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Instructor: Mrs. Kim Mixson

Major Concepts/Content. The purpose of this course is to provide opportunities to study the concepts of matter, energy, and forces of energy through exploratory investigations, activities, and applications.

The content should include, but not be limited to, the following:

- unifying concepts and processes of science
- properties and changes of properties of matter
- motions and forces
- types of energy and transfer of energy
- interactions among science, technology, and society

This course shall integrate the Goal 3 Student Performance Standards of the Florida System of School Improvement and Accountability as appropriate to the content and processes of the subject matter.

*Special Note. This course shall include laboratory investigations which incorporate the use of measurement, problem solving, laboratory apparatus, safety procedures, and experimental procedures (e.g., designing, recording, and communicating).

1st Semester

Scientific Investigations	Properties of Matter	Atoms/Periodic Table
Scientific method Lab write ups Interpreting data Famous scientist and their contributions	Shape/Texture Volume Density Mass Temperature Reaction to Temp. and light Difference b/w weight and mass Physical and chemical changes	atomic structure general properties how atoms act in different stated affect of temp.

Grading

Evaluation:

Students will be graded using a point system for determining grades. Each assignment, test, or project has a certain number of points possible. For example, a test or project may be worth 100 points while a quiz or homework assignment may be worth 20 points. A final will also be given at the end of each nine weeks. To determine a student’s grade at the end of the nine weeks, the number of points that the student earned will be divided by the number of points possible. That percentage will be assigned a letter grade using the following scale:

90-100	A
80-89	B
70-79	C
60-69	D
0-59	F

******* In Grades 6-12, a nine weeks test will constitute 25 percent of the final nine-week average. When a semester examination is given on a nine-week grading schedule, the examination will count no more than 20 percent of the semester grade.

Make-Up Work:

It is the responsibility of the student to ask for make-up work after an absence. Students will have the same number of days to ask for and complete the make-up work as the length of their absence.

Late Work:

Late work will be accepted only one day late and points will be deducted for late work.