2. Room 102 – Mrs. Howard (for Mrs. Gordon) khoward@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us

3. Online access is available through a link on my website howardlifescience.weebly. com: https://www.pearsonsucce ssnet.com/ Username science7mms, password panther1

4. GRADING POLICY General Science : HOMEWORK 10% PROJECTS/CLASSWORK 15% TESTS/ASSESSMENTS 40% QUIZZES/LABS 20% PERSONAL MANAGEMENT 5%

5. GRADING POLICY AT Science Class : HOMEWORK 20% TESTS/ASSESSMENTS 40% QUIZZES/LABS/PROJECTS 35% PERSONAL MANAGEMENT 5%

6. Areas of Interest - Marking Period 1 Safety in the Lab/Scientific Method Characteristics of Life Intro to Cells, Cell Processes and Energy Genetics/DNA Changes over Time

7. My website www.howardlifescience.weebly.com Class guidelines and expectations Copies of classwork, homework, test dates Web links to Achieve, Parent Portal, and Pearson (our textbook)

8. Achieve 3000 Weekly Science Lessons and Articles (usually Fridays) Tied in to each students individual lexile level Students can sign on at home to work to improve their reading

9. AT Class In addition to the regular coursework, the AT class a few additional responsibilities: 2 Science Current Event Articles 2 Big Ideas of Science 1 Research Project

10. AT Class The AT class also has stricter guidelines for homework I do not assign a lot of homework, but late homework is not accepted in AT Science