Zoology
   

Pre-requisite for course: 

          In order to take this course, you should have taken and earned a credit in Biology and Physical Science.

Materials:

     3-ring binder.  You will use it to keep all your notes, daily     work and handouts.
     Loose-leaf notebook paper
     Colored pencils
     Pencils or pens to write with.

Grading:

          Semester Test              15%
          Chapter Test                20%
          Notebook                     20%
          Class work /Lab          20%
          Home work                  20%
          Projects                        20% 

Class time:

          You are expected to be present and on time and prepared for class.    If you need to leave the room ( bathroom, locker, or emergency trips to office ) during class, you are to fill out a pass and have Mr. Buchanan to sign it.  You will only be allowed 6 non-emergency passes for the semester.  Once they are gone you will not leave the room for anything except an emergency.  At the end of the semester, each pass not use will earn you 20 points extra credit on a daily/homework grades

Notebook:

          Your notebook will consist of work completed in class, class notes and any homework.  In order for you to make a 100 on your notebook, it must be writing neat and all work needs to be dated and in order.

Make-up work:

I will follow the school policy in regards to make up work.  You will need to arrange make up times with Mr. Buchanan.  Completing make-up work in a timely manner is YOUR responsibility.  Sometimes the make-up work will include a 2 page essay on the topic covered.

Zoology Topics

Patterns of animals --------------------------------------            Ch: 1

Classification system of animals ---------------------   -        Ch: 7

Invertebrates ---------------------------------------------- Ch: 9

Porifera ----------------------------------------------------  Ch: 9

Cnidaria ---------------------------------------------------  Ch: 9

Platy helminthes -----------------------------------------   Ch: 10

Mollusca      ---------------------------------------------- Ch: 12

Annelida --------------------------------------------------             Ch: 13

Arthropoda -----------------------------------------------            Ch: 14 & 15

Echinodermata       -------------------------------------------      Ch: 16

Vertebrata - Second nine weeks

Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes (Fish) ------         Ch: 18

Amphibia --------------------------------------------------           Ch: 19

Reptilia ----------------------------------------------------  Ch: 20

Aves -------------------------------------------------------            Ch: 21

Mammalia ------------------------------------------------             Ch: 22

Earth Science                                                                        

Pre-requisite for course: 

          In order to take this course, you should have taken and earned a credit in Biology and Physical Science.

Materials:

     3-ring binder.  You will use it to keep all your notes, daily     work and handouts.
     Loose-leaf notebook paper
     Colored pencils
     Pencils or pens to write with.

Grading:

          Semester Test              15%
          Chapter Test                20%
          Notebook                     20%
          Class work /Lab          20%
          Home work                  20%
          Projects                        20%

Class time:

          You are expected to be present and on time and prepared for class.    If you need to leave the room ( bathroom, locker, or emergency trips to office ) during class, you are to fill out a pass and have Mr. Buchanan to sign it.  You will only be allowed 6 non-emergency passes for the semester.  Once they are gone you will not leave the room for anything except an emergency.  At the end of the semester, each pass not use will earn you 20 points extra credit on a daily/homework grades

Notebook:

          Your notebook will consist of work completed in class, class notes and any homework.  In order for you to make a 100 on your notebook, it must be writing neat and all work needs to be dated and in order.

Make-up work:

I will follow the school policy in regards to make up work.  You will need to arrange make up times with Mr. Buchanan.  Completing make-up work in a timely manner is YOUR responsibility.  Sometimes the make-up work will include a 2 page essay on the topic covered.

Earth’s Systems

Chapter 1  Introduction to Earth Science
Chapter 2  Minerals
Chapter 3  Rocks

Chapter 8  Earthquakes and Earth’s Interior
Chapter 9  Plate Tectonics
Chapter 10  Volcanoes
Chapter 11  Mountain Building

Chapter 22  The Origin of Modern Astronomy
Chapter 23  Our Solar System
Chapter 24  Studying the Sun
Chapter 25  Beyond Our Solar System

Chapter 17  The Atmosphere:  Structure and Temperature
Chapter 18  Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
Chapter 19  Air Pressure and Wind
Chapter 20  Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

Chapter 11A  Georgia Earth System