Environmental Systems and Society SL 2

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Environmental Systems and Society SL 2

• Course expectations
• Grading
• Instructor Darlene Oehlke

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Welcome to Environmental Systems and Society SL2!
This years topics include complete the
requirements of the IB Standard Level
Curriculum Topic 2 Ecosystems Topic 7
Environmental Value Systems Topic 5
Conservation and Biodiversity Review IB exam in
May Additional topic and project
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General Expectations

• Pay attention, participate and have a good
  attitude
• Have good attendance
• Make up work when you are absent (website)
• Be on time to class
• Bring your text book and materials to class
• Complete your homework for each class as well as
  you can
• Respect other people and school property
• Use class time well

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DO NOT

• Do not eat food during class
• Do not drink soft drinks in this room
• Do not use cell phones
• Do not listen to ipods or music
• Do not disrupt the learning of other students
• Do not engage in horse play during experiments
• Do not chat, use facebook, send friendly emails..
• Coffee, tea and water are allowed!

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Required materials

• A notebook for notes and homework
• A ruler
• A pen drive
• 4. A Scientific Calculator
• 5. The Environmental Systems Text book
• Living in the Environment
• 6. Something to write with pen and/or pencil
• 7. A folder for worksheets and handouts
• 8. A day book or homework agenda to plan your
  homework
• 9. Access to the World Wide Web at home

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Class participation

• Class starts right away!
• Pay attention to the instructions
• Participate in all learning activities
• Learn to work with other people
• Take projects seriously
• Take notes that you can understand later
• Listen to other people when they speak
• USE TIME IN CLASS PRODUCTIVELY!

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Laboratory

• 25 of the coursework will be in the laboratory
  and the reports will be kept in a portfolio for
  the IB internal assessment.
• Read the handouts before each practical and
  prepare data tables in advance.
• During the laboratory, write observations and
  make good use of the laboratory time. You will
  turn in your rough notes for each laboratory.
  These must be signed by me.
• Expect to see questions about the experiments on
  tests and quizzes.

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Laboratory continued

• Students who are absent must make up the
  practical as soon as possible after school or
  during a free period.
• All practical reports are due one week after the
  experimental work is completed, at the beginning
  of the hour.
• 25 of the grade will be given for each day that
  the work is late.
• When lab reports are returned to the students, a
  1 will be awarded to students who have not
  completed the report.
• When allowed, reports written in pairs must be
  written in different colors or fonts.

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Homework

• Expect to read, finish a project or report or
  study between each lesson.
• Many of the readings are online. You are
  expected to check the website for links.
• If you are absent, check the website to find out
  what work was missed and try to do the assignment
  before the next lesson.
• Homework does not receive a grade, however, it
  will be discussed and you will find it on tests
  and quizzes.

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Quizzes

• Quizzes are meant to give feedback to you and
  myself about what you have learned.
• All quizzes must be made up as soon as possible
  if missed due to an absence.
• You will be given at least a week notice to
  prepare for each quiz.

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Tests

• Tests follow each unit or set of units
• Students should do well on them because they had
  feedback on their learning from the quizzes and
  homework.
• You will be given a week notice before each test.

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Grading

• 60 Unit Test and quizzes
• 25 Laboratory reports
• 15 Project

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Assessement

• External Assessment Two exams
• Paper 1 1 hour 45 marks 30
• Paper 2 2 hours 65 marks 50
• Internal Assessment
• Fieldwork / Practical work 20
• 42 marks lab reports from this year

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Integrity

• Do what is right, even when no one is looking

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Unit 1 Ecology

• Test
• Unit Test
• Quiz
• Trophic levels
• Productivity Calculations
• Population growth and interactions
• Ecological Succession

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Ecology Continued

• Project
• Succession within a biome
• Laboratory
• Predator - Prey relationships Graph
• Lincoln Index Experiment
• Measuring changes in an ecosystem experiment
• Photosynthesis experiment

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Environmental Value Systems
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Conservation and Biodiversity

• Project
• Unit test

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Review for the IB exam

• PSOW form completed March 30, 2010 - 40 hours of
  lab
• Practice using past exam papers
• Review topics based on class decisions

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Conservation and Biodiversity

• After the IB exam in May.
• Biodiversity and Vulnerability
• Project to teach Pre-K students

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Internal Assessment

• 40 hours of experimental work
• Group Four Project
• PSOW form - Internal Assessment
• Portfolio 20 of the IB score

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Extra help / Make up

• Tuesday and Thursday LUNCH!
• Please come at 100
• Let me know if there is a better day

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Study area at home

• Be sure you have a comfortable, quiet place to
  study at home.
• Get a comfortable chair and table (desk)
• Remove distractions including the television,
  radio and computer from the area.
• Focus when you study so that you are efficient
  and you get some rest after you are finished!

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More about home study

• Do not keep computers, TV or radio in your room.
• Eat healthy snacks
• Avoid caffeine
• Give yourself study goals

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Communication

• All homework is posted on my website
  www.nido.cl/doehlke/index.htm
• Hand outs are on the site
• Links for extra help are included
• If you are absent, keep up and know what is going
  on by checking the website
• If you have questions, my email address is
  doehlke_at_nido.cl

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Expect me

• To be interested in the course
• To start class on time
• To consider constructive comments
• To return your work as fast as I expect you to
  complete it
• To be somewhat organized..
• To try to keep things varied and interesting

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• Lets have a great year!