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Help Sessions I am available before or after school on most days. Just check with me the day before to be sure I will be there. Ask for a pass down the hall if you are coming before school
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Homework You have homework every night. If I have not given you a specific assignment to do at home, work on vocabulary, read through your notes, and think or talk through what you did in class that day. There is no excuse for not being prepared for class! |
Missing Work If you are absent for any reason, it is your responsibility to find out what you are missing and get the work made up and turned in. Make up tests and quizzes are only done before or after school. |
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Notebooks Every student is expected to keep a notebook with all of their work and notes. You will add to this notebook everyday and will need to refer to it everyday. |
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How to reach me I am available by phone at WFRHS. The best time to reach me is during planning (8:55-10:30). My email address is ssmith8@wcpss.net |
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Retakes You may retake any test or quiz that you have not done well on. All retakes are done before or after school. You must demonstrate that you have studied for the retake. |
Class Policies:
I expect students to abide by all of the policies in the agenda and code of conduct. I will enforce dress code, tardy and cell phone policies as they are written.
In my classroom, these are my expectations of all of my students:
1) Respect others at all times
.2) Interference with the education of another student will not be tolerated.
3) No food, candy, gum, or drinks allowed in the classroom. This is strictly enforced. (Water is allowed in a closed container)
4) Work is due on assigned date
5) Absolutely no horseplay in the lab area. Any horseplay will result in ejection from lab.
6) All rules posted in the student agenda will be enforced.
Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes
a-, an- not, without, lacking, deficient
ab- away from, out from
-able capable of
ac- to, toward
-aceous of or pertaining to
acou-, acous- hear
ad- to, toward
aden- gland
adip- fat
aero- air
agri- field, soil
-al having the character of
alb- white
alg-, -algia pain
alto- high
ambi- both
ameb- change, alternation
amni- fetal membrane
amphi-, ampho- both
amyl- starch
ana- up, back, again
andro- man, masculine
anemo- wind
ang- choke, feel pain
angi- blood, vessel, duct
ante- before, ahead of time
anter- front
antho- flower
anti- against, opposite
antrhopo- man, human
-ap-, -aph- touch
apo-, ap- away from
aqu- water
archaeo- primitive, ancient
-ary, -arium denotes a place for something
arteri- artery
arthr- joint, articulation
-ase forms names of enzymes
aster-, astr- star
-ate verb form – the act of
anther- fatty deposit
-ation noun form – the act of
atmo- vapor
audi- hear
aur- ear
auto- self
bacter-, bactr- bacterium, stick, club
barb- beard
baro- weight
bath- depth, height
bene- well, good
bi- (Latin) two twice
bi-, bio- (Greek) life, living
-blast- sprout, germ, bud
brachi- arm
brachy- short
brady- slow
branchi- fin
brev- short
bronch- windpipe
cac-. bad
calor- heat
capill- hair
capit- head
carcin- cancer
cardi- heart
carn- meat, flesh
carp- fruit
carpal- wrist
cata- breakdown, downward
caud- tail
-cell- chamber, small room
cen-, cene- now, recent
cente- pierce
centi- hudredth
centr- center
cephal- head
cerat- horn
cerebr- brain
cervic- neck
chel- claw
chem- dealing with chemicals
chir- hand
chlor- green
chondr- cartilage
chrom-, -chrome color
chron- time
-chym- juice
-cid-, -cis- cut, kill, fall
circa-, circum- around, about
cirru- hairlike curls
co- with, together
cocc- seed, berry
coel- hollow
coll- glue
coni- cone
contra- against
corp- body
cort-, cortic- outer layer
cosmo- world, order, form
cotyl- cup
counter- against
crani- skull
cresc-, cret- begin to grow
crypt- hidden, covered
-cul-, -cule small, diminutive
cumul- heaped
cuti- skin
cyan- blue
-cycle, cycl- ring, circle
-cyst- sac, pouch, bladder
cyt-, -cyte cell, hollow container
dactyl- finger
de- away from, down
deca- ten
deci- tenth
deliquesc- become fluid
demi- half
dendr- tree
dent- tooth
derm- skin
di-, dipl- (Latin) two, double
di-, dia- (Greek) through, across, apart
dia- (Latin) day
digit- finger, toe
din- terrible
dis- apart, out
dorm- sleep
dors- back
du-, duo- two
-duct lead
dynam- power
dys- bad, abnormal, difficult
ec- out of, away from
echin- spiny, prickly
eco- house
ecto- outside of
-elle small
-emia blood
en-, endo-, ent- in, into, within
-en made of
encephal- brain
enter- intestine, gut
entom- insects
-eous nature of, like
epi- upon, above, over
-err- wander, go astray
erythro- red
-escent becoming
eso- inward, within, inner
eu- well, good, true, normal
eury- widen
ex- out of, away from
extra- beyond, outside
-fer- bear, carry, produce
ferro- iron
fibr- fiber, thread
-fid, fiss- split, divided into
-flect, -flex bend
flor- flower
flu-,fluct-,flux flow
foli- leaf
fract- break
-gam- marriage
gastr- stomach
geo- land, earth
-gen, -gine producer, former
-gene- origin, birth
-gest- carry, produce, bear
-glen- eyeball
-glob- ball, round
gloss- tongue
gluc-, glyc- sweet, sugar
glut- buttock
gnath- jaw
-gon angle, corner
-grad- step
-gram, graph record, writing
grav- heavy
-gross- thick
gymno- naked, bare
gyn- female
gyr- ring, circle, spiral
-hal-, -hale breathe, breath
halo- salt
hapl- simple
hector- hundred
-helminth- worm
hem- blood
hemi- half
hepar-, hepat- liver
herb- grass, plants
hetero- different, other
hex- six
hibern- winter
hidr- sweat
hipp- horse
hist- tissue
holo- entire, whole
homo- (Latin) man, human
homo- (Greek) same, alike
hort- garden
hydr- water
hygr- moist, wet
hyper- above, beyond over
hyph- weaving, web
hyphno- sleep
hypo- below, under, less
hyster- womb, uterus
-iae person afflicted with disease
-iasis disease, abnormal condition
-ic (adjective former)
-chthy- fish
ign- fire
in-, il-, im-, ir- not
in-, il-, im-, ir- to, toward, into
in- very, thoroughly
-ine of or pertaining to
infra- below, beneath
inter- within, inside
intra- between
-ism a state or condition
iso- equal, same
-ist person who deals with
-it is inflammation, disease
-ium refers to a part of the body
-kary- cell nucleus
kel- tumor, swelling
kerat- horn
kilo- thousand
kine- move
lachry- tear
lact- milk
lat- side
leio- smooth
-less without
leuc-, leuk- white, bright, light
lign- wood
lin- line
lingu- tongue
lip- fat
lith-, -lite stone, petrifying
loc- place
-log- word, speech
-logist one who studies
-logy study of
lumin- light
-lys, -lyt, -lyst decompose, split, dissolve
macr- large
malac- soft
malle- hammer
mamm- breast
marg- border, edge
mast- breast
med- middle
meg- million, great
mela-, melan- black, dark
-mer part
mes- middle, half, intermediate
met-, meta- between, along, after
-meter, -metry measurement
micro- small, millionth
milli- thousandth
mis- wrong, incorrect
mito- thread
mole- mass
mono- one, single
mort- death
mot- move
morph- shape, form
multi- many
mut- change
my- muscle
myc- fungus
mycel- threadlike
myriad- many
moll- soft
nas- nose
necr- corpse, dead
nemat- thread
neo- new, recent
neprho- kidney
-ner- moist, liquid
neur- nerve
noct-, nov- night
-node knot
-nom-, -nomy ordered knowledge, law
non- not
not- back
nuc- center
ob- against
ocul- eye
oct- eight
odont- tooth
-ond form, appearance
olf- smell
oligo- few, little
-oma abnormal condition, tumor
omni- all
onc- mass, tumor
oo- egg
opthalm- eye
opt- eye
orb- circle, round, ring
-orium, -ory place for something
ornith- bird
orth- straight, correct, right
oscu- mouth
-osis abnormal condition
oste- bone
oto- ear
-ous full of
ov- egg
oxy- sharp, acid, oxygen
pachy- thick
paleo- old, ancient
palm- broad, flat
pan- all
par-, para- beside, near, equal
path-, -pathy disease, suffering
-ped- foot
-ped- child
pent- five
per- through
peri- around
permea- pas, go
phag- eat
pheno- show
-phil- loving, fond of
phon-, -phone sound
-phore,, pher- bear, carry
photo- light
phren- mind, diaphragm
phyc- seaweed, algae
phyl- related group
-phyll leaf
physic- nature, natural qualities
phyt-, phyte platn
pino- drink
pinni- feather
plan- roaming, wandering
plasm-, -plast- form, formed into
platy- flat
pleur- lung, rib, side
pneumo- lungs, air
-pod foot
ply- many, several
por- opening
port- carry
post- after, behind
pom fruit
pre- before, ahead of time
prim- first
pro- forward, favoring, before
p[roto- first, primary
pseudo- false, deceptive
psych mind
pter- having wings or fins
pulmo- lung
puls- drive, push
pyr- heat, fire
quadr- four
quin- five
radi- ray
re- again, back
rect- right, correct
ren- kidney
ret- net, made like a net
rhag-, -rrhage burst forth
rhe-, rrhea flow
rhin- nose
rhiz- root
rhodo- rose
roto- wheel
rubr- red
sacchar- sugar
sapr- rotten
sarc- flesh
saur- lizard
schis-, schiz- split, divide
sci- know
scler- hard
-scop- look, device for seeing
-scribe, -script write
semi- half, partly
sept- partition, seven
-septic infection, putrefaction
sess- sit
sex- six
-sis condition, state
sol- sun
solv- loosen, free
som-, somat-, -some body
somn- sleep
son- sound
spec-, spic- look at
-sperm- seed
-spher- ball, round
spir-, -spire breathe
-spor- seed
stat-, -stasis standing, placed, staying
stell- stars
sten- narrow
stern- chest, breast
stom-, -stome mouth
strat- strat
stereo- solid, 3-dimensional
strict- drawn tight
styl- pillar
sub- under, below
super-, sur- over, above, on top
sym-, syn- together
tachy- quick, swift
tarso- ankle
tax- arrange, put in order
tele- far off, distant
telo- end
terr- earth, land
tetr- four
thall- young shoot
-the-, -thes- put
-thel- cover a surface
therm- heat
-tom- cut, slice
toxico- poison
top- place
trache- windpipe
trans- across
tri- three
trich- hair
-trop- turn, change
-troph- nourishment, one who feels
turb- whirl
-ul-, -ule diminutive, small
ultra- beyond
uni- one
ur- urine
-ura tail
vas- vessel
vect- carry
ven-, vent- come
ventr- belly, underside
-verge turn, slant
vig- strong
vit-, viv- life
volv- roll, wander
-vor- devour, eat
xanth- yellow
xero- dry
xyl- wood
zo-, -zoa animal
zyg- joined together
zym- yeast Safety
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Safety goggles/glasses & aprons must be worn at all times in the laboratory.
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Tie back long hair & secure lose clothing.
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No horseplay is allowed in the lab.
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No food or drink is allowed in the laboratory.
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Practice good “housekeeping” techniques. Return items to proper places in good condition. Avoid cluttering your work area.
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Never use chemicals from unlabeled containers. Check each label before dispensing a chemical, & do not return a chemical to a bottle without the teacher’s permission.
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Unless told otherwise, treat all chemicals as poisonous or corrosive. Wash hands immediately with plenty of water if chemical gets on them and always wash your hands before leaving lab.
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No unauthorized lab work may be done, & a teacher must be present to do lab work.
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Read & study each lab assignment before coming to lab. Pay attention to safety notes in the lab manual and from the instructor. Some common lab concerns:
* Never pipette by mouth
* Never use chipped or cracked glassware
* Do not heat a closed system
* Do not point heated containers at yourself or another person
* Use a fume hood for noxious fumes
* Place heated glass on wire gauze until cool
* Do not use flammable material near open flame
* Wear gloves when dispensing irritating chemicals
* Dilute concentrated acids by adding acid to water
* Turn off burners and water faucets when not in use & before leaving lab
* Only heat glassware marked Kimex or Pyrex
* Use glycerin and a twisting motion to insert glass tubing into stoppers
* Use tongs, test tube holders, or heat-resistant gloves to handle hot glassware
* Use pins to secure dissecting organisms to the dissecting tray before cutting with a scalpel
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Report all accidents immediately to the teacher.
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Know the location and proper use of all safety equipment in the lab.
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Know where all exits are from the lab.