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    • Oct. 21 - Computer Lab A-7: Forming the Question and Hypothesis
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    • September 30 - Measurement, Metric, Maps Test
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    • Solar System 10/16 to 11/14
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    • Untitled Post
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  • Home
  • Computer Graphics
    • Standards and Student Work
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Careers in Computer Graphics
    • Week 0 - Getting Started
    • Week 1 - Hello World
    • Semana 1 - Hola Mundo
    • Week 2 - She-Shed for Sophie
    • Week 3 - Name Tag
    • Week 4 - Chairs for Sophie
    • Week 5 - Unfolding Shapes
    • Week 9 - 3-D Print Game Pieces
    • Week 10 - Birdhouse
    • Weeks 13-16 - Dream House on a Budget
  • SU 2
  • Engineering 6
  • STEAM
    • 3-D Print Game Pieces
  • GAPS Maker Lab
  • Career Exploration
    • Forensics
  • Advisory
  • FTC Robotics
  • Lego Robotics Archive
    • City Shaper 2019-2020
    • Into Orbit 2018-19
    • Hydro Dynamics 2017-18
    • Trash Trek 2015-2016
    • 2014-2015 World Class Links
  • Computer Skills
    • How do you sign in to the district Zoom account?
    • Screenshot
  • Science 8
    • Standards
    • Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
    • History of the Earth
    • 24-25 The Solar System
    • Moon Landing
    • 24-25 History of Astronomy
    • 24-25 Scale of the Universe
    • 24-25 First Week - Welcome Back
    • 21-22 Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
    • 20-22 History of the Earth
    • 21-22 Seasons, Moon and Tides
    • 21-22 The Solar System
    • 21-22 History of Astronomy
    • 21-22 Scale of the Universe
    • 21-22 First Week - Welcome Back
    • 20-21 Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
    • 20-21 Earthquakes
    • 21 Making Waves
    • 20-21 Making Science Words
    • 20-21 The Solar System
    • First Week - Welcome Back
    • Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
    • History of the Earth
    • Change Over Time, Inheritance, and Genetics
    • Earth History
    • Making Waves to the End
    • DNA and Change over Time, 2018
    • Earth History
    • Atmosphere and Winds - 2/1 to 2/16
    • Atmosphere, Weather and Climate June 1 to 15
    • Force and Motion
    • Force and Motion
    • Gravity and Inertia
    • History of Astronomy
    • History of Astronomy
    • Inheritance
    • Making Science Words
    • Making Science Words
    • Metric System and Measurement Review
    • Motion and Energy
    • Oct. 15 - Small bodies in space
    • Oct. 16 - Density of Spheres
    • Oct. 17 - Line Graph
    • Oct. 18 - Meteors and Comets
    • Oct. 21 - Computer Lab A-7: Forming the Question and Hypothesis
    • Oct. 22
    • Oct. 4 - Density Review 2
    • Oct. 7 to 10
    • Reasons for the Seasons and Tides
    • Rock Cycle 3/3 - 3/17
    • 19-20 Scale of the Universe
    • 18-19 Scale of the Universe
    • 17-18 Scale of the Universe
    • Science Words - 10/10 to 10/12
    • Science Words - 10/29 to 10/30
    • Science Words 10/17 to 10/19
    • Seasons, Moons and Tides - 12/13 - 1/17
    • Sept. 23 - Cause of Earth's Magnetic Field
    • Sept. 24 - Mass measurement
    • Sept. 4 - Welcome Back!
    • September 19 - Magnetic Fields
    • September 20 - Magnetic Declination
    • September 25 - Volume Measurement
    • September 26 - Review Science Measurements
    • September 27 - Review science measurements
    • September 30 - Measurement, Metric, Maps Test
    • September, 12 - Scale of the Universe
    • Solar System 10/16 to 11/14
    • Space Exploration to the Moon and beyond - 11/30 to 12/18
    • The Solar System
    • The Solar System
    • The Sun and Planets
    • The Universe - 9/22 to 10/13
    • The Universe - Nov. 13 to Dec. 1
    • Thursday, September 5
    • Travel to the Moon
    • Tuesday, September 10 - SI Units
    • Untitled Post
    • Water-Cycle and Weather 2/17 to 3/17
    • Waves 4/7 to 4/15
    • Weathering and Erosion 2/9 - 2/26
    • Wednesday, September 11 - Scientific Notation
    • Welcome Back
    • Welcome Back - 9/6
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      • Week 3 - Name Tag
      • Week 4 - Chairs for Sophie
      • Week 5 - Unfolding Shapes
      • Week 9 - 3-D Print Game Pieces
      • Week 10 - Birdhouse
      • Weeks 13-16 - Dream House on a Budget
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      • 3-D Print Game Pieces
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      • Forensics
    • Advisory
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    • Lego Robotics Archive
      • City Shaper 2019-2020
      • Into Orbit 2018-19
      • Hydro Dynamics 2017-18
      • Trash Trek 2015-2016
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      • How do you sign in to the district Zoom account?
      • Screenshot
    • Science 8
      • Standards
      • Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
      • History of the Earth
      • 24-25 The Solar System
      • Moon Landing
      • 24-25 History of Astronomy
      • 24-25 Scale of the Universe
      • 24-25 First Week - Welcome Back
      • 21-22 Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
      • 20-22 History of the Earth
      • 21-22 Seasons, Moon and Tides
      • 21-22 The Solar System
      • 21-22 History of Astronomy
      • 21-22 Scale of the Universe
      • 21-22 First Week - Welcome Back
      • 20-21 Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
      • 20-21 Earthquakes
      • 21 Making Waves
      • 20-21 Making Science Words
      • 20-21 The Solar System
      • First Week - Welcome Back
      • Genetics, Inheritance, & Change-over-time
      • History of the Earth
      • Change Over Time, Inheritance, and Genetics
      • Earth History
      • Making Waves to the End
      • DNA and Change over Time, 2018
      • Earth History
      • Atmosphere and Winds - 2/1 to 2/16
      • Atmosphere, Weather and Climate June 1 to 15
      • Force and Motion
      • Force and Motion
      • Gravity and Inertia
      • History of Astronomy
      • History of Astronomy
      • Inheritance
      • Making Science Words
      • Making Science Words
      • Metric System and Measurement Review
      • Motion and Energy
      • Oct. 15 - Small bodies in space
      • Oct. 16 - Density of Spheres
      • Oct. 17 - Line Graph
      • Oct. 18 - Meteors and Comets
      • Oct. 21 - Computer Lab A-7: Forming the Question and Hypothesis
      • Oct. 22
      • Oct. 4 - Density Review 2
      • Oct. 7 to 10
      • Reasons for the Seasons and Tides
      • Rock Cycle 3/3 - 3/17
      • 19-20 Scale of the Universe
      • 18-19 Scale of the Universe
      • 17-18 Scale of the Universe
      • Science Words - 10/10 to 10/12
      • Science Words - 10/29 to 10/30
      • Science Words 10/17 to 10/19
      • Seasons, Moons and Tides - 12/13 - 1/17
      • Sept. 23 - Cause of Earth's Magnetic Field
      • Sept. 24 - Mass measurement
      • Sept. 4 - Welcome Back!
      • September 19 - Magnetic Fields
      • September 20 - Magnetic Declination
      • September 25 - Volume Measurement
      • September 26 - Review Science Measurements
      • September 27 - Review science measurements
      • September 30 - Measurement, Metric, Maps Test
      • September, 12 - Scale of the Universe
      • Solar System 10/16 to 11/14
      • Space Exploration to the Moon and beyond - 11/30 to 12/18
      • The Solar System
      • The Solar System
      • The Sun and Planets
      • The Universe - 9/22 to 10/13
      • The Universe - Nov. 13 to Dec. 1
      • Thursday, September 5
      • Travel to the Moon
      • Tuesday, September 10 - SI Units
      • Untitled Post
      • Water-Cycle and Weather 2/17 to 3/17
      • Waves 4/7 to 4/15
      • Weathering and Erosion 2/9 - 2/26
      • Wednesday, September 11 - Scientific Notation
      • Welcome Back
      • Welcome Back - 9/6
      • Welcome Back to Hurricanes!
      • Welcome Back! - 9/9 to 9/22
      • Welcome Back! 9/7 to 9/22
      • Sci 8: Seasons, Moon and Tides
    • Sci Links

Bright in Science

Christopher Bright, Memorial MS 

About Mr. Bright

Where to go?
Contact
Canvas
Class Expectations
Grading
Late Work

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 STEAM tab has the beginning of class slides for Memorial's Maker Lab class. Many of Memorial's other  Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math (STEAM) enrichment resources are here as well. 

The Computer Graphics tab contains all the class assignments and up-to-date instructions 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 for most career modules.

GAPS Maker Lab Explorations is a separate website containing educational materials shared by GAPS Middle Schools. 

The Lego Robotics Archive contains information and links about Memorial's many FLL teams. 

The Science 8 tab takes you to the latest class slides, assignments, objectives, Warm-ups, and helpful links. 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 different units of the 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.

Canvas

Usually, 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:

  • Maker's Lab 

  • Career Explorations - lms.paxpat.com is more often used than Canvas.

  • Computer Graphics 

  • Engineering 6

  • Advisory

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. 

      • Maker's Lab and Career Explorations have binders that will stay in-class. Activity sheets and assignments will be submitted through the binder, Canvas, and LMS.PAXPAT.COM.

  • avoid bringing any distracting objects to your learning area (such as rubber bands, toy skateboards, candy etc.)

Grading


Grading Scale F: 0%-59% D: 60-69% C: 70-79% B: 80-89% A: 90-100%

There are 3 types of grade 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.  

    • 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 semester an A through F course grade will be determined by a weighted average of Academic (70%) and Effort (30%). 

Students are responsible for keeping track of their grades in all classes through the Synergy Portal, 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.

Gradebook Assignment Codes

Ha  (Half - MS) 

L  (Late)

EM  (Elementary Missing)

Mi  (Missing (Canvas))

M  (Missing 0)

R  (Redo 0)

N  (Too Late to turn in 0)

T  (Turned In not yet graded)

H  (Half - MS)

Inc  (Incomplete) 

Late Work

Students will have two weeks after the end of a unit to submit late work and retake assessments for that unit. 

    • If an assignment is more than a week late, 20% of the score will be deducted (in other words, a student can still get an 80% on an assignment if they earn full credit and the assignment is a week or more late). 

    • For a test retake, students can only receive up to 90% credit.

    • Absolutely no late work will be accepted after the end of the nine-week term.  

 christopher.bright@albany.k12.or.us  | Canvas Dashboard  | Synergy Portal

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