Falcon Scientists Class Syllabus

CourseDescription:
Welcometo7thgradescience!Thisyearinscienceyouwilldevelopyourunderstandingofscientific
inquiry.Wewillbeginbyexploringthestructureoftheatmosphereandlearningabouthowweather
works.Thenwewillmoveontolearnaboutcells,genetics,andbodilyfunctions.Wewillfinishouryearby
learningaboutmovementandsimplemachines.

Supplies:
Eachstudentisexpectedtocometoclasspreparedeveryday.Requiredmaterialsinclude:
Anorganized3ringbinderwithlooseleafpaper(thiscanbealargebinderusedformultiple
classeswithasectiondesignatedforscience)
Pencils,pens,andhighlighters
1Blackandwhitecompositionnotebookdesignatedforscience
Optional:1foldertoholdhomeworkandassignments

ContactInformation:
Themostefficientwaytocontactmeistoemailmeatacarruthers@wcpss.net
Ourclasswebsiteissciencefalcons.weebly.com
ParentsandstudentscansignupforRemindtoreceivetextremindersaboutassignments.Tojoin
reminddownloadtheRemindapp(itsfree!)andenterthecode@falconsci.Youcanalsovisitthislink:
www.remind.com/join/falconsciortext@falconscito(847)9782368.

Grades:
Thefinalcoursegradewillbedeterminedaccordingtothefollowingdistribution:
Majorassessments60%
Minorassessments30%
Homework10%
Majorassessments
Majorassessmentsshowstudentsmasteryofthematerial.Majorassessmentsincludetests,quizzes,
andprojects.Therewillbeabout4majorassessmentseachquarter.

Minorassessments
Minorassessmentsincludedailyassignmentssuchaswarmsups,classwork,andminilabs.

Homework
Homeworkwillbeassignedregularly.Homeworkwillbeusedasatooltopracticeskillsandstrengthen
understanding.

Lateormissingassignmentpolicy
Ifastudentismissinganassignmenttheywillberequiredtocallhomeandtelltheirparentorguardian
thattheydidnotturninanassignmentandmustattendthenextWednesdayacademy.

Ifastudentmissesschoolitistheirresponsibilitytocompletealltheassignmentstheyhavemissed.The
studentwillneedtochecktheabsentfolderandaskaclassmateifthereisanythingelsetheymissed.
Tests,quizzes,andlabscanbemadeupduringWednesdayacademy.

Classroomrulesandexpectations:
Respect
Whensomeoneistalking,teacherorstudent,youshouldbeactivelylistening.Noside
conversations.
Pleaserespecteveryoneandeverythingintheclassroom.Followthegoldenrule:treatothersthe
wayyouwouldwanttobetreated.
Responsibility
Cometoclassprepared,thatmeanswithhomeworkandthematerialsneededfortheday.
Cometoclassontime.Ifyouarenotinyourseatwhenthebellringsyouwillbecountedastardy.
Restraint
Pleaseraiseyourhandandwaittobecalledon.
Pleasestayinyourseatunlessdirectedotherwise.

Consequences
1. Teacherverbalwarning
2. Parentcontact
3. Afterschooldetentionwithparentcontact
4. Inclasssuspensionorinschoolsuspensionwithparentcontact
5. Officereferralwithparentcontact

Tardypolicy
Astudentisconsideredtardyiftheyarenotintheirseatwhenthebellrings.
1stand2ndtardy=warning
3rdand4thtardy=ASD
5thtardy=ISS
6thtardy=Administrationreferral

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