Welcome to AP Biology! My name is Ms. Christenson and I will be your science teacher for the school year. I am so excited about the adventure that we are going to embark on!

We will be exploring several different scientific ideas, such as evolution, energetics, information storage and transmission, and systems interactions. I will be here to help guide and support you every step of the way! My goal for this classroom is to have you engage with the different scientific concepts we will be discovering using inquiry-based learning and peer collaboration/communication. Advanced Placement Biology is the equivalent of a two-semester college introductory biology course for biology majors and is designed to prepare students for the AP Biology Exam. Emphasis is on experiencing science as an exploratory process, the development of critical thinking skills, and integration of biological knowledge and science practices through inquiry-based activities and laboratory investigations.

I am so happy you are here and that I get the opportunity to watch you start this amazing journey with the Biomedical Science and Technology Academy!

Email

Kailey_Christenson@chino.k12.ca.us

I am committed to responding to all student and parent emails within 24 hours on weekdays.

Additional Information

Remind Codes (Text the following codes to 81010):

@bst4life

Highly Suggested Materials

* 2-Inch binder with 8 dividers

* General Notebook

Class Platform and Assignments

We will use Google Classroom to post and submit electronic assignments. It is the students' responsibility to check Google Classroom daily. Students can access both Google Classroom and school email (Outlook) through Classlink.

Class Expectations & Syllabus

The course syllabus will be given to students at the beginning of the school year. Students are expected to give the syllabus to their parents so that they can review and sign it. The class syllabus will also be inside the file library below for easy accessibility.   

Grades

Grades will be updated through Aeries.

Please review the course syllabus below to better understand my expectations for behavior and learning.