The First Days of School

1. The First Days of School Welcome to Earth Science With Mrs. Henderson-Rios

2. Earth Science • A combination of four sciences: • Geology: the study of the earth and the processes that shape it • Oceanography: the study of the oceans • Meteorology: the study of weather • Astronomy: the study of space

3. Quick Reference Guide Introductions Class Rules and Guidelines Calculating Your Grade Google Permission Slip Current Event Science Safety Equipment Review Graphing Review Parts of a Lab Report

4. Introductions

5. ON AN INDEX CARD, WRITE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: • Science class period • First and last name • YOUR cell number • YOUR email address • Street address • Mom’s Name and phone number • Dad’s name and phone number • Birthday • Hobbies and activities • Pets • Favorite music and/or artist • Favorite cartoon

6. Class Rules and Guidelines

7. Rules—All the time, Every time • Respect yourself and others. • Be prepared. • Be neat.

8. Guidelines • Use the student supplies and garbage as necessary. • Use the bathroom at the beginning or end of class. Try not to miss class material. Do not ask to leave at an awkward time. • Adjust your seat as necessary. I will do the same. • Keep workspaces clear. They are subject to change. • BYOD “in effect” here. • Address late and/or missed work with the teacher ASAP. • Read labels. They’re there to help you.

9. Calculating Your Grade

10. General Info • Grading- • The course grade will be based on tests, quizzes, labs, class assignments, homework assignments, and class participation. In the Total Points Grading System that I will use, each assignment will be given a point value depending on the length and difficulty of the assignment. Quarter grades will be determined by adding all the student’s achieved points and dividing that number by the total possible number of points for the quarter. • Homework- • Homework is highly dependent on the individual. There will be approximately one homework assignment per week, although that may vary. All homework should be written in the Student Agenda. • Late Assignments- • All assignments must be turned in the day and time that they are due. Missing work due to an excused absence will be accepted for up to one week upon returning. Assignments that are handed late will receive a 25% grade reduction for each day after answers are corrected. • Books- • Textbooks will not be issued. Internet access is recommended for home assignments.

11. Example • Lab report = 30 / 40 • Quiz 1 = 50 / 50 • Quiz 2 = 30 / 50 • Group project = 55 / 60 • Test = 75 / 100 • Earned Points = 240 • Possible Points = 300 • Quarter Grade = 240 / 300 = 80%

12. Google Permission Slip

13. I will be piloting the use of Google Apps in 2012-13 for science class. You must fill in this permission slip to participate. Fair Lawn Board of Education Permissions and Acceptable Use Form: Google Apps for Education September 2012 Dear Parent, The Fair Lawn schools district is entering its 2nd year of a pilot program using Google Apps for Education. Participation in this program will encourage the use of 21st Century Learning skills and increase communication and collaboration among students and teachers. The pilot program has been expanded this year, to include 20 teachers at the middle and high schools. The Google Apps for Education is an online suite of applications designed for schools which includes calendars, email, web pages, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations, all of which synchronize and flow together and integrate into existing course curricula. Google Apps for Education is provided free of charge to schools, colleges and universities across the United States and around the world. We believe these tools will provide the essential skills students will need to be adept in the global workplace of this century. Email Gmail accounts will be assigned to each student in the pilot program pending parental/ guardian approval. The email address will only work within Fair Lawn’s Google Apps domain. Students cannot email to or receive email from outside of this domain. Responsibilities As a participant in the pilot program, students must assume the following responsibilities for all their communication and work within the Google Apps for Education domain: ● all communication and work must be done for educational purposes only. ● communicate with others in a courteous and respectful manner at all times. ● maintain the privacy of their assigned email address and password and respect the privacy of others. ● use only the provided email address and password. ● follow the policies as stated in the Fair Lawn Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which each student and parent/ guardian has already signed. Prohibitions Within the domain, students must not: ● access files and information other than their own. ● tamper with or destroy data ● access or distribute abusive, harassing, libelous, obscene, offensive, profane, pornographic, threatening, sexually explicit or illegal material. ● engage in any activities for commercial, purchasing, financial gain or illegal purposes. ● use a false identity in any communications or work ● misrepresent the Fair Lawn Public Schools Access Restriction Access to and use of the Google Apps for Education domain is considered a privilege accorded to the Fair Lawn Public Schools. The School District maintains the right to immediately withdraw the access and use of the Google Apps for Education domain when there is reason to believe that violations of law or District policies have occurred. In such cases, the alleged violation will be referred to the Principal for further investigation and adjudication. Security The Google Apps for Education domain has strong content filters in place. However, the Fair Lawn Public School District cannot assure that users will not be exposed to unsolicited information and does not guarantee the security of the electronic files located on the Google servers. Privacy The general right of privacy will be extended to the extent possible in the online environment of the Google Apps for Education domain. The system administrators may have to examine files and email to diagnose and correct problems within the Google Apps for Education domain. The School District reserves the right to access the student accounts in the domain including current and archival files. Parent/Guardian I am authorizing my child’s participation in the Google Apps for Education pilot. I understand that it is to be used for educational purposes and that my child will comply with the above conditions and the Fair Lawn School’s Acceptable Use Policy. I understand that my child may lose the privileges of the Google Apps for Education program if it is not used for its intended purpose. ___ I give permission for my child to participate in the Google Apps for Education pilot ___ I do not give permission for my child to participate in the Google Apps for Education pilot Print Student Name: ___________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature: _____________________________________ Date___________ Teacher_________________ Class__________________ Period_____ Student: I agree to adhere to the guidelines stated above and in the Fair Lawn Board of Education’s Acceptable Use Policy for my Google Apps for Education account. Print Student Name:__________________________________________________________ Student signature:____________________________________ Date__________________

14. Current Events

15. Prepare this assignment for the day you wrote your name on the class calendar. • Find an article that you like that is not too difficult to read. It should relate to Earth Science and it should be less than one month old. You may use internet, magazines, or a newspaper (the TJ Library has websites to help find an article). Include the article or link. • Write a brief summary of the article IN YOUR OWN WORDS…DO NOT PLAGERIZE!! • Indicate which branch of Earth Science the article belongs to: • Geology • Astronomy • Meteorology • Oceanography • Read your summary to the class. Grammar and spelling count, so computer use is recommended but not required.

16. Grade Summary Current Event Grade Name: Article attached: _____ / 5 Summary of article: _____ / 15 Grammar/spelling: _____ / 10 Presentation to class: _____ / 10 Related branch of Science: _____ / 5 Total = _____ / 45

17. Science Safety

18. Lab Safety is an extremely important issue. District-issued safety rules for the science labs will be reviewed with all students. • Both students and parents will be required to sign the sheet of safety rules. • Students will also be required to pass a written safety test.

19. Parts of a Lab Report

20. General Info • Always use pencil during lab. • Remember that your lab report is scientific writing. It should include facts and conclusions. Do not include your feelings or opinions about if you liked the lab or not. Do not to use the words like “I” or “me”. Write your report in third person passive voice. • Aesthetics (Writing & Appearance) Count! Use proper grammar and spelling. Reports must be typed neatly and stapled. Rubric must be attached. Write in the third person passive tense.

22. Equipment Review

25. Graphing Review

26. What is Data? • Data is information • For example: • Last week’s highest daily temperature • Magic Johnson’s height • The number of kilometers from NY to LA • Scientists use data all the time • For example: • To predict the weather • To improve stereo equipment • To aid in the fast recovery of patients in hospitals

27. What is a Data Table? • A way to organize a lot of information or data For example:

28. What is a graph? • Pictures of the information in a data table • A visual representation of data PICTURE NOT AS VISUAL

29. 3 Basic Types of Graphs • Bar graph—used for discreet (grouped or finite) data • Pie graph—used to show parts of a whole or percentage • Line graph—used to show continuous data, or data that changes over time

30. Terms to remember… • Data: information gathered during an experiment • Control: the group in an experiment that does not change • Variable: something that is changed during an experiment • Independent variable: variable whose values are specified first; belongs on x-axis when graphing • Dependent variable: values are dictated by the independent variable

31. Metric and Measurement

33. Derived Measurements… • Density = mass ÷ volume • Speed = distance ÷ time • Force = mass x acceleration • Momentum = mass x velocity

34. Metric Conversions Metric system is based on units of 10 Easier, avoids confusion SI = “Le Systeme International d’Unites” Rooted in 19th century Europe Used by the whole world (except US, Burma, and Liberia) Made legal by Congress in 1866 1893 US goes “officially” metric (defined customary units by fractions of metric)

35. Metric Prefixes Uses prefixes to change the size of the base unit to be an appropriate size for measuring KiloHectoDekabasedeci centi milli KHD (Dk)* d c m 103 102101 10010-110-2 10-3 1000100101.1 .01 .001

36. How To Do Metric Unit Conversions(The Easy Way!) Write the letters from the pneumonic device: K H D b d c m Locate given prefix and desired prefix. Count the number of hops from given to desired and note direction. Locate the decimal in the measurement. Move the decimal the same number of hops in the same direction. Fill in place-holding zeros.

37. Metric Conversion Practice Problems 25 mg = ___ g 14.2 Km = ___ m 1.56 s = ___ ms 27.8 L = ___ HL 14,399 cm = ___ Km .97 dg = ___ cg 76 Ks = ___ Ds 240 KB = ___ B 7.92 mm = ___ Dm .0083 mg = ___ Kg

38. Answers to Conversion Practice 25 mg = .025 g 14.2 Km = 14,200 m 1.56 s = 1560 ms 27.8 L = .278 HL 14,399 cm = .14399 Km .97 dg = 9.7 cg 76 Ks = 7600 Ds 240 KB = 240,000 B 7.92 mm = 79,200 Dm .0083 mg = .0000000083 Kg

39. TITLE FOR SCIENTIFIC METHOD

40. Scientific Method