20 pts per day, 100 pts each week)

• Concept Study Guide checks (4 checks a quarter)

• labs (100 pts) – 10%

Note: Assignments checked for completion will not be accepted late. Assignments collected and graded for accuracy will be accepted late with a 10% penalty each day late. No late work will be accepted after the completion of the unit from which it is from.

Classroom Donations Always Needed:

What you will learn:

About Me:

• Tissues / Kleenex• Paper Towels• Lysol wipes

Name: Mr. GastExperience: 24-year military veteran, 3 years at U of M (AFROTC), 5th year teaching science, 1st Year hereEducation: B.S., Social Psychology and a Masters in education, M.a.Ed, adult learning Loves: Coffee, nature, fitness, reading, family, and teaching

1. Biology BasicsScientific Method, Technological Design, and macromolecules2. CellsOrganelles, transport, mitosis, and cancer3. Energy FlowEnzymes, ATP, trophic pyramids, Photosynthesis, and cellular respiration4. GeneticsDNA structure, replication, protein synthesis, and meiosis5. HeredityMendelian inheritance, complex patterns, mutations, genetic disorders, pedigrees, and genetic engineering6. EvolutionPrinciples of natural selection, patterns, evidence, and phylogeny7. EcologyCharacteristics and organization of life, geochemical cycles, population growth patterns, human impact, succession, and organism relationships

Tutoring:Tuesday/Thursday

Morning from

6:40-7