General:
Students will be required to maintain a
minimum average of 65% throughout the year, including the
final exam. This is only the minimum grade and should not be
considered a mastery level.
Students will work based on the NY State learning
standards. All projects will include rubrics which describe
the work students are expected to do to maintain specific
levels of work.
Materials:
You will be required to bring a pen or pencil
to class each day. In addition you may choose to bring a
folder or binder for science to keep past tests in.
Note that New York State now has a
required test at the end of the year. All students must take
this required exam!
You will work on:
Packets: Primarily made up of hands on
experiments relating to each topic of study.
Projects: These include multi-media projects, research
projects, and a variety of other types.
Rules & Responsibilities
To find out details go to the
RULES Page.
Labs
You will be required to write up some labs.
For steps of a write-up see STEPS
OF AN EXPERIMENT.