Transcript Welcome to 8th Grade Science Rockvale Middle School

Welcome to 8th Grade Science
Rockvale Middle School
Mrs. Guthrie
8B Science
2014-2015
Classroom Policies and
Procedures
These items remain in lockers. You are
allowed to go to your locker between
classes.
NO CELL PHONES
NO BACK PACKS OR PURSESNO FOOD
OR BEVERAGES
NO GUM
SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THIS CLASS
*SNB: SCIENCE NOTEBOOK (NO PERFORATED PAGES PLEASE)
at least 80 pages and 2 pocket folder to keep paper s in.
*PENCILS (preferably mechanical)
*COLORED PENCILS
*PENS (SEVERAL COLORS)
*LOOSE LEAF PAPER
*GLUE STICKS
*SMALL DRY ERASE MARKERS FOR STUDENT USE ON SMALL BOARDS
*PENCIL BAG (CELL PHONES, PURSES AND BACK PACKS NOT ALLOWED IN CLASS)
*WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS THIS YEAR: MATERIALS LIST WILL BE
SENT HOME WELL IN ADVANCE OF PROJECT DUE DATE.
*PLEASE DO NOT USE MAGIC MARKERS IN CLASS. THEY BLEED THROUGH
PAGES AND MAKE A MESS OF YOUR WORK!
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES THAT WOULD BE NICE TO RECEIVE:
KLEENEX, HAND SANITIZER, DRY ERASE MARKERS, STAPLES, BINDER
CLIPS, POST-IT NOTES, INDEX CARDS
SCIENCE LABS AND EXPERIMENTS
WE WILL TRY AND DO AT LEAST ONE EXPERIMENT PER WEEK AND ONE
TEACHER DEMONSTRATION. WE ALSO VIEW MANY SHORT VIDEOS THAT
ARE DONE IN PROFESSIONAL LABS BY SCIENTISTS.
STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO RECORD DATA DURING SCIENCE LABS. THIS
DATA IS KEPT IN SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS AND GRADED. ALL CLASS NOTES
AND EXPERIMENTS ARE RECORDED AND KEPT IN SCIENCE NOTEBOOK. ALL
HANDOUTS FROM TEACHER ARE ALSO KEPT IN NOTEBOOK. THIS
NOTEBOOK WILL BE USED FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR AND MUST STAY
ORDERLY. IT WILL BE A GREAT RESOURCE WHEN STUDYING FOR EXAMS.
NOTES, POWER POINTS, AND ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEB
PAGE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MISS DURING
AN ABSENSE.
POSSIBLE SCIENCE PROJECTS
SCIENCE FAIR ENTRY: USING SCIENTIFIC METHOD WITH ALL STEPS AND VARIABLES
ATOMIC MODEL PROJECT: BOHR MODEL, LEWIS MODEL
BUTTERFLY ADAPTATION
DICHOTOMOUS KEY
BOTTLE ROCKETS
ELECTROMAGNET DEMONSTRATION AND EXPLANATION
BALANCING A CHEMICAL EQUATION DEMONSTRATION
ELEMENT, COMPOUND, MIXTURE DEMONSTRATION
ACIDS AND BASES DEMONSTRATION
RECYCLING PROJECT
SCHOOL GRADING POLICIES AND
GRADING SCALE CAN BE FOUND IN
THE STUDENT HANDBOOK AND ON
THE JUPITER GRADES SITE. THE 8B
MINI-SCHOOL IS A TEAM. ANY PARENT
CONFERENCES ARE DONE WITH THE
ENTIRE TEAM TO MAKE SURE WE BEST
MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.
LATE AND MISSING WORK
MISSING WORK IS NOT AN OPTION. YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL
ASSIGNMENTS. RECESS AND OTHER OPTIONS WILL BE USED TO GET WORK TURNED IN.
POINTS ARE DEDUCTED FOR EVERY DAY AN ASSIGNMENT IS LATE.
PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY ON JUPITER IF ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT DONE OR
STUDENT BEHAVIOR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. COACHES ARE ALSO NOTIFIED. WE ARE ALL ON
THE SAME TEAM. YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR 