Earth Science
With Mrs. Locke
This year!
A general overview
O All about Earth and Space
this year!
O We do a lot of labs, group
work, art project, notes, and
drawings
O Students are expected to come in and
start on opening work,
O checked daily
O worth extra credit
O Timed
O Class rules and consequences
O On the website and front of room
O In the students ISN
O They are typical rules for a class
O Must have a composition
book
O Notes, opening activities,
vocabulary list, and most work will
be in the composition book.
O Students are going to need glue
and colors to keep it up to date.
O They are graded periodically throughout
the semester.
Homework
O Is posted on the web weekly
O Is generally assigned Mondays and
due Friday
O There is homework most weeks
O Most homework will be a handout
related to what we are covering in
class that week.
O Should involve some regular studying
and review of the notes
Textbook
O There is an online version.
O It is linked to the web site for class
O Login information is on the syllabus
Science Fair
O This year students will not be required to complete the
science fair due to my absence.
O I will help anyone really interested in participating on
an individual basis upon my return.
O The time to work on the fair is from Oct. through early
Jan.
Ways to help your 6th grader be
successful:
O Make sure they have the materials they need for class
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everyday
Check their agenda
Offer rewards or consequences for having information
written in the agenda
Ask to see the completed work (all graded work is returned)
Have them explain how they got an answer rather then just
telling you the answer.
Make vocabulary flash cards to review with them
Quiz them over their notes
Read and discuss current events with them
Have them read; it doesn’t matter what they read, they just
need to read.
Have them read aloud to you
Website
and
Questions?
http://fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~Leah_M_Locke/