• Course Outline: Physical Science

    Mr. Schaefer's Classroom Rules (A.K.A. Be Nice)

    Do Your Best!

    1. Treat everyone with respect...regardless.
    2. Follow the Safety Contract. Breaking the contract may result in removal from lab activities.
    3. Do not write on board without permission.
    4. Respect teacher area.
    5. Remain seated until granted permission to move.

     

    Safety Contract (click here to view/download safety contract)

     

    Topics of Study

    • Scientific Inquiry (throughout the year)
    • Chemistry/Metric Measurement
    • Newtonian Physics (Force/Motion/Energy)
    • Astronomy

     

    PA Science Specific Standards Taught

    to learn more, please go to **__http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/Views__**
    ~ Chemistry ~
    2.8.A1: Differentiate between mass and weight.
    3.2.8.A2: Identify characteristics of elements derived from the periodic table.
    3.2.8.A3: Explain how changes in matter are accompanied by changes in energy.
    3.2.8.A4: Compare and contrast physical and chemical changes in terms of products.

    ~ Physics ~
    3.2.8.B1: Explain how inertia is a measure of an object’s mass. Explain how momentum is related to the forces acting on an object.
    3.2.8.B2: Identify situations where kinetic energy is transformed into potential energy, and vice versa.
    3.2.8.B3: Explain how changes in temperature are accompanied by changes in kinetic energy.
    3.2.8.B4: Compare and contrast atomic properties of conductors and insulators.
    3.2.8.B6: PATTERNS Explain how physics principles underlie everyday phenomena and important technologies

    ~ Astronomy ~
    3.3.8.B1: Explain how light, measured remotely, can be used to classify objects in the universe.
    3.3.8.B2: SCALE AND MEASUREMENT Explain measurements and evidence indicating the age of the universe

     

    Homework Policy

    1. Do It! Many assignments are graded on effort so just try!
    2. Any homework copied from/lent to another will receive Zero credit.
    3. If absent, homework is due shortly upon return.
    4. Must have homework in class the day it is due to receive credit. (No credit for late homework that has been reviewed in class)

     

    Materials - You MUST be prepared for class everyday!

    • Agenda
    • Organized Binder (1 or 1.5 inch ring)
    • Pencil or Pen

    Free Inspiring Quotes Mr. Schaefer Uses For Self Reflection

    "Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that is
    right is to get by and the only thing that is wrong is to get caught" ~ J.C. Watts



    "Character is much easier kept than recovered" ~ Thomas Paine

    "Well done is better than well said" ~ Benjamin FranklinBen Franklin

    Grading Policy

    Per District guidelines, your Science grade is based on

    Performance Assessments: weighted 70% (Quizzes/Tests/Projects)
    Formative Assessments: weighted 20% (Classwork/Experiments)
    Homework: weighted 10%

    Typical activities will include:
    Quiz (15 points) every 8-10 days.
    Test (75-100 points) (1 or 2 per marking period)
    Homework (5-10 points) 2-3 per week
    Notebook ( 1 or 2 per marking period)

    Test dates will be announced approximately one week in advance and the date will be posted on the board and on the Wiki site. Quizzes may not have as much advanced notice, but they usually cover material covered in the last week. If you are here the day before a test or quiz then you are expected to take the quiz/test the next day unless you make other arrangements with the teacher. Do not wait until the day of the test to ask questions. Find the opportunity to find me to ask questions either after class or during academic lab.

    After School help

    I am at school every day until 3:15. I would be elated to work with you after school. One day's notice would be appropriate.

    How to Get a Detention!

    • Be unprepared 3 times in a marking period
    • Violate Dress code 3 times.
    • Be late to class 3 times in a marking period
    • have to be spoken to twice in a period