Yeager Middle School

8th Grade Physical Science-Course Syllabus 2019-2020

Teacher: Nicole Kempson

Email: Nicole.Kempson@dcssga.org
Website: https://yms.dcssga.org/departments/school_staff/Nicole Kempson or https://kempson.weebly.com/
Planning Periods: 1st, 2nd periods
Tutoring Times: Mondays 3:45 - 4:15 (Scheduled 24 hours in Advance)

Goal: The middle school Physical Science course is designed to give all students an overview of common strands in Physical
Science including: Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences. This course is aligned with the Georgia Standards of
Excellence.

Content: Textbook:
Unit 1-Principles of Energy and Matter Georgia Physical Science
Unit 2-Structure and Properties of Matter Holt, Rhinehart, and Wilson
Unit 3-Waves Copyright 2009
Unit 4-Forces
Unit 5-Motion

Interactive and Lab Science Notebook: Students will need 2 composition notebooks to begin the school year, where their
assignments, notes and resources will be maintained. The notebook will be used as a study guide for each unit. The notebook
will be assessed throughout the year by a series of notebook checks.

Late Work: Late work will be accepted one school day after the due date and assessed a penalty of 20 points per day. All
extended projects will be graded based on the guidelines in the grading rubric for each project.

Makeup Work Procedure: If a student must be absent, it is his/her responsibility to obtain make-up work and complete the
work. All make-up assignments will be located in the make-up tray. The number of days given for makeup will be determined by
number of days absent. If a student needs to make up an assignment that must be completed in the classroom, they should
come before school, during homeroom, or during connections break.

Homework Expectations: All assigned homework can be found on the class blog at https://kempson.weebly.com and class tag.
All homework is expected to be completed and turned in on time and/or after school detentions may be utilized when students
fall behind in their work. Students are to write their homework down in their agenda daily.
General Expectations Specific Expectations
Be Safe Follow all classroom and school procedures
Be Respectful Be prepared for class with all materials
Be Responsible Follow directions the first time given
Raise your hand before speaking or getting up

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism, taking someone else’s work and identifying it as your own, is not allowed. When this
occurs, a parent will be contacted and the student will earn a zero. The student may earn a 50 if they acceptably complete the
assignment within a week of parent contact.

Agendas: Students will bring their agenda to school and home every day so you can monitor their work and any teacher
communications. Parents must sign the agendas every day.

I have reviewed the 8th Physical Science Syllabus with my child and we understand the procedures and expectations. My child
will keep this syllabus form in his/her Science notebook.

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