NAME:
Nancy Wiggins
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SCHOOL:
Prattville High
CLASS:
Human Anatomy and Physiology, AP Biology, Chemistry
SCHOOL PHONE:
365-8804
Brief bio: I was born in Georgia, but have spent most of my life in and
around Montgomery and Prattville. I graduated from Huntingdon College with
honors in Biology, and then went on to receive a Masters of Science degree
from Auburn University with a major in Pharmacology. I have taught at
Auburn University, Huntingdon College and AUM before coming to Prattville
High, where I have been a member of the Science Department for 22 years. I
am married to Robert Wiggins, a retired forester, and have one
son, Daniel, who is a 3-D animator. My husband and I have been
together over thirty years, and we still live in the first house we ever
bought! I enjoy traveling with my husband, reading, vegetable gardening,
birding, singing in our church choir, and relaxing with my family and my
big, fat cat. And, oh yes, I enjoy having you in my class!
Office hours: Before school 7:15 - 7:50
Second block ( with prior arrangement )
After school: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 3:20 - 4:00 or other
times by appointment
Human Anatomy and Physiology is an advanced level study of the structure and
function of the human body. It is an intensive study on a Senior level,
that includes laboratories with dissection. It is designed to be sound
preparation for students who will enter some field of medicine, but is also
suited to those who enjoy science and are interested in learning more about
their bodies in wellness and disease.
AP Biology is the introductory college level first year biology class suitable
for science majors. It covers biochemistry, cell structure, function, and
metabolism, heredity and evolution, diversity of organisms, plant and animal
structure and function, and ecology. It is an in-depth study of these
concepts into which are embedded the themes of Science as a Process,
Evolution, Energy Transfer, Continuity and Change, Relationship of Structure
to Function, Regulation, Interdependence in Nature, and Science, Technology,
and Society. It emphasizes understanding of processes and major concepts over
memorization of specific facts. It has a significant laboratory component,
which comprises 25% of the total grade. AP Biology is an enjoyable and
exciting challege both for students who plan to be science majors and those
who will major in other fields as well. It is built around the College
Board's requirements for Advanced Placement Biology and has been endorsed by
the College Board.
Chemistry is a keystone science, for it forms the basis for understanding all
of the life sciences. It is the study of matter, its composition and
interactions. The science of chemistry was developed through application of
mathematics, and consequently, chemistry at the high school level involves the
application of algebra skills. It is usually the most challenging of the
sciences that students have taken to this point in their high school career,
but it is truly a delightful and rewarding study. If you apply yourself you
will be captivated by those little tiny particles of matter and how we have
discovered their interactions. You will also pass through the gateway to
further upper-level studies with a new understanding of our universe and how
it operates.
Earth Science is actually a study of our physical earth, and also a study of
space science as well. It is open to students who have completed Biology and
Physical Science or Chemistry, and will fulfill the requirement for one of the
4 Science credits required for graduation. If you anticipate majoring in a
science at the college level, you should complete Chemistry and an honors
level science rather than earth science.