Norms
What you should do immediately after entering the classroom.
Grab your science notebook and sit in your assigned seat.
The most important piece of protective eyewear worn during lab experiments.
Safety goggles
How a Grizzly shows respect to classmates and teachers during class discussions.
What is listening actively without interrupting and using supportive language?
Where you should look to find the daily learning intentions and success criteria.
On the big TV/monitor in the front of the room.
The signal Mrs. Goldstein uses to get the entire room’s attention quickly.
I need your attention in 5,4,3,2,1.
What you must never do with chemical substances, food, or drink in a science lab.
Eat or drink it.
What it means to show integrity when turning in your own work.
Not copying other people's work.
Where you can find missed assignments when you are absent from class.
In the missing work folders.
The policy for cell phones and Bluetooth headphones
You shouldn't have them!
What you must never do with chemical substances, food, or drink in a science lab.
Get Mrs. Goldstein's attention right away.
How to demonstrate perseverance when a science problem or lab task is difficult.
What is trying multiple strategies, asking clarifying questions, and not giving up?
Where you turn in your paper work.
The turn in bin.
The appropriate procedure for asking to use the restroom during class.
Put your name on the board. When it is your turn, fill out Minga using our classroom Chromebooks.
The location and purpose of the safety eye-wash station.
In the front corner of the room, wash for 15 minutes if you get chemicals in your eye.
What it means to show purpose in a science class.
Approaching learning with intentionality, curiosity, and a clear understanding of why the work matters.
How to earn marble(s) in science class.
Everyone completes the warm-up, and everyone is quiet after the countdown; no redirects the day before.
What I do if I don't have a pencil with me in class.
Grab a pencil from the whiteboard and add my name in place of the pencil. At the end of class, put the pencil back and erase your name.
The location and purpose of the fire extinguisher.
In the front of the room, if there is a small fire in the room.
What it means to show empathy in a science class.
Recognizing the perspectives, feelings, and needs of others - both within the classroom community and across the broader scientific world.
What happens when we fill our marble jar.
We get a marble party!