Homework Policy
Assessment Policy
Homework is a vital part of a student’s education, it not only helps give students extra practice but also teaches responsibly. Homework itself will not be graded, however there will be a short homework quiz after each assignment. In order for students to take the homework quiz they must have their homework completed. If the assignment is not finished, they will have to come in before school or after school to take the quiz once it is complete. Students can take, and even retake homework quizzes any time before the unit test.
Students who do not have their work completed will be asked to call home and make arrangements to stay after until the assignment is completed. This allows students to have one on one help to complete their work and receive support to help them deeply understand all materials.
There are two types of assessments in life science.
Formative assessments: Assignments, Labs and Quizzes are all examples of formative assessments. This work is created to help a student learn. All formative assessments can be redone for full credit anytime before or after school.
Summative Assessments:
Unit Tests: There will be 9 units of study throughout the year
~All students will be required to do test corrections and reflect on their incorrect responses and may earn up to 100% for completing the test correction form within one week of the original test date.
~ A test grade will not be entered into the grade book until test corrections are made.
Unit Projects: Most units will end with a comprehensive individual or group project
~3 points a day will be deducted from the overall project score for each day it is late for the first week.
After that, the highest score students can possibly earn is half credit.
~If a student is not satisfied with the score they earn. Projects can be redone for half of the points that are missed, but must be resubmitted within one week of when they receive their project grade.
Units Covered & Learning Targets
Unit 1: The Practice of Science
Unit 2: Properties of Matter
Unit 3: Introduction to Life
Unit 4: Cells
Unit 5: Genetics
Unit 6: Evolution
Unit 7: Anatomy
Unit 8: Infectious Diseaase
Unit 9: Ecology
Click on any of the unit names to see the student Learning Target for that unit.
Learning Targets are the skills and understandings that each child must be able to demonstrate in order to succeed at unit summative assessments. Every Learning Target in science is directly aligned to the Minnesota State Standards. Learning Targets ensure that both teachers and students share ownership in the learning process and set clear and attainable goals for each student.
