Welcome to Mrs. Mulhern

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Welcome to Mrs. Mulherns Science Class!

• August 26, 2015
• Curriculum Night

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About me

• Teaching Experience
• 7 years teaching science with the best team at
  CMS ?
• Outside of teaching science
• 8M Team Leader
• Fashion Club Advisor
• Learning Lab
• Minitown

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REQUIRED MATERIALS!

• The following materials are required for this
  class
• 1-2 GREEN college ruled spiral notebooks just for
  science!!
• 1 GREEN pocket folder
• Pens/Pencils AT ALL TIMES!!

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Behavior Expectations

• Respect ALL students/staff/school property
• Come to class prepared and on time
• Participate and be engaged

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SCIENCE CURRICULUM

• Chemistry
• Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
• Chemical Reactions
• Periodic Table elements, compounds and
  mixtures
• Structure of the atom
• Cells and Genetics
• Cell division, growth, repair
• Heredity
• DNA, genes, chromosome, genotype and phenotype
• Motion and Forces
• Newtons Laws
• Relationship between energy, motion, simple
  machines, work, and power
• Ecology
• Compare relationships among species
• Behavioral cycles of animal
• Adaptations that allow for survival

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Learning Goals

• Based on State and College and Career Ready
  standards
• Drive Instruction
• Determine students grade

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Basic Learning Goal Scale
4 Demonstrations of learning that go above and beyond what was explicitly taught in class
3 The learning goal or state standard- This is where we want students to be!
2 Foundational knowledge, simple procedures, isolated details, vocabulary- what students should know before getting to a 3
1 With help, students can perform at level 2
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Quarter Grades90Assessment10 Practice

• You will see 2-3 Summative tests and several
  quizzes (Check ins) per quarter 90
• Practice work 10

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Conversion Scale to Traditional Grades
Average Scale Score across Multiple Goals Traditional Grade
3.75-4.00 A
3.26-3.74 A
3.00-3.25 A-
2.84-2.99 B
2.67-2.83 B
2.50-2.66 B-
2.34-2.49 C
2.17-2.33 C
2.00-2.16 C-
1.76-1.99 D
1.26-1.75 D
1.00-1.25 D-
Below 1.00 F
4.0 Scale will be entered and averaged for a
final grade. Example Tests for Quarter
1 Standard A 3 Standard B 3.5 Standard C
2.5 AVERAGE 3.0 GRADE A-
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Advanced Science

• What makes it advanced?
• Students will complete activities and projects
  that go deeper into content to enhance their
  understanding.
• Increase depth of knowledge of the subject.
• Moving through easier content quicker.
• How does the workload differ from Science
• More time for extension projects.
• Increase rigor, but not an increase in homework.

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Interactive Science Notebook

• Students will be responsible for all activities
• Activities and instructions will be posted on my
  website
• Students will receive a notebook grade each
  quarter for completed activities

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Class Projects/Experiments
DNA MOLECULE
FAMILY PEDIGREE OF A TRAIT
DNA EXTRACTION
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES
BALLOON CAR
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How can you help??

• Take 10- 15 minutes a day to make sure your
  student is on top of what they are doing in
  class.
• Check their grades on the parent portal.
• Check my website for assignments
• Keep in contact with me!

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Contact Info

• Phone
• 480.541.6545
• Email
• smulhern_at_kyrene.org
• Website
• http//kyrene.org/smulhern