WELCOME BACK!

1. WELCOME BACK! Mr. Garbini 8th Grade Room 114A Period 2 Earth Science

2. WELCOME BACK! Mr. Garbini 8th Grade Room 114A Period 2 Earth Science Find your seat and wait for instructions from teacher.

3. All about Mr. Garbini...

4. What do I call this guy? • GOOD • Mr. Garbini • Mr. G • Mr. Garbs • Sir • NOT GOOD • Garbini, Garbs, G • Mr. Bini • Mr. Zarate • Bro, Bru, Bra, Dude

5. Where I am from... • Born near Tacoma, Washington State

6. Where I grew up... • Grew up in Germantown, Maryland

7. Where I went to college... • Calvin College • Grand Rapids, Michigan • Degree in Geography • Degree in Earth and Space Science for Secondary Education

8. Why am I here? • No jobs in Michigan • Wanted to move somewhere new • Dedicated to providing you the best education available • Passionate about hands on, experience-based STEM learning

9. All the places I've been...

10. Family • Wife, Mrs. Garbini- Extended Resource at Park Ridge Elementary in Nampa • Brother, John- Electrical Engineer for G.E. in Grand Rapids, MI • Father, Douglas- Ocean Engineer, Dept. Navy • Mother, Barbara- Marine Biologist, Miami Co.

11. Pets • 2 Guinea Pigs (Tootsie and Wootsie) • 1 Holland Dwarf Rabit • 3 Hopper Mice (Vega, Gleise, LaLande) • (Many) Worms

12. Tomato

13. Crawlspace

14. Hobbies • Camping • Mountain Biking • Collecting rocks • Gardening • Cooking

15. This summer I…

18. Favorites • Food: McChicken or Doritos • Mineral: Tourmaline • Color: Blue • Super Villain: Bain • Book: The Odyssey • TV Show: Chopped

19. Why I love Earth Science • Get your hands dirty • Cheap collections (rocks, sand, ext.) • Observable anywhere • Most applicable • Includes all sciences • Study of our home

20. 5 Questions for Mr. Garbini

21. Topics we will study this year... • Scientific method and measurements • Astronomy • Weather and Climate • Exterior, Interior Geology • Historical and Environmental Geology

22. Volcanoes Earthquakes Natural Hazards Hydrology (water) Geologic time scale Climate Change Human impacts on the Environment Science and Technology Some things we will cover... • Celestial objects in space • Our Universe • Landforms • The four spheres • Fossils • Rocks and rock formation • Minerals and natural resources • Heat transfer and energy

23. What we will do this year… • Labs • Group Activities • Outside • Experiments • Current events • Projects • Tests and Quizzes

25. Behavior Expectations and classroom procedures

26. Behavior Expectations • Do not smack lips, tsk, roll eyes, or other non-verbal gestures.

27. Behavior Expectations • When I assign homework or a project, there will be no moaning or complaining. This will result in a doubled assignment. 

28. Behavior Expectations • I will work with respectful students for special cases concerning homework and projects. • For example, if you are competing in sports or are in a play, I am willing to grant you more time if you are respectful in asking me.

29. Behavior Expectations • You may have a bottle with water and leave it on your desk. Do not ask me if you can refill your bottle while I am teaching. • You may even have food at your desk as long as others don't see it and I don't hear you eat it.  • You may have gum as long as you don't give it out to other students in class and I don't hear you eat it. If any gum ends up under my tables, everyone will lose gum privileges. 

30. Behavior Expectations • You may not use your phone or any other device in class. • Even if you tell me "I was putting it away" or "I was just turning it off," I will still take your phone and give it to the front office. Your parents will have to pick up your phone from the front office. 

31. Behavior Expectations • Have positive mental attitude! • There is no benefit of having a bad attitude towards being here and learning. If you expect to have fun, you will. If you treat others with respect and generosity, you will receive it back. Your education and your life is what YOU make it!  

32. Classroom Procedures • The way we enter and exit (Door, tardy, start of class) • The way we work (notebooks, class discussion, independent work, group work, bathroom) • Absent • Retakes • Prepared to learn

33. What do I need for class? • Composition Notebook • Pencil, Pen • Colored pencils, markers*

34. Questions?

35. Day 2 • If you have a notebook, please write your name on it and place it neatly in the back cupboard. • You do NOT need your notebooks today, please leave them in the back. • Find your seat and wait for instructions.

36. Classroom Website • www.garbini.weebly.com

38. Two Truths and a Lie • 2 statements will be true, one will be false. Your job is to think about and guess which one might be false. Good luck! • Number your paper 1-6. • DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME

39. 1 • Mr. Garbini… • A. Collects baseball cards • B. Has pet worms • C. Has only 1 sibling (brother or sister)

40. 2 • Mr. Garbini… • A. Once lived in Maryland • B. Is allergic to Doritos • C. Is a really good cook

41. 3 • Mr. Garbini… • A. Once ate out of a dumpster for 2 years • B. Once invented his own brand of cereal • C. Once had blonde hair

42. 4 • Mr. Garbini dislikes it when students: • Smack gum • Roll eyes • Eat granola

43. 5 • This year we will study… • Astronomy • Astrology • Geology

44. 6 • In this class I can have: • Food, as long as I keep it quiet and unseen. • A bad attitude, as long as I don’t hit Mr. G • Water on my desk, as long as I don’t refill it while Mr. Garbini is talking.

45. How did we do?

46. 1 • Mr. Garbini… • A. Collects baseball cards • B. Has pet worms • C. Has only 1 sibling (brother or sister)

47. 2 • Mr. Garbini… • A. Once lived in Maryland • B. Is allergic to Doritos • C. Is a really good cook

48. 3 • Mr. Garbini… • A. Once ate out of a dumpster for 2 years • B. Once invented his own brand of cereal • C. Once had blonde hair

49. 4 • Mr. Garbini dislikes it when students: • Smack gum • Roll eyes • Eat granola

50. 5 • This year we will study… • Astronomy • Astrology • Geology