About the Course
notebook, laptop, pencils, paper, calculator, etc...
What are... Class Materials?
Must be charged and ready for each class...
What is... your laptop?
According to the Re-assessment Policy, corrections on summative assessments can only take place during...
What is... during office hours?
Corrections must be scheduled ahead of time to be taken during office hours only, within five school days after grades have been posted into the gradebook.
This device must be turned off, placed in the bin by the teacher's desk, and if needed for an activity, not used as a distraction during class time...
What is... the cellphone, or mobile phone?
This category in your gradebook counts for 10% of your overall grade for the class.
What is... the Formative Assessments category?
Mondays and Wednesdays after school are when office hours occur. Physics classes get priority on...
What is... Mondays?
A copy of the Syllabus can be found here...
What is... the MCD Class Bulletin Board?
The number of days that you have to make up assessments or assignments after an approved absence...
What is... the number of days equal to the approved absence?
These rules must be followed to ensure a safe lab experience for all students...
What are... Lab Safety Rules?
This category in your gradebook counts for 90% of your overall grade for this class...
What is... the Summative Assessments Category?
Students will gain a greater understanding of the nature of matter and connect this awareness to wider social and world issues.
This is the first sentence of this section of the class syllabus...
What is... the Course Description (or the Course Purpose Statement)
Although limited information can be found on the class syllabus, you can find detailed school information about the student dress code, attendance policy, absence procedures, technology responsibilities, and others here...
What is... the Student Handbook?
Half points will be awarded for each correction made properly on summative assessments...
What is... the Re-assessment Policy (or Revision Policy)
These consumable items are not generally allowed in science labs/classrooms for safety reasons...
What are... food and/or drinks?
If your semester ends with a grade between 83% and 86%, you will end up with this letter grade...
What is... a B?
• Scientific Measurement and Significant Digits
• Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
• States of Matter and Energy Transformations
• Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
• Bonding and Chemical Composition
What are... the topics or units of study for the first term/semester?
To receive feedback on an assignment or to see if your teacher has further instructions for you about it, you can check...
What are... the teacher's comments (on MCD)?
The responsibility of the student when a known absence occurs, especially if there is going to be a missed assessment...
What is... timely communication?
Passes for this will NOT be allowed during the first few minutes and last few minutes of class time. Only one student at a time will be allowed a pass at other appropriate times...
What is... a bathroom break?
These types of assessments are designed to help you learn the material, while also measuring progress. These tasks help you FORM your learning and may be completed with support...
What are... formative assessments?
Hopefully, in this science class, you will:
Observe and analyze empirical patterns to explain phenomena, develop models, and make predictions.
This is an example of...
What is... a Long-term Transfer Goal
(or an Educational Goal, or a Learning Goal?)
Students will gain a greater understanding of the nature of matter and connect this awareness to wider social and world issues. Through the integration of scientific concepts, technology tools, and the engineering design process, students will further develop their abilities to solve “real-world” problems using lab investigations and challenges. Working collaboratively, students will gather data, develop claims, and build mental models supported with logic and reasoning.
This statement represents...
What is... the Course Purpose Statement?
The grade you get if formative tasks or assignments, such as homework, are NOT completed by the due date or are incomplete...
What is... not graded (no grade)?
A comment will be entered in the gradebook along with either M or INC, until it is made up by the next summative assessment.
All submitted work for grading must be completed individually (unless otherwise told) and in your own words...
What is... the MCDS Honor Code?
These types of assessments are designed to test your cumulative understanding of the material and for you to show what you can DO with your learning...
What are... summative assessments?