Mrs. Cole's Syllabus

Classroom Behavior:
  1. Students are expected to treat others with courtesy and respect.
  2. You must be seated, with pencil sharpened and all necessary books and materials, when the tardy bell rings.
  3. In science, new material often builds on previously learned material. Therefore, attendance is extremely important. All assignments must be submitted for grading on the date they are due. Make-up work, due to excused absences, is a student responsibility.
  4. Students are expected to come to class with all necessary materials. This includes a three-ring notebook, agenda, pencil or pen, calculator and the textbook.
  5. Safety practices are vital in science and must be followed. Anyone who does not follow safe practices will not be allowed to participate in the current activity and will receive a zero, which cannot be made up.
  6. Eating or drinking is not allowed in science rooms.
  7. Detention for unacceptable behavior must be served within two school days. If detention is not served, the student will be eliminated from class until the detention is served and will receive a zero for work missed.
  8. Backpacks will be allowed in class, unless they interfere with students or instruction.
  9. The school dress code will be enforced in this classroom.

Grading Policy:

  1. All grades are given on a point basis rather than letter grades.
  2. Grades will be calculated using the grading scale:
  3. Marking period grades will be comprised of:
  4. Semester grades will be calculated as follows:

93-100 A

90-92 A-

87-89 B+

83-86 B

80-82 B-

77-79 C+

73-76 C

70-72 C-

67-69 D+

63-66 D

60-62 D-

Below 60 E

Two of these three grades must be passing in order for a student to earn a passing grade for the semester and receive credit.

  1. Exploring Physical Science
    - Scientific method, metrics
  2. Properties of Matter
    - Mass, volume, density
  3. Physical and Chemical Changes
    - Phases of matter, phase changes, chemical properties and changes
  4. Mixtures, Elements and Compounds
    - Classes of matter
  5. Atoms: Building Blocks of Matter
    - Atomic structure and forces
  6. Classification of Elements
    - Periodic table
  7. Atoms and Bonding
    - Ionic, covalent and metallic bonds
  8. Chemical Reactions
    - Chemical equations, types and rates of chemical reactions
  9. Families of Chemical Compounds
    - Acids, bases and salts
  10. Radioactive Elements
    - Nuclear reactions, radioactivity
Mrs. Cole
Revised on: 01/31/2005 at 13:56:01
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