7th+Grade+Science

**7th Grade Life Science****:** Everything you need to know to be a 7th grade Life Scientist!  S.I.C. Project**-** Each marking period you must choose one of the following assignments as your S.I.C. It is worth 100 points. Over the course of a year you may only select a choice twice.

__Possible Topics__ Scientific Method Metric Measurement Classifying Living Things Characteristics of Living Things Microscopes Cells Diseases Plants Animals Genetics and Heredity Evolution Ecology __ What you need to bring to class each day  __ A 1-inch three-ring binder or section of a binder with loose leaf A three-hole punched folder inside your science binder A pencil and/or blue or black pen Student agenda book We have a classroom set of textbooks so your copy should __stay at home__ __ Grading  __ I grade on a __continuous point system__. Homework, labs, tests, quizzes, projects, and class work assignments are worth a certain number of points (usually between 5 and 100). You will keep a grade record sheet so you can calculate your grade at any time. Divide the number of points you receive by the number available. For example: If you have earned 217 of a possible 250 points 217/250= .868 = 86.8% or a B    __  Homework  __ Homework should be completed on loose-leaf paper unless a worksheet is handed out. You will receive science homework 2 to 4 times per week. You may need your binder and/or textbook to complete the assignments. Students are expected to write assignments in agenda books daily. Homework will be posted on [|School Notes]  __ 7th Grade Homework Policy __ ** Daily Homework Assignments ** Assignments turned in during class on the due date, may earn full credit. Students will be permitted to hand in a missed assignment for half credit until the end of the unit. If there is no defined unit, the assignment can be turned in up to two weeks past the due date. ** P **** rojects, essays and other large assignments ** Projects are expected to be turned in during class on the due date. If a project is turned in one day late, the student will lose 10 points or one letter grade. An additional two points will be deducted for each subsequent late day up to one week. After a week the assignment will not be accepted for credit. ** Homework Passes ** In each subject, students will be given a homework pass at the beginning of the quarter to use at their discretion on daily assignments. Passes may not be used for projects, essays or other large assignments. Unused homework passes will be entered into a prize drawing at the end of each marking period. __ Lateness & Absences  __ It is important to arrive to class prepared and on time. After your third unexcused lateness you get a detention. If you are absent, it is __YOUR__ responsibility to __get and complete__ any hand-outs, notes, assignments, and make-up labs within one week of the absence. __ Textbook  __ __ Life Science __. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
 * How do I calculate my grade? **