MS Earth Science Syllabus
Earth Science (6th, 7th and 8th grades)
The focus of this course will be on Earth Science concepts. Use of the Voyages text is not required to attend the course as the topics will be covered as standalone subjects. Topics to be covered this semester are Measurement, Rocks, Energy, Planet Earth, Weathering, Erosion, and Plate Tectonics. Textbook Requirement: Science Voyages Earth Science (Glencoe)
Attendance: Twice a week for 1 hour on scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays onsite classroom days, 15 weeks per semester.
Website: http://moodle.thelearningchoice.org/ Find the MS Earth Science Class. From this page you can link to view the online edition, watch my powerpoints from class, view topic tutorials, or do your Chapter homework or Tests online.
Assignments:
(Must sign on to http://moodle.thelearningchoice.org/ to complete some assignments.)
Due each week (Tuesday): Chapter Tests to be taken on the above website.
Due 1 week after each lab (Thursday): Lab Write-ups (1/week in labbook)
Due Beginning of each Chapter
Vocabulary: Online Moodle
Study Guides per section (on Moodle)
Self Check quizzes/Section Assessments (on Moodle)
Due End of Semester
2 Typed formal Lab Write-ups
Midyear or Final Science Projects (Final Project can be Project Showcase)
Semester/Final Exams (all taken onsite on Online Moodle website above)
Grades will be reported at http://www.engrade.com/students, then log in (provided first day of class). Calculated at: Study Guides 25%
Self Check quizzes/Section Assessments 15%
Lab Notes/writeups 20%
Chapter Tests 25%
Class/Lab Quiz 15%
First Week Science Assignments: Safety (There are the 5 things to do in the exact order)
1 - Watch the Safety Powerpoint
http://www.science-class.net/PowerPoints/ScienceSafety.ppt#256,1,Science
2 - Read the Safety Contract (below), prepare for an open note Exam.
3 - Take the online test at http://www.tvgreen.com/Forms/safettest.htm, print your graded
confirmation or cut and paste results into an email to rwixom@learningchoice.org or
4-- Sign Safety Contract - (copies will be in class to sign, so you can just read and sign in class)
5-- Show what you have learned by completing one of the following (a, b or c):
a)Create a Powerpoint page teaching one of the rules, email your page to
rwixom@learningchoice.org or bcephua@learningchoice.org
(Feel free to use animation, music or design tools make your page interesting)
OR b) Create a video demonstrating one of the rules (like the stop action lego film last year, or
use an animation software below):
http://www.fluxtime.com/animate.php
http://www.voki.com/create.php
OR c) Create a Comic Illustrating one of the rules. Bring it to class the first day.
Teacher: Rhonda Wixom, 656-4227,Website: https://sites.google.com/site/msrhondascience/
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