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- How do I reach you?
- What are the class rules?
- What do I need for field work?
- How do I get graded?
- What if I don't like my grade?
- Is there a textbook?
- What is the video project?
- What do we do?
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How do I reach you?
At school: 898-6388 ext 125, voicemail 734
At home: 922-8995
On line:
• E-mail - sdero@bosqueschool.org (This is the best way to reach me!)
• Web page - www.bosqueschool.org then go to the faculty link
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What are the class rules?
RESPECT!!!
People - peers, teachers, staff, adults, guests, YOURSELF
Places - the school, the environment, field trips
Property - the school’s, other people’s, your own
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What do I need for field work?
Proper shoes
Dressed for weather
Water
Hat or sunscreen
Bug spray (available in class)
***ALWAYS ASSUME WE WILL BE IN THE FIELD!
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How do I get graded?
Each assignment will be given a point value. Assignments include class work,
field notes, homework and tests.
The grade for a given assignment may be calculated by dividing the points
received by the total possible points. Your semester grade will be
determined by dividing the number of points you earned by the total possible
points.
Field notes are worth 25 points EACH SEMESTER. You will keep ALL work plus
a table of contents and your science resource packet in your 3-ring science
binder.
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What if I don't like my grade?
You have two ways to raise your grade:
1) Any non-test assignment may be corrected and returned to me. I will give
you the average of the corrected and original grades.
2) For tests, you may raise your grade up to 20% by completing an extra
credit project that shows me that you understand the material covered on the
test. I have a list of possible project ideas, or you may use one of
your own. The project does not need to cover ALL of the material on the
test. You need to let me know you would like to do this and have the
project approved before starting.
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Is there a textbook?
There is NO TEXTBOOK for this course (Hooray!). You will be supplied with a
packet of resource materials that you will keep in your 3-ring binders. You
will also create primary resources through the process of classroom and
field activities. These materials will provide you with the information
needed to study for tests.
**Bring your binder EVERY TIME we meet!**
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What is the video project?
In groups of 3 you will create a video:
1) About anything that is or was alive
2) Using I-movie software
3) Incorporating pictures, titles, transitions, music and voice-over
For more specific information, check the Hand-out Link.
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What do we do?
Activities include: Leaf litter collection, well beeping, survey of
arthropods found on the forest floor; weather conditions including rainfall
and temperature, porcupine surveys, small mammal trapping and beaver
activity surveys. You will conduct labs, prepare reports and learn to use
spreadsheets to manage and analyze your data. You will also reach out into
the wider community by hosting and conducting various educational outreach
projects.
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