| Grading
1. Tests, major lab reports, and projects, graded on a 0-100 scale are
40% of your grade
2. Quizzes, lab activities and other small assignments are 40% of your
grade. +(100),/(80), -(50) or 0 basis.
3. Class Citizenship will account for 20 % of the grade. This includes
being in class on time, meeting the THS dress code, following THS Student
Manual behavior standards and participating constructively in group
activities. Full credit (100) will be assumed at the beginning with points
taken off for specific disruptive incidents.
4. Extra Credit can be obtained by entering science and technology
competitions such as Duracell or Toshiba. Details can be obtained from the
web or classroom binder. Creating a classroom-learning tool such as an
engine cut-away may also be considered for extra credit. Extra Credit is
intended to help students who are struggling with their test grades. Extra
Credit will not be available to students who frequently forget homework
assignments or are frequently disruptive.
Written Work
I. Bring your notebook to class every day. The notebook should be
spiral or loose-leaf and include:
1. Clear identification on the cover.
2. Homework Chapter Review problem sets and/or questions should have a
heading with your name and the chapter number. Problems should be clearly
numbered. A problem set can be interrupted by a lab activity or class notes
as long as the problem set is resumed with a continuation header.
3. Chapter practice problems, classroom and home reading notes
4. Lab activity notes (if no formal report is assigned) including:
a) data,
b) notes
c) Hand written calculations,
d) Question answers should be clearly labeled.
e) If a formal report is not required, graphs and a short conclusion
identifying what physical relationship was demonstrated by the lab should be
hand written in the note book
5. The website should be checked regularly to ensure notebook
completeness.
6. Notebook contents will be checked during tests. A +,/,- or 0 grade
will be made for the assigned items in the notebook. If you do not bring
your notebook on a test day, The grades for all items since the last notebook
check will be 0.
II. Guidelines for assignments:
A. Place a heading containing your name, Class Period, date and
assignment identification.
B. Attempt all parts of an assignment.
1. A wrong answer is acceptable. No answer is unacceptable.
2. If after trying, you can not answer a problem, Make a note in your
notebook that will prompt you to ask about the problem in the next class.
C. For mathematical questions, sketch the problem, show all steps and
units at every step.
D. Essay questions must be answered in complete sentences unless a list
or table is specifically requested.
E. Lab reports should follow the provided outline
F. When a physics reading assignment is given, you are expected to
complete all of the practice problems in your notebook, checking the answers
in the back of the book. Some class time will be provided for this.
III. Cheating and plagiarism are not acceptable and will result in a 0
assignment, lab report or test grade.
A. Lab reports are expected from each student.
B. Do not copy anyone else’s work
C. Do not cut and paste others’ work to your own
D. Computer generated graphs must have you name included in the title
text. (not handwritten on)
E. Exception:: Lab data tables only may be copied
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