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It’s time to open your books
and your minds!
Welcome to science with
Miss McCabe!!!
Don’t tell your other
teachers, but…
Science is the…
BEST!!!!!
It’s out of this world!
Classroom Rules…
You as a student you shall…….
1. Always do your best.
2. Be kind to yourself and others.
3. YOU are responsible for your own actions.
4. Follow the Classroom Procedures (which includes laboratory safety
procedures).
5. No food or drinks in the classroom.
6. No one is allowed in the laboratory without the teacher being present.
Discipline…
Should students make “poor” choices regarding
appropriate behaviors, they will encounter the
following measures:
• 1st infraction…warning from Miss McCabe
• 2nd (for same behavior)…. detention
• 3rd…call to parent
• 4th…call to guidance counselor or principal to set
up parent mtg. involving the parents, student, and
teaching team.
Topics we’ll cover this year…
… Geology….
….Chemistry….
….Astronomy….
Geology Topics…
• Minerals…Properties, ID, & Testing
• Rocks…Types & Cycle
• Geologic Time, Earth History, & Fossils
• Continental Drift & Pangaea
• Plate Tectonics
• Folds, Faults, & Pressures on the Earth’s Crust
• Volcanoes & Earthquakes
• Mapping
Chemistry Topics:
• Phases & States of Matter
• pH
• Elements
• Periodic Table
• Chemical Equations
• Balancing Equations
• Compounds, Mixtures, Colloids, & Solutions
• Chromatography
• Forensics!
Astronomy Topics…
• Atmosphere…Impact project
• Early Astronomers
• Formations of the Universe
• Astronomical Units such as Light Years
• The Solar System
• Stars & Constellations
• The Sun
• The Moon
• Black Holes, Super Novae, and other Celestial
Objects
Grading System…
Quizzes…20%
Tests…10%
Labs…20%
Projects…15%
Homework…20%
Science Notebooks & Journals…10%
Class Participation…5%
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100%
Science Binders…
Every student is responsible for keeping an organized
science binder. All papers should be paper punched and
placed in order of usage for each topic of study.
At the end of a unit, binders will be graded.
Do NOT use pocket folders.
I would like all students to have a 3-ring binder that is to be
kept neat and organized.
Absences…
However…
*You must keep all of these notes in your
binder. IF absent, check with your HW buddy
(first), check the designated drawer
(second),or Miss McCabe(third), to see what
you missed during your absence.
Homework…
My classroom policy is that students are given
homework very often, but the class is always given
some class time to work on it.
All homework is due on the designated day.
If you do not turn in your assignment on the date that it
was due and you have not been absent, I will except
the assignment as late and you will only receive up to
50% of the total possible points. If it is more than one
day late, I will not accept the assignment unless we
have made previous arrangements.
Group Projects & Labs…
Students will often work with partners on
projects and labs. Student groups will be
changed very often.
Each member of a group will receive “their
own grade” based on their efforts.
Lab Format…
Students will write often in science this year.
It is a skill needed in life.
We will follow a rubric when writing labs:
Purpose
Hypothesis
Materials
Procedure
Data/Results
Conclusion
Labs will lose 5 points each day that it is late.
Attendance Policy in
Science…
Everyone is ill sometimes. This is understood.
However, upon your return, you will do the
following:
1. Check the “absent drawer” first. Your HW
should be located in there.
if not…
2. See Miss McCabe for work.
3. You will be given the time equal to the time
you were out to complete tasks, unless there
are special circumstances.
Communication
• Should parents need to reach me, I suggest a
quick email as it is VERY tough to get to a phone
during the day. We check email often and can zip
a line during silent reading or study more readily.
• Simply send a message to the following:
- [email protected]
Leaving the Classroom…
• Classes are 45 minutes long. We have much to do
in very little time. It is even tougher with science as
we have set-up, labs, and clean-up to deal with.
• Thus…it is very important that our students remain
in class. (This excludes illness or being called to the
office). Leaving the class is discouraged. Please
make every attempt to remain for the entire lesson.
Thank you.
Congrats!…
• You are on the road to a very successful
year!
• We will go above and beyond to ensure
that our you meet academic and social
goals, under the guidelines of our Mission
Statement, and expect that you will do the
same for yourselves!
• Remember… EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS!