Students enrolled in Accelerated Physical Science are subject-accelerated, meaning they are taking a high school-level course while in 8th grade. A Written Acceleration Plan will be provided at the beginning of the year for parent/guardian review and signature.
There is a 9-week transition period during which students may move to regular 8th Grade Science.
Academic support is available during Academy and by teacher request.
Students receive regular feedback through lab reports and homework assignments.
Tests are administered every 3–5 weeks and cover several standards.
Students cannot retake Physical Science in high school.
This course is as rigorous as high school Physical Science, possibly more so:
Students will cover all 8th Grade Science standards (life, earth, and physical sciences) in addition to all high school Physical Science standards (chemistry and physics).
Students must keep pace with a fast-moving curriculum and engage deeply with both lab work and written assignments.
Students will take the 8th Grade Science Ohio State Test in the spring, as there is no separate test for high school Physical Science.
Final grades will count toward the student’s middle school GPA and appear on their high school transcript (but will not affect their high school GPA).
Students are expected to continue with a science course every year in high school.
Homework: Homework will be assigned on an as-needed basis. There is no set amount of homework that will be assigned each week. Additionally, homework may or may not be taken for a grade on any given day. This is up to my discretion.
Lab Activities: Students will regularly participate in inquiry-based activities that will count as a grade. If working in groups, each group members’ lab sheet will be graded SEPARATELY. Therefore, each student is responsible for their own recordings, observations, and conclusions. Not all group members may earn the same grade.
Bell Work: Each day there will be a question that should be answered on a separate sheet of paper as soon as the students gets to class. Within the first 5 minutes of class, we will go over the question as a class. This questions review previous material or help transition into new material.
Tests/Quizzes: The majority of your grade will be made up of tests and/or quizzes. Students will take tests and quizzes that are focused on one or two units of content. Tests and quizzes will be given approximately once or twice each topic. During the year students will be required to take "team tests". Team tests do NOT have to have the same questions, but WILL cover the same concepts. This allows students to discuss general concepts without sharing answers. Students will be responsible for looking at my website and google classroom for topics that will be covered on the tests/quizzes. Dates for these tests/quizzes will be announced at least 5-7 days in advance.
A - 89.5-100%
B - 79.5-89.4%
C - 69.5-79.4%
D - 59.5-69.4%
F - Below 59.4%
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