Science 9 Syllabus Mrs. McGregor Contact Hours Maple River High School Room 304 smcgregor@isd2135.org Before school: By appointment – After school: 3:15 3:45 pm Class Description:Science is important to the way you live your life. Whether you know it or not, you use science every day. Science governs how you walk, how you drive your car, how you stay connected to the Earth, and how things are composed, among many other things. My hope in you taking this course is for you to gain a deep understanding of science that will help you become a scientifically informed citizen. Some of the topics that we will be covering include: Semester I Semester II - Scientific Problem Solving - Forces and Motion - Nature of Matter - Energy - Atoms and Elements - Electricity - Compounds - Waves: Sound and Light - Solutions - Earth Science Course Website: Google classroom will be a work in progress. Class Materials: The following items are expected to be with you each day when you come to class: Class folder or binder Textbook Pencil, pen, and lined paper Scientific Calculator (does NOT need to be a graphing calculator) Charged Chromebook and Earbuds Grading: Grades will be calculated following the criteria below: Test/quizzes………………………………..……………..60% Daily Assignments………….………….……..…….….30% Final exam……………………………………………………..10% Grading Scale: A = 95-100% B = 83-85% C = 73-75% D = 63-65% A- = 90-94% B- = 80-82% C- = 70-72% D- = 60-62% B+=86-89% C+ = 76-79% D+ = 66-69% F = Below 60% Homework: Students can expect to have homework every day. Individual work must be done outside of class.
Science 9 Syllabus Mrs. McGregor Maple River High School smcgregor@isd2135.org Contact Hours Room 304 Before school: By appointment After school: 3:15 – 3:45 pm Class Description:Science is important to the way you live your life. Whether you know it or not, you use science every day. Science governs how you walk, how you drive your car, how you stay connected to the Earth, and how things are composed, among many other things. My hope in you taking this course is for you to gain a deep understanding of science that will help you become a scientifically informed citizen. Some of the topics that we will be covering include: Semester I Semester II - Scientific Problem Solving - Nature of Matter - Atoms and Elements - Compounds - Solutions - Forces and Motion - Energy - Electricity - Waves: Sound and Light - Earth Science Course Website: Google classroom will be a work in progress. Class Materials: The following items are expected to be with you each day when you come to class: Class folder or binder Textbook Pencil, pen, and lined paper Scientific Calculator (does NOT need to be a graphing calculator) Charged Chromebook and Earbuds Grading: Grades will be calculated following the criteria below: Test/quizzes………………………………..……………..60% Daily Assignments………….………….……..…….….30% Final exam……………………………………………………..10% Grading Scale: A = 95-100% A- = 90-94% B+=86-89% B = 83-85% B- = 80-82% C+ = 76-79% C = 73-75% C- = 70-72% D+ = 66-69% D = 63-65% D- = 60-62% F = Below 60% Homework: Students can expect to have homework every day. Individual work must be done outside of class.
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