Welcome to Life Science

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Welcome to Life Science!
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Message to students

• I want you to know that I have high expectations
  of all of you and, believe that you all have a
  great potential to succeed.
• I am expecting you to give your very best.
• The course of study in life science will be
  approached in a way that is interesting and
  meaningful for you
• We will plunge into this wonderful body of
  science and will learn about you as an organism ,
  about other organisms, how you and other
  organisms relate to each other and to the
  environment.
• I want you to have a strong foundation in life
  science in this class on which you can build on
  in high school and college.

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Course Description

• This class is built around a framework of process
  and application skills that you will need to
  solve problems and make good decisions about
  everyday issues involving science.
• Hands-on learning by doing through AMSTI will
  allow you to progress from knowledge to
  application in science.

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Class Syllabus

• We will be covering a variety of topics during
  the semester.
• Topics covered in first semester include Science
  Skills, Living Things Classification Cells
  DNA/RNA Heredity Plants s Ecology a
• Topics covers in second semester includes Body
  Systems Skeletal/ Muscular, Digestion,
  Circulation, Respiration/Excretion, Nervous,
  Reproduction/Endocrine

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Materials Needed-

• A seventh grade three ring binder for notes,
  bell-ringers, and worksheets
• A composition book to record AMSTI inquiries.
• 2 writing instruments
• Folder
• colored pencils
• Please bring your binder and writing equipment to
  class daily.

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Discipline Plan

• I want this to be a great year when you can
  empower yourself and others to be on the road to
  success.
• To help you and your classmates to be in an
  environment where learning can occur all the time
  the seventh grade team expect you make the right
  choices all the time.

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Expectations

• Be on time and be prepared.
• Be respectful.
• Remain seated.
• Obey all school rules and procedures.
• Give 100 daily.
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Consequences

• Verbal warning.
• 10 sentences
• If not turned in, 20 sentences and phone call to
  parent.
• If not turned in, detention and parent phone
  call.
• If behavior continues, the parent will be asked
  to attend a conference.

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Procedures

• Daily Directions
• Enter quietly.
• Go to your assigned seat.
• Answer the bell-ringer question
• Copy homework
• Do not wait for the tardy bell to ring. Class
  begins when you enter the room. .
• End of Class
• No one is to leave when the bell rings.
• I will dismiss the class !
• Check to make sure that you are not leaving
  anything behind that you are not supposed to
  leave. (My room is not your locker.)
• Walk out of the room.

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Procedures

• During class
• Follow all instructions
• Experiments/Laboratory Experiences.
• Anyone that does not follow the laboratory
  instructions or does something that is unsafe
  will be suspended from the experiment and receive
  a detention. If the lab is graded, you will
  receive a zero for the lab. Repeat offenders
  will be suspended from all labs and will receive
  an alternate assignment. Your safety and the
  safety of your classmates are of most importance.
• I want you to know that horseplay is absolutely
  inappropriate and will not be tolerated

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Procedures

• Participation Grade
• Many lessons, experiments and computer work are
  completed in groups that require cooperation from
  all members. It will be my discretion in
  determining the input and participation of each
  group member. Any student who repeatedly fails
  to stay on task will lose group privileges, be
  given an alternative assignment, and/or have a
  reduction in his/her participation grade

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Procedures-Binders

• Dividers in this order
•                 Literature
•                 Grammar
•                 Science
•                 Social Studies
•                 Math

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Procedures

• Make Up Work
• You are responsible for asking me for make-up
  work if you have an excused absence.
• As soon as you come in after an absence fill up
  the makeup slips and turn in . Makeup work will
  be given during the class. Sign up makeup log
  after having received your make-up work. Also,
  check my website for information about homework.
• Tests and assignments should be made up with
  appointment.
• Make up binder and work are posted at a
  designated place in my room.

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Procedures

• Hall Pass
• No pass will be given during class except for an
  emergency or for something that I deem necessary.
  Having to use the restroom real bad is not an
  emergency. Each student has time between classes
  during which they are expected to use the
  restroom.

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Procedures
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Homework

• It is important that you do your homework. You
  should learn to take this habit of doing homework
  to high school, college and be an absolute
  success!
• Misses 12 Do assignment to be turned in next
  day for 80 credit.
• Miss 3 - Notify Parent (phone or email)
• Miss 4 - Email Mr. Tiffin
• Miss 5 - Silent Lunch
• Miss 6 - ASD
• Miss 7 - ISD
• Miss 8 - PFD
• Miss 9 - iBAP

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The End!!!