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BOOK: ROOM: 18 .CLASS OVERVIEW During this coarse you will learn what investigations are used to learn about the natural world through questioning, observing and drawing conclusions. Students should understand that certain types of questions can be answered by investigations, and that conclusions and models built from these investigations change as new observations are made. Models of objects and events are tools for understanding the natural world and can show how systems work. They have limitations and based on new discoveries are constantly being changed to more closely reflect the physical world. Materials:
TestsYou will have 7 test during the school year, one for each section. All tests will be done during the class period. Any test that is not completed may have arrangements made to finish after school. You are not to leave the room with a test. If this is discovered then all test will be trashed and a new one will be administered. ProjectsYou will have 4 major projects through out the school year. The same rules apply for late assignments for late projects. Projects will consist of you doing Research out side of school. Example: You may have to use the Internet or go to the library. If you are having trouble with the assignment or your group please inform me immediately. Do not wait till the assignment is over.
Daily Work and Quizzes. Daily work is to be turned in by the end of the class period. A quiz will be given at the beginning of each class period to assess what you learned the day before. Not all quizzes will be taken up for a grade. That will be selected at random. You cannot make up a quiz.
Extra CreditFor extra credit you may bring in a science related newspaper article and present it to the class. Along with that you will also have to write a one-page paper summarizing the article and what you found interesting about the article to be turned. This will count as 1 daily work point. Grading Scale
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