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7th Grade Science Curriculum Overview

This 7th grade science syllabus outlines the big questions that will be explored in each unit, including chemistry, physical science, earth science, and life science. It provides the grading scale and explains that the gradebook consists of literacy in content, formative assessments, and summative assessments. Teenbiz article assignments are described along with the grading scale for those. The late work, absent work, academic dishonesty, extra credit, and lab safety policies are also summarized.

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7th Grade Science Curriculum Overview

This 7th grade science syllabus outlines the big questions that will be explored in each unit, including chemistry, physical science, earth science, and life science. It provides the grading scale and explains that the gradebook consists of literacy in content, formative assessments, and summative assessments. Teenbiz article assignments are described along with the grading scale for those. The late work, absent work, academic dishonesty, extra credit, and lab safety policies are also summarized.

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7thGradeScienceSyllabus

TheBigQuestionswewillbeexploringare:
ChemistryHowCanIMakeNewStufffromOldStuff?
PhysicalScienceWhyDoSomeThingsStopWhileOthersKeepGoing?
EarthScienceWhatMakestheWeatherChange?
LifeScienceWhatisGoingOnInsideofMe?

GradingScale
A93100C7376
A9092
C7072
B+8789
D+6769
B8386
D6366
B8082
D6062
C+7779
F059

WeightedCategoriesinScience

[Link]
percentageoftheoverallgrade.

LiteracyintheContent(10%)
Thiscategoryincludesreadingassignmentssuchasteenbiz
andcontentspecificreadingassignments

FormativeAssessment(40%)
FormativeAssessmentisawayforustomonitorstudent
[Link]
[Link],laboratoryactivities,andinvestigationswillbeincluded
inthiscategory.

SummativeAssessment(50%)
SummativeAssessmentsincludeformalassessmentsof
[Link],writtenresponsesusingthe
Claim,Evidence,Reasoning(CER)responses,oranyprojectdemonstratingstudent
understanding.

TeenbizArticleGradingScale:
StudentswillbeassignedweeklyteenbizarticlesonFridayofeachweekanditisdue
thefollowingFriday.Ifstudentsscorebelow75%,students
must
completethe2nd
[Link].
Articlesarescored:
75,88,100%=10pts.
63=8points

50=6points
below50%5pts.
(provided3readingconnectionsaredoneontime,iftheyarenotthenonepointistaken
offcannotmakeupthereadingconnectionsifnotdonebeforeactivity),pointsarealso
takenoffifthearticleislate(oneortwopointsdependingonhowlatethearticleis).

LateWorkPolicy:
[Link]
lateandstillreceivefullcredit(parents/studentswillknowtheassignmentislate
becauseinpowerschooltherewillbearedlatetabnexttothenameoftheassignment).
[Link]
powerschoolandwillnotbeabletoberemoved.

AbsentWorkPolicy:
Uponreturningtoschoolafteranabsence,itistheSTUDENT'SRESPONSIBILITYto
findoutwhathe/[Link]
locatedinthefrontoftheclassroomforstudentstocheckandfindworksheets,labs,
etc...Astudentmustcompletetheworkwithinthenumberofdaysequaltothelength
[Link]
unlesstheworkissubmittedlate.

AcademicDishonesty:
Cheatingconsistsof,butisnotlimitedto,claimingsomeoneelseswords,images,or
ideasasyourownimproperorlackofcitinganotherpersonswords,imagesorideas
obtaininganswersfortests,quizzesorassignmentsfromotherstudents/othersources
eitherwithorwithouttheirconsentgivinganotherstudentaccesstoyourwords,
imagesorideas(lettingthemcopyyourwork),talkingduringatestorquiz,[Link]
DONTDOIT!

ExtraCredit:
[Link],youneedtoLEARN
THEMATERIALIAMTEACHING!Ifstudentsdonothaveanylateormissingworkin
thequarter,Iwillroundtheiroverallpercentageifthishelpsthemgetthenextletter
grade.

LabSafetyPolicy:
[Link]
receivedacopyofthelabrulesandagreedtoabidebythelabsafetyrulesinawritten

[Link]
permittedinlabsuntiloneisreceived.

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