Transcript Mrs. Ahrens Anatomy and Physiology Email

Mrs. Ahrens
Anatomy and Physiology
Email [email protected]
Who Am I
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Went through Solon Schools
B.S. in Biology at Heidelberg University
Worked at Case in research
Masters from Colorado State University in
Natural Science
• Taught in Ohio and Chapel Hill, NC
– AP Biology, Honors Biology, General Biology,
Anatomy and Physiology, Earth Science and
Forensics
My Family
My Family
My Goals
• Students Understand & Appreciate Anatomy
• Students Do Real Science & HAVE FUN!
• Have students understand the way their body
works and be able to apply it to their lives
Anatomy Curriculum
Endocrine System
Immune System
Digestive System
Nervous System
Reproductive System
Lymphatic System
Special Senses
Muscular System
Skeletal System
Circulatory System
Excretory System
Respiratory System
My Approach To Grades
• 80 % Assessments including . .
– Multiple Choice Tests
– Long Free Response
– Short Free Response
– Calculation Questions
• 20% Homework, labs, projects,
activities
How Will Your Kids Succeed?
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Attitude
Effort
Responsibility
Doing homework
Listening
Keeping an Interactive Science Notebook
My Expectations
• Their BEST EFFORT
• Students should complete their homework
each night
• Students should participate and have fun
Other Important Information
All of the homework is online
Cell phones are prohibited
Encourage students to ask for help earlier
Grades are ALWAYS online
I will not permit one students behavior to
prohibit another from learning