Ms. George Science Teacher OBJH (360) 426-7991 x15204 Welcome to Ms. George’s 9th Grade Earth & Space Science Class! Course Outline: (Subject to change) 1st Semester Unit Final Projects Unit 1: Practices of Science Mini Investigation____________ Unit 2: Earth’s Systems Volcanoes! Project Unit 3: Science Fair Project Student-designed Investigation__ 2nd Semester Unit 4: Earth & Human Activity Landslides! Project___________ Unit 5: Earth’s Place in the Universe Adopt a Constellation Presentation Adopt a Mineral Project I am focused on creating a positive learning environment that is student-centered, meaning students work at their own pace and at their own level. I grade all classwork using a standards-based grading system and convert those scores into a percentage grading scale using the following conversion chart provided by Marzano. Final Unit Projects will be graded straight 100 pt scale. Per OBJH Grading Policy, the gradebook is weighted: 25% classwork and 75% of total grade is for final projects/tests. Missing work will be entered as a 50%. Marzano Conversion Chart Generic Form of the Scale Scale Score Percentage Score Score More complex content 4.0 4 100 Score Target learning goal 3.5 95 3.0 3.0 90 Score Simpler content 2.5 80 2.0 2.0 70 Score With help, partial success at a 1.5 65 1.0 score of 2.0 content or higher 1.0 60 Score Even with help, no success Below 1.0 50 0.0
Ms. George Science Teacher OBJH (360) 426-7991 x15204 Welcome to Ms. George’s 9th Grade Earth & Space Science Class! Course Outline: (Subject to change) 1st Semester Unit Final Projects Unit 1: Practices of Science Mini Investigation____________ Unit 2: Earth’s Systems Volcanoes! Project Unit 3: Science Fair Project Student-designed Investigation__ 2nd Semester Unit 4: Earth & Human Activity Landslides! Project___________ Unit 5: Earth’s Place in the Universe Adopt a Constellation Presentation Adopt a Mineral Project I am focused on creating a positive learning environment that is student-centered, meaning students work at their own pace and at their own level. I grade all classwork using a standards-based grading system and convert those scores into a percentage grading scale using the following conversion chart provided by Marzano. Final Unit Projects will be graded straight 100 pt scale. Per OBJH Grading Policy, the gradebook is weighted: 25% classwork and 75% of total grade is for final projects/tests. Missing work will be entered as a 50%. Generic Form of the Scale Score 4.0 More complex content Score 3.0 Target learning goal Score 2.0 Simpler content Score 1.0 With help, partial success at a score of 2.0 content or higher Score 0.0 Even with help, no success Marzano Conversion Chart Scale Score Percentage Score 4 100 3.5 95 3.0 90 2.5 80 2.0 70 1.5 65 1.0 60 Below 1.0 50
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