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Blues Rules

• Be Nice and Work Hard
• One rule that is easy to learn but hard to
  follow. So let us break it down

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Part I

• Be Nice

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1.Treat Everyone with Love, Kindness and Respect
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2. Dont be a Jerk!
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3. Not being a jerk means

1. Dont throw things
2. Dont be mean to others
3. Dont hit, punch, kick, fold, spindle, mutilate
   or other wise annoy your fellow classmates
4. Dont cause disruptions or distractions
5. Dont use inappropriate language

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4. Business meeting decorum

• Act as if you were in a high level business
  meeting with your boss.

5. The best way to prepare for the future is to
start practicing now.
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Part II

• Work Hard

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6. In a business meeting would you?

• Talk while your boss is explaining something
  important.
• Leave the room, sharpen your pencil, throw away
  trash or cause other disturbances while your boss
  is talking.
• Do work for second job when you should be
  completing a task.
• Show up late.
• Not bring your tools, projects and other
  materials
• Listen to music, text message or fail to pay
  attention.
• Leave before your boss is finished.

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7. Got something to say

• People will talk.
• You are people.
• Therefore, you will talk.
• When is it okay to talk
• A. Working in groups or in the Lab-
• USE QUIET VOICE
• B.The only time it is acceptable to yell in this
  classroom is
• 1. I am unconscious or on fire
• 2. Zombie Attack

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8. THE MR. BLUE SHOW

• When is talking not acceptable
• 1. During tests and quizzes
• 2. When it doesnt involve science
• -Class time is Science Time
• 3. When it is the Mr. Blue Show!
• Raise your hand if you have a question!!!

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9. Ask before moving
Please ask permission before getting up to
sharpen pencils, go to the restroom, throw away
trash etc
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10. No phones or Mp3 players
Science is a task that needs your full
concentration. Study like you would take the
exam.
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11. Be on time and ready to work

• Have your tools and be ready to go
• Dont make everyone wait on you.
• Important We are done when the job is finished
  not when the bell rings!

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The Right Tools for the Job

• You are required to have the following by the
  start of every class.
• IPC Book
• Pencil
• Paper
• Science Notebook (3 ring binder)
• Calculator

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12. Food and Drink

• You may have a bottled beverage on your desk. No
  cups. No cans. No spills.
• If you have food I dont want to see, hear, smell
  or know that it exists and that includes hearing
  the whines of your fellow classmates.

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13. Homework

• Homework must be done and will be checked on a
  regular basis.
• Failure to do work will result in lunch detention
  and parental contact.
• The Ten Assignment Rule- If everyone completes
  their homework for 10 days straight then starting
  on the 11th day we go into bonus and everyone
  will receive a reward for every perfect day until
  the streak is broken.
• Some assignments will have the Dreaded Redo
  clause. These assignments will have to be done
  until a grade of 90 is received.
• Practice is the best of all instructors.

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14. We are a Team

• The Law for the Wolves?For the strength of the
  pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is
  the pack. - Ruyard Kipling
• We dont succeed unless everyone succeeds.
• We are now one big science family. Help each
  other to be the best and do the best they can.

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15. Need Help?

• Check the website www.bluescience.pbworks.com
• Call a classmate
• Study Buddy Wednesdays 415pm-530pm
• Tutorials- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 800am
• Schedule a time for tutoring
• Email me at cblue2000_at_yahoo.com
• Phone me at 512-586-8383
• There is no excuse for ignorance.
• There are only a few excuses for not finishing
  homework Death, Verifiable Sickness, Act of
  Nature, Civil Disorder, Zombie Infestation

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We all have something to contribute

• You never really understand a person until you
  consider things from his point of view--until you
  climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
  To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch to daughter
  Scout, Chapter 3.
• Anyone who has never made a mistake has never
  tried anything new.-Albert Einstein

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A Round of Applause

• Is there anyone here who does not enjoy being
  recognized for a job well done?
• If someone does wellacknowledge them!!!

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Questions

• I keep six honest serving-men?They taught me all
  I knew?Their names are?What and why and when?And
  how and where and who.
• Ask questionsalways! Especially before doing
  anything in the lab!

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Stupid questions

1. The test says Dont write on this test. Can we
   write on the test?
2. It says to use a pencil. Can I use a pen?
3. On what page are the Questions on page 314?
4. Can we watch a movie?
5. What are we doing today?
6. Do you have pencil, paper or book that I can
   barrow?

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Stupid Questions

1. After they make Styrofoam, what do they ship it
   in?
2. Do clowns wear really big socks?
3. Do you realize how many holes there could be if
   people would just take the time to take the dirt
   out of them?
4. How do they get a deer to cross at that yellow
   road sign?
5. How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to
   work in the mornings?
6. If all the nations in the world are in debt,
   where did all the money go?
7. If Barbie's so popular, why do you have to buy
   all her friends?
8. If blind people wear dark glasses, why don't deaf
   people wear earmuffs?
9. If cats and dog didn't have fur would we still
   pet them?