Welcome to Room 117 –
Science Lab
Mrs. Cassettari
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To provide experiences that allow students to develop the basic skills
needed to be successful.
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Active involvement of students, through cooperative learning and
mentoring to solve problems.
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To provide opportunities for positive experiences that build student
self-confidence, self-esteem, positive attitudes and personal success in
science.
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To provide problem-solving activities that encourage divergent
solutions, decision making, and are transferable to and useful in everyday
situations.
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To have fun while learning
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Respect the opinions, feelings, and property of others. (No name calling, teasing, swearing,
vandalism, or theft.)
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Never
settle for less than your best.
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Come to class with homework and all necessary materials. (Pencils, pens, science textbook, folder,
journal, and loose-leaf paper.)
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To earn maximum credit on an assignment, a student must complete it in
the following manner: follow all
directions, perform quality work, submit it at the beginning of class.
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No gum or candy.
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A verbal warning will be given.
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A student-to-teacher-teacher conference will occur after school to
help correct or find a solution for the inappropriate behavior. (Parents will be notified before the
conference occurs.)
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A teacher-to-parent phone conversation will take place.
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A conference among the parent(s), student, and teacher will occur.
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A conference among the parent(s), student, principal, and
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September News On Your
Mark, Get Set, Go! The conceptual focus of the seventh grade during September is
experimentation, problem solving, critical thinking, and the scientific
method. Giles students’ initial
challenge is to determine which variables affect the behavior of a
pendulum. Our junior scientists will
succeed in finding answers to scientific questions through active
involvement, cooperative learning, mentoring, and persistence. It’s Electrifying! The
eighth graders are in store for an “electrifying” experience during
the month of September. Through
investigation the students will explore the nature and causes of
electricity. Later in the month the
students will be expected to illustrate, demonstrate and characterize the
differences between static and current electricity. “Bag of Stuff” is our first inquiry based
activity. Through cooperative
learning, the students complete twenty tasks involving static electricity and
formulate a working definition and explanation of static. |
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Fifteen minutes of nightly study homework on evenings when there is no written
homework. Science experiments can take
several days to complete, so written homework will not be assigned on a daily
basis. Your child will be informed
of upcoming chapter and unit tests one
week in advance. Questions are
taken from group discussions, experiments, textbook work, study skills
packets, and information in your child’s science journal. Your child must also be
prepared to pass surprise quizzes.
These will assess his/her understanding of the scientific method and
its application to the current experiment being investigated in class. Parents, you can help your child study for science tests by orally quizzing
him/her on the material in the science journal, folder, and textbook. Please contact me if you
ever have any questions or concerns regarding your child. (1-708-453-4847 ---extension 117) |
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