1. WELCOME TO MRS. SNYDER’S SCIENCE CLASS email-susan. snyder@dvusd
WELCOME TO MRS. SNYDER’S SCIENCE CLASS sisnyderscience.weebly.com work phone # home phone # (please don’t call after 9pm)
School Year

2. Meet the Teacher
Teaching Experience:
20 years, 19 of them in the Deer Valley District
Education:
Associates Degree –Phoenix College
Bachelor of Science – Grand Canyon University
Masters in Secondary Education- ASU
Family:
Married to Parker for 21 years We have one daughter, Kelsey, a junior at DVHS
Will have a son this year, Frederick, from Germany
He will be with us until June 15, 2012
Interests: Football, especially the Cardinals, cooking, reading and volunteering

3. Curriculum-1st Semester
1st Quarter:
Physics-motion, acceleration, speed, graphs, Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
2nd Quarter:
Chemistry-matter, atoms, physical and chemical properties of matter, mixtures, pH, systematic organization of the periodic table

4. Curriculum –Second Semester
3rd Quarter:
Genetics – Mendelian and modern genetics, the genetic code and protein synthesis, DNA, pedigrees, genetic disorders, cloning and selective breeding
4th Quarter:
Diversity, Adaptation and Behavior – Natural Selection and Evolutionary Theory, symbiotic relationships, migration and global warming

5. Grading
Grades are calculated on a point system. I do NOT weight grades. Grades are taken from homework, classwork, activities, labs, projects, quizzes and tests.
Grading scale is a straight
= A
= B
= C
= D
59 ↓ = F

6. Science Notebooks
Science Notebooks will be used all year, EVERY DAY It is possible you will need 2, it depends on how big you write.
The Notebook is used for everything we do in this class, from note taking, to labs, to video questions, reading assignments, focus questions and objective/assessment pieces.
It is a major grade, due to the amount of work that is represented. and can have a tremendous impact on your quarter grade!
You must keep up with the work. It is very hard to catch up in your Notebook.

7. Late or Missing Work
I don’t accept late work. Work needs to be turned in when it is due.
I don’t accept late projects. Projects are due on the prescribed due date. You must contact me IN ADVANCE if there is a problem.
Work with out a name will go into the NO NAME file. This work will have been scored. If you claim the work, you will receive half of the credit you earned.

8. Positives 10 will “buy” you a homework pass
Snyder Sense-given for participation and helping out with whatever is needed.
10 will “buy” you a homework pass
PATH – Perfect Attendance Test Helper
Must have perfect attendance in my class AND have ALL work turned in
The PATH can be used on a test and is averaged in with your test score.

9. Positives (con’t)
BUG Award- Brought Up Grade-This begins second quarter and is given to those students who have improved their letter grade
Birthdays – celebrated twice a month. We will all sing happy birthday to you and you will get candy and a homework pass! A true gift from me to you : )

10. Projects DNA Double Helix Design and test an experiment
Adopt an Element
Pedigree Project
Personal Time Line
Time Line of Life on Earth
Time Line of Atomic Structure
Time Line of the Story of Genetics
The Speed of Transportation