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Dennis Lane Last updated: August 18

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Dennis.Lane@Ortrail.k12.or.us www.thesienelane.o!
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Grade Earth Science Syllabus
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grade .arth +iene/ )his 0ear we will e1plore the !0steries o2 our .arth and uni3erse4past,
present and 2uture. )his s0lla*us is !eant to in2or! 0ou a*out what to e1pet 2or this lass. A2ter reading
this together 5parent6guardian and student7, please 2ill%out and sign the *otto! slip and return it to lass within
one week.
Instructor Information and Communication:
8lease 2eel 2ree to ontat !e at an0 point during the shool 0ear with an0 9uestions or onerns. : a! a*le to
!eet with 0ou to answer an0 9uestions or gi3e e1tra help *e2ore and a2ter shool; howe3er, please !ake
arrange!ents ahead o2 ti!e to ensure that : a! a3aila*le.
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during instrutional ti!e7
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pages.
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Course Description and Goals:
)his 0ear we will *e 2ousing on .arth siene4the stud0 o2 the .arth/ )hroughout the 0ear we will integrate
the pratie and nature o2 siene and engineering with our other topis and learn these onepts in an .arth
siene onte1t.
)he 2ollowing is a su!!ar0 o2 what students will o!e to understand.
Practice and Nature of Science and Engineering: students will understand that siene is a wa0 o2
knowing a*out the world through sienti2i in9uir0 using !ultiple skills to design and ondut
in3estigations through urrent tehnolog0. +tudents will also understand interations *etween siene,
engineering and tehnolog0.
Astronomy: students will understand .arth=s position and its interation in the solar s0ste! and its
plae in the uni3erse, inluding the +un, Moon, rotation and seasons.
Geology: students will understand the patterns o2 hange and onstan0 in the .arth and its histor0,
inluding plate tetonis, weathering and erosion o2 land2or!s, !inerals, roks and rok la0ers.
eteorology: students will understand the patterns o2 hange and onstan0 in the .arth=s at!osphere
and li!ate, inluding o!position and struture, wind s0ste!s and oean urrents, energ0 trans2er,
!oisture ontent, weather patterns and preditions.
aterials for Each Class:
One ,o!position >ote*ook and 2older e1lusi3e to siene
Loose Lea2 >ote*ook 8aper
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,o!pleted assign!ents
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Mr. Dennis Lane Last updated: August 18
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, 2014
Dennis.Lane@Ortrail.k12.or.us www.thesienelane.o!
"oie!ail: #0$%&&8%80&' (ou)u*e: MrLanes+iene,lass
Grading Policy:
: ha3e high e1petations 2or all students and e1pet e3er0oneAs personal *est, and : *elie3e all students an
reah their desired grade through hard work/ )he grading sale is as 2ollows:
A: 100%B0C @: 8B%80C ,: 'B%'0C D: &B%&0C D: #BC and *elow
,ourse grades are deter!ined on a weighted sale as 2ollows:
)ests69uiEEes6La*s and other assess!ents%%B0C
.3idene 5Fo!ework6lass work7%%10C
8ratie % 0C
@0 ha3ing an assess!ent%*ased grading s0ste!, grades are *etter aligned with the grading poli0 set *0 the
distrit and state o2 Oregon. Dor e1a!ple, an A 5B0%100C7 !eans Gde!onstrates e1eptional appliation o2 all
ritial learningsH; a @ 580%8BC7 !eans Gde!onstrates appliation o2 !ost ritial learningsH; a , 5'0%'BC7
!eans Gde!onstrates appliation o2 so!e ritial learningsH; and a D 5&0%&BC7 !eans Gde!onstrates appliation
o2 a 2ew ritial learningsH. !here are no e"tra credit opportunities# +tudents !a0 earn a higher grade *0
o!pleting retakes and doing *etter on assess!ents.
Assessments:
Assess!ents inlude all 9uiEEes, tests, so!e la*s, and so!e proIets. +o!e assess!ents will *e proIets where
students an show their knowledge in a di22erent 2or!at other than a paper6penil test. A2ter all 9uiEEes,
retakes will *e a3aila*le a2ter students ha3e shown to re%learn the !aterial. )he reason 2or this is students
need to learn the !aterial, regardless how long it takes. )here are >O retakes a2ter the tri!ester 2inal.
$ome%or& Policy:
.3en though ho!ework will ount 2or less o2 a studentAs grade, it is still i!portant that the ho!ework is
o!pleted to help the learning take plae. +tudents will do *etter on the assess!ents i2 the prior work and
learning ha3e taken plae. : e1pet students to do all ho!ework assign!ents and to turn the! in *e2ore the end
o2 the unit.
'ate (or& Policy:
+tudents will not *e graded down *ased upon turning an assign!ent in late. All assign!ents 2or a gi3en unit will
*e aepted 2or 2ull redit at an0 ti!e *e2ore the 2inal assess!ent. )his gi3es students an opportunit0 to
de!onstrate their knowledge on their own pae. +tudents will need to turn in all assign!ents in order to retake
an assess!ent.
)eta&es:
:n order to retake a 9uiE or test, students are re9uired to do so!e Gre!ediationH work independentl0 5there is a
2or! to 2ollow 2or eah 9uiE7. )his inludes reading, stud0 ti!e, a stud0 guide, et. During this Gre!ediationH
ti!e, students are also enouraged to o!e to !e with an0 9uestions or 2or one%on%one tutoring. Last, students
need to shedule a retake ti!e 5*e2ore shool, during 8athwa0s, during stud0 hall7 and turn in their re%take
2or!, whih will show !e what the0 ha3e done to re%learn the !aterial.
*nline Grades:
Mr. Dennis Lane Last updated: August 18
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, 2014
Dennis.Lane@Ortrail.k12.or.us www.thesienelane.o!
"oie!ail: #0$%&&8%80&' (ou)u*e: MrLanes+iene,lass
)his 0ear we are using a new grade s0ste! alled +0nerg0. )his s0ste! allows 2or parents and students to
!onitor grades throughout the 0ear and o!!uniate with teahers. 8arents an aess these grade through a
progra! alled 8arent"ue, while the students an aess grades through +tudent"ue. )hese an *e aessed
through the internet or through downloading an App. More in2or!ation on these progra!s is a3aila*le at the
o22ie.
+lipped Classroom ,ideos
)here are so !an0 topis to o3er, and so little ti!e. :n order allow students to learn at their own pae and
their own st0le : a! e1peri!enting this 0ear with the G2lipped lassroo!H !odel. :n this !odel students will
wath 3ideos online 2or ho!ework to learn a*out new onepts and ideas, while in lass we will work on appl0ing
what the0 learned 2ro! the 3ideos. )his also allows parents to wath and help students with the !aterial in
lass. : a! reall0 e1ited to see how this will pla0 out in the o!ing 0ear. All 3ideos an *e seen on the lass
(ou)u*e 3ideo hannel along with other 3arious shool proIets.
Classroom E"pectations:
@e kind and respet2ul to all others and e9uip!ent.
Alwa0s do 0our personal *est.
@e prepared 2or lass: read0 to learn, on%ti!e, with !aterials and o!pleted assign!ents.
A*ide *0 all shool and lassroo! poliies and proedures.
Discipline Policy:
+tudents are e1peted to 2ollow *0 all shool and lassroo! e1petations. )he 2irst 3iolation will result in a
re!inder and ontinuing o22enses an result in a 3isit to the planning enter, a !eeting with the teaher, a
phone all ho!e, and6or a re2erral.
8lease 2ill out o!pletel0 and return O>L( this *otto! portion to the teaher. +tudents, put the rest o2 the
s0lla*us in 0our siene 2older.
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