Science with Ms. Montwheler
Textbook: Holt McDougal “Florida Science Fusion”
7th Grade Curriculum 8th Grade Curriculum
Nature of Science Nature of Science
The Cell Energy and Heat
Reproduction and Heredity Energy, Motion, and Forces
DNA and Modern Genetics Waves and Light
Ecology FCAT Prep and Review
Cycling of Matter and Energy
Life Over Time
Human Body Systems
Immunity, Disease, and Disorders
Supplies:
Individual Student Materials Needed for the 2011/12 School Year
1. #2 Pencils
2. Cap erasers/large erasers
3. Black pen
4. College Ruled Paper
5. Colored Pencils
6. Three-Ring Binder 1in to 1.5in
7. 5 dividers
8. Washable Markers
9. Highlighter
We are in need of wet wipes (Clorox, Method, etc.) for lab clean up and germ control. Thank you!!!!!
Notebook Requirements
- Planner (assignment notebook, provided by MMS)
- Used daily for Do Now
- Great for quick communication between parents and teacher
- Needed for bathroom pass
- Five dividers are needed
- Will contain: Notes, Vocabulary, Current Work, Graded Work, and Other materials
- Binders will be check regularly and emptied each quarter.
Classroom Expectations
“Always be greater than expected."
Be Responsible
Be Respectful
Be Ready to Learn
Treat others as you’d want to be treated.
Classroom Procedures
Sharpen Pencil
Complete Do Now
Follow teacher’s instructions, whether written or verbal.
Class Work
- All work will be posted on the board and online. Any class work not completed in class will be homework unless directed otherwise.
- Your planner is used for copying the daily class work and homework into. Please, use it.
Homework
- Homework is due upon arrival in class on the date it is due.
- Late work will receive partial to no credit.
- Requests for “all the work I’m missing” will not be honored.
Make-Up Work
- Students receive two days per each day excused absent to complete make-up work.
- Students can look online, in the classroom assignment book, with their lab partner, or with their teacher for work that was missed.
- It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to obtain his/her work upon returning to school when he/she returns. Work not obtained within the week of returning will be marked as a 0.
Grade Distribution
- Tests, Quizzes, Labs, and Projects=75%
- Practice and Homework=25%
Grading Policy
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 59-0
You will be given a hard copy of this, so that you may go over it with your guardian(s). It will be signed by all of you, and placed in your 3-ring science binder.
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