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Course Expectations
Behavior and Citizenship
1. School is a place of learning but it is also your place of business, so let’s act professionally. Let’s avoid the following in my class room: cursing, poking fun at others, dressing improperly, having inappropriate conversation. These actions usually end poorly and we would all like to avoid visiting the dean or having a phone call home.
2. The three things that will not be tolerated under any circumstances is cheating, fighting (that includes verbal or physical) and lying! These are several way in which not only can find you in hot water, but will aggravate me very much!
3. Please do not cut my class. I always find out! I will hunt you down, you will be marked absent, you will see your dean, and you will lose all privileges to the use of a pass or to use the latrine during class because I can’t trust you!
4. Please do not be late to my class without a pass. Also do not abuse the privilege of a pass! If you are late you will have detention and could be marked absent! Be on time!
5. Remember we have a strict code of attendance, 24 absences from class will result in you loosing credit for the year! Also note that if you are late 15 minutes from class with out a pass, you are considered absent from class. So be on time.
6. Be prepared. Always come to class with your note book, assignments, pen, paper, calculator, and reference table and text book. Failure to come prepared to class entirely will result in one point removed from your quarterly average.
7. You may eat in class if you lake a lunch period. Make sure you speak to me about your situation.
8. Show respect by not talking when I am talking or when your classmates are taking.
9. Deal with all classroom matters (such as missing work) before or after class only.
Work Habits
1. Complete all assignments. 2. If you are having difficulty, come to extra help or see the web site.
Extra Help Schedule
Tests
1. You will have a test every week on FRIDAY. 2. The test portion of your quarterly grade will be 40 % 3. If you miss a test, you will make it up on the following Tuesday. Please speak to me so I can make the appropriate arrangements 4. If you are caught cheating on test, you get a zero! 5. At times we will have a take home test. It is due the day we get back from school at the beginning of the period. It will not be accepted late. Labs
1. You will have at least one lab due on the following Friday. I will always remind you when the lab is due. It must be handed in on time. If it is late you will receive a 5 pt deduction or every day it is late. 2. Labs make up 40 % of your grade.
Note: NY STATE REQUIRES THAT YOU COMPLETE 1200 MINUTES OF LAB IN ORDER TO SIT FOR THE REGENTS EXAM. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN FAILING THE CLASS.
3. You labs will be completed by you! You will be able to collect data and measurements with you lab partners, but you will answer all discussion and conclusion questions on your own. Do not copy the answers to these questions or you will get a zero on you lab report.
4. Make sure your lab reports are legible. If I can’t read it, you will be re-writing it again.
5. All labs are to have a typed lab cover sheet.
Ø For more information about lab assignments read: “HOW TO HAND IN A LAB.”
Homework
1. You will have one homework assignment that will be graded once a week. 2. Homework makes up 20 % of your grade. 3. I will have homework posed in advance on the blackboard and on the web. 4. Homework assignments are due on Thursday. We will spend part of Wednesday going over questions in class. Homework assignments are due Thursday in class. There is not excuse for it not to be completed on time. Assignments will not be accepted late! (If you are absent the day a homework assignment is due, it will be due the day you return to class Notebook Checks & Projects.
1. Every quarter you will have a note book check. It will count as one test grade. 2. You will have notes every day. Make sure they are dated. 3. You will also have a lot of handouts. Make sure they are dated as well. 4. Every quarter you will have a project. It will count as two test grades. It must be handed in on time, or you will penalized 5pts per day it’s late.
NOTEBOOK SET UP
You will need the following sections.
Ø Rules and Regulations Ø NOTES ( these should be in date order and numbered) Ø Homework Ø Articles Ø Tests
Materials Need for class.
1. Three ring binder 2. Pencil 3. Pen 4. paper 5. graph paper 6. eraser 7. 5 dividers 8. colored pencils 9. four function calculator ou will be provided the following:
Earth Science Reference Table Text book(s)
We will be using two text books:
The green text, Reviewing Earth Science the Physical Setting cost $13.00 This book will stay within our class room.
The second text is titled Earth Science, it costs $100.00. This book must be covered and must be brought to class everyday. Failure to bring your book to may result in points being deducted from your quarterly average.
Class Participation is expected on a daily bases. This mean asking a question, answering a question, sharing and discussing ideas and problems relating to Earth Science
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