1. LAKE COUNTY VIRTUAL SCHOOL WELCOME TO Earth-Space Science

2. Meet your Science Instructor Mrs. Mendez 352.405.1501

3. Earth-Space Science Course: Segment 1 (1 st Semester): Beginning with Science Climate & Meteorology Fresh water Our Universe Rocks & Minerals Segment 2 (2 nd Semester): Geological Time Oceans Our Solar System The Geosphere

4. Grading Scale 90%-100% A 80%-89% B 70%-79% C 60%-69% D 59% or Below F * Credit will not be issued for a grade below a 60%, if you are a grade forgiveness/credit recovery student please be sure to verify with your guidance counselor the grade you must earn in the course.

5. FLVS Policies Academic Integrity All work must be completed by you – no copying or plagiarism in any form Items submitted by “free write” or “essay responses” are analyzed through Turn-it-in software which identifies plagiarism. Monthly Contact – Contact between the parent and instructor is mandatory once a month at a minimum either by phone, text or email – please let your teacher know your preference.

6. Student Agreement Students are expected to agree to the following as part of the registration process. I acknowledge that during the first 14 days of being activated into my FLVS course I may drop the course without penalty. I understand that for each online course there are a minimum number of assignments that must be completed each week. Failure to submit the minimum number of assignments on a weekly basis will result in my removal from the course and may result in a failing grade being assigned to my academic transcript. If I drop the course after completing 50% of the class requirements and fail to take the final exam, Florida Virtual School will issue an "F" for my final grade. (Disclaimer: Local district/local school drop policies supersede Florida Virtual School drop policy. It is the responsibility of the student/parents to be informed of their local school district policies.)

7. Student Expectations Read all required lessons BEFORE accessing the assignments. Submit a minimum of 3 assignments each week for traditional pace (5 assign a week for accelerated pace) (16 weeks to complete a segment for the “trad pace”) – make sure you are completing assignments IN ORDER Check FLVS email frequently Review grades & teacher feedback in ‘My Gradebook’ regularly. If there are any grades you are not content with - you may reset the assignment in your Gradebook and resubmit it for a better score. If you need a test reset, please email your instructor the test number with a small note asking for a reset. Academic Integrity – all work must be done on your own – no copying or plagiarizing Respond to all questions in complete and correct sentences. *I take points off for spelling and grammatical errors. Call your instructor when you are having difficulty.

8. Parent Expectations Keep in contact with your student’s instructor a minimum of once per month (Email, Text, or Phone) Monitor your student’s progress on a weekly basis to be sure they are on staying on track – minimum 3 assignments per week (trad pace) and minimum 5 assignments per week (accel pace) Contact the instructor with questions and concerns. Encourage your child to succeed.

9. Instructor Expectations Return calls within 24 hours Return emails within 24 hours Grade work within 48 hours Assignments and essays are manually graded Multiple Choice/Fill-in-the blank are graded automatically Help YOU finish Earth-Space successfully!

10. Student Dashboard

11. Navigating the Course The Navigation bar appears on the left side of the screen once you are in the course.

12. Pace Chart

13. Pace You must be 5% complete by the first Friday (after being activated) and 10% by the second Friday in all your classes or you will be removed for the course. It is very important that you remain on pace throughout the entire course. If a student fails to remain on pace in only one course they are at risk of being removed from the entire program.

14. Discussion Based Assessments (DBA’S) The Discussion Based Assessments are located at the end of each module before the module test. Complete them BEFORE moving on to the next module. These are required to be completed in order to receive credit for the class. Contact your Instructor by either calling or scheduling an appointment to talk about what you learned in the module to verify your mastery of the concepts. Be sure to have your notes for the module before we speak.

15. Collaboration Component Must work with a partner on at least one assignment per segment. *Find a partner through the Discussion Board.

16. If you are having technical issues, please contact the FLVS Help Desk.

17. Parents Resources Guardian account – This gives the parents the ability to monitor the student’s progress and grades. Here is the link to set up your guardian account.

18. Contact Information It is important that you write down your instructors contact information once you log into the course. On the announcement page you will find: Instructor’s Name Instructor’s Phone Number Instructor’s Email address

19. Email the Passcode to me once you are finished with this power point. Please also email any questions you may have. I will then call you to complete the Welcome Call. Talk to you soon! Passcode: SCIENCE