WATSON, JENNIFER

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2026-2027 Courses:

POR Biology
POR Integrated Science
CP Biology (with Mr. Tennant)

School Supplies:

Charged Chromebook
3-Ring Binder (1 inch)
Pencil or Pen

Grading Breakdown

Summative / Major Assessments - 50%
- (This can include standard tests, labs and major projects)
Formative / Minor Assessments - 40%
Homework/Classwork - 10%

Google Classroom
Students: Please check daily for course-specific information. As the year progresses, keep up with your grades by checking Genesis.

Codes:

Period (CP Biology - Tennant / Watson) TBD

Period (POR Integrated Science) TBD

Period (POR Biology) TBD

Important Information:

Extra Help: Unit Lunch (E6)
Grading: Check Genesis weekly for current course grade.

POR Integrated Science includes an overview of topics in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science. This course will expose students to real-life applications of scientific issues and explore how concepts from different sciences overlap and interact. Students will develop problem solving and analysis skills, utilize technology, discuss current issues in science, apply their knowledge and effectively communicate ideas and findings while writing in the content area.

Units of Study:

Unit 1: Introduction to Science - Skills and Practices

Unit 2: Atomic Structure / Periodic Table

Unit 3: Nutrition Science

Unit 4: Geophysics / Natural Disasters

Unit 5: Motion and Forces

Unit 6: Astronomy

Unit 7: Energy

Unit 8: Waves / Electromagnetic Spectrum

Course Syllabus:
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Biology

POR Biology / CP Biology

In this course, students will delve into the wonders of living organisms and the biological processes that shape the natural world. From the microscopic world of cells to the complex ecosystems that sustain life, students will build science and engineering skills as they make sense of the biological world, and recognize common themes that transcend all sciences. This course fosters an understanding of the connections of living things, human impacts on the environment, cellular processes, genetics, and evolution while aiming to instill a sense of wonder and appreciation for the diversity and complexity of life on Earth.

Units of Study:

Unit 1:	Science as a Process
Unit 2:	Matter & Energy Transformations in Ecosystems
Unit 3:	Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Unit 4:	Human Impacts on Biodiversity
Unit 5:	Structure and Function of Cells
Unit 6:	Inheritance and Variation of Traits
Unit 7:	Natural Selection & Evolution