8Th Grade Physical Science

. o o Please refer to the course student learning maps for . Lesson 8th Grade Physical Essential Science Questions (LEQs) and Ms. Jill Freedman vocabulary. Room 815 o These are [email protected] handed out Phone: 566-5310 to students at the beginning of each unit . and are posted on . Metr my webpage. Course ics o Description . Mea o The This is an exciting course suremen Pennsylvani in the physical sciences t a Science that focuses on the . Grap and scientific method, hing Technology problem solving, and o Introductory Standards scientific thinking and Physics are the serves as an introduction . Motion foundation to physics and chemistry. . Forces for this . Simple curriculum. Through successful Machines o completion of this . Energy o This course, students will: o Introductory course  Become skilled Chemistry helps problem solvers . Matter students  Exhibit effective . Atomic prepare collaboration and Structur for the communication e grade 8 skills . The science  Demonstrate Periodic PSSA understanding of Table of which the following: Elements covers all o The Nature . Chemical science of Science Interacti content ons learned since the (available in their textbooks to test was class or online) class. taken in 4th o Motion, Forces, o grade. and Energy  The online o Last year’s o Chemical textbook offers assessment Building Blocks additional was worth resources such as a total of interactive media, 66 points o Chemical worksheets, and and the Interactions self-assessments. o content o  Accessing the breakdown Textbook Online – was as Register for follows: SuccessNet: o 33 points – 1. Go Nature of Science o to o 11 points – www.pearso Life Science nsuccessne o 11 points – t.com Physical Science 2. Clic o 11 points – k Earth and “Register” Space 3. On Science o the first o screen, o type the o class  T e access x code in the t access o b  Textbooks should be code field. o used mainly at home as o Your o an out-of-class class k resource. Textbooks access  Prentice Hall do not need to be Science Explorer code: brought to class each (2009): ______day; however, there o The Nature may be some days ______of Science throughout the school ______and year when students will ______Technology be required to bring ____ Type the access code mple, my g exactly as username you it is shown would be will above. Any “freedma rem “0” is the n.j”). emb number Your er. zero. username Your 4. Foll must be pass ow the at least 6 wor instruction letters; d s to so, if will register. your last be a. name is case Use less than sens rna five itive me: letters . It Plea long, may se please not use add your cont your whole ain last first or nam name mat e, a after ch peri your last your od, name (ex. user and “smith.jo nam then hn”). e. your b. 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Under username the “Schools” and pull-down menu,  contribute to a positive, for make-  G cooperative classroom up work is e environment and put forth as follows: n their best effort. if a e 2. Students should maintain student r an organized misses one a binder/folder/notebook. day of l 3. Students must be school, C prepared for every class he/she has l (notebook, composition one day to a book, pencil, attitude, make up s etc.). missed s 4. Students are responsible work; if a R for their own work (even student e when working in groups). misses two q 5. Please refer to the days of u Discipline Plan for class school, i rules, consequences, and he/she has r rewards. two days to e 6. Please refer to the make up m Science Safety Rules and missed e Contract for lab safety work; and n information. so on. It is t o according o s to this o a o policy that n o Make-Up Policy all tests, d o It is the quizzes, student’s graded E responsibility to assignment x contact s, p teachers upon homework e returning to checks, c school labs, t concerning activities, a schoolwork etc. must t missed because be made i of absence. This up. o contact must be Students n made within are s three days responsible after returning for all to school. My material 1. Students are policy for covered in expected to allotting time class (graded or decrease by  Always announced not), which 10%. Any graded  Cover one or more major topics of study (refer to unit map) includes assignment can o Te  Usually contain two types of questions (multiple choice, notes and be turned in sts short open-ended, or calculations) any class during the  Any test during the year may assess content from the work. I marking period Characteristics of Science Unit suggest in which it is students due, no matter o Qu  Always announced come see how many days izz  Cover part of a unit (one or more LEQs) me during late, for 50% of es  Contain several types of questions morning the points o Po homeroom possible. p  Not announced the day o Qu  Cover content from the past few days of class or the they return o *Homework izz previous night’s homework assignment to school. that is not o complete for a es o homework check o Ho o is only eligible me  Practice sheets, reading assignments, completion of work o Late Work for half credit wo started in class, etc. o As long as for one day past rk  Checked for completion only a graded the due date; Ch  Accepted one day late for half credit (2½ points) assignment and, it is ec is turned in entirely the k before I student’s o Gr hand it responsibility to ad back remember to ed graded, no show it to me.* Cla matter how o Grading ss  Composition book, practice sheets, worksheets from many days Wo o Grades are activities, follow-up lab questions, etc. late, there rk calculated using  Checked for completion and/or accuracy will be only an a total points  Accepted late with penalty a 10% late d system: penalty. Ho For each o (Total points me day that a earned ÷ total wo graded points possible) rk assignment x 100 = class  Use the scientific method to answer a question, solve a is problem, or explore a concept grade o La submitted  Record data, create graphs, answer questions, etc. percentage bs after it has  Graded for completion and/or accuracy been o Gr  Accepted late with penalty passed ad back ed graded, the Ite possible m points will  Requirements providedsolving. and explained This when projects areo assigned (including gradingcourse rubrics) strives o Homework o Pro  Usually completed by ato combination enhance of class work and helps jec homework students’ students ts  Graded for completion,proficiencies accuracy, & depth in of understandingimprove  Accepted late with penaltythe areas of comprehen o Ad scientific sion and dit reasoning, basic develop ion physical and effective al chemical science study Op  Students may fix mostconcepts, quizzes and thetests for half points habits: por back onto their quiz/testapplication grade of o I try to tun  This entails not only providingknowledge the correct to answer, but alsoinvolve the ity explaining why their originalnew situations,answer was wrong and/or whystudents in to the correct answer is usingcorrect content unwrapping Ea knowledge and and rn reasoning skills understand Poi to explain ing the nts various mysteries o phenomena, and of science. o My problem-solving. Homework o Philosop provides o Every child can students hy learn: with an o The o Just like opportunity importance students have to practice of this different new course: learning styles, learning o It is very students have independen important, different ways t of the particularly of teacher, to in our demonstrating develop rapidly understanding. self- changing Because of this, direction society, to I assess and have a knowledge and responsibili basic understanding in ty for understand many different working ing of ways. This independen science and ensures that all tly, and to technology students who reinforce as well as try their best and to be can be enhance skilled at successful in learning. problem- this class. It is in no way a form classroom/labor o Academic of atory rigor leads punishment procedures, to or busy complete excellence: work; assignments, o The 8th rather, turn in their grade homework work on time, physical is an and science essential communicate curriculum learning with me. It is is tool for also their sometimes this class. responsibility to o abstract o do their best. and o Student It is not enough requires accountabil to complete higher- ity assignments level (preparing just to get them thinking your child done; instead, skills such for 9th students should as grade): strive to do all o the o One of the their school application most work well. of known important o principles things that o Parental to new students concern for and situations. need to involvement in a This learn and child’s o means that demonstrat education is some e is extremely students responsibili important: may ty. To help o I will be happy struggle at students to meet with times with achieve any o the this goal, I parents/guardia demands of hold them ns at their this course. accountabl request. Please Should you e for their feel free to call or your work and or email me at o child find behavior. any time. 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