Welcome to Integrated Science 2

Mr. Martella

Room 211

Please choose a seat at a table and relax.

Seven things students want to know on the first day of school

1. Am I in the right room?2. Where am I supposed to sit?3. What are the rules in this classroom?4. What will I be doing this year?5. How will I be graded?6. Who is the teacher as a person?7. Will the teacher treat me as a human being?

What are the rules in this classroom?

• Arrive to class on time.

• Come to class prepared and ready to learn.

• Be respectful!

**Classroom Expectations handout

Classroom Procedures

• What do I do when my pencil breaks?• What do I do when I need to use the

restroom?• What do I do when I have a question?

• What do I do when I finish my work early?

NO!!

YES!!YES!!

You will always have something to do.

• What do I do when the bell rings?

NO!!

YES!!

You should remain seated making sure that your area is clean. The teacher dismisses, not the bell. When I dismiss you, push your seat in and walk slowly to the door.

What will I be doing this year?This year you will be expected to take on many

different responsibilities in order to have a successful year.

• Complete daily journal entries (i.e. “Quick Thinker”).

• Labs• Quizzes and Tests• Projects• Reading and Homework

What will I be doing this year?

• Integrated Science 2 is built upon two areas of science:

1.Physical Science

2. Earth Science

Physical Science

• Motion and ForcesCalculate speed, accelerationNewton’s Laws of MotionGravity, friction, pressure

• Big Idea: Physical forces affect the movement of all matter on Earth and throughout the universe

Earth Science

• Earth’s Surface• The Changing Earth• Earth’s Waters• Earth’s Atmosphere

• Big idea: Earth has changed over time and continues to change.

Seven things students want to know on the first day of school

1. Am I in the right room?2. Where am I supposed to sit?3. What are the rules in this classroom?4. What will I be doing this year?5. How will I be graded?6. Who is the teacher as a person?7. Will the teacher treat me as a human being?

Grading Procedures

• Each assignment will be assigned a certain number of points.

• Points determined by length and difficulty of assignment.

• Points accumulate during the nine weeks and can be converted to a percentage at any time.

Review New

Brighton’s

standard grading

scale in your

handbook!

Grading Procedures• Homework

– All homework is expected to be turned in at the beginning of class on the day that it is due.

– Late homework will be accepted for ½ credit as long as it is turned in by Friday of the week that it was assigned.

**REMEMBER- ½ credit = 50% at the most!!

Who is the teacher as a person?

Seven things students want to know on the first day of school

1. Am I in the right room?2. Where am I supposed to sit?3. What are the rules in this classroom?4. What will I be doing this year?5. How will I be graded?6. Who is the teacher as a person?7. Will the teacher treat me as a human being?

One hundred years from now it will not matterWhat kind of car I drove,

What kind of house I lived in,How much I had in the bank,

Or what my clothes looked like.But the world will be a better place becauseI was important in the life of my students.