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Envsci Syllabus
Envsci Syllabus
Mrs. Young
This is a high school level course and the effort required will be reflected as such. All
Contact Information students must be prepared to work hard, keep up with daily assignments, and STUDY.
Teacher: Jana Young Falling behind is unacceptable. Upon successful completion of this course, student may
Email: jeyoung@jmcss.org be eligible to receive high school credit if they exceed the cut score on the final exam.
Room: 48
Website: Course Description and
nmsenvironmentalscience.weebly.com
Grading & Instruction Prerequisites
60% Assessments “Learn from yesterday, live for ★ This course is correlated with the
30% Classwork/Projects today, hope for tomorrow. The new 3D Tennessee Environmental
10% Daily Work important thing is to not stop Science Standards. It provides
You will earn grades in the questioning.” -Einstein students with an opportunity to
following areas: develop an understanding of
• Labs interrelationships in the natural
• Class work
Course Materials world. In addition, it allows them
Interactive Notebook (composition to identify natural and man‐made
• Test/Quizzes
notebook) with teacher created environmental problems and
• Homework
resources full of study resources and design and evaluate possible
• Projects solutions for these problems.
notes completed throughout the year.
• Interactive Notebook
★ Students must have successfully
Check passed 7th grade Science course
Interactive notebooks may be used on
• Guided & Independent quizzes and tests, however students should and maintain status in the
Practice know the material well enough to complete Academy
assessments in the allotted time.
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STUDENT: I have read and understand the class policies and procedures on the previous pages. I
promise to abide by these guidelines and to provide writing, homework and returned work to my
parent(s) or guardian(s) on a regular basis and discuss the lesson from class when asked.
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If you are overwhelmed or are having trouble, talk to me immediately. It is better to approach me for
extra help than to wait until work is late or not to do it at all. I am here to help you any way I can.
Success takes TEAMWORK!
Have you looked at Microsoft Teams for this class???