Sciencish

Earth Science and 8th Grade Language Arts

Ann Hanstad
Brad Halvorson

Why Sciencish?

How does this

learning experience
benefit my student?

 allows for creative options to demonstrate mastery

is accessed through different instructional strategies,
resources, and learning processes
relies on student choice
supports the exploration of and interaction among important
concepts (essential learnings)
connects learning to real life and to other classes
provides opportunities for risk-taking in a safe learning
environment
is relevant to students lives and to real world problems
is learned in different ways by different students
has more than one right answer

How will my student

be evaluated?

 Content
Science
Organization
Language Arts
Style/Mechanics

Students will still receive both a

science and language arts
grade.

Language Arts

Student Feedback in Sciencish

Students will keep and maintain a digital portfolio

Publishes students best work
Students will address their
understanding and performance on
content standards through various
projects and reflection opportunities