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7
Grade Science
Mrs. Ferrigno
What are the expectations
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for the 7 Grade Honors
Class?
Supplies
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Blue Binder with 5 Dividers
Planner
Pens, Pencils, Highlighter, and Eraser
Index Cards
USB Flash Drive
Curriculum
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Life Science
Scientific Method
Graphing
Cells
Classification
Human Body Systems
Ecology
Fossils
Tests & Quizzes
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70% of the grade
Test Days are Wednesdays and/or Fridays
All tests and quizzes will be preannounced
Labs
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10% of the grade
Labs are graded on a point system
Before participating in any lab activities, a
signed safety sheet must be returned
Zero tolerance policy for not following safety
rules
Group work, but conclusions done individually
Homework & Journals
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10% of the grade
Graded on a point system
Given every Monday-Thursdays
Homework will not be accepted more than 1 day late
Short reading and writing assignments
Extended responses will have rubric for grading
Reading comprehension questions will be graded on a
point system
Projects
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5% of the grade
At least one project assigned per marking period
Includes a small oral presentation
Graded according to a rubric
Science Symposium
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All Honors Students are required to successfully
complete a symposium project
Background Research and an Experiment
Participation & Notebook
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5% of the grade
Being in your seat and working on your
Do Now when the bell rings
Prepared for Class
Focused
Active Involvement
Notebooks are graded once a marking period
Organize according to the Notebook Guide Sheet
with five dividers
Absences
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Bring in a note to the Main Office upon return
Student is responsible for finding out the work they
missed upon return
You may contact Mrs. Ferrigno to get Team work
Attendance at extra help may be required to make up
work
Extra Help
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Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8:00 AM in Room 235
Passes can be obtained the day before
Parents can write a note that morning if a pass is
forgotten
Communication
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Contact me to set up Team Meetings
Monitor the planner for notes and/or stamps
Access the Parent Portal to monitor grades
Contact Information
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Visit my web page www.baldwinschools.org
for homework assignments, as well as other
important information
Email Address is
ferrignos@baldwinschools.org it is also
located on the web page
Science Office (516)377-9039
Contact me to set up Team Meetings