1	7 Green Science Our Year At A Glance With Mrs. Maryfran Doiron
2	Classroom Goals and Expectations Respect Safety Preparation Organization Teamwork
3	Textbooks Science Plus (Level Red) Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Science Explorer-Astronomy Science Explorer-Inside The Earth (Geology) Prentice Hall Students will receive a copy to keep at home while in use.
4	Unit 0- Scientific Method/Inquiry Making Observations Forming Hypotheses Designing A Controlled Experiment Drawing Conclusions
5	Christa McAuliffe Challenger Center/Planetarium Oct. 11 or 12, 2006 Shuttle and Mission Control Simulation Return To The Moon Unique Opportunity Planetarium program “What’s Eating The Moon?”
6	Units 1 & 2 - Biology Interactions in the Environment Food Chains/Food Webs Habitats vs. Niches Populations/Succession Diversity of Life Natural Selection Evolution Classification
7	Unit 6- Geology The Restless Earth Plate Tectonics Earthquakes & Volcanoes Rocks and Minerals Rock Cycle Fossils Geologic Time Scale
8	Unit 7- Astronomy Astronomy Solar System Milky Way Rotation/ Revolution Seasons/Solstices/ Equinoxes Phases of the Moon Eclipses Tides
9	Grading Policy - Point System Total points per term~200-250 pt.. Points per assignment Homework- 1- 3 pt.(usually 2 pt.) Quizzes 10-15 pt.. Lab Reports 20-25 pt.. Tests 40-50 pt.. Projects 35-50 pt..
10	Notes From Science How to help: Help students review vocabulary for quizzes Help students to think critically about vocab. (Can they give examples/explain vocab?) Reinforce organizational techniques in binder and journal Chaperone opportunities/CORI forms
11	7 Green Extra Help Encourage your child to seek extra help whenever appropriate Reinforce the idea that extra help is not just for students that are having difficulty; all students can benefit from extra help at some time All teachers offer extra help on a regularly scheduled basis and also by appointment Extra help/ review sessions are given regularly before tests
12	7 Green Extra Help Schedule Science- Tues., Wed., Thurs. afternoon Math- See weekly sheet World Language- Wed. afternoon Social Studies-Wed. morning and afternoon English - Wed.or Thurs. afternoon