9thGradePhysics&Engineering

BrianMorganAnimasHighSchool
Email:brian.morgan@animashighschool.com
DigitalPortfolio:GoogleClassroom&ahs9sci.weebly.com
OfficeHours:Tuesday3:154:15orbyappointment

CourseDescription
Itismyhopethatthiscoursewillhelpyouseeyourworldinadifferentlight.Mygoalforthisclassis
thatyouwillbecomeabettercriticalthinker,thatyouincreaseyourcreativity,anddesignsomereally
coolthings!Emphasiswillbeonacquiringskillsthatwillensurestudentsaresuccessfulinfuture
sciencecoursework,inuseoftechnologyandengineeringdesign.Wewillstrivetoapplyour
knowledgetobenefitourcommunity,developpersonalwellbeing,andultimatelymaketheworlda
betterplace.
GradingScaleYouwillpassifyouparticipateinprojectsandturninallwork!
A:94100% A:9094% Excellentworkthatexceedsall/moststandards
B+:8790% B:8487% B:8084%Goodqualityworkthatmeetsallstandards
C+:7780% C:7477% C:7074%Completeworkthatmeetsmoststandards
D:below70 Incompletework,mustremediatesemester
F:below60 Failing,mustremediatesemester

Whatgoesintoagrade?

Mainlyyoureffort! YouwillreceivegradesbasedonhowwellyouemployourHabitsof
HeartandMindandhowwellyoudevelop21stcenturyskills.
OurHabitsofHeartandMind:
Perspective,Advocacy,Perseverance,EvidenceandRefinement
Our21stCenturySkills:

1. CriticalThinkingandProblemSolving
2. Collaboration
3. Adaptability
4. Initiative
5. EffectiveCommunication
6. IndependentResearchandLearning
7. CuriosityandImagination

Themajorityofyourgradewillcomefromprojectwork,with2bigonespersemesterthat
includeapublicexhibition.
Forhomeworkyoushouldbefinishingprojectworkbeyondwhatyoucancompleteinclass,
completingreading/researching,makingobservations,developingquestions,postingworkto
yourDP,andwritingreflectionsonyourwork.
Withineachprojectyoucanexpect1testandonaverage1quizevery2weeks,
Assessmentismostoftenopennotes,soitbehoooooovesyoutohaveanorganizedbinderand
takenotes.
WewilldoformalLabexercisestobetterunderstandtheSciencecontentinourprojects,
theseareusuallydoneingroupswithonecopyofyourdataandanalysisdue.
Inordertomanageschoolworkefficientlyandtoavoiditdisappearingornotbeingturnedin
youwillbesubmittingthemajorityofassignmentsusingGoogleClassroom.Ifyouare
absentitisyourresponsibilitytochecktheGoogleClassroomstreamtoseewhatyoumissed.
LateWorkPolicy
OnceanassignmentislatethehighestgradeyoucangetisaBontheassignment.Ifyour
workislateduetoanabsenceyoumustnotewhenyouwereabsentatthetopofthe
assignmentinordertoreceivefullcredit.
Iftherearecircumstancesthatpreventyoufromcompletinganassignmentontimeyouneed
toADVOCATEformoretimeBEFOREtheassignmentisdue.Thebestwaytodothatisvia
email.
Iwillonlyacceptworkuptotwoweeksaftertheoriginalduedate.AfterthattimeIwill
absolutelynotaccepttheassignment.

RequiredMaterials
PlannerYoumayusewhateverworksbestforyou,aslongasyoukeeptrackofassignments
Pen/Pencil
BasicScientificCalculator(TI30X)orGraphingcalculator(TI84youwilluseit
inmathclasseventually)Don'trelyonyourcellphoneasyourcalculator!
3RingBinderThesecanliveintheclassroom
RulerMetalisbetter
LaptopComputerANDcharger(ifyouforgetit,youneedtogetaloanerfromDusty)
Classroompolicies:
1. Refrainfromusinginappropriateordisrespectfullanguage.(also,noonelikesbeing
interrupted)
2. Youmaynotlistentomusicunlessgivenpermission(Ilovemusictoo,I'llsingyousongifyou
needit)
3. Followthefashionguidewhileatschool(Neverpassupontheopportunitytowearacostume)
4. Youcaneatfoodaslongasyoudon'tmakeamess.Youmaynotchewgum,becauseitmakes
amess.
5. Technologyisforappropriateschoolusesonly(Youdon'tneedtoconstantlywatchvideosor
playgames)
6. Eachtimeyouhave3unexcusedtardiesorabsencesyougetalunchdetention.
7. Donotuseortakeequipmentwithoutpermission.Powertoolsrequiresupervision.
8. StayHydrated!Youdon'tneedtoasktousethebathroom,onlyonestudentatatimemaygo.
9. Cellphonescanbegreattoolsforresearch.Ifyouhaveanacademicreasontouseyoursduring
class,askpermissionfromyourteachertotakeitout.However,ifyouhaveacellphoneout
withoutpermissionitwillforfeititfortherestoftheday.
10. Beexcellenttoeachother