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IntroductiontoEarthScience11

Instructor:Mrs.EmmaTaylor
Coursewebsite:www.kssscience.weebly.com

Contact:etaylor@sd69.bc.ca
Onlinegradebook:www.simplegradebook.ca

Textbook:Spaulding,Namowitz:EarthScience
CourseOverview:
Inordertobeaninformedcitizenofthisplanet,itisimportanttodevelopanunderstandingoftheworld
aroundus.EarthScience11willtakeyouonajourneyfromtheinsideoftheEarth,toitsoceansand
atmosphere,andfinallytothevastuniversethatweareapartof.Throughoutthissemester,youwillbe
bothanactiveandpassiveparticipantinavarietyoflessonsthatfocusonthevariouscomponentsofthis
course:EarthanditsEnvironment;GeologicalSciences;AtmosphericScience;theEarthsHistory;and
AstronomicalScience.Asascientist,youwillbeexpectedtoanalyzetherelationshipbetweenscience,
technology,andsocietyinanenlightenedmanner.Themaingoalofthiscourseistoimproveyour
scientificliteracyinordertoallowyoutodeveloptheskillsnecessarytohaveapositiveimpactupon
ourworld.
CourseContent:
ThiscoursewillconsistofthefollowingtextbookunitsthatwillcovertheProvincesPrescribed
LearningOutcomes.Adetaileddescriptionoftheseoutcomesislocatedat:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/welcome.php
IntroductiontoEarthandSpaceScience
Unit2:EarthanditsMaterials(Chapters47)
Unit3:InternalProcessesandPlateTectonicTheory(Chapters811)
Units46:SurfaceProcessesandtheHydrosphere(Chapters1224)
Unit7:Astronomy(Chapters2528)
Unit8:GeologicalTime(Chapters2930)
Tipsforsuccess:

Preparednessstudy,bringabinder,ruledandblankpaper,pens,pencils,ruler,andtextbook
toclasseveryday.
Punctualitybeontime,completeandhandinallworkontime
Safetywhenindoubt,ask.IfIdeemyouareactinginanunsafemanner,youwillbeasked
toleavetheclassroom.
BeProactiveIfyouareunabletomakeaclass,itisyourresponsibilitytomake
arrangementstogetnotesandhomework.Ifyoufallbehind,dosomethingaboutit!Im
availableforextrahelpmostlunchhours.

Askquestionsduringclass,beforeclass,afterclass,viaemail.
Technologyisanimportantpartofourworldtoday,however,cellphones,musicplayers,etc.
willnotbepermittedduringlabsortests;youmayonlyusethemduringclasstimefor
appropriate,schoolrelatedwork.
Evaluation:
ThewebsiteusedbyKSSteacherstoenterstudentsgradesis:
www.simplegradebook.ca.Whenyouviewthemarks,pleasekeepin
mindthattheyareaworkinprogress,andshouldbetreatedassuch;
someassignmentsthathavebeensubmittedmaynotbemarkeduntilthe
restoftheclasshavesubmittedtheirs.Duringtheyearifastudents
markisbelow60%theirlettergradeislistedasanI.

Tests

30%

Assignments/Quizzes 25%
Labs/Projects

25%

FinalExamination

20%

Assignments:
Everyassignmentmusthaveyourname,title(page#andquestion#s),anddate.Labswill
haveastandardspecificcriteriaandformatthatwillbediscussedandpracticedthoroughlybeforethey
areassigned(YouwillgetaLabFormathandouttokeepforthedurationofthecourse).
GradeDefinitions:
A
B
C+

86100%
7385%
6772%

Excellent
Verygood
Aboveaverage

C
C
I

6066%
5059%
Incomplete

Average
Belowaverage

WorkHabitsCriteria
Goodarriveontime,havegoodattendance,andtrytheirbest
Satisfactoryontime,havegoodattendance,andworkatasatisfactorylevel
NeedsimprovementStudentswhohave3lates,3incompleteassignments,1unexcused
absence,orwhodonotworkatasatisfactorylevelofeffort
ExtraHelp
Mrs.Taylorwillbeavailableforextrahelpduringthebeginningoflunchbreaks,orifother
arrangementshavebeenmade.

Parents!Pleasevisitourwebsitewww.kssscience.weebly.comforregularupdatesonclassactivities,
aswellaswww.simplegradebook.catocheckonyourson/daughtersprogressreport.Feelfreeto
checkinwithmehowyourson/daughterisdoingbyemailingetaylor@sd69.bc.ca
Pleaseemailetaylor@d69.bc.cawithyourname,childsname,andpreferredcontactmethod,to
indicatethatyoureadandunderstandthecourseoutlineandexpectations.
IfyouDONOTWISHTOCOMMUNICATEVIAEMAIL,pleasesignbelow.
Studentname:_______________________Parentname(s):__________________________________
Studentsignature:____________________Parentsignature(s):______________________________
Parentphonenumber:____________________________

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