1. 2013-14 School Year Hugh M. Cummings Mr. Coble Earth Science Honors
Welcome!
School Year
Hugh M. Cummings
Mr. Coble
Earth Science Honors
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2. Agenda/Topics to Be Covered
Mission Statement/Goals
Who’s Who
Classroom Policies
Grading
Teacher Webpage
Science Fair
Summary
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3. Mission Statement/Goals
Hugh M. Cummings High School, in partnership with families and the community, provides challenging opportunities in a caring, respectful, innovative environment that empowers all students to demonstrate high achievement and lead meaningful lives in a diverse society.
Reading, Writing, Organization
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4. Obejectives/Goals of Class
Unit 1 – Science and Energy (8-10 Days)
Unit 2 – Minerals, Rocks, Plate Tectonics (8-10 Days)
Unit 3 – Earthquakes and Volcanoes (8-10 Days)
Unit 4 – Water and Oceans (8-10 Days)
Unit 5 – Weathering and Erosion (8-10 Days)
Unit 6 – Atmosphere and Weather (8-10 Days)
Unit 7 – Climate and Ecosystems (10-12 Days)
Unit 8 – Land and Water Use (10-12 Days)
Unit 9 – The Solar System and the Universe (8-10 Days)
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5. Who’s Who List key school staff Principle – Mr. Alexander
Assistant Principles -
Ms. Bingham
Ms. Best
Ms. Johns
Mr. Coach Rob
Media Coordinator - Mr. Wall
Secretary - Ms. Lewis
Head Custodian - Mr. Blackwell
Nurse – Ms. Brady
Social Worker – Ms. Norris
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6. Who’s Who Science Department Resources:
Mr. Christoff - Physical Science / Chemistry
Mr. O’Neill – Biology / Physical Science
Mr. Coble – Earth Science / Earth Science Honors
Mr. Turner – Earth Science / Chemistry
Ms. Smith – Biology Honors/ Chemistry Honors
*some teach more than one subject and are good resources if I’m not readily available.
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7. Classroom Policies Highlight most important policies*
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Classroom Policies
Highlight most important policies
Classwork / Homework expectations
Explain classroom management plan
Hall passes
Bathroom breaks
Clean up and dismissals
No bathroom breaks during lunch times. MUST sign out and then sign back in.
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Classroom Policies
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16. Classroom Policies
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17. Grading Tests ------------25% Quizzes----------15%
Labs/Projects----20%
Classwork %
Homework %
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18. Every Test Will Have A Small Cumulative Part Inserted.
Tests 25%
Every Test Will Have A Small Cumulative Part Inserted.
Essays will be a HUGE component
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19. A Great Student Becomes A Great Teacher
Quizzes 15%
A Great Student Becomes A Great Teacher
Teaching Is Part Of Your Quiz Grade!!
On quiz days, you and your partner will review/teach each other the topics covered. The average quiz grade between you and your partner will be your individual quiz grade.
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20. All PowerPoint Chapter Slides are available on my Teacher’s Webpage.
Homework 20%
All PowerPoint Chapter Slides are available on my Teacher’s Webpage.
Students are expected to know the content before the next class period.
Aldo Leopold – A Sand County Almanac
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21. Classwork 20% Classwork involves: Creating Evaluating Analyzing
Applying
Participation
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22. Bell Ringers may count either Classwork or a Quiz Grade.
Almost everyday, you will use a smart response clicker as your daily warmups.
The warmups are designed to test your knowledge of the PowerPoint Slides you studied at home.
Bell Ringers may count either Classwork or a Quiz Grade.
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23. You will have at least 1 lab for each unit ~ 10-15 labs
Lab / Projects 20%
You will have at least 1 lab for each unit ~ labs
Science Fair Project
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24. Science Fair
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25. All the Earth Science Resources Online
Teacher’s Webpage
All the Earth Science Resources Online
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26. Summary / Q&A
Questions, comments, or concerns at this time.
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