Syllabus for Earth Science – 8^th Grade

Liberty Middle School

2010-2011

AnthonyJuarez              anthony.juarez@camas.wednet.edu

Websites

Skyward

 https://www2.swrdc.wa-k12.net/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wcamass71/fwemnu01.w

My website

http://new.schoolnotes.com/ajuarez 

Glencoe Textbook Website  

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617006/ 

McDougal TextbookWebsite  http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_sci_earth/?state=WA

Catastrophic Events TextbookWebsite http://www.stcms.si.edu/ce/ce.htm

Earth in Space TextbookWebsite http://www.stcms.si.edu/trial_teach/earth.htm

Goals and Objectives:

1.             To develop studentattitudes of curiosity about the earth

2.             To develop intellectualprocesses of inquiry by which scientific problems are predicted, explained, orcontrolled

Course description: 

This class will investigatethe following Earth Science topics:    

1.             Scientific Systems (EALR1: 6-8 SYSA, SYSF)

2.             Scientific Inquiry (EALR2: 6-8 INQA – INQI)

3.             Scientific Applications(EALR 3: 6-8 APPA – APPAH)

4.             Energy Transfer,Transformation, and Conservation (EALR4: 6-8 PS3A – PS3F)

5.             Earth in Space (EALR 4:6-8 ES1A – ES1E)

6.             Earth Systems,Structures, and Processes (EALR 4: 6-8 ES2A – ES2H)

7.             Earth History (EALR 4:6-8 ES3A – ES3E)     

Text & SupplementalMaterials

Earth Science – Glencoe 2000

Science & TechnologyConcept Kits

a)     Catastrophic Events (Sep – Dec)

b)    Earth in Space (Jan – April)

Major Assignments:

1.             Mt. St. Helen’s FieldTrip  (Oct)

2.             Earthquake ResistantHouse (Dec)

3.             Home Energy Project(May) 

Grading Procedures:

Extra credit available when all regular assignments are completed

A         93-100           

A-        90-92           

B+       87-89

B         83-86

B-        80-82

C+       77-79

C         73-76

C-        70-72

D+       65-69

D         60-64

Late work due to excused absencesmust be completed within 5 days of absence regardless of the duration.  After five days, students will be heldafter school to complete work. 

Notebook: 

Every student will be issued Student Notebook for class.  Each page should be completed during the course of the year. Assigned dates will be given during class and listed on my webpages.

Navagation through the web pages:

I have multiple pages and will proceed through them as we encounter our various lessons.  My class starts in the beginning of the year with  Nature of Sciecne and Data collecetion then moves in to Catastropic Events 1 and 2 web pages.  After Catastropic Events we move into Earth in Space 1 and 2 web pages.