Syllabus - Science 2008 - 2009

Syllabus 2009-20010

Mrs. Jacobsen

Welcome to Franklin Middle School!

Below you will find the syllabus for this year.  

You can stay current and successful in class by following the basic rules below.

1. Come prepared with materials and completed assignments EVERY DAY!
2. Listen attentively to science discussions during class and take good notes of class discussions.
3. Respect yourself, your classmates, me, and our school at all times.
4. BE HERE on time…every day. If not, you are responsible for missed work-see website below.
5. Be organized…the key to success in ANY class. I will help you with this!
6. If you have computer access at home, feel free to keep in touch with the class and check for the weeks homework assignments if you are absent by going to my classroom website:www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/jjacobsen
7. We will be taking notes together every day and doing class work. These notes & class work may be used on some tests and quizzes! Homework is assigned periodically, mostly I expect students to finish work in class/
   

We will cover the following OSPI goals and objective criteria while going through our curriculum.

Earth Science

Course Description: We use Kits to experience Science this year, we will do a lot of hands on learning.  We will explore: Natural disasters, Plants and Floating/sinking, it is important to recognize the Scientific Method and the different systems in play representing the Interdependence of life.

Systems: The student knows and applies scientific concepts and principles to understand the properties, structures and changes in physical, earth/space, and living systems.

The system concept includes inputs, outputs, and transfers of matter and energy, and information to understand how the natural universe functions. Systems of the Natural World can be understood in terms of the following three components of physical, earth /space and living systems: EALR 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.

Inquiry: The student knows and applies the scientific ideas, skills, processes of investigation, and the nature of science.

Inquiry describes the skills necessary to investigate systems and asks students to understand the nature of science, which gives integrity to scientific investigations. Inquiry represents the application of science concepts and principles to the scientific investigative processes that aims to answer scientific questions about the natural world. These concepts, principles, and processes are expressed in two components: EALR 2.1, 2.2.

Application: The student knows and applies science ideas and inquiry to design and analyze solutions to human problems in societal contexts.

Scientific design process skills are used to develop and evaluate scientific solutions to problems in real world contexts. The application of an understanding of systems and inquiry is comprised of two components: EALR 3.1

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