Welcome to Earth Science!

With Mr. Fuller

Earth Science Their are 4 easy things you will need to do by

the end of today: Finish this video presentation you’re viewing right

now Register with Quizstar (so you can take online tests)

Take your 1st quiz!!!! Register with Homelink (so you can check your grade online)

About this Class This class is divided up into 3 main parts:

Classwork & Homework, Labs Projects & Activities, Tests & Quizzes

If you are ever absent and need to make up classwork, labs, or tests; please go to my class website: http://wikifuller.wikispaces.com/

Classwork and Homework

Classwork/Homework is worth 20% of your grade.

Classwork/Homework consists of: Cornell Notes, and Bellwork

Bellwork

Bellwork begins immediately when you enter the class

Bellwork is due every Friday unless otherwise stated

Everyday of Bellwork is worth 20 points A weeks Worth of Bellwork (5 days) is

worth 100 points. Bellwork can be made up online at my

website

Cornell Notes

Cornell Notes are due on the day of the test

Everyday of Cornell Notes is worth 50 points

Each Unit we will have 3 or 4 days of notes

So 3 days of notes is worth 150 points and 4 days of notes is worth 200 points!!!!!!!!!

Question: What side do I write the question on?

Answer: Questions always go on the left side and the answers always go on the right side

Question: Answers/diagrams/drawings

Question goes on the left side and the answer goes on the right side

What side

Do I write the

Question on?

Summary:

Quickwrite:

Cornell Note Form

at

Question: Answers/diagrams/drawings

Question goes on the left side and the answer goes on the right side

What side

Do I write the

Question on?

Summary:

20 points

25 points

Quickwrite:

5 points

Quick writes are a daily question worth 5 points That you answer in 1-2 Sentences. Quickwrites are designed to get you thinking!!!!

Cornell Note Points

Main Section of your notes are worth 20 points

Summaries are worth 20 points. Summaries contain diagrams and important information which may be on the test!!!!

Please Note: Summaries and Bellwork are usually a hint

to you will see on a test Summaries and Bellwork often contain test

questions or diagrams that you will most likely come across during a test

The best way to get a good grade in class is to complete note summaries and bellwork!!!!!!!!!!!

Labs and Activities Labs and Activities are worth 20% of your

grade After notes, we will usually spend between

30 and 40 minutes on a lab Labs or Activities are due either the day

they are assigned or the day after

Labs

I take lab safety very seriously Anyone caught goofing around in lab will receive

a zero on the assignment for that day Anyone caught abusing school property and lab

materials will also receive a zero on the assignment for that day

If you were absent for a lab, come see about a makeup assignment

Labs should always be written in complete sentences

Lab Write-Ups Purpose – What is the purpose of this lab? Or, Why I am

doing this?-Hypothesis: A prediction of what you expect to happen (an educated guess) Make sure you always

write a hypothesis!!!!!! Materials – What kind of equipment or materials will I

need to complete the lab? Procedure- What steps taken to achieve a desired result Results/Data – What kind of data or information did I

obtain? Questions and Conclusion – What did I learn? Did I

perform the lab correctly? If not, why not? What went wrong? Each lab will have questions. Be sure every question is answered correctly

ALWAYS ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Projects

Throughout the semester we will be working on a couple GROUP PROJECTS

These Projects are meant to be done collaborate, in other words you are expected to talk and discuss your thoughts ideas and knowledge with other students in you lab group

If someone in your lab group is not pulling their weight (goofing off, not working, being disrespectful) then let me know and that person will receive a ZERO on the project

Tests and Quizzes Tests and Quizzes are worth 50% of your

grade Don’t like your test grade? Well, you have up

to 3 retakes to improve your score The worst thing you can do in this class is

miss a test or quiz and not make it up To Makeup a test or Retake a test you will

need to visit: http://quizstar.4teachers.org/ and register for my class

Academic Integrity If you are caught cheating, I will take the

assignment from you and the work will count as a zero in my grade book

Copying other peoples work is a form of Plagiarism!!!!!

Movies

Make an effort to listen and learn!!! Their will almost always be questions that

accompany the movie The movie will often be followed by a

quiz!!!! Remember: tests and quizzes are worth

50% of your grade!!!!

Part 2 You are now ready to begin working on Part

2 of the assignment Please register on Quizstar by going to:

http://quizstar.4teachers.org/ Follow the directions on you assignment and

DO NOT go to QUIZSTAR PRO!!!!!!