Chris Belonger 6th & 7th Grade Science

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. 7th Science Syllabus small medium large 7th GRADE SCIENCE ************************Description********************************** Throughout the school year students will be studying a broad range of science curriculum with a particular emphasis on life science. We will begin the year by learning about the nature of science followed by a unit on the characteristics of living things. We will also study units on cell structure and functions, the five kingdoms of life, heredity, evolution and ecology. Over the course of the year I will also be presenting students with opportunities to perform scientific inquiry labs that could count as their 8th grade science work sample. The state is phasing in the work sample portion of the state standards. This year 7th graders are expected to complete four domains of a complete work sample. We will be focusing on developing a question, experimental design and collecting data. and analyzing the data-drawing conclusions. **************************Classroom Expectations*************** It is the responsibility of everyone in the classroom to help create and maintain a positive learning environment in which all members feel safe, secure, and valued as unique individuals. It is the teacher’s role to help students develop an awareness of other people’s needs, and to guide student’s in selecting appropriate behavior to fit different social situations. EXPECTATIONS : Safety Honor Attitude Respect Excellence Students having difficulty following these expectations will be issued one verbal warning before being removed from class to reflect on their actions. Students will fill out a self-evaluation form and conference with the teacher before they are readmitted to class. If inappropriate behavior is reoccurring a parent conference and behavior contract may be necessary. *******************************Labs**************************** I believe that the best way for students to learn science is to do science. For this reason I attempt to provide students with many opportunities for hands-on science experiences. While I believe these experiences are extremely valuable to students there are always risks involved. For this reason I have a lab safety contract that must be signed by both the student and their guardian before a student will be allowed to participate in lab. Students who miss class during a lab day are expected to make-up the missing lab either before or after school unless other arrangements have been made with the teacher. *******************Assignments******************************** Middle school is a time for students to accept more responsibility for their own learning as well as develop habits and attitudes that will enable them to be successful in high school, college, and their future careers. For this reason we will be working throughout the school year to develop good work habits. The following guidelines will help students be successful in science class. * Assignment Board: Student assignments are given a due date and recorded on the assignment board in class. Students are expected to record the assignment and due date on their assignment sheet which is kept in the front of their notebook. * Deadlines:It is the students responsibility to budget their time in order to complete assignments and turn them in on time. Incomplete, or late work is not accepted! However, students will be given three extension coupons per term for use when family conflict or emergencies arise. * Homework:Students will be given homework assignments throughout the year. Some of these assignments will be specific assignments that are due at the beginning of the following class period. Other assignments will be long term and will require students to turn in pieces as they are completed.Once again, no late work will be accepted without an extension coupon. * Absences: Students are expected to make up all assignments given while they are absent! It is the student’s responsibility to check with the teacher to find out what needs to be made up, negotiate deadlines, and ask for additional help when needed. As a general rule students will be given the same number of days that they were absent to make up work that was missed. In the case of unusually long absences I will make arrangements with individual students as needed. *****************************Grading***************************** Grades will be based on points assigned to daily work, homework, quizzes, tests, projects, and warm-ups. In addition students will be given daily energy points based on their ability to follow classroom expectations and contribute positively to the class. Student grades will be based on the percentage of points earned out of the total possible points. The following is a breakdown of my grading scale: 90-100% = A 80-90% = B 70-80% = C 60-69% = D 59% and below = F Grades will be posted on the web at http://schools.4j.lane.edu/kennedy/egpteachwebfiles/belonger/index.html Students will be given a grade printout showing missing assignments and their current grade approximately every three weeks. Students will be assigned to share their grade printout with their guardian(s). Guardian signatures on these grade printouts will count towards a student's overall grade. Guardians will be notified by mail or telephone when a student drops below a C Thank you for your time. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at the number or email listed below. I will get back to you as soon as possible. belonger@4j.lane.edu a_cbelonger@netzero.net Work: 687-3241 Home: 683-6896 ************************************************************************** Oregon Science Common Curriculum Goals & Content Standards (8th grade Benchmark) Students who complete the 7th grade should be able to meet the following Oregon Science Standards: Unifying Concepts and Processes Identify a system’s inputs and outputs. Explain the effects of changing the system’s components. Compare and contrast structures and functions in physical and biological examples. Life Science Find a correlation between plant and animal organ systems and describe the varied function of each system. Classify organs by the system to which they belong. Identify organ systems at work during a particular activity and describe their effect on each other, e. g., running increases the activity of the circulatory,respiratory, muscular, skeletal and nervous systems but decreases activity in the digestive system. Distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction. Identify traits which are inherited and those which are acquired through interaction with environment. Use simple laws of probability to predict patterns of heredity. Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of single gene for single trait; probability outcomes regarding coin tosses and monohybrid crosses. Explain, in simple terms, the mechanisms by which chromosomes carry genes from parent to offspring during asexual and sexual reproduction. Recognize that genes carry the traits that will be observed in the offspring. History and Nature of Science Identify in scientific investigations examples of the use of logic, respect for the rules of evidence, openness to criticism and public reporting of methods and procedures Life Science Topics Cells Classification Nature of Science Ecology of Life Evolution Plant and Animal Kingdoms Genetics Salmon life cycle Science Processes and Projects * Ecosystem Research and Management * Concept and Mind Mapping * Nature Illustrations * Scientific Inquiry * Communication with words and drawings * Field Data Collecting * Oral Presentations * Reading in the content area * The Nature of Science * Using technology for collecting, manipulating and presenting data. Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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