• You Can Learn Anything!

    Do you value a challenge?  Did you know that you learn more when you get something wrong than when you get it right?  (If you're willing to go back and examine why you got it wrong the first time to figure it out.)  Your intelligence is not fixed. Every time you apply yourself to a challenge and persevere until you figure it out, you form new connections in your brain, and thus increase your intelligence.  You can learn anything!  

    I encourage you to risk making mistakes this year in science, and know that through those mistakes, you will grow, learn, and achieve.  I believe that you can learn anything! 

    Check out the videos from Khan Academy for more inspiration:  

    Here's an interesting article from the New York Times:  

  • Syllabus - 7th grade

    This is the syllabus for 7th grade science.  It is lengthy, but my goal is to include everything you will need to know. 

    I also created a CONDENSED SYLLABUS that is only two pages and hits on the highlights of the 8-page syllabus from above.  It has QR codes linking you to the website, the calendar I update every day, the online textbook, and the grade book.

     

    Syllabus - 6th grade

    This is the syllabus for 6th grade science.  It is lengthy, but my goal is to include everything you will need to know. 

    I also created a CONDENSED SYLLABUS that is only two pages and hits on the highlights of the 8-page syllabus from above.  It has QR codes linking you to the website, the calendar I update every day, the online textbook, and the grade book.

  • Science Notebook Resources

    Your science notebook is an important resource for you.  It will be a place to organize your work, to reflect on your learning, and a resource to study from.  

    Here you will find a template that shows what your notebook should look like.  

    This is a document explaining exactly what the notebook should look like and how it will be graded.  

    Lastly, here's a of me setting up my notebook from a few years ago.  Mostly still applicable.  

    In addition, I keep a class notebook that you are welcome to borrow to use as a template or photocopy. 

     

  • Textbook Online Link

    Please to access the textbook online.  The username and password are on the inside cover of your science notebook!  This document will help you to access the textbook online, open analysis questions, and how to have the book read itself out loud to you through Adobe.  

     

    You are also welcome to borrow a CD to download the book in Spanish and/or English onto your home computer.  

  • How to Study

    You will have periodic tests and quizzes in science. They are your chance to prove to yourself how much your hard work has resulted in learning. In addition to working hard in class, you will need to study at home. Studying within 24 hours of being exposed to material increases the chances that the material will end up in our long-term memory. Therefore you should bring your science notebook home every night to study whether or not you have an assignment. This document lays out some ideas on how to use the resources already in your notebook to study!