NAME:
Ms. Lifrieri
SCHOOL:
Hamilton Middle School
CLASS:
7th Grade IPM Science
SCHOOL PHONE:
720-423-9500 Main Office
My name is Lorie Lifrieri and I am the 7th Grade IPM science teacher at
Hamilton Middle School. This year in science we will be exploring human
body systems- in particular the cardio-vascular and pulmonary systems,
genetics, micro-life, ecology, and evolution. The teaching approach will be
strongly “hands-on” with the students actively involved in laboratory
experiments, class discussions, and projects. Lab work will be done within a
lab group while most of the other work will be individual. I will try to
assign homework Monday through Thursday evenings so the students will not
have homework on the weekends.
My educational and work experience is fairly diverse. I hold a master’s
degree in Geology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and
nearly ten years experience working for Chevron U.S.A. in New Orleans as a
Petroleum Geologist. I also have a master’s degree in Education from the
University of Phoenix, and five years work experience as a Denver Public
Schools Reading/Writing Paraprofessional. This is my fourth year teaching
7th grade IPM science at Hamilton.
Assignments can be accessed anytime through this web site, which will be
updated at the end of each week for the following week. You will also find
information about classroom activities, the objectives for my lessons, field
trips, special announcements, and testing dates.
If you have any questions or concerns the best way to contact me is by email.
SUCCESS
I have found that the students who are successful in science are those that
pay attention in class, ask clarifying questions, do their homework, study
for tests, and turn in assignments on time. In other words, success is based
on hard work and effort and not luck or a high IQ!
CLASS ASSESSMENT
The assessment for this class will be based on the following:
30% end of unit tests
20% quizzes
25% homework
25% projects and labs
NOTEBOOK
Students are required to maintain a science notebook. The format could be
loose-leaf paper kept in a 3 ring binder, a college spiral notebook, or a
college bound notebook. However if students use a spiral or college bound
notebook they will need to have a folder to keep returned homework and
handouts. The notebook will be arranged chronologically by units and will
contain notes, vocabulary, written responses to activities, and all returned
papers.Notebook maintainence will be assessed by periodic open notebook
quizzes.
