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Is Bionanotechnology still offered? How is the course structured?
Response from Padma:
I haven't heard of anyone taking it this year, but I'm pretty sure Dr. Morrow is the one who usually teaches it, so shoot her a email! She's super friendly and will definitely answer any questions you have :)
Is anyone taking bionanotechnology? How is it and the workload? I haven't really heard much about it but it seems like a chill class to take senior year.
Response from Aurora:
I haven’t taken it but I have a couple friends who did and I also went to the course presentation during the course fair thingy. Basically, you read articles and discuss them, and you also have some tests. I’m not sure if you have quizzes. Monday’s are workdays so the workload isn’t too bad, and the discussions and articles are interesting. The tests are really really hard but they get curved. Last year Morrow taught it, but Locklear taught it before and I think she’ll continue teaching it, since Morrow is teaching a whole bunch of other classes now. There’s usually only like 12 kids in the class and it’s offered in the spring. Overall, yes, it’s a chill and interesting class! Although imo marine bio is probably even better to take as a senior, since it’s also interesting but SUPER chill (like as chill as P.E.).
how is bionanotech? do sophomores usually take it or is it more upperclassmen?
Response from Trelawney:
I am in the only section of bionanotech this year, and there are only juniors and seniors in my class, and I don’t think I’ve heard of too many sophomores taking the course. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be the first, if you take summer chem. Bionanotech is structured much in the same way as neurobio with regard to the readings and discussions we do. On anchor days, we have a reading period that we can use to read the material for that week. There is a discussion on the textbook reading (~15-20 pages) the first red/blue day and a discussion on the primary/secondary articles related to the textbook material on the second red/blue day of the week. I believe we have about 2-3 major tests this semester that test on multiple weeks’ worth of textbook readings. Our grades mainly consist of 4-point textbook quiz grades (if she chooses to have one that day), 4-point discussion grades (on article discussion days and days that there isn’t a quiz on the reading), and the tests. The class in general is a bit harder than I expected because the 4-point quizzes are not easy, and it’s really easy to not even get a B on the quiz, just because even getting a fraction of a question wrong can really drop your grade (1 question wrong = 75%). And considering that those quizzes and the discussion grades are worth 75% of your grade, it’s probably not going to be that easy to get an A.
Response from Fluffy:
I haven’t taken bionanotech nor do I plan to, but I would like to add that you should keep in mind that if you want to take it sophomore year, you’ll either have to use your elective spot for it or just flat-out not take it. This is because even if you do end up taking summer chem, the only thing you’re allowed to take in place of it in a sophomore year schedule is AP Bio or AP Chem. Talk to your counselor and be aware of that.
