NAME:
Mrs. McVey http://lmcvey.wikispaces.com OR blogspot.com
SCHOOL:
Southern De School of the Arts
CLASS:
7th & 8th Grade Science
SCHOOL PHONE:
302-436-1066 lmcvey@irsd.k12.de.us
SCIENCE GUIDELINES
Mrs. McVey
Email: leza1011@yahoo.com or lmcvey@irsd.k12.de.us
SCIENCE CLASS RULES
You must raise your hand to speak
Touching, tasting, or breathing substances could make you sick or even die!
Always wear goggles
Ask before getting out of your seat
Do your own work, coping others will give both students zeros
Lab partners-each person must turn in his or her own lab
Read safety contract-sign and return
Book bags must be in the locker
Bring everything to class
Book
Notebook- warm-ups,vocabulary, handouts, labs, homework, tests
Pencil- no pens!! Work done in pen will be returned
Highlighter
Color pencils
Graph paper
Warm-up on the board
Come in, sit and get started
This is the time to sharpen your pencil. No other time in class
Complete warm-up in 5 minutes
This is where your test questions come from
Homework
5 points
No late work accepted
Out on the desk when you come in
Groups
Tasks
Task master - be sure all lab materials are set up
-assign extra duties when necessary
-keep group on task
Timer - keep time of lab
-time lab activities when necessary
Equipment manager -get and return equipment
-take care of equipment
-report problems
-check lab for equipment needed
Recorder - record all information
-make sure everyone copies info to own lab
-check board for additional notes
Labs
25 points each
Due the next class
Each person must turn in their own lab
In the lab section of notebook
Handouts that apply to lab must be included
If you lose handout you must recopy yourself!!!
Conclusion is to include purpose of the lab,
what you did in the lab, did it work or did you have to change something?,
and three things you learned
Reports and projects
100-200 points
10 points each day late (whether you have me that day or not it is due the
date assigned
Since the projects are assigned several weeks prior to due date, you are
responsible to come to be prior to due date if there is a problem
Articles
25 points
Articles will be on current events that are assigned
They are due on the due date assigned unless you don’t have me that day,
then they are due the next day you have me
They will be collected and graded
There will be specific instructions for each article assigned
They can come from the Internet, newspaper, or magazine
Article must be attached to the writing
Tests
100 points
Weekly/biweekly
Quizzes
10-25 points
THE FOLLOWING UNITS WILL BE COVERED:
7th grade 8th grade
Properties of Matter Transformation of Energy
Cell Weather
Genetics Planets
Watersheds Ecosystems
Please feel free to contact me at any time.
You can reach me by phone 302-436-1066 or E-mail leza1011@yahoo.com
