Nicole Washburn

WELCOME!

I am excited to be teaching AP Environmental Science in addition to Honors Biology and Honors Earth and Environmental Science this year at Nesbitt Discovery Academy! It is my hope that you will not only love learning science but become a scientist in my classroom! We are going to have a great year!

My background:

• Born in New York, raised in Florida and SO HAPPY to be living in beautiful Asheville for the past 18 years

• BS in Biology (minor in education) at the University of Florida

• MEd in Secondary Science Education at the University of Florida

• Teaching science for over 10 years, at NDA for 4

• Advisor for Science Olympiad (competition in early Spring), Newspaper and Pollinator Club

Supplies needed for my classes:

Honors Biology and Honors Earth/Env Science

• charged computer (bring charger as well)

• composition or spiral bound notebook (any size--small or large), graph or lined (your choice but graph notebooks are nice to have for drawings, models and graphs

• pens, pencils, highlighter, small pack of colored pencils

• (optional-phone to use for stopwatch, photos, magnifier and calculator, ruler, post it notes, scotch tape)

        AP Environmental Science

• 3 ring binder (1 1/2" or larger), dividers (5+ pack)

• lined paper, graph paper

• pens, pencils

• colored pencils (12 pack is fine)

• highlighters

• (optional-phone, post it notes, ruler, unlined paper, white card stock for focus sheets)

• various items will be needed as we progress through the semester (ex: large, square water bottles etc)