1. Welcome to Science class! Mrs. Gina bosotina

2. Background information
Attended Marymount California University and California State University Long Beach – majored in Biology, minored in Chemistry.
Credential from California State University Long Beach.

3. Coming to you from… Torrance Unified School District (TUSD):
Casimir Middle School.
North High School.

4. In class… …students will be doing the following:
Making connections between science in the classroom and science in the real world & engaging students in science:
Scientists working in the field.
Technology & innovations in science.
Careers in science or related to science.
Science current events that effect humans & other living things.

5. In class… …students will be doing the following:
Investigations to find answers to unknown phenomena.
Hands-on science based activities.
Hands-on Lab experiments.
Practice writing Lab reports & recording information properly.
Reading articles and information on science related content.

6. In class… …students will be doing the following:
Listening to teacher explain science content.
Work in pairs or collaborative groups (groups of 4) to discuss science topics and hear from other students opinions & thoughts.
Students will have endless opportunities to share their ideas and thoughts on science concepts discussed in class.

7. In class… …students will be doing the following:
Actively participate in Argument Driven Inquiry:
Students discuss results of experiments & share data with the class.
activity in which students complete lab experiments and defend their position on the answer to a question from their lab experiment.

9. In class… …students will be doing the following:
Learning science knowledge through inquiry based lab experiments.
Includes 5 E Learning Method:
Engage
Explore
Explain
Elaborate
Evaluate

10. 5E Learning model
Engage: students connect science content in class that relates to their everyday lives- engages students into learning science.
Explore: students work on understanding a scientific phenomenon/ concept through completing an hands-on experiment or activity.
Explain: teacher explains the scientific phenomenon/content through open discussion of activity with the class.
Teacher also lectures the science content that relates to the experiment that students explored.
Elaborate: students do further investigations or assignments related to the science concept associated with the explore activity.
Evaluate: students display their knowledge of the science concept through an evaluation (test, project, activity, or lab experiment).

11. At home… …students will be doing the following:
Reading the chapter and taking notes on the chapter:
Any format of notes (minimum: 1 page- 2 sides): when teacher assigns these assignments.
Writing more than 1 page of notes on a chapter is recommended.

12. At home… …students will be doing the following:
Finish any labs write-ups that were not completed in class (unless we are doing multiple-day labs).
Finish any class activities/assignments that were not completed in class (unless we are doing multiple-day class activities/assignments).

13. Topics covered in class…
6th Grade Earth Science:
Nature of Earth Science.
Earth’s Resources.
Plate Tectonics & Earth’s Structure.
Shaping Earth’s Structure.
Earth’s Oceans & Atmosphere.
Ecology.

14. Topics covered in class…
7th Grade Life Science:
Scientific method & Inquiry.
Cell Biology, including microscopes.
Genetics.
Evolution & Earth’s History.
Living Things & Classification.
Human Body Systems.

15. If my child will is absent…
All students who are absent will get an extra day to turn in work when they get back to school:
there is no need to for the assignments – I will give your student the make-up work when he/she comes back to school & give extra time for the student to finish the assignment with no point penalties.

16. Late assignments…
Non-excused late assignments are accepted for reduced credit…
...so please always encourage your child to turn in assignments…even if its late!! 

17. “Missing Assignment” on aeries…
If your child has a “missing assignment” on aeries, please have your child turn it in late:
I will accept it late for reduced credit, so please encourage your child to complete all assignments, even if late!! 
If student has misplaced or lost worksheet or other assignment and wants to turn it in late, Have the student speak with me in class to get another copy.