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"Confusion is the sweat of learning"
"Confusion is the sweat of learning"
The purpose of practice worksheets is to….practice.
Mistakes should be made. Learning should happen.
Materials needed for class every day:
Quadruled (graph paper) bound composition book (can be purchased from science department for $3), 3 ring binder or folder, notebook or loose leaf paper, non-graphing calculator, writing utensils - pen needed for labs, ruler (clear is best), dry erase marker, chemical safety goggles with air vent on sides (not open holes) can be purchased from science department
Box of tissues for classroom
Daily lesson plans - look at this for daily plans, attachments to notes & worksheets, and homework
Three easy things you can do to make sure you learn something well
1. Quiz yourself.
2. Summarize and share with someone else
3. Connect what you learned to previous experience
1st semester topics: (subject to change)
30% Scientific Method / Lab Design
40% Scientific Measurements with Significant Figures & Unit Multipliers
20% Specialized Lab Skills - The Periodic Table, using the Bunsen Burner
10% Graphing
2nd semester topics: (subject to change)
25% Uniform Motion (with a review of graphing)
22% Density
16% Forces & Newton's Laws
12% Classifying Matter
13% Specialized Lab Skills (Microscopes)
7% Cumulative Final Exam
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