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    8th Grade Science Parent Letter 14

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    This document outlines the content and policies for an 8th grade Earth Science course. The course will cover four main Earth systems - Earth Systems, The Solid Earth, The Fluid Earth, and The Earth in Space and Time. Students will earn high school credit upon successful completion. Grades will be based on daily work, tests, and quizzes. The classroom policies address procedures for absent, late, and redo work. Students are responsible for checking an online classroom page for missed work. The document also lists needed materials and classroom behavior guidelines.

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    This document outlines the content and policies for an 8th grade Earth Science course. The course will cover four main Earth systems - Earth Systems, The Solid Earth, The Fluid Earth, and The Earth in Space and Time. Students will earn high school credit upon successful completion. Grades will be based on daily work, tests, and quizzes. The classroom policies address procedures for absent, late, and redo work. Students are responsible for checking an online classroom page for missed work. The document also lists needed materials and classroom behavior guidelines.

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    This document outlines the content and policies for an 8th grade Earth Science course. The course will cover four main Earth systems - Earth Systems, The Solid Earth, The Fluid Earth, and The Earth in Space and Time. Students will earn high school credit upon successful completion. Grades will be based on daily work, tests, and quizzes. The classroom policies address procedures for absent, late, and redo work. Students are responsible for checking an online classroom page for missed work. The document also lists needed materials and classroom behavior guidelines.

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    8th Grade Science Parent Letter 14

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    This document outlines the content and policies for an 8th grade Earth Science course. The course will cover four main Earth systems - Earth Systems, The Solid Earth, The Fluid Earth, and The Earth in Space and Time. Students will earn high school credit upon successful completion. Grades will be based on daily work, tests, and quizzes. The classroom policies address procedures for absent, late, and redo work. Students are responsible for checking an online classroom page for missed work. The document also lists needed materials and classroom behavior guidelines.

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    Earth Science

    8th Grade
    2012-2013
    8th Grade Earth Science Content
    In this course students will investigate the many ways the four
    Earth systems are interconnected by complex cycles and altered
    by human activities. Students will be earning High School
    credit (toward graduation) upon successful completion in this
    class. The four main areas of study are:
    Earth Systems

    Earth Systems Overview


    Energy in Earth Systems
    Biogeochemical Cycles
    Resources and Human Impacts on Earth
    Systems

    The Solid Earth

    Advanced Rock Cycle


    Interior of the Earth
    Plate Tectonics Theory
    Earthquakes and Volcanoes

    The Fluid Earth

    Hydrogeology
    Oceans and Climate
    Severe Weather

    The Earth in Space and Time

    The Earth in Space


    The Sun
    Stellar Evolution
    Earth History and Geologic Time
    Geologic Dating
    Climate Change

    Grading
    Daily Work - 30% (projects, in-class assignments, labs, homework)
    Tests - 50%
    Quizzes - 20%

    Classroom Policies and Procedures


    ABSENT WORK - If you child is absent from school, it is their responsibility to check the
    class Moodle page for the days bell work, classwork, and homework. This page will be updated
    by the end of the school day. Students should do their best to get this work completed as soon as
    possible. You may email me to request work. I strongly encourage students to complete
    classwork, as well as any other assignments completed in class while they were absent.

    MISSING WORK/LATE WORK Students are allowed to turn in assignments late


    until we change Units. A point deduction will occur based on the number of points for
    the total assignment. This will vary due to the length/point value of the assignment.

    Earth Science
    8th Grade
    2012-2013
    REDO WORK - Students are strongly encouraged to redo any work that they received a
    poor score. If a score below a 70% occurs on tests or quizzes, students will have the
    opportunity to retake the test or quiz within one week of the day it was returned. They
    will need to set up a date for the retake.
    HOME INTERNET - All assignments that must be completed at home do not require a
    home internet connection. Students have the ability to save all information to their Ipad
    here at school and complete the assignment at home.
    Remind101This is a great new program that we will be using this year to communicate on
    Phone Number- (517) 756-4593 Text Message- @earthsc8

    Needed Materials:
    Folder
    Writing Utensil

    Three ring binder- 1 inch


    *There are times that poster board, pizza box, or other supplies might be needed for a project.

    Classroom Behavior Guidelines:


    Guideline #1: I will allow you to stay in this classroom as long as you dont cause
    problems for yourself or someone else.
    Guideline #2: If you cause a problem for yourself or someone else, I will ask you to fix it.
    Guideline #3: If you cannot or will not fix it, I will do something.
    Guideline #4: Each person in this classroom is different. What I do depends on the
    individual situation.
    *Science Labs- During experiments you are required to follow all of the safety rules that we
    have talked about at the beginning of the year. If you choose not to follow the safety rules you
    will not be allowed to continue in the lab and will receive a No Credit for the lab. If you
    continues to be disruptive your parents will be notified and we will decide the next step to be
    taken.

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