Welcome to Mr. Bright's website at Memorial Middle School! If you came to this site by clicking on a lot of links or typing a horrendously long internet address, you can easily get back to these pages by typing "Bright in Science" into Google search.
Where to go?
The Computer Graphics tab contains all the class assignments and up-to-date instruction for class. Assignments are submitted to Canvas after being checked by Mr. Bright in class.
The Career Exploration tab contains class expectations and useful links for the career options and technologies available in the lab. This class uses the lms.paxpat.com Learning Management System (LMS) rather than Canvas.
Science Technology Engineering Art & Math (STEAM) resources for the Maker's Lab and enrichment are found on the STEAM tab.
GAPS Maker Lab Explorations is a separate website containing educational materials shared by GAPS Middle Schools.
The Lego Robotics Archive contains information, links, about Memorial's FLL teams.
Mr. Bright taught 8th grade Science for 15 years. For much of that time he used this website. The 8th Science Archive tab on the menu bar along the top of this page includes links, assignments, keywords, and warm-up questions used through the different units of curriculum over the years. The Standards page shows how the NGSS standards are bundled in the district. The Sci Links page contains links to simulations, interactives, videos and tutorials relevant to middle school science.
Contact
Feel free to email me with any questions you have at:
christopher.bright@albany.k12.or.us
On weekdays, I will be able to respond within a day.
This website has the most current information. The Canvas LMS has learning content and ways to submit assignments online. You must be logged into the District Email for the following Canvas links:
Career Explorations - lms.paxpat.com is used instead of Canvas.
Maker's Lab
Enrichment Activities
Class Expectations
Student Expectations
Success requires following class expectations. Students should:
follow the three school-wide rules to be Safe, be Responsible and be Respectful.
update your planner at the beginning of class.
be prepared with binder, homework and pencils each day.
avoid bringing any distracting objects to your learning area (such as rubber bands, toy skateboards, candy etc.)
Grading
There are 3 types of standards:
Academic standards measure how well the student understands and can perform with class content. Participation and hard work are not directly measured by academic proficiency.
Effort standards summarize a student’s participation, work ethic and preparedness. A missing effort assignment will count as 50% credit and have an effect on the overall effort grade.
Citizenship grades measure a student’s success in following class expectations and the three school-wide rules: be safe, be respectful, and be responsible.
At the end of the semester an A through F course grade will be determined by a weighted average of Academic (80%) and Effort (20%).
Students are responsible for keeping track of their grades in all classes through the , which shows a snapshot of the grade book for each class. Keep in mind some assignments may take several days to show in the grade book.
Report Card Grades
Gradebook Assignment Codes
La (Late)
M50 (Missing 50)
M0 (Missing 0)
R50 (Redo 50)
R0 (Redo 0)
N50 (Too Late to turn in 50)
N0 (Too Late to turn in 0)
T (Turned In not yet graded)
Inc (Incomplete)
Ha (Half - MS)