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Welcome to Mrs. Monaco's Physical Science!
Required Classroom Supplies:
*3-Ring Binder- must be at least 1"
*Tab Dividers (Please see your syllabus for number of tab dividers required.)
2-3 Glue sticks
Color Pencils
Pens (Blue or Black ink only)
Pencils (Please be sure to have plenty of extras in your bookbag)
Calculator (any kind will work; if you have one for math, you can use it for science as well)
Paper
* These items are a must for this class. Students will be given a lot of papers to keep up with that will help serve as study guides for tests, benchmarks, and end of course testing.
Graded Weights:
Summative Assessments- 55% (Tests, Projects)
Given to evaluate student proficiency of content taught/ One opportunity to retest per Assessment
Benchmarks- 5%
Formative Assessments- 40% (Classwork, Quizzes)
Given to evaluate student progress on content taught/ No retests or 2nd tries.
YEAR AT A GLANCE: 8TH HS PHYSICAL SCIENCE
| 1st Semester: Chemistry |
1st Quarter
Unit 1: Atoms & Periodic Table
Unit 2: Bonding
Unit 3: Chemical Reactions
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2nd Quarter
Unit 4: Nuclear Theory
Unit 5: Properties of Matter
Unit 6: Solutions
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2nd Semester:
Physics
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3rd Quarter
Unit 7: Motion
Unit 8: Energy Transformation
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4th Quarter
Unit 9: Waves
Unit 10: Electricity & Magnetism
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YEAR AT A GLANCE: 8TH GRADE SCIENCE
| Semester | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester |
1st Quarter
Unit 1: Atoms & Matter
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2nd Quarter
Unit 2: Waves
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| 2nd Semester |
3rd Quarter
Unit 3: Energy Types & Transformations
Unit 4: Motion & Forces
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4th Quarter
Unit 5: Heat
Unit 6: Electricity & Magnetism
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Grading Scale
A: 90-100
B: 80-89
C: 73-79
D: 70-72
F: Below 70
Google Classroom Codes:
1st Period: m4ai6pk6
2nd Period: schmevmp
5th Period: nq5mccg2
6th Period: mt7djzkb
7th Period: thlnhrhj