First Quarter
Safety Poster
- Due Date: Sept. 13 (A, B, C)
- Rubric: n/a (paper sheet)
- Details: n/a
Safety Unit Portfolio
- Due Date: Sept. 15 (D); Sept. 16 (E)
- Rubric: n/a (handout)
- Details: Include all the following papers in a stapled packet (staple it 3 times in the left margin of all the papers) and in the following order:
- Title Page – Unit title, your name, date, period, and my name (Mr. Perrone)
- Contents Page – Labels all pages in portfolio with page numbers (remember to number all pages after you put it all together)
- Introduction Page – In 2-3 paragraphs introduce me to your portfolio: what makes it your own? How does it showcase you as a learner? What did you think about the Safety Unit? Why is it the most important unit in science?
- Safety Objectives Page
- Drills Pages
- Safety Worksheet Packet Pages (all 3 pages)
- Safety Poster First Draft Page
- Conclusion Page – One statement (1-2 sentences) that concludes your portfolio – this can be an appropriate quote that ties everything together; or a short statement that makes for a nice ending…an appropriate response for a conclusion would be, what did you learn from this unit?
Metric System Unit Portfolio
- Due Date: Oct. 10 (E); Oct.. 11 (D)
- Rubric: n/a (handout)
- Details: Include all the following papers in a stapled packet (staple it 3 times in the left margin of all the papers) and in the following order:
- Title Page – Unit title, your name, date, period, and my name (Mr. Perrone)
- Contents Page – Labels all pages in portfolio with page numbers (remember to number all pages after you put it all together)
- Introduction Page – In 2-3 paragraphs introduce me to your portfolio: what makes it your own? How does it showcase you as a learner? What did you think about the Metric System Unit? Why is it the most important unit in science?
- Portfolio Content:
- Metric System Objectives Page & Drills Pages
- Metric System Note Pages (4 – note worksheets from class)
- Say It Metrically (homework)
- Reading A Scale & Reading a Graduated Cylinder
- What is Density? (homework reading)
- Practice Quiz & Graded Quiz
- Metric System Assessment Review Sheets
- Conclusion Page – Short statement (3-4 sentences) that concludes your portfolio – this can be an appropriate quote that ties everything together; or a short statement that makes for a nice ending…an appropriate response for a conclusion would be, what did you learn from this unit?
Second Quarter
Properties of Matter Unit Portfolio
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Third Quarter
NOTE: GT Research Project - Presentations Jan. 30 & ELMS Science Fair Feb. 1 (all GT students are required to attend and present both days)
GT Research Project (Estimated Due Dates)
Topic/Sub-topic selection (Mid/Late October)
Background Research completed (Mid/Late November)
Problem/Hypothesis/Variables approved (Early December)
Procedure and Materials approved (Early December)
Cost Analysis completed (Early December)
Start buying materials (Early December)
Complete experimentation and data collection (Early/Mid January)
Buy display board (Early January)
Rough Draft Tables/Graphs & Data Analysis (Mid January)
Rough Draft Research Paper (Mid January)
Begin Revising Research Paper (Mid/Late January)
Begin working on display board (Mid January)
Complete display board (Late January)
Complete research paper - Final Draft (Late January)
In-class presentations (Jan. 30)
Participation in ELMS Science Fair (February 1)
**Student/Teacher conferences will be held throughout the year and are available upon request
GT Research Project Papers
Rock Cycle Poster
- Due Date: March 24 (D & E)
- Rubric: Click here for Rubric
- Details: In addition to the poster, students are expected to write an original narrative describing, in story-format, what events would take place as a rock travels through the entire rock cycle.
Fourth Quarter
Solar System Project
- Due Date: May 3 (D); May 4 (E)
- Rubric: n/a (paper sheet)
- Details: In this three-part project, students research a topic of their choice (planet or Sun), create a 3-D model of that celestial object, and organize a class presentation.
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