Homework

Revised 12-9

Students will have a few worksheets relating to periodic table.
Please view the planner for details.



Revised 12-5
Students should have planners, ID cards each day. 
Students wwill have worksheet this week regarding the periodic table
Students need to have completed and turned in their essay paper and chart 
regarding the movie, Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants.

Students will write in plannner for any homework given this week.



Please view the science fair rubric for the point system:

Title 25 points-  Have a creative title for the science fair project.

Question/Purpose    25 points-  Complete, Easily Understood   testable  Use 
the six traits rubric.  Purpose-Must be a purpose related to the real 
world.  Background Information:   25 points  Information directly related to 
your 
question should be included.  

Hypothesis  25 points  What you believe will be the outcome of the testable 
experiment.  Do not use pronouns ( I, she, it...)  Be as precise and 
descriptive as you can be.  It must be directly related to the question. Use 
the six traits writing.

Materials ( Listed in metric units)  25 points  Materials should be listed 
very specifically and listed in metric units (  cm, m, km, kg ,g, 
liters....not cups, gallons, miles)

Procedures (  Very specific - listed in metric units)  25   Procedures should 
be listed very specifically, in order, and listed in metric units (  cm, m, 
km, kg ,g, liters....not cups, gallons, miles)


Variables Listed:   List the independent and dependent variable  25 points

Data:  There needs to be at least three trials and thr data should be shown 
in tables, graphs, charts, pictures , etc.  50 points

Analysis 25 points:  You should show evidence that you studied the data.  
Circle, arrows around data charts are examples.

Conclusion   25 points:  Must be written using the six traits.  It must be 
directly related to the hypothesis and the question:

"My hypothesis was correct, because...
"My hypothesis was incorrect, because..."

Overall Presentation:  Is it neat, in order, creative, accurate, great amount 
of detailed information, typed...   75 points

Science Fair paper... This is all of the information on the board that is 
copied onto an essay typed paper.  this should include all charts, graphs, 
pictures, and a title page 75 points