Entering and Exiting
What is the first thing you should do when you enter the classroom?
Start the bellringer silently within 2 minutes.
What should you always wear during a science lab?
Safety goggles.
What does it mean to "track the speaker"?
Looking at the person speaking, sit up straight, and listen actively.
What do you need to do before leaving the classroom to use the bathroom?
What's one way you can earn a reward in class?
Following expectations, helping others, or showing leadership.
What should you be doing during the bellringer?
You should be silently working on the bellringer on your weekly bellringer sheet.
What behavior is never allowed in the lab?
Horseplay or messing with lab materials.
Scenario: A classmate is speaking during discussion and you roll your eyes. What expectation is being broken?
Be Respectful is being broke. Eye-rolling is disrespectful.
What are three items you must bring to class every day?
Pencil, highlighters, glue sticks, folder, coloring pencils.
A good attitude never hurts :)
What is the first step when a rule is broken?
Verbal warning.
What do you wait for before you begin to get up during our dismissal procedure?
The teacher telling you to do so.
Tell the teacher immediately; do not try to clean it up yourself.
Name two ways to show respect to your lab group.
Listen to ideas, divide work evenly, stay on task, no put-downs.
What should you do when you need to leave your seat?
Raise your hand and wait for permission.
Name one possible reward and one possible consequence in our class.
Reward: PBIS point/ticket, call home, sticker store, etc.
Consequence: Warning, parent contact, office referral, etc.
True or False: You should immediately go to your seat, unpack, and begin your work silently.
True! You should enter quietly, go straight to your seat, unpack, and begin work silently.
When do you begin to handle equipment during a lab?
Only when you are told to do so.
What should you do if you disagree with a group member's idea?
Use kind words and respectful disagreement (e.g., I see your idea, but what if we tried..."
What's one signal that the teacher needs your attention?
"Mic Check!"
The teacher raises her hand.
Flicking the lights or playing a sound.
Scenario: A student is displaying unsafe behavior. What consequence will follow?
An office referral.
Describe the correct dismissal process in 3 steps.
Clean up your area, wait silently for dismissal, and get up only when the teacher says so.
Scenario: A student starts playing with a beaker while the teacher is explaining the procedure. What expectation is being broken and what should the consequence be?
Expectation broken: Be Safe. The student should wait for instructions. Logical consequence: Verbal warning or being removed from the lab activity.
Describe a respectful way to remind a peer of a rule without being bossy.
Quietly remind them of the expectation (e.g., "Hey, remember Ms. Robbins said we can't do that during labs."
Scenario: You're in the middle of a lab and you need the bathroom. What's the correct procedure?
Finish the lab step, raise your hand, and quietly ask. Don't leave without permission.
List all four consequences in order from least to most severe.
1. Verbal warning.
2. Private conversation.
3. Parent/guardian contact.
4. Office referral.