Environmental Science II Honors Systems and Sustainability Mr. Martino Cedar Creek High School 2018-2019

GOOGLE Classroom Get Signed Up!

Class Expectations Arrive to class on time; before the last late bell Arrive to class with an appetite to learn Arrive to class prepared Pencil/Pen (NO RED INK) Notebook/Binder Textbook (in room)

Be Prepared “Organization is the key to success” – martino 06’ How do I become successful?

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Expectations for Envol. Sci. II Read when you do not have too! When material is taught in class, it is your responsibility to read the corresponding sections in the text. Review when you do not have too! Read over your notes on a daily basis, prior to the start of the class. Study when you do not have too! Go over old material on a nightly basis to keep past concepts fresh in your mind for upcoming quizzes and tests. A champion is made when nobody is watching.

Expectations con’t.. Come to class expecting to accomplish a goal. The words “I can’t.”, “I won’t.”, “I don’t care.”, “I don’t have to” do not exist in this classroom. If you are having a problem, any problem, please see me. Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. -Confucius

Grading Policy Your overall grade is based on a weighted average of exams, quizzes, homework, and lab work. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADD ALL THE POINTS EARNED AND DIVIDE BY THE TOTAL POINTS, THIS WILL NOT BE YOUR GRADE.

Grading Policy con’t.. Exams Lab Work Homework/Classwork Exams account for 30% of your overall grade. If you chose to not take an exam during a marking period, the highest average you could earn would be a 70%. We will have at least three exams every marking period, make them count. Lab Work Lab work accounts for 30% of your overall grade. We will have at least one lab per week. (tentative) Homework/Classwork Homework accounts for 20% of your overall grade. You will have weekly homework, at least two assignment per week.

Grading Policy con’t.. Quizzes Quizzes account for 20% of your overall grade. Quizzes are given on a weekly, sometimes bi-weekly basis to make sure you are keeping up and understanding the material.

Grading Policy con’t.. Interactive Notebook Your notebook will be checked once a trimester, whenever I feel it is necessary All materials needed for the Interactive Notebook will be listed on a GOOGLE Sheet for reference.

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Grading Policy con’t.. Good News!! Hard Work = Success

Late Work The Policy is…. one day late and that is it.

Late Work con’t.. Absences If you are absent the day an assignment is due, you will hand it to me as soon as you return. No questions asked. If you are absent the day of a test and/or quiz, you will take that test and/or quiz the day you come back in. No questions asked. If you are absent during a lab day, try to come in anyway. But, if you decide to stay home, you will have to make it up after school, during a lunch, during a study hall, during another class, during one of my free periods within a timely manner (1 week) or it is a zero. If you are absent for an extended period of time, we will get together when you come back and discuss an appropriate time table for you to complete your assignments.

Finding Percents You will need to know how to determine your grade for every assignment. I do not give percents, I give you points. For Example You receive 30 points out of a possible 40 and it is written in red ink on your laboratory paper like so: 30 40 What is the percent earned?

Finding Percents con’t.. You must do the following: Step 1 30 divided by 40 = .75 Step 2 .75 multiplied by 100 = 75%

SIGNATURE’S!!!!!!!!!!!! Student Signature X Parent/Guardian Signature