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	MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
	ROTHSCHILD MIDDLE SCHOOL
	GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
	COCA COLA SPACE SCIENCE CENTER
	NASA
	MR. COLE'S WEBSITE
	MR. WOOD'S WEBSITE
	MRS. WILSON'S WEBSITE
	MR. SCHRAGE
	SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
	WATER CONSERVATION GEORGIA
	PHASES OF THE MOON
	LUNAR MOON
	MAGIC SCHOOL BUS VIRTUAL TOUR

Please help your student stay on track for the CRCT by going over the Georgia Performance Standards listed at the front of the textbook on pages GA26-GA36.

Please feel free to contact me if you have an questions or concerns about the class. You may call the school to schedule a conference with the team at (706) 569-3709.

Rothschild Reminders

Students are allowed to have book bags only if they have purchased a locker. Books bags will be kept in lockers all day.

Hall Lockers cost $8.00

Students must keep shirts tucked in and pants pulled up to their waste. The dress code will be enforced.

After School Tutoring

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:05pm-5:00pm

• Please send your child with a note that says they have permission to stay for tutoring

Progress Reports/Report Cards

Report Cards--

• Report Cards are sent home at the end of the nine weeks in a report card envelope. The report card cover must be signed and returned the next day.

Rothschild Science Academy

The next Science Academy meeting will be on .

The Rothschild Science Academy is new. It will be offered to a select number of students as an extension of the classroom. Students will bring home an application in September. More information will be coming soon.

* There will be after school meetings and the student must make arrangements for pick up.

All assignments are graded based on a weighted scale. The following assignments will be graded throughout the grading period.

Warm-Up/Notes 10%

Homework 20%

Class Work 30%

Test/Quizzes/Project 40%

Reading and Key Concept students will be assigned sections to read throughout the year. They will need to complete the reading and key concept questions that are found at the beginning of the section. You may also find the Key Concept Questions under the units of study pages found on the left had side of the website.

Section Assessments will be assigned for the material that is being discussed in class. The assignments will be graded for accuracy. The assessments are found at the end of each section in the chapter.

Chapter Study Guides will be posted as they are provided to students. Students are to complete the study guide for homework. We will go over the answers in class just a few days before the test.You will find the Study Guides under the units of study found on the left hand side of the website.

Here is the list of Georgia Performance Standards that we are covering. You may use the following website to access all standards.

http://www.georgiastandards.org

Please question your students on a nightly basis about the standard we are discussing in class. This will help reinforce the material. Your child should be able to explain the standard in their own words while explaining the course material.

January 30-February 3

• Monday

January 16-20

• Monday

• Chapter 10 Section 3 Assessmnet

• Tuesday

• Chapter 10 Section 4 Assessment

January 9-13

• Monday

• Chapter 10 Reading Guide

• Thursday

• Chapter 10 Section 1 Assessment

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

January 23-January 27

• Monday

• Warm Up

• What is oceanography?

• Opening

• Explain what you think the ocean floor is looks like.

• How did ancient people study the oceans?

• Work Session

• Oceans Video

• Exploring the Ocean Floor Notes

• Closing

• In what additional ways are the oceans studied today?

• Tuesday

• Warm Up

• What percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans?

• Opening

• What does composition mean?

• Why is the topography of the ocean floor important?

• Work Session

• Oceans Floor Notes

• Draw and Label the Ocean Floor

• Closing

• What features make up the ocean floor?

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

January 16-January 20

• Monday

• No School

• Tuesday

• Warm Up

• How does water move through underground layers of soil and rock?

• Opening

• What are the layers of soil?

• Freshwater Resource Video

• Worksession

• Underground Water Notes

• Closing

• Why is ground water important to the water cycle?

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

January 9-January 10

• Monday

• No School

• Tuesday

• Warm Up

• What is hydrology?

• Opening

• Welcome Back

• Work Session

• Review Rules/Procedures

• Classwork Folder

• Fresh Water Reading Guide (Chapter 10)

• Closing

• Review Rules and Procedures

• Wednesday

• Warm Up

• The majority of Earth’s surface is covered by what?

• Opening

• What does the word significant mean?

• Lab safety review

• Work Session

• Mini Lab

• Review Rules/Procedures

• Fresh Water Notes

• Water Cycle Diagram

• Closing

• What are the consequences of not having fresh water?

• Thursday

• Warm Up

• List and explain the stages of the water cycle.

• Opening

• Review Fresh Water

• What does condition mean?

• Work Session

• Fresh Water Quiz

• Finish Fresh Water Notes

• Closing

• What conditions are necessary for the water cycle?

• Friday

• Warm Up

• Explain how the water cycle shapes Earth's surface.

• Opening

• Review Fresh Water Reading Guide

• Why is the water cycle important?

• Work Session

• Chapter 10 Section 1 Workbook Pages

• Closing

• How does the water cycle work?