7th Grade Science Mrs. Ferrigno

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7th Grade ScienceMrs. Ferrigno

• What are the expectations for the 7R Science
  Class?

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Supplies

• Blue Binder with 5 Dividers
• Planner
• Pens, Pencils, Highlighter, and Eraser
• Index Cards
• USB Flash Drive
• Pocket Folder for SFL

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Curriculum

• Life Science
• Scientific Method
• Graphing
• Cells
• Classification
• Human Body Systems
• Ecology
• Fossils

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Tests Quizzes

• 55 of the grade
• Test Days are Wednesdays and/or Fridays
• All tests and quizzes will be preannounced

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Labs

• 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

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Homework

• 10 of the grade
• Graded on a point system
• Given every Monday-Thursday

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Journals

• 5 of the grade
• Short reading and writing assignments
• Extended responses will have rubric for grading
• Reading comprehension questions will be graded on
  a point system

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Projects

• 10 of the grade
• At least one project assigned per marking period
• Includes a small oral presentation
• Graded according to a rubric

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Notebooks

• 5 of the grade
• Graded once a marking period
• Organize according to the Notebook Guide Sheet
  with five dividers

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Participation

• 5 of the grade
• Being in your seat and working on your Do Now
  when the bell rings
• Prepared for Class
• Focused
• Active Involvement

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Absences

• Bring in a note to the Main Office upon return
• Student is responsible for finding out the work
  they missed upon return
• Your parents may contact Mrs. Ferrigno to get
  Team work
• Attendance at extra help may be required to make
  up work

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Extra Help

• Mondays at 300 PM and Thursdays at 735 AM in
  Room 235
• Passes can be obtained the day before
• Parents can write a note that morning if a pass
  is forgotten

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Contact Information

• Visit my web page www.baldwinschools.org for
  homework assignments, as well as other important
  information
• Email Address is ferrignos_at_baldwin.k12.ny.us it
  is also located on the web page