Highland Community Middle School

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Grade Science Syllabus 2014-2015
Teacher: Jamie W. Link
Email: jlink@highland.k12.wi.us
School Phone Numer: !"#$% &2&'()2) E*+. ,1&
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1rade Science curriculum s+ar+s +he e*/lora+ion and in2uir3 o4 science. The course is
designed +o con+inue wi+h +o/ics wi+hin +he +hree main areas o4 science !Ph3sical5 Li4e5 and
Ear+h%. The goal is +o uild u/on +he science skills learned.
-lassroom 6ules
7n order 4or our class +o run as smoo+hl3 as /ossile5 7 sim/l3 ask all s+uden+s +o e polite
organi!ed and punctual !P8P%.
"e polite# This rule includes res/ec+ o4 school rules5 school9indi:idual /ro/er+3 and5
mos+ im/or+an+l35 res/ec+ 4or o+hers. S+uden+s will e working in collaora+i:e grou/s o4
some +3/e nearl3 e:er3 da3 in science5 so +his rule is o4 /ar+icular im/or+ance. E:er3
s+uden+ should e*/ec+ res/ec+ in our classroom and e willing +o gi:e res/ec+ in re+urn.
"e organi!ed# S+uden+s are res/onsile 4or coming +o class /re/ared. 6e2uired dail3
ma+erials are as 4ollows:
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-encil and a -en .blac& or blue/
"e punctual# 7n order +o make +he mos+ ou+ o4 e:er3 class /eriod5 s+uden+s are e*/ec+ed
+o e in +heir assigned sea+s and read3 +o s+ar+ class when +he ell rings. S+uden+s who are
unale +o make i+ +o +heir sea+s 3 +he ell will recei:e a +ard3. 010% 2' 345 $(0 2%
+H0 C6$SS(44M7 S+uden+s will e gi:en se:eral minu+es a+ +he s+ar+ o4 e:er3 class
/eriod +o u/da+e +heir assignmen+ no+eooks.
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.uring +he school 3ear5 s+uden+s will e graded on numerous ac+i:i+ies including las5 2ui;;es5
homework5 /rojec+s5 and 3es< +es+s. =3 grading scale looks like +he 4ollowing:
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> @ &('&$ A @ $)'$& - @ 0"'$# . @ "0'01
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1rading Polic3
809 Standards $ssessment .+ests :ui!!es -ro;ects < 6abs/
109 Home=or&
109 (esponsibility
S+uden+s will ha:e +he o//or+uni+3 +o re+ake an3 2ui; or +es+ in m3 class. Bowe:er5 an3
re+ake is u/ +o +he +eacher. >n3 s+uden+ wishing +o re+ake an assessmen+ !2ui;5 +es+5 e+c.% mus+
/u+ +oge+her !in wri+ing% a /lan on how +he3 are going +o o+ain a higher le:el o4 mas+er3.
The /lan mus+ e a//ro:ed 3 +he +eacher e4ore +he s+uden+ is allowed a re+ake.
=iddle School Bomework Polic3
Bomework is mean+ +o /rac+ice +he necessar3 skills or conce/+s o4 a +o/ic. Wi+hou+ /rac+ice5
s+uden+s +end +o ha:e a more di44icul+ +ime when i+ comes +o assessmen+s !2ui;;es and +es+s%. The
amoun+ o4 homework assigned is a re4lec+ion o4 where C8D5 +he s+uden+5 are on +he road +owards
mas+er3 o4 a cer+ain +o/ic. There will e +imes +ha+ s+uden+s do no+ recei:e +he same amoun+ o4
homework. -er+ain s+uden+s jus+ need more /rac+ice. Bowe:er5 i4 a s+uden+ 4ails +o com/le+e an
assignmen+ on +ime5 +ha+ s+uden+ will 4or4ei+ +heir res/onsiili+3 /oin+s 4or +he da3 and e re2uired
+o make +ha+ assignmen+ u/ during +heir lunch /eriod in Lunch Aunch.
1eneral 8u+line
Like 7 said e4ore5 we will e discussing man3 di44eren+ +o/ics during +he school 3ear. Bowe:er5
+o gi:e 3ou a general ou+line o4 +he +o/ics we will e co:ering:
17 'rom Molecule to 4rganism
-ells
=i+osis E =eiosis
Pho+os3n+hesis E -ellular 6es/ira+ion

27 Heredity
>se*ual :s. Se*ual 6e/roduc+ion
-hromosomes
>7 0cosystems
6esource Par+i+ioning
>nimal 7n+erac+ions
-3cle o4 =a++er
Aiodi:ersi+3
47 0arth < Human $cti?ity
1loal -lima+e -hanges
Na+ural 6esources
Buman 7m/ac+ on En:ironmen+
Buman =oni+oring