Your science folder will be one of the most important items you will need for your success in this class.  In your green folder, keep a section for homework/labs and  tests/quizzes..  You will also need a science journal/notebook (composition style).  All of your in-class lab work will be done in your science journal.   As always, make sure you bring plenty of pens and/or pencils to class each day. 

     I will post homework assignments with due dates on the front board at the beginning of class.  It will be your responsibility to write the assignment into your plan book during the first 2 minutes of class.  The policy for both 7^th and 8^th grade is the following:

Homework policy due to absence:

It is the student's responsibility to make up missed homework.  Students can see me before or after school to get makeup work.  
Students have # of absent days + 1 to turn in assignments for credit.

 

Missed homework:

Homework not complete by the due date will be marked  a  zero.  

 Grading categories are weighted "as follows:"

Unit Tests:               50%

Labs:                       25%

Homework:             25%

Semester Exam = 1/5 of semester average

·    Try to understand the concepts that we discuss in class.  If something isn’t clear to you, please ask questions.  Even Einstein asked questions!

·    Try to think like a scientist.  I will help you with this and it will get easier.

·    Keep up with your homework and reading assignments.

·    Keep up with your science journal.

·    Ask questions and ask for help.  Except in the middle of an exam, I encourage you to help each other, and ask questions of each other, too.

                                                1.      Respect your teacher and classmates 

                                          2.      Be seated and quiet at the bell   
      
                                          3.     Stay on task

Consequences for not following classroom rules are as follows:

                        *1^st offense- Non-verbal warning

*2^nd offense- Verbal warning

                        3^rd  offense- Time-out reflection, writing assignment,
                               or detention.

                        4^th offense- Detention or office referral

           *Truly rude or disrespectful behavior bypass 1^st and 2^nd warnings and will be  immediately assigned an office referral.

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Updated 08/15/2001

"If I hadn't believed it, I wouldn't have seen it" 
                               -- Yogi Berra
                                   Philosopher