Overview of Units The following units will be covered this year. First semester - Physical science and space- astronomy-rocks/minerals, weather- earth and atmosphere. Ecology, current health and wellness issues. Second semester-Energy, electricity, science-ecosystems- ecology, conservation and current health/wellness issues. Course Objectives and Standards The Arizona State Common Core Curriculum Standards include key science learning tasks in using appropriate scientific processes/principles in making daily life choices and increasing productivity through the use of scientific knowledge about the natural world. All Arizona state standards are available online. Required Textbook- Globe Fearon Pacemaker Series- AGS Biology Text - Earth-Environmental Science-Biology-Lab Manuals The textbooks for this course are supplied in the classroom. Each student is also required to sign out a science textbook for home use at the IRHS bookstore. Homework will be assigned in the form of textbook assignments, worksheets or projects. Supplemental materials include lab experiments with on participation and additional assignments from Globe Fearon Science workshop series. Cheating Any student that is caught cheating will receive an automatic zero. I consider cheating to be copying another student’s work or allowing another student to copy his or her work. This policy applies to tests, projects and all assignments. There will be experiences in class which include group work, this is the only time students would share work as a group project assignment. Tardy Policy Students are expected to be in their seat, prepared for class, and working on the daily science jump-start when the bell rings. If the student is not in their seat at the time of the bell he or she is tardy. Every tardy is recorded on the school attendance records. Tardy #1- Teacher warning / tardy is recorded on attendance record. Tardy #2 - Student is issued a lunch period detention. Tardy #3 - Parent is notified and student is issued another detention. Tardy #4- Tardy discipline referral is made to school administration. This tardy policy is strictly enforced in my classroom.
Overview of Units The following units will be covered this year. First semester - Physical science and space- astronomy-rocks/minerals, weather- earth and atmosphere. Ecology, current health and wellness issues. Second semester-Energy, electricity, science-ecosystems- ecology, conservation and current health/wellness issues. Course Objectives and Standards The Arizona State Common Core Curriculum Standards include key science learning tasks in using appropriate scientific processes/principles in making daily life choices and increasing productivity through the use of scientific knowledge about the natural world. All Arizona state standards are available online. Required Textbook- Globe Fearon Pacemaker Series- AGS Biology Text - Earth-Environmental Science-Biology-Lab Manuals The textbooks for this course are supplied in the classroom. Each student is also required to sign out a science textbook for home use at the IRHS bookstore. Homework will be assigned in the form of textbook assignments, worksheets or projects. Supplemental materials include lab experiments with on participation and additional assignments from Globe Fearon Science workshop series. Cheating Any student that is caught cheating will receive an automatic zero. I consider cheating to be copying another student’s work or allowing another student to copy his or her work. This policy applies to tests, projects and all assignments. There will be experiences in class which include group work, this is the only time students would share work as a group project assignment. Tardy Policy Students are expected to be in their seat, prepared for class, and working on the daily science jump-start when the bell rings. If the student is not in their seat at the time of the bell he or she is tardy. Every tardy is recorded on the school attendance records. Tardy #1- Teacher warning / tardy is recorded on attendance record. Tardy #2 - Student is issued a lunch period detention. Tardy #3 - Parent is notified and student is issued another detention. Tardy #4- Tardy discipline referral is made to school administration. This tardy policy is strictly enforced in my classroom.
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