SCIENCE 7

TOPICS        TEXTBOOK    REQUIRED MATERIAL    GRADING    MAKE-UP     HOMEWORK/CLASS WORK       

 Section 1            Purpose of the Class

The purpose of Science 7 is to give students:

                        - 1 credit toward Jr. High School advancement

                        -  prepare students for taking High School Science Classes

Section 2        TOPICS

-      Bacteria to Plants

-     Animals

-    Inside the Earth

-    Weather

-    Human Biology

Section 3        TEXTBOOK

            Science 7 classes will be using a Prentice Hall Unit Book Series.  This series has 15 units which will cover the topics that are found on the New York State Science 8 test.  Presently we have 5 units for grade 7.

Section 4        REQUIRED MATERIAL

            1 ½ to 2 inch binder with dividers, a pocket folder, and paper

            spiral notebook 80 pages or more

            pencil or pen ( not red, pink or gel)

           colored pencils minimum 6 colors

Section 5        GRADING

            40 %            test and major projects

            20 %            homework, class work and minor projects

            10 %            notebook

            15 %            class participation

            15 %            quizzes

 Section 6        MAKE-UP POLICY

Students will be responsible for any work that is missed.  

            -Students missing only the day of a test will make it up the day they return.

            -Students missing 2 or more days will need to make specific arrangements for making up the test.

            -Students missing homework/class work will make up the assignment the next day.

            -Work not made up by the end of the marking period will receive a 0 for that assignment.

Section 7        HOMEWORK/CLASS WORK

All work will be turned in on loose leaf paper with complete sentences (unless specified by the instructor), and with the proper heading.

Name                                Chapter Number            Date assignment is due

Science 9                           Chapter title                    Assignment