“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.” — Rosalind Franklin – Ms. ANITHA ALAGALA

Thank you for visiting Ms. Alagala’s page.

I am the Science Teacher at San Antonio Continuation High School. I am committed to providing engaging, hands-on laboratory experiences, including the AMGEN Genetic Engineering Lab, to enhance student learning and inspire students to apply scientific concepts to their daily lives.

I look forward to working with you and collaborating throughout the school year as we explore health, the environment, and the science that shapes our world.

I am excited to see you in class and to have a productive and successful year together.

Sincerely,
Ms. Alagala

Biology class is based on current scholastic beliefs and is designed to help students learn about biology and its established concepts. The class requires in‑class discussion, textbook reading, class participation, and the completion of daily assignments related to biology. There will be 25 group assignments. Students who do not participate in regular class activities will be required to complete an additional five essays.

Class participation is a state and federal requirement. The focus of this course is on CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning), engineering design, and scientific phenomena. Students are expected to use effective communication skills to ask for help from peers, teachers, parents or guardians, and to conduct internet research to gain additional knowledge about biology and its terminology.

Students will learn and explain how biological systems function. The goal is for students to become knowledgeable about lab safety; cells; the history of Earth's atmosphere; photosynthesis and

respiration; structure, function, and growth (from cells to organisms); protein synthesis; and inheritance of traits.

All textbook assignments and teacher‑generated assignments must be completed and turned in daily or weekly so they can be evaluated. There will also be essays, labs, six CER graphic organizers, flyers, projects, six quizzes, and one final exam. All of these will count toward the student’s grade and must be turned in on the day they are completed. No quiz or final exam may leave the classroom at any time. All quizzes and the final exam must be completed in class.

Students who do not complete work by the assigned due date must complete it as soon as possible in order to keep up with the class. All pages, assignments, and assessments must be turned in before the end of the class period. No exceptions will be made.

Chemistry class is based on current scholastic beliefs and is designed to help students learn about chemistry and the scientific knowledge related to it. This class requires in‑class discussion, textbook reading, class participation, and the completion of daily assignments related to chemistry. Students who do not participate in regular class activities are required to complete an additional five essays. Class participation is a state and federal requirement.

The focus of the course is on CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning), engineering design, and scientific phenomena. Students are expected to use effective communication skills to seek help from peers, teachers, parents or guardians, and to conduct internet research to obtain additional knowledge about chemistry and its terminology.

Chemistry is a laboratory‑based college‑preparatory course. Laboratory experiments provide the empirical basis for understanding and confirming scientific concepts. This course emphasizes discussions, activities, and laboratory exercises that promote understanding of the behavior of matter at both the macroscopic and molecular–atomic levels. Chemical principles are introduced so that students will be able to explain the composition and chemical behavior of the world around them. This course meets one year of the University of California “d” entrance requirement for laboratory science.

All textbook assignments and teacher‑generated assignments must be completed and turned in daily or weekly so they can be evaluated. There will also be essays, labs, CER graphic organizers, flyers, projects, quizzes, and one final exam. All of these assignments will contribute to the student’s grade and must be turned in on the day they are completed. No quiz or final exam may leave the classroom at any time. All quizzes and the final exam must be completed in class.

Students who do not complete work by the assigned due date must complete it as soon as possible in order to keep up with the class. All pages, assignments, and assessments must be turned in before the end of the class period. No exceptions will be made.

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Health class is based on current scholastic beliefs and is designed to help students learn about health and the scientific knowledge related to it. This class requires in‑class discussion, textbook reading, class participation, and the completion of daily assignments related to health. Students who do not participate in regular class activities are required to complete an additional five essays. Class participation is a state and federal requirement.

The focus of the course is on CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning), engineering design, and scientific phenomena. Students are expected to use effective communication skills to seek help from peers, teachers, parents or guardians, and to conduct internet research to obtain additional knowledge about health and its terminology.

Health education is a continuum of learning experiences that enables students—both individually and as members of society—to make informed decisions, modify behaviors, and change social conditions in ways that enhance health and increase health literacy. The health education standards define the essential skills and knowledge that all students need to become health literate. These standards represent a strong consensus on what students should know and be able to do at each grade level, kindergarten through grade twelve, in California’s public schools.

The health education standards reflect California’s commitment to health education and serve as a basis for learning assessments, the Health Framework, and instructional resources and materials. The standards do not prescribe methods of instruction.

All textbook assignments and teacher‑generated assignments must be completed and turned in daily or weekly so they can be evaluated. There will also be essays, labs, CER graphic organizers, flyers, projects, quizzes, and one final exam. All of these will contribute to the student’s grade and must be turned in on the day they are completed. No quiz or final exam may leave the classroom at any time. All quizzes and the final exam must be completed in class.

Students who do not complete work by the assigned due date must complete it as soon as possible in order to keep up with the class. All pages, assignments, and assessments must be turned in before the end of the class period. No exceptions will be made.