Welcome to Back to School Night

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Welcome to Back to School Night

• Ms. Eileen Rakowski
• Honors Physics/AP Physics

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A Little Bit About Me.

• Graduate of Rutgers College of Engineering.
• Worked as a Civil Engineer for seven years.
• Alternate Route to gain teachers licence.
• Masters in Educational Technology from Ramapo
  College.
• Participant in numerous workshops in physics
  education.
• Teaching Math and Science since 1999.
• Married with two children, Elizabeth (10) and
  Mary (8).

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A Little Bit About the Course.

• Motion
• Electricity and magnetism
• Waves, sound and light
• Relativity
• Physics in the news (What happened on July 4,
  2012?)

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Physics Grading Policy.

• Homework/Class work- 10-20
• Lab work/reports 15-25
• Tests and Quizzes 50-60

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Late and Make-up Work

• Major assignments will be accepted late, at
  teachers discretion, with a penalty.
• Daily assignments will not be accepted late
  (except in the case of absences).
• For scheduled absences, assignments should be
  handed in before due date (field trips, college
  visits, sports, debate, DECA)

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Extra Help

• I am available during lunch and daily 245-315.
• National Honors Society offers free tutoring.
  Speak with a guidance councilor.

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Website

• My web page

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Contact Information

• rakowskie_at_northernhighlands.org
• 201-327-8700 (ext 351)

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Tools used in the classroom

• Data studio motion sensors
• Clickers
• Youtube physics
• Phet simulator
• Day 1 Project Video