WELCOME TO MR. ODELL'S 2011 - 2012 EARTH SCIENCE
This is a map of Virginia showing the Geographic Provinces of the state. From
left to right: Appalachian Plateau; Valley and Ridge; Blue Ridge; Piedmont
and Coastal Plain. The provinces are all determined by the topography of land and the geological characteristics of the bedrock, etc. Learning these provinces leads to better understanding of the geology of the land and helps students to understand more about the great state of Virginia. Virginia has lots of interesting places, facts, features and tourist locations and they all have been impacted in one
way or another by the geology of the land.
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Current Earth Science SOL: ES. 6 - Va Provinces; Rocks; Minerals
Mr. Odell's Class Schedule 2011-2012
Block 1 - College Prep Earth Science
Block 2 - College Prep Earth Science
Block 3 - OFF
Block 4 - College Prep Earth Science
Block 5 - College Prep Earth Science/C Lunch
Block 6 - OFF
Block 7 - Collaborative Earth Science
Classroom Materials Required For This Class:
Dell Laptop computer
3 Ring Binder
Spiral Notebook
High School Agenda Book
CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS 
Due Date is listed.
MP 1
3 Ring Binder 9/14/11
Spiral Notebook 9/14/11
Lab Safety Contract 9/17,18/11
Student Info Sheet 9/15/11
SQR Reading Assignment SOL ES. 1,2 Due date: 9/22/11
p. 12-17 Questions p.17 #1,2,3,5,6
Refer to "SchoolSpace" for handouts regarding an SQR.
ES. 1 Powerpoint Worksheet SOL ES.1 Due: 10/3/11
"Branches of Earth Science".
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.1
Branches of Earth Science.
Homework grade.
September Weather Chart- SOL ES.13 - Due Date 10/3/11
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
September Station Model Chart - SOL ES.13 - Due Date 10/3/11
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
SQR Reading Assignment SOL ES. 1,2 Due date: 10/6/11
p. 6-11 Questions p.11 #1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Refer to "SchoolSpace" for handouts regarding an SQR.
Test - Lab Safety and Branches of Earth Science - SOL ES.1 Due 10/6
Study the following: Lab Safetyvideo notes, powerpoint worksheet, textbook.
Teacher EmailTechnology - Due Date 10/17/11
Counts as lab activity grade.
Create a "Gaggle" Email Account and email your teacher using proper email
procedures. Refer to the handout in Schoolspace.
Parent Email Test Technology - Due Date: 10/17/11
Counts as lab activity grade.
Refer to the handout in Schoolspace. Follow the rubric. An email will be sent
home to parents and student will copy the email and return it to the teacher.
Teacher is ensuring that emails being sent home are being received.
Directions for students are included in the email being sent home.
Cloud Chart Activity SOL ES.13 Due Date 10/18,19/11
Refer to the rubric in SchoolSpace. Complete the cloud picture and chart.
You will be tested on this. Counts as lab activity grade.
Test - Moon Phases - SOL ES.13 Due 10/18,19/11
Study the following: Moon Phase Diagram-both sides of sheet.
Know moon phases, moon phase names, diagrams and descriptions.
Test - Clouds - SOL ES.13 Due 10/20,21/11
Study the following: Cloud Diagram-both sides of sheet.
Know clouds, cloud names, basic descriptions, cloud symbols.
Famous Names Hurricane Map SOL ES.3 - Due Date: 10/18,19/11
Student will develop a hurricane map demonstrationg their ability to plot
coordinates on a map. The coordinates signify a location on the map using
longitude and latitude. Counts as lab activity grade.
SQR Reading Assignment SOL ES. 3 Due date: 10/31/11
p. 36-41 Questions p.41 #1,3,4,5,6,7
Refer to "SchoolSpace" for handouts regarding an SQR.
SQR Reading Assignment SOL ES. 3 Due date: 10/31/11
p. 42-49 Questions p.49 #1,2,3,4,5
Refer to "SchoolSpace" for handouts regarding an SQR.
Test - How To Do The Weather Chart - SOL ES.13 Due 11/3,4/11
Study the following: All of your weather charts
Know symbols, definitions of terms, how to fill in a chart. How to complete
the station model chart.
Know vocab words such as: humidity, dew point, cloud type, rainfall amount,
moon phases, fahrenheit, celsius, how to convert F to C.
If you have been participating all along with the weather charts you will do
fine on this test. But be sure to take a look at your charts.
End of MP1
MP2
ES. 3 Powerpoint Worksheet SOL ES.3 Due: 10/28/11
"Mapping".
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.3
Mapping.
Counts as homework grade.
Explore Learning - Weather Map Gizmo ES. 3 Due Date: 10/31
These activities are referred to as "Gizmos". You will have to download a
student guide from SchoolSpace, print it, staple it and holepunch it. You then
use the guide as a rubric for completing an online activity on a website
called "Explore Learning". You will need to be online while you complete the
worksheet.
-Print the guide.
-Complete the guide hardcopy style.
-Pay attention to the vocabulary.
Explore Learning Gizmo - Topographic Maps ES. 3 Due Date: 11/1,2
These activities are referred to as "Gizmos". You will have to download a
student guide from SchoolSpace, print it, staple it and holepunch it. You then
use the guide as a rubric for completing an online activity on a website
called "Explore Learning". You will need to be online while you complete the
worksheet.
-Print the guide.
-Complete the guide hardcopy style.
-Pay attention to the vocabulary.
Quiz - Mapping - SOL ES.3 Due 11/10,11/11
Study the following: Powerpoint Worksheet. Gizmos and Mapping Packet #1.
Recent SQRs.
Know map vocabulary, certain map locations, longitude/latitude, map symbols.
WebQuest Activity "Flat Map Flyover" SOL ES.3 Due Date 11/15,16/11
Complete the hardcopy worksheet for this activity. A WebQuest is when you
must go online and complete the activity. Follow the rubric listed on the
handout.
You will be tested on this. Counts as lab activity grade.
Mapping Packet #1 - Topographic Maps - SOL ES. 3 Due Date: 11/17
p. 1 - Topgraphic Map Symbols -
do a google search and find various websites to solve these symbols.
Use your textbook too.
p. 2 - Highlight in yellow the notes on this page that will help you read a
topographic map. Learn these guidelines. Answer questions 1,2 in complete
sentences.
p. 3 - Shade the map using proper earth tone colors. Label the dotted areas
represented on the map. The Globe in class will probably assist you.
Highlight the prime meridian, equator, International Dateline, Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn and the compass rose. Use yellow to highlight.
p. 4 - Complete the worksheet by reviewing the diagrams.
p. 5 - Complete the worksheet by reviewing the map. You will need to
calculate time zones.
Highlight the prime meridian, equator, International Dateline, Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn and the compass rose. Use yellow to highlight.
Make sure you know that there are 24 time zones around the earth. Be able
to describe how the time zones operate. What is the name of the time zone
we live in?
p. 6 - This page is an "in class activity". Do not attempt this on your own.
p. 7 - Read and highlight in yellow the introduction paragraph.
Proceed to answer the questions. Please notice that all of these questions
refer to the map on p. 8.
p. 8 - Refer to the rubric at the bottom of p. 8. Follow the rubric. You will be
drawing an island in the middle of "Molen Lake". You then must shade the
island you drew using proper earth tone colors.
p. 9 - Glen Allen Topo. This is an "in class activity". Do not attempt this
on your own.
p. 10 - Read the topo map. Review it. Prove that you can read the map by
answering the questions on the worksheet.
p. 11/12 - Answer the review using your textbook. These questions take you to
maps located in your text. You must read the maps and answer the questions
regarding each map. You need your textbook.
Test - Mapping/Topographic Maps - SOL ES.3 Due 12/1,2/11
Study the following: Mapping Packet # 1; WebQuest; Flat Map Flyover;
Topographic Map Gizmo; Weather Map Gizmo; ES.3 Powerpoint Worksheet.
Know the following: how to read a contour map; how to read a globe; how to
find coordinates on a map; how to draw a topo map; how to read contour
intervals; how to determine the elevation of certain places on a map; how to
plot longitude/latitude; how to locate famous places on a map; equator, prime
meridian, Tropic of capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, International Dateline, Time
Zones; types of maps.
Explore Learning Gizmo - Theory of Plate Tectonics
ES. 8 Due Date: 11/29,30
These activities are referred to as "Gizmos". You will have to download a
student guide from SchoolSpace, print it, staple it and holepunch it. You then
use the guide as a rubric for completing an online activity on a website
called "Explore Learning". You will need to be online while you complete the
worksheet.
-Print the guide.
ES. 8 Powerpoint Worksheet #1 SOL ES.3 Due: 10/28/11
"Theory of Plate Tectonics."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.8
Plate Tectonics.
Counts as homework grade.
November Weather Chart- SOL ES.13 - Due Date 11/30/11
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
November Station Model Chart - SOL ES.13 - Due Date 11/30/11
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
Tectonic Packet - Plate Tectonics #1 - SOL ES. 3 Due Date: Not Yet
p. 1,2 - Earth Layers
Read and highlight the outline. Use yellow. Highlight important facts and
information regarding the Earth. Do not highlight the entire outline.
For section IV you must fill in the 10 most abundant elements found within the
Earth's Crust. 10 is the least abundant with 1 being the most abundant. Do
a google search to get this info.
p. 3 - Read and highlight the article "Inside The Earth". Highlight it. Be sure
to know the layers of the earth. Learn them. Analyze the diagram. Take
color pencils and shade the diagram. Use proper earth tone colors. Be sure to
shade each layer separately. Learn the layers by name.
p. 4 - Complete the worksheet. Page 3 will help you. Shade in the diagram
of the earth. Answer the questions in complete sentences. These are essay
answers. #5 and 6 are difficult. You may have to look these up. Use your
textbook, google, wikipedia. FIND THE ANSWER.
p. 5,6 - Okay, you will love this! Make flash cards out of all of these vocab
words. This will be checked and you will recieve credit for doing this.
There will be a separate test on this vocab list alone. Flash cards can be
done the conventional way on index cards or electronically on a website.
May I suggest "Quizlet?"
p. 7 - Read and highlight in yellow the article. Shade the diagrams. Use
earth tone colors. Anser the 3 questions.
p. 8 - Follow the directions. Shade the diagram. Read the paragraph.
Highlight in yellow.
p. 9 - Shade the top and bottom diagram. Use earth tones. Notice the 2
diagrams are separate and different. Underneath each labeled layer, write a
description of each earth layer. PRINT.
p. 10 - Shade this diagram using earth tones. Draw in the "convection"
circles and label them.
p. 11/12 - This is a Lab Class Activity. Wait for the teacher to do this.
You are really going to like this one......
p. 13/14 - This is a self quiz. But you have to wait for the teacher. You do
not have the word bank you need.
WeatherGlobe Assignment - SOL ES.13 - Due Date 12/15,16/11
Counts as a project grade which is equal to a test grade. Big assignment.
Go to SchoolSpace and download all appropriate documents needed for
this assignment. The teacher has supplied you with a hardcopy rubric as well.
Follow the rubric.
1. Go Animate or ToonDoo presentation is due.
2. Electronic Weather Tracking Chart - Sheet 1 (September)
3. Temperature Graph Chart.
Quiz - Earth Layers - SOL ES.8 Due 12/9,10/11
Study the following: Powerpoint Worksheet. Tectonic Packet.
Know vocabulary, earth layers, convection, dominant earth elements.
Test - Tectonic Vocabulary - SOL ES.8 Due 12/15,16/11
Study the following: Page 5,6 of the tectonic packet. Know all vocab.
Be sure to refer to the directions for the Tectonic Packet. Notice you are
required to make flash cards for the vocabulary words.
Know vocabulary, earth layers, convection, dominant earth elements.
Test will be administered on SchoolSpace.
Student Video Release Form Due: 12/15,16/11
Student will receive a handout to take home which is to be signed by a parent.
The handout is a release form allowing students to be videotaped while
participating in a normal lesson in class. Mr. Odell is working on his National
Teaching Certification and that requires him to submit taped recordings of
some class lessons and activities. Some of the student's faces may be
captured in the video.
Explore Learning Gizmo - Theory of Plate Tectonics
ES. 8 Due Date: 1/6/12
These activities are referred to as "Gizmos". You will have to download a
student guide from SchoolSpace, print it, staple it and holepunch it. You then
use the guide as a rubric for completing an online activity on a website
called "Explore Learning". You will need to be online while you complete the
worksheet.
Complete the gizmo.
December Weather Chart- SOL ES.13 - Due Date 1/6/12
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
December Station Model Chart - SOL ES.13 - Due Date 1/6/12
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
ES. 8 Powerpoint Worksheet #2 SOL ES.3 Due: 1/9/12
"Restless Continents."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.8
Restless Continents.
Counts as homework grade.
Quiz - Plate Tectonics-Earth Layers - SOL ES.8 Due 1/9/12
Study the following: Powerpoint Worksheet #1 and #2. Tectonic Packet.
Know vocabulary, earth layers, convection, dominant earth elements,
plate tectonics.
ES. 5 Powerpoint Worksheet #1 SOL ES.3 Due: 1/17/12
"Properties of Minerals."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.5
"Properties of Minerals".
Counts as homework grade.
ES. 5 Powerpoint Worksheet #2 SOL ES.3 Due: 1/17/12
"Kinds of Minerals."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.5
"Kinds of Minerals".
Counts as homework grade.
ES. 6 Powerpoint Worksheet SOL ES.3 Due: 1/17/12
"Rock Cycle."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.6
"Rock Cycle".
Counts as homework grade.
2012 Semester Exam Review Packet Due Date - 1/24,25,26,27/12
A Semester Exam Review Packet is being provided for students.
Student should navigate to SchoolSpace and find the folder "Exam Review".
In this folder are several items student should download to their laptop.
Student is responsible for printing off all materials on their own. Some items
will be required to complete.
It will contain the following items:
-2012 Semester Exam Schedule and basic directions-
-2012 Semester Exam Review Worksheet- (to be completed by student)
-2012 Semester Exam Review Worksheet Key- (students can check work)
-SOL Practice Test- (official 08-09 SOL test)
-Various Powerpoint Presentations
-Other items that teacher deems necessary may be added
Directions:
-SOL Practice Test - Print off test and take the test on your own. Answers to
test are located at bottom of test. Scroll and you will see.
Take the test after you have studied all material.
Don't peek!! Grade the test and see how you did.
-Exam Review Worksheet - You are required to print this packet off. Please
staple and punch holes. This is a lengthy worksheet.
Complete the worksheet longhand. Do not complete it
on computer. Worksheet will be collected on day you take
exam. You are required to complete the worksheet.
Counts as lab activity grade. Dont' wait till the last minute.
-Exam Review Worksheet Key - BIG HELP HERE!!!!!
You may want to print this packet off. It will be a
great study guide. This packet contains the answers to
the worksheet. Don't peek! Fill in the worksheet as normal,
then the answer key is designed so you can check your
work. There may some material on the worksheet we
have not covered in class by now, so I am giving you
those answers to help you. But try to figure out the answer
first on your own. Also, some material on the worksheet
are items you have been previously taught in middle
school. Example: metrics, graphing, density, volume, etc.
Review for this. Also you have been previously taught
Experimental Design, dependent variable, independent
variable, hypothesis, constant, etc. You need to review for
this. It will be on the exam. We will also review some of
this in class but it is not required teaching. In short, be
sure to complete your worksheet, use the key and then
' study it. That is why I am providing it to you. Then take
the practice test.
January Weather Chart- SOL ES.13 - Due Date 2/1/12
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
January Station Model Chart - SOL ES.13 - Due Date 2/7/12
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
WeatherGlobe Spreadsheet - SOL ES.13 - Due Date 2/7/12
Counts as a project grade which is equal to a test grade. Big assignment.
All weather charts from the entire year should be on the spreadsheet.
Will be checked for completeness and accuracy.
Tectonic Packet - Earthquakes #2 - SOL ES. 3 Due Date: 2/28
Earthquake Activity #1 - in class activity
Earthquake Activity #2 - in class activity
Earthquake Activity #3 - in class activity
Hawaiian Islands Activity - Hotspots - in class activity
Test - Tectonic Vocabulary - SOL ES.8 Due 2/13/12
Study the following: Page 5,6 of the tectonic packet. Know all vocab.
Be sure to refer to the directions for the Tectonic Packet. Notice you are
required to make flash cards for the vocabulary words.
Know vocabulary, earth layers, convection, dominant earth elements.
Test will be hardcopy, matching style.
WebQuest Activity "Virtual Caves" SOL ES.8 Due Date: 2/28/12
Complete the directions for this activity. A WebQuest is when you
must go online and complete the activity. Follow the rubric listed on the
handout. You must formulate a word document with this info. This assignment
will be dropped to the teacher.
You will be tested on this. Counts as lab activity grade.
VA Province Packet - Rocking Across Virginia - SOL ES. 8 Due Date: 2/28
Refer to the rubric for this activity. Maps must be formulated showing
characteristics of the provinces.
Test - Geology - SOL ES.8 Due 2/27/12
Plate tectonics, earthquakes, tectonic vocabulary, VA Provinces, hotspots
plate boundaries, plate names, earthquake waves, earth layers, convection.
Study the following:
Powerpoint Worksheets: Theory of Plate Tectonics, Restless Continents
Tectonic Packet #1
Tectonic Packet #2
VA Province Packet
Test will be administered on SchoolSpace.
Activity: ES. 6 Underground Escapades SOL ES.6 Due: 3/1/12
"Caves."
Student will complete worksheet by participating in the lesson "Underground
Escapades".
Counts as Lab Activity grade.
ES. 6 Powerpoint Worksheet SOL ES.6 Due: 3/13/12
"Igneous Rocks."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.6
"Igneous Rocks".
Counts as homework grade.
ES. 6 Powerpoint Worksheet SOL ES.6 Due: 3/13/12
"Sedimentary Rocks."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.6
"Sedimentary Rocks".
Counts as homework grade.
ES. 6 Powerpoint Worksheet SOL ES.6 Due: 3/13/12
"Metamorphic Rocks."
Student will complete worksheet by viewing the powerpoint: ES.6
"Metamorphic rocks".
Counts as homework grade.
February Weather Chart- SOL ES.13 - Due Date 3/8/12
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
February Station Model Chart - SOL ES.13 - Due Date 3/8/12
Counts as an activity grade and a quiz grade. Big assignment.
Explore Learning Gizmo - Rock Cycle Gizmo
ES. 8 Due Date: 3/12/12
These activities are referred to as "Gizmos". You will have to download a
student guide from SchoolSpace, print it, staple it and holepunch it. You then
use the guide as a rubric for completing an online activity on a website
called "Explore Learning". You will need to be online while you complete the
worksheet.
Complete the gizmo.
Explore Learning Gizmo - Rock Classification Gizmo
ES. 8 Due Date: 3/12/12
These activities are referred to as "Gizmos". You will have to download a
student guide from SchoolSpace, print it, staple it and holepunch it. You then
use the guide as a rubric for completing an online activity on a website
called "Explore Learning". You will need to be online while you complete the
worksheet.
Complete the gizmo.
VA Province Packet - Rocking Across Virginia - SOL ES. 8 Due Date: 3/12
Refer to the rubric for this activity. Maps must be formulated showing
characteristics of the provinces. Counts as a project grade.
Test - Geology - Virginia Provinces - SOL ES.8 Due 3/20,21/12
Test is on: Virginia Provinces; Caves; Rock cycle Vocabulary
Study the following:
Geology of Virginia Handout
Virtual Cave Rubric; Virtual Cave Assignment
Underground Escapades Worksheet
VA Province Packet
Rock Cycle Vocab List - you are expected to make flashcards
What you need to know: Province names; description of land; rock types
found in provinces; age of provinces, famous Virginia places and locations,
rivers, cities land features, highways; famous Virginia products and locations.
Definitions of rock vocabulary. Caves and karst topography.
CURRICULUM NEWS
Virginia Earth Science SOL List
ES:1 Measurement/Metrics/Experimental Design
ES:2 Scientific Method
ES:3 Interpreting Maps/Models/Charts/Imagery
ES:4 Earth System/Earth In Space/Solar System/Space Travel
ES:5 Mineralogy
ES:6 Rock Cycle/Rock Identification
ES:7 Renewable/Non-Renewable Resources
ES:8 Plate Tectonics/Geology of Virginia
ES:9 Groundwater/Water Cycle/Watershed Systems
ES:10 Paleontology/Geologic History
ES:11 Oceanology
ES:12 Atmosphere
ES:13 Weather
ES:14 Universe
Current SOL : ES 8. Plate Tectonics
SOL Scores and Exams
SOL scores are converted to an HCPS grading scale. these converted scores are posted on HCPSLink. Should a student prefer, they may keep the current SOL converted score and count it as their exam grade. If not, they may opt to take the exam.
The student then keeps the bettter of the two scores. Taking the final exam and
not improving their score is NOT counted against them. Most students do not opt to take the regular Earth Science Final Exam.
MAKE-UP WORK
Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct for information on makeup work. Assistance for make-up work can be had by setting up time in advance to receive help or coming to Rm 102 during extended study. Mr. Odell arrives at Deep Run HS at 7:55 most mornings. Students can by by Rm 102 prior to 8:30 in the morning to submit work or meet with Mr. Odell. Before 8:30, extended study and after school are times the teacher can help you.
A STUDENT HAS 1 CALENDAR SCHOOL WEEK TO COMPLETE RE-TAKES AND MAKE-UPS !!!!! THIS IS A STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS NOT THE JOB OF
A TEACHER TO TRACK A STUDENT DOWN.
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
There is no such thing as re-take on quizzes. When you do poorly on a quiz in
class you cannot re-take it for a better grade. The re-take policy only pertains
to tests that are taken. And, if you desire to re-take a test you must have
gottten less than 70% on it on the first attempt. It is not the teacher's
responsibility to track a student down to re-take a test. That is solely a student
responsibility. Re-takes must be completed within 1 calendar week.
SOL WEBSITES:
Scroll to the bottom of this page to
"Useful Links" and locate websites that offer SOL
help and even give old tests and test questions.
Contact Mr. Odell for further help.
STUDENT FAILURE / TEST RETAKES
At Deep Run HS we want students to learn. Learning means being
able to self direct yourself. That is the ultimate outcome
desired. Learning means being able to retrieve information.
It means being able to locate and utilize info in an efficient
manner. It means being able to decipher info and breaking it
down into components that allow students to solve problems and
apply it to real-life situations.
Learning is also the ability to retain and use information
acquired from past experiences.
At DRHS, students have the opportunity to retake tests and
quizzes and lessons when the teacher deems it necessary. If a
student has demonstrated marked work ethic and determination,
but the retention is falling short, then work is allowed to be
"re-learned", "re-mediated" or "re-done". A student should
consult Mr. Odell in this situation. Or Mr. Odell may contact
the student.
From the faculty Handbook- Retake Policy- Student Failure
Our mission is success for all students. Formative assessment allows us
to understand how our students are progressing in their coursework.
Our own observations of student work should provide us with a sense
of when students are adequately prepared for summative
assessments such as major projects and tests. However, in some
cases, the curriculum may be designed in such a way that students
are assessed before they have demonstrated an adequate
understanding of the curriculum. If a teacher is aware of students
who have diligently worked to learn the material (e.g., they have turned
in all homework assignments, they have come for extra assistance,
they have actively participated in class) and have nonetheless not
been successful on the summative assessment (i.e., they received a
failing grade on the test or major project), the teacher should, at
his/her discretion, provide the student with further time to practice
and apply their learning in preparation for a major assessment.
Any student who fails on a major project/assessment may be required,
at the teacher’s discretion, to attend re-learning sessions before
school, during extended study, or after school—the teacher and
student should arrange for this re-learning session. These sessions
should target specific areas of weakness, and, when the teacher
and student feel that the content has been learned, an opportunity
for reassessment of that learning must be given. It is important to
note that the student should not be given the same assessment
they already had the opportunity to take. Rather, the student should
be given a different assessment through which they might
demonstrate learning (e.g., a project in lieu of a test, an independent
essay instead of a short answer test, an oral report in lieu of a
multiple choice test). Like other “extra credit” opportunities, students
who take and pass this reassessment should be given a higher grade
on the original assessment (e.g., if they pass the reassessment,
they should be given a passing grade, although the grade does not have
to be as high as the grade earned on the reassessment).
Please follow the guidelines listed if you are ever interested in retaking a test:
1. Contact the teacher. The student must initiate the retake procedure. The teacher is not going to contact the student. (Use your Gaggle account.)
2. Set up a time to discuss with the teacher in person your plans for retaking the test. Before school, extended study or after school. The teacher will not use class time to take care of this situation.
3. Retakes must be completed by the Friday of the week the test was administered.
4. A student can only retake a test if they received a grade of 69 or lower.
5. There are never any retakes given for quizzes.
6. Only Extended Study will be used to administer a retake test.
7. The decision for a retake test to be given lies with the teacher.
8. The student cannot record any higher than a 70% on a retake test.
THOUGHT: "In life, there are no "do-overs". Choose wisely."
In the "Book Of Life" the answers cannot be found in the back.
Classroom Tools:
Dell Laptop Computer
Virtual Share
Gaggle.net ---- Email system for teacher/student
Hardcopy Textbook ( home version)
Hardcopy Textbook ( Classroom Set)
Class Materials
Teacher Distributed Packets (handouts)
Discovery Learning
Explore Learning
Quia
Exam View Pro
HCPS Link
Note To Parents:
1. "Inc" in HCPS Link refers to the fact that the assignment has been posted by the teacher but either it has not been graded or it has not been recorded in the gradebook yet. The teacher does not record an "Inc". Only the computer records this. If you see an "Inc" it is not being averaged in the student's grade.
The grade you see is the actual average that is on hand.
2. A grade of "0" means the student has not completed the assignment or is still working on it. They may have also been absent and may need to meet with the teacher to make up the work. This can be done before or after school or during Extended Study. It is the student's responsibility to arrange this make-up time. If the student has a zero, it is being averaged in. They have to get this rectified or the "0" remains constant.
10 Tips For Doing Your Homework
1. Have an assignment book or assignment sheet.
2. Write your assignments down.
3. Ask questions about the assignment.
4. Take your assignment book home.
5. Make time to do your homework.
6. Find a good place to do homework.
good light
good chair
good table/desk
QUIET !
7. Complete your work neatly.
8. Proofread your work. Get your parents to check it.
9. Put your work in your bookbag so you can find it.
10. Turn your work in on time.
Top 10 Ways To Get An "A" In School
10. Be a good listener.
Look the speaker in the eye when they speak.
Take notes when they speak.
9. Strive to maintain good attendance.
8. Break big projects into smaller parts.
Space the time out into increments.
7. Relate things you know well to things you are
learning.
6. Determine what kind of learner you are.
*Listening (audio)
*Seeing (visual)
*Doing (hands-on)
5. Find a quiet place to study.
4. Review and summarize what you have learned into
your own words.
3. Take notes.
2. Preview the material before it is taught to you.
1. Clearly understand the teacher's expectations
and what it is you need to know.
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
SCIENCE PROJECT - DOES NOT APPLY TO COLLEGE PREP
Mandatory for all honors level classes.
The project is designed to be a "totally outside the classroom" activity. The teacher will provide assistance and guidance but the project is totally the student's. Guidance will be given in the area of design, research, bibliography and topic pertinence.
The student is totally responsible for their paper and project.
An evaluation grade will be given for the project.
Contact Mr. Odell if you have questions.
College prep students may enter the Fair if they so desire, but it is not mandatory. It may serve as an alternate assignment.
SCIENCE FAIR: DOES NOT APPLY TO COLLEGE PREP
All honors level Earth Science students at DRHS are required to enter the Metro Richmond Science Fair or the Virginia Junior Academy of Science. (VJAS) This will require designing an experiment, performing your experiment and writing a research paper in regards to your experiment. Students will be receiving further info as the school year progresses. A timeline will be assigned to help the student be organized.
***** SEE THE WEBSITES LOCATED AT BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR EARTH SCIENCE HELP. ESPECIALLY THE HURRICANE AND WEATHER SITES. ALL THESE SITES WILL BE VERY HELPFUL IN YOUR EARTH SCIENCE TRAVELS THIS YEAR.
Note: See activity links below for ways to
study for your assessments. Past
tests, assignments, puzzles,
activities, etc. have been uploaded
to help you study. Just click on it.
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