Lisa Korty

Science Teacher

Weaver Academy



Education:

B.A. in Biology from UNCG

M.A. in Education Curriculum and Instruction from The University of Phoenix



IMPORTANT INFORMATION

No late work will be accepted.

Make-up work due to an absence is due within 3 days upon returning to class.

Check your make-up folder for make-up work.

Tutorial- Wednesday's from 4:15 to 5:15; lunch and during lunch on Tuesday and Thursday.  Other times by appointment.

Students must retake quizzes when they score below an 80, during the next tutorial following the quiz.  Both quizzes will be averaged.

Students must do test corrections on tests they score below an 80, during the next tutorial following the test.  Students will earn 1/3 of the points missed on all correct answers that follow the correct test correction format, up to an 80. 

This week in Biology students finished up a unit on Genetics and will be starting a unit on Biotechnology.  We will be reviewing the benchmark scores, presenting the genetics research projects and discussing ethical issues regarding the human genome project.

BIOLOGY HOMEWORK for the week of 11/15 to 11/19:

Monday- none

Tuesday- ethical issues questions

Wednesday- tbd

Thursday- tbd

Friday- none

This week in Earth/Environmental Science students will be leaning about and interpreting different types of maps. 

E/E Homework for the week of  11/15 to 11/19:

Monday- none

Tuesday- map sheet

Wednesday- tbd

Thursday- current event with 5 sentence summary

Friday- none

IMPORTANT DATES:

11/19: interims go home

11/24- holiday break

11/25- Thanksgiving holiday

11/26- holiday break