Disclosure Document
Science
Miss Lowe, Room 205

Science is a useful tool to learn about the world. In the coming months, this class will cover a broad range of scientific principles and integrate them into our ever-changing world.

Overview
In my class, students will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of scientific thought and reasoning. We will follow closely the Utah State Core Curriculum in our subject matter, but will far exceed its depth. This class is considered advanced of the standard and students are expected to work toward excellence.

Grading Scale
Each assignment will be given a point value. Generally, tests may constitute up to 40% of the grade for each term and the remainder comes from a combination of assignments and in-class activities. The work is very activity oriented and the majority of it will be done in-class. The grading scale is as follows:

A	100% - 94%	B	86% - 84%	C	76% - 74%	D	66% - 64%
A-	93% - 90%	B-	83% - 80%	C-	73% - 70%	D-	63% - 60%
B+	89% - 87%	C+	79% - 77%	D+	69% - 67%	F	Below 60%

Citizenship
The most common citizenship grade I give is an S, meaning satisfactory. To achieve an honors level of citizenship, a student must be well behaved. This includes following the rules, such as being on-time every day, not speaking out of turn, and being on-task. A student must also show respect to those trying to learn, the teacher, and him or herself. If a student demonstrates a lack of good classroom behavior and/or more than two unexcused absences, the citizenship grade will either be an N, meaning the student needs improvement, or in extreme cases, a U, signifying unsatisfactory.

Attendance and Tardies
Attendance and tardies will be dealt with according to school policies. Your attendance affects your daily participation points and will affect your grade. Unexcused absences result in complete loss of participation points and tardies will lose half of the points for the day. A student will need to meet with me to determine whether these points can be made up. Most of the work done in class cannot be easily replicated outside of school. Please be in class whenever possible.

Homework
My science class has very little homework, but the homework I give is usually in-depth and extremely important. There will be one or two projects per term which involve a good deal of preparation. Adequate time will be given, so there is no excuse for late work.

Additional Information
Students need to have paper and a pen or pencil daily. Students must also have a journal, preferably a spiral notebook, but loose paper will suffice. I may be reached 1/2 hour before and after school via telephone. I can also be reached via e-mail at debra.lowe@jordan.k12.ut.us. Please keep in touch. I’ll send home more information as it becomes necessary. Best wishes for a successful semester!

Warm regards,
Debra Lowe




Science with Miss Lowe

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