Grading
50% Major Assignments - Tests & Projects
40% Minor Assignments - Classwork, quizzes, notebook checks 10% Formative Assessments - Homework, bellringers, exit tickets Late Work Policy 1 Day Late - 10% Deduction 2 Days Late - 20% Deduction 3-5 Days Late - 40% Deduction Grading Scale A = 90 -100 B = 80 - 89 C = 70 - 79 D = 60 - 69 F = 59 and below |
Curriculum Resources
Student Resources
BrainPop
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Discovery Education
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BrainPop
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Discovery Education
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Lab Safety
Lab Safety Vocabulary
Goggles – worn to protect eyes
Goggle Sanitizer – used to sterilize (clean) goggles
Eye Wash – where you rinse your eyes if chemicals splash on your face
Soap & Water – used to wash hands after each lab experiment
Gloves – material that cover and protects hands
Apron – cloth or plastic that covers and protects the front of a person
Fire Extinguisher/Fire Blanket– used by the teacher to put out small fires
Drying Racks – where materials are put to dry after they are cleaned
Laboratory (Lab) – place where science experiments are done
Waste Materials – chemicals or things left over after the experiment
Hazard – something dangerous
Scientific Method
Scientific Method Vocabulary
- Hypothesis – a prediction that can be tested.
- Variable – any factor that can change in a controlled experiment, observation, or model
- Independent Variable – the factor that you change in an experiment.
- Dependent Variable – the factor you measure at the end of the experiment
- Control – the group that is not experimented on. Used as a comparison to the independent variable.
- Observation – the things the person performing the experiment sees, hears, feels, smells, or tastes.
- Data – information, observations and measurements recorded during the lab.
- Conclusion- Statements that sum up the results of the experiment. What did you learn? Hypothesis, observations, data, results and additional questions are written in the conclusion.
- Inquiry- Ask questions
- Qualitative Data - deals with descriptions of things that can be observed, not measured.
- Quantitative Data - deals with numbers and things that can be measured.