Health and Nutrition
Syllabus
CLASSROOM:
AVAILABLE HOURS: By appointment only - mornings/after school
HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT: To create an environment of academic success built upon the pillars of college readiness, community service, civic duty, and self discipline.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This class will be investigating several areas of health education. Units will be divided into nutrition and physical activity, growth and development, drugs and medicines, diseases and disorders. This class will help set the stage for the student’s future success in health education at Mission Heights and in their college career.
COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: (Include Standards)
S1C1PO 1. Evaluate scientific information for relevance to a given problem. (See R09-S3C1, R10-S3C1, R11-S3C1, and R12-S3C1), S1C1PO 2. Develop questions from observations that transition into testable hypotheses, S1C1PO 3. Formulate a testable hypothesis, S1C1POPO 4. Predict the outcome of an investigation based on prior evidence, probability, and/or modeling (not guessing or inferring), S1C2PO 2. Identify the resources needed to conduct an investigation, S1C3PO 2. Evaluate whether investigational data support or do not support the proposed hypothesis, S1C4PO 4. Support conclusions with logical scientific arguments, S2C2PO 1. Specify the requirements of a valid, scientific explanation (theory), including that it be: logical, subject to peer review, public, respectful of rules of evidence, S2C2PO 2. Explain the process by which accepted ideas are challenged or extended by scientific innovation, S4C5PO 5. Describe the levels of organization of living things from cells, through tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, and communities to ecosystems.
STUDIED TEXTS: Students will be using several sources of information for homework and classwork, including the textbooks Glencoe Health and teacher website: www.healthstudieswithmrmyrtue. Supplemental information will come from sources such as introduced by instructor and various online sources such as the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science and PLoS ONE.
REQUIRED SUPPLIES:
- Writing utensils: pens (black blue, and red), highlighters, and pencils
- Composition notebook (for your journal)
- Calculator
- All essays and work must be: typed, titled, in 12-point, Times New Roman font, with standard margins, double-spaced.
- All re-writes or rough drafts must be stapled behind new or final copy.
- Name, due date, class title, instructor’s name, and assignment must be in the upper left-hand corner.
- No handwritten essays or response assignments will be accepted unless agreed upon by student and teacher.
- All power-points assigned must follow directions given and avoiding plagiarism.
CLASSROOM RULES:
Students are not dismissed by the bell at the end of the class period. Students are dismissed by the teacher when the learning activities are completed at the end of the class period. Students are expected to be actively engaged until dismissed by the teacher.
Food is not allowed in class. Drinking clear bottled (either store-bought or tap-filled) water is acceptable in class. Soda, coffee, tea, energy drinks, and other beverages with a screw-tight lid are allowed in the classroom but cannot be consumed. Any beverage that is not bottled water being consumed in class or brought to class without a spill-proof lid is subject to confiscation and disposal by Mr. Gay. The student responsible will be subject to a discipline referral to Dr. Perkins.
STUDENT CONDUCT: All procedures regarding conduct, including computer conduct, will be followed as outlined in the Mission Heights Preparatory High School Student Handbook.
1. Cheating, fabrication (making up information or sources), and plagiarism (copying) will be subject to strict disciplinary action. A student found cheating, fabricating, or plagiarizing will receive a 0 for that activity and referred to office for disciplinary action. Since this rule is strictly enforced, please avoid all appearance of academic dishonesty. I expect all students to complete their own work, and integrity in all ways is of utmost importance!
2. Disruptive behavior in class will not be tolerated. This includes behavior that others find unwelcome or offensive. Students who misbehave or disrupt class will be contacted by the instructor or given a verbal warning. Any subsequent misbehavior can result in the student being sent to Mr. Goodson or Dr. Perkins with a referral for disciplinary action.
3. If a cell phone or other device should be used without my direct authorization in my classroom, I will take it and hold it until the end of the day. If it happens again, I will send it to Dr. Perkins with a referral.
TECHNOLOGY POLICY:
This course involves using school technology. You are expected to follow the technology usage rules as discussed in the student handbook. Failure to follow the rules will result in appropriate action being taken by the teacher and/or administrator. NO INTERNET GAMES, PERSONAL EMAIL, SOCIAL NETWORKING, INSTANT MESSENGER, ETC. ALLOWED.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
- Daily attendance for class is crucial. Students are permitted three excused absences. On the occasion of the fourth absence, students may fail the class (subject to academic board hearing).
- Tardiness: There are only a few instances in which being late to class is unavoidable. If you arrive late to class, you prove to be a disruption to the class and disregard a common courtesy owed your classmates. Excessive and/or disruptive tardiness may result in your dismissal from the class. For first period and after lunch, if the bell rings and students are not in their seats, they will be marked as tardy. Between first and second period, students are encouraged to be in their seats at the bell at 10:01, but I will have a second bell or alarm go off at 10:03. Students, at that time, will be marked as tardy. NOTE: For the purposes of attendance, three tardies equal one absence. You must be in the classroom and seated when the tardy bell rings.
HOMEWORK/MAKE UP WORK POLICY: All homework assignments, unless specifically noted, are to be done on either JupiterGrades/Juno and submitted electronically through that system. This requires students to have internet access. If a student does not have internet access at home the student should take advantage of the computer lab at school or at the libraries in town.
Assignments are due at the start of the class period and will be marked accordingly by the instructor in the grade book within the first 20 minutes of class. Any assignments turned in after those first 20 minutes are subject to the late work policy.
Any homework assignment turned in on-time, as well as notebook checks, can be retaken until the end of the week of the due date as often as needed until a student has mastered the concept the homework is related to. Student will receive the highest grade recorded by the end of the week for that assignment.
All assignments can be turned in to Juno/GoogleClassroom by 4pm on Friday of the week they were due for partial credit. Extra credit cannot be used to fill in a missing assignment’s grade. No late work will be accepted during the last week of school. The final paper will not be accepted late. Those with approved extensions will be able to turn in late work during the last week of school until 5pm on the due date. Students who receive special accommodations (IEP/504) for extra time on assignments will have extensions as laid out in their documentation.
Students who turn in an incomplete test or quiz before the end of the assessment period will receive a 0 on that assessment. All tests, quizzes, and warmup materials will be conducted digitally via Juno unless special circumstances require otherwise.
CONSEQUENCES: All consequences comply with the discipline plan outlined in the handbook and will be dealt with on an individual basis.
STUDY TIME: Most college courses require that students spend a significant amount of time outside of class in individual study time. Therefore, as a college preparatory high school, we will start preparing you for this. A guideline in college is to spend 2 – 3 hours per week for every credit hour. This means that in a 4 credit course 8 – 12 hours of outside study per week would be expected at a minimum. Therefore, each student will receive 30 minutes of homework every evening to be signed off by parents.
ACCOMMODATION AND SPECIAL NEEDS: Your instructor is willing to make any reasonable adaptations for limitations due to any disability, including learning disability. Any student with certifiable special needs should contact the Principal, Dean, or Special Needs Coordinator, and they will inform me of the proper accommodations you require. If you have a special need, including a learning disability, it is your responsibility to contact this office as soon as possible to discuss your accommodation needs.
RETENTION OF EXAMINATIONS OR ASSIGNMENTS: Instructors will retain copies of student examinations and assignments not returned to students for one semester in case of dispute between a faculty member and a student in assigning or recording a grade. After that time, instructors may discard course materials in a manner that preserves student confidentiality.HONORS COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Students will be required to conduct original anatomical or physiological research and present on their research to the class during the last week of school. Students wishing to do Honors need to meet with the teacher and propose their research topic before the end of the third week of class. A research paper will be associated with Honors projects as well. All honors projects need to be completed with a score of 80% or greater.
EVALUATION/GRADES
- Quizzes
- Classwork/Participation
- Homework
- Projects
- Journals
- Tests
A = 90 – 100
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
F = 69 or lower
JUPITER GRADES
In order to keep students/parents updated on class progress Mission Heights Preparatory High School will utilize Jupiter Grades online grade book. You can login anytime to check your child's current grades, homework, missing assignments, test scores, report cards, and class attendance. It's completely secure, so no one else can see your personal information. Grades will be updated every week.