Welcome to Advanced Life Science: Foods!

“Advanced Life Science: Foods is a two semester course that provides students with opportunities to participate in a variety of activities including laboratory work. This is a standards-based, interdisciplinary science course that integrates biology, chemistry, and microbiology in the context of foods and the global food industry.  Students enrolled in this course formulate, design, and carry out food-base laboratory and field investigations as an essential course component.  Students understand how biology, chemistry, and physics principles apply to the composition of foods, the nutrition of foods, food and food product development, food processing, food safety and sanitation, food packaging, and food storage.  Students completing this course will be able to apply the principles of scientific inquiry to solve problems related to biology, physics, and chemistry in the context of highly advanced industry applications of foods.” (IDOE)

My hope is that all students succeed in my classroom. I believe that all students have the potential to behave in a responsible and appropriate manner.  I expect honesty and respect from all students towards their classmates, the teacher, and the classroom and especially themselves.  All of my expectation can be achieved by following the classroom rules. 

MY CLASSROOM RULES

1. Come to class prepared

2. Follow the school rules

3. Sign out before leaving class.

4. Follow all lab procedures

1. Aprons are optional, however I would wear one
2. Long hair tied back
3. Proper sanitation practiced
4. Labs and supplies is to be cleaned and put away before the bell, I will not give student passes.

GRADES: based on the following

1. Homework and classroom assignments
2. Lab participation and evaluations
3. Quizzes & tests
4. Projects
5. Participation in class
6. Extra Credit (only included if all other assignments have been completed)