Syllabus, Science, 8th

Northview Junior Academy

2022-2023 School Year
Teacher: Mr. Payne
Website: www.bringingthepayne.weebly.com
Science - 8th
Welcome:
Attached you will find the necessary information in regards to this class. Please
feel free to ask questions for further clarification. Please note that the teacher has the
right to amend the schedule and sequence of lessons provided as needed. To see an
extensive schedule, please visit my website.

Textbook Information:
HMH Tennessee Science - 8th Grade
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Supplies Needed:
● Paper
● Pencils
● Spiral Notebook (for notes)
● Textbook (one will be provided)

Grades:
● Please note that this is a county wide grading scale that cannot be changed.

Grade A B C D F
Percent 100-90 89-80 79-70 69-60 59 & Below

● Grades for this class will be broken down into 2 categories that carry the
following weights.

Formative Assessments (daily work) 67%

Summative Assessments (test/quiz) 33%

*Schedule and Sequence of lessons may change, due to unforeseen events.

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Homework:
● Assignments should be turned in on time and fully completed.
● I will follow the school’s policy on late work (see handbook for further clarification)

Cell Phones:
● Cell phone usage inside the classroom is strictly prohibited.
● Students will be reprimanded for use of cell phones during class
● I will follow the school’s policy on cell phone usage (see handbook for further
clarification)

Tardies:
● I will be keeping up with the amount of times you are late to class. Punctuality is
a skill you must learn to be successful in life. Points could be taken from your
final grade for a six weeks based on the number of tardies you have received for
that grading period
○ 5 tardies = loss of 2 points
○ 7 tardies = loss of 3 points
○ 10+ tardies = loss of 5 points

Technology:
● Usage of technology in the classroom is a privilege. This can be a tool that is
utilized for the success or detriment of a student’s learning. Abuse of the
technology could result in loss of technology inside the classroom. Abuse of
technology includes, but is not limited to:
○ Games
○ Inappropriate websites
○ Cheating
○ Chatting (when not advised)
○ Browsing

Need More Help?

● There are several ways to get extra help if you need it:
1. Come visit before school starts.
2. Schedule an appointment for after school.
3. Request help during individual work time during class.

*Schedule and Sequence of lessons may change, due to unforeseen events.

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Grading Period Standards

8.PS2.3 -- Position, forces, and direction (velocity
and acceleration)
1st Six Weeks 8.PS2.4 -- Newton’s Second Law

8.PS2.5 -- Newton’s Third Law

8.PS2.2 -- Non-contact forces

Grading Period Standards

8.PS2.1 -- Magnetism and electricity

8.ETS1.1 -- Optimal Solution Design: electromagnets

2nd Six Weeks 8.PS4.1 -- Basic properties of waves

8.PS4.2 -- Mechanical waves and electromagnetic

waves

8.PS4.3 -- Waves and communication systems

Grading Period Standards

8.ESS1.1 -- The universe and its stars

8.ESS1.2 -- Earth and the solar system

3rd Six Weeks
8.ETS1.2 -- Technology, the solar system, and the
universe

8.ESS3.1 -- Natural resources

8.ESS3.2 -- Natural hazards

*Schedule and Sequence of lessons may change, due to unforeseen events.

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Grading Period Standards

8.ESS2.1 -- Biogeology

8.ESS2.2 -- Seismic waves and Earth’s structure

4th Six Weeks 8.ESS2.3 -- Rocks

8.ESS2.4 -- Plate movement and convection cycles

8.ESS2.5 -- Processes of plate tectonics

Grading Period Standards

8.LS4.1 -- Fossil records

8.LS4.2 -- Evidence of common ancestry

5th Six Weeks 8.LS4.3 -- Natural selection

8.LS4.4 -- Species survival and genetics

Grading Period Standards

8.LS4.5 -- Technology and artificial selection

Review

6th Six Weeks Testing

End of year enrichment

*Schedule and Sequence of lessons may change, due to unforeseen events.