Joe Wood Somerset Middle School 8th Grade [email_address] 209-574-5300 Welcome to Science

Areas of Study Trimester 1: Scientific Process Properties of Matter Atoms Trimester 2: Periodic Table Chemistry Chemical Reactions Trimester 3: Forces & Motion Astronomy Substance Abuse

Trimester 1:

Scientific Process

Properties of Matter

Atoms

Trimester 2:

Periodic Table

Chemistry

Chemical Reactions

Trimester 3:

Forces & Motion

Astronomy

Substance Abuse

Materials Required 3 Ring Binder Binder Paper Pens & Pencils Agenda Coming Soon Textbook for Home Directed Reading Workbook (DRW) Recommended USB Thumb Drive

Required

3 Ring Binder

Binder Paper

Pens & Pencils

Agenda

Coming Soon

Textbook for Home

Directed Reading Workbook (DRW)

Recommended

USB Thumb Drive

Assignments Daily Homework Directed Reading Workbook (DRW) Finishing In Class Assignments Other worksheets Projects At home projects that support the in class curriculum. Roller Coasters, Element Reports, Atomic Models, etc. Quizzes & Tests Weekly Quizzes - Complete by Friday Quizzes on Moodle Chapter Tests Review materials and practice tests can be found on Moodle Trimester Finals CST – California Standards Test - In May

Daily Homework

Directed Reading Workbook (DRW)

Finishing In Class Assignments

Other worksheets

Projects

At home projects that support the in class curriculum.

Roller Coasters, Element Reports, Atomic Models, etc.

Quizzes & Tests

Weekly Quizzes - Complete by Friday

Quizzes on Moodle

Chapter Tests

Review materials and practice tests can be found on Moodle

Trimester Finals

CST – California Standards Test - In May

Rules & Consequences Rules Safety First Come to Class Prepared Remain Seated & Quiet NO Food or Drinks in the Classroom Respect Yourself, Adults, Peers, and Somerset Middle School Try Your Hardest! Consequences Verbal Warning Conference with Mr. Wood. Detention Class Suspension Referral to Administration

Rules

Safety First

Come to Class Prepared

Remain Seated & Quiet

NO Food or Drinks in the Classroom

Respect Yourself, Adults, Peers, and Somerset Middle School

Try Your Hardest!

Consequences

Verbal Warning

Conference with Mr. Wood.

Detention

Class Suspension

Referral to Administration

Grading Everyone Starts with an A. Break Down 60% Tests 40% Homework & Class Work Grading Scale A: 100%-90% B: 89%-80% C: 79%-70% D: 69%-60% F: 59% and below Progress Reports Updated Weekly Available Online

Everyone Starts with an A.

Break Down

60% Tests

40% Homework & Class Work

Grading Scale

A: 100%-90%

B: 89%-80%

C: 79%-70%

D: 69%-60%

F: 59% and below

Progress Reports

Updated Weekly

Available Online

Technology Student Laptops 4 Websites Room 34 Blog Announcements & Class Summaries http://woodsnewsandnotes.blogspot.com Moodle Online Learning Center - Current Grades http://eett.sylvan.k12.ca.us/moodle Podcasts Student Projects http://www.apple.com/itunes Room 34 Wiki Online Textbook http://room34pstext.wikispaces.com

Student Laptops

4 Websites

Room 34 Blog

Announcements & Class Summaries

http://woodsnewsandnotes.blogspot.com

Moodle

Online Learning Center - Current Grades

http://eett.sylvan.k12.ca.us/moodle

Podcasts

Student Projects

http://www.apple.com/itunes

Room 34 Wiki

Online Textbook

http://room34pstext.wikispaces.com