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Scarlett Middle School is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
We embraces the adolescent learner, establishment of trusting relationships, and development of independent, responsible citizens. The IB approach is grounded on the following five pillars:
Inquiry - students asking questions, students finding answers.
Global awareness - connecting to the local, state, national and international community.
Action and Service - learning by doing, making a positive impact.
World languages - all students learning a world language.
Access and Equity - intentional development of curriculum and supports connected to the needs of all learners
Science 6 Units
Science 6 Units
-Force, Motion and Interactions
-Energy
-Matter: Structure and Processes
-Chemical Reactions
-Space Science
Science 7 Units
Science 7 Units
-The Characteristics of Living Things
-Metabolic Reactions
-Matter Cycling
-Weather, Climate, and Water Cycling
-Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy and Dynamics
Science 8 Units
Science 8 Units
-Waves, Electromagnetic Radiation and Information Processing :
-Patterns in the Fossil Record
MYP Achievement Level Scores
As an authorized IB World School, students will also receive an MYP Achievement Level score determined by performance in 4 MYP Objectives. These objectives are scored using a MYP rubric with a rating scale of 0-8. This scale has been converted to a traditional grade using the conversion chart below.
Assessment Criteria-Your final grade will consist of your performance on the following IB criterion summative assessments:
Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding - Students develop scientific knowledge (facts, ideas, concepts, processes, laws, principles, models and theories) and apply it to solve problems and express scientifically supported judgments.
Criterion B: Inquiring and Designing - Students develop intellectual and practical skills through designing and performing scientific investigations.
Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating - Students collect, process and interpret data, and explain conclusions that have been appropriately reached.
Criterion D: Reflecting on the Impacts of Science - Students evaluate the implications of scientific developments and their applications to a specific problem or issue. Scientific language is applied to demonstrate understanding. Students should become aware of the importance of documenting the work of others when communicating in science.
MEET THE TEAM
This is Ms. Hill's 8th year at Scarlett Middle School. Before that she taught in Detroit, Taiwan, and San Francisco. She grew up in Michigan and has bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Michigan. In her free time, she loves to read, swim, garden, hike, play music, and spend time with her family. She believes that greater science literacy will lead to a more equitable, sustainable world. She wants to provide her students with opportunities to create their own understanding of how the world works and to explore the important ways science impacts our lives.
Mr. Thomas loves teaching middle school Science! He is excited to start his 20th year as an educator and work together to explain how the world works. He grew up in Texas and Tennessee and went to college in Norfolk, Virginia. His partner is also a Science teacher and working on her PhD in education at Michigan State University! They have three kids who are all in Ann Arbor Public Schools with the oldest starting at Scarlett this year! Mr. Thomas appreciates leveraging technology in the classroom to support student mastery. Sometimes that is a difficult balance but understands that with proper scaffolding it allows students to engage in learning, enhance their experiences and extend learning outside the 4 walls and into the real world.
Mrs. Raymond is excited to start her 5th year at Scarlett Middle School! She's been a middle school science teacher for 10 years, working both in Michigan and Kentucky. She grew up and attended college in Ohio. In her free time she enjoys reading, spending time with her family and watching sports - mostly football and baseball!
Ms. Erica Lamar
Science 7 and Science 8
Ms. Lamar loves to see the world. This is her first year at Scarlett but grew up in Ann Arbor and attended Ann Arbor Public Schools. For the last 5 years, Ms. Lamar taught in Las Vegas NV. Recently, she decided to move back to Michigan so she knew that Ann Arbor Public Schools is where she wanted to continue her career and she's trilled to be a part of the Scarlett Nation! In her free time, she loves to explore nature; some of her favorite hobbies are hiking, picnics in the park and hanging with her cat!
Ms. Kristen Tabert
Ms. Kristen Tabert
Science 6 and 8
This is Ms. Tabert's first year at Scarlett Middle School. She is thrilled to be here. Her family recently moved from Louisville, KY, where she served as both a middle school Science teacher (11 years) and a 6th-grade counselor (9 years). She has a bachelor's and a master's degree from Indiana University. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her family: camping, hiking, and traveling. She hopes that her students will feel comfortable taking risks and tackling challenges as they learn and grow this year.
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