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Physics \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Fall 2015<\/p>\n

Mr. Sabra \u2013 sabram1@dearbornschools.org<\/p>\n

Course Description:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 This is a beginning course in Physics.\u00a0 The concepts will not be too deep, the math won\u2019t be too intense, but you should get a good idea of what physics is, how it affects your everyday life, and why it is important.<\/p>\n

Classroom Expectations:<\/u><\/strong> \u00a0I expect you to be responsible<\/u><\/em><\/strong> and accountable<\/u><\/em>.\u00a0 <\/strong>You are expected to learn how to think critically and improve your problem solving skills.\u00a0 You will learn to use the available tools and resources to solve your own problems and answer your own questions.\u00a0 First and foremost YOU are responsible for using class time wisely, being productive, asking questions, coming to see me for more help, focusing on yourself and nobody else, and following directions among other things.<\/p>\n

Blog:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 I have a blog for this class.\u00a0 I post to it every day summarizing what we did, assignments, practice, notes, examples, homework\u2026it\u2019s all on the blog.\u00a0 I strongly recommend you visit it every day, whenever you are absent, or need any of the materials we\u2019ve used.\u00a0 Also on the blog is a complete copy of the SIPI (see below).\u00a0 You will be asked to copy certain SIPI pages for homework and will need an up to date SIPI in class to use as a resource.<\/p>\n

Materials:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 To be fully prepared for this class you should arrive daily with 1) pen\/pencil, 2) 3 ring binder, 3) loose leaf paper, and 4) a spiral notebook.\u00a0 The spiral notebook will be your SIPI (Super Important Physics Ideas).\u00a0 Your notes will be constructed from reading the book and discussions in class.\u00a0 I will not tell you exactly what to write.\u00a0 You must write what you feel is important, what you feel would help you, and what examples, explanations, or details you need.\u00a0 The real world is about using your recourses, not memorizing.\u00a0 To be successful in this class you will have to use your recourses to solve problems, not sit there with blank paper or waiting for me.\u00a0 Please keep your SIPI up to date.\u00a0 Its purpose is your first source of information for help with classwork, homework, or bellwork.\u00a0 We will be numbering the pages of the SIPI so you know what goes on which page and where to find it.\u00a0 Do not rip any paper out of your SIPI<\/strong>.\u00a0 Use separate paper for anything to be turned in.\u00a0 I will not accept any work that has been torn out of a notebook and has the ragged tear flakes up the side.\u00a0 This is why I ask for you to have separate paper.\u00a0 I will have a separate stack of loose-leaf paper available.\u00a0 You will have a portfolio for this class to keep track of the different aspects of work and ideas we cover.\u00a0 I will tell you how to set it up and what to put in there when it is time.<\/p>\n

SIPI:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Your most important resource for this class will be your SIPI.\u00a0 Think of it as your hardcopy google for this class.\u00a0 Each page will be numbered and I will tell you what pages to copy and by when.\u00a0 It must be handwritten and you will need about 40 pages for the entire year of material.\u00a0 Please copy them exactly as they are on the blog.\u00a0 This means words, lines, groups, pictures, and order.<\/p>\n

Formula Sheet:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 I have collected some of the important and useful details of this class onto a sheet you will be given and allowed to use for test\/quizzes.\u00a0 I don\u2019t want you to memorize all these things, just understand how to use them.\u00a0 I will pass out a set for use during test\/quizzes but if you want your own to keep and use at all times I can make you one for $3.<\/p>\n

Attendance:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 You are expected to arrive on time and fully prepared every day.\u00a0 If you are absent, it is your own responsibility to find out\/complete what was done while you were gone whether it be notes, assignment, test, etc.\u00a0 Checking the blog would be a great idea.\u00a0 I will strictly hold you to the school\u2019s attendance policy.\u00a0 I keep a detailed record of your attendance and you earn daily points for being present and participating.\u00a0 I keep a calendar on the side of the classroom with everything we have done in the past and my plans into the future as far as possible.\u00a0 If you have any questions about what we have done, will do, or dates, I will tell you \u201ccheck the calendar\u201d.<\/p>\n

Classwork\/Homework: <\/u><\/strong>\u00a0When we do things in class, please use that time to be productive.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s due that day, sometimes we will work on it other days, and sometimes it will be homework.\u00a0 Pay attention to what I expect, what and when things are due.\u00a0 Do not waste class time or I can fill class time with other options you won\u2019t like.\u00a0 You EARN POINTS for being productive, using class time wisely, using your resources, working through assignments, and practicing ideas.\u00a0 You LOSE POINTS for sleeping, distracting, doing nothing, copying, phone use and not following directions.<\/p>\n

Quizzes\/Tests:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 The material is grouped into 5 units, which will have summative assessments (SA).\u00a0 Each SA will be a group of ideas.\u00a0 During the SA, directions will be on the board.\u00a0 Please pay attention and turn in the SA and answer sheet to the right spot.\u00a0 If you do not turn your answer sheet into the right spot you will receive a zero until you see me about how to fix it.\u00a0 That usually involves writing me a paper on following directions.\u00a0 It is your responsibility to take any tests you miss in a timely manner.\u00a0 They will be recorded as zero until you do.\u00a0 I will have a deadline near the end of the semester for all summative grades.\u00a0 If they aren\u2019t taken care of by then, they will remain a zero. \u00a0There are no make-ups.\u00a0 Do not expect them.\u00a0 Under certain circumstances, a make-up is appropriate and I will make that determination.<\/p>\n

Typical Day:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Every day will have bellwork up when you come in.\u00a0 You will create a weekly bellwork paper for yourself.\u00a0 On Monday, start a new sheet of paper.\u00a0 Write \u201cMonday\u201d at the top and date it.\u00a0 Follow directions and complete the bellwork .\u00a0 For the next day, draw a line across under the previous bellwork and write \u201cTuesday\u201d and the date, work out the bellwork, and so on for the week.\u00a0 If you are absent, do not copy the bellwork you missed.\u00a0 Just write absent.\u00a0 On Friday you will turn in the week of bellwork.\u00a0 You have access to all needed information for bellworks so use your resources.\u00a0 If I see people sitting around not trying the bellwork, I will collect it and grade it that day.\u00a0 Also, pay attention to the content and language goals on the board.\u00a0 They will give you an idea of what kind of things I expect to cover and how.\u00a0 Next maybe examples, practice, an activity, or time for questions. \u00a0Your participation is necessary. \u00a0I will not tell you what to write.\u00a0 Don\u2019t ask me \u201cIs this enough?\u201d\u00a0 It is your responsibility to keep your materials organized and up to date so that you can use them.\u00a0 The last few minutes of the period, we need to get the classroom cleaned up.\u00a0 Before anyone can leave we need all calculators back, desks and floor neat, books put away, and everyone in their assigned seat.\u00a0 I have a box at the front of the room for paper, please keep it in consideration for recycling.\u00a0 Anything to be turned in should be slid into your designated compartment of the Turn In Box. \u00a0There may also be an exit ticket so pay attention.<\/p>\n

Lab Work:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Physics is as much about experiments and activities as it is about reading, writing, and calculating.\u00a0 We will be putting ideas to action when the topic allows.\u00a0 This may involve moving around the room, being in the hallways, or outside the school.\u00a0 If I can\u2019t trust you to be responsible with the equipment or during these activities, we will not do them.\u00a0 Do not take advantage of this freedom to fool around.\u00a0 Depending on the time we have available, and the responsibility you demonstrate, I would like to do a lot of demonstrations, experiments, and activities.<\/p>\n

Electronic Devices:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 No cell phones, music players, game consoles, or any other electronic devices not specifically allowed for use with the lesson are allowed by me or Dearborn Public School policy.\u00a0 There will be a test grade for phone use.\u00a0 You will start the semester with 100 summative points.\u00a0 Every time you break the rules about cell phones, I take 10 summative points off that test grade.\u00a0 If the problem continues, there will be further punishment.\u00a0 You must show responsibility with this idea.\u00a0 This is the biggest thing I will be watching for.\u00a0 If you are showing responsibility in not using phones, and if you are showing responsibility in working, there may be earned privileges.\u00a0 Notice the Cell Phone Red Zone sign at the front of the room.<\/p>\n

Food and Drink:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 No food allowed.\u00a0 Only water is allowed.\u00a0 Anything else, I will make you throw away.\u00a0 This means no coffee, pop, juice, Gatorade, candy, snacks, or other food.\u00a0 I don\u2019t care if you paid for them, got them inside the school, or out.<\/p>\n

Off-limit Areas:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 There are areas and items in my room that you should leave alone.\u00a0 Please do not go behind my desk or mess with anything on my side of the desk.\u00a0 Please do not mess with the vent hood, emergency watering station, any of the cupboards in the room, or any equipment you may see sitting out.\u00a0 Do not touch the double doors at the back of the room or my closet door at the front of the room.\u00a0 Don\u2019t try to use any of the sinks.<\/p>\n

Grading<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 The district uses a formative\/summative grading split.\u00a0 Your bellwork, practice work, participation, and other assignments are formative and make up 20% of your grade.\u00a0 Tests and quizzes are summative and make up 80% of your grade.\u00a0 Quizzes will usually be given near the end of the hour to measure you on an idea and you probably won\u2019t get a warning.\u00a0 Every single day there will be a 10 point participation grade made from the positive and negative things you do in class every day (see classwork\/homework above). If you follow the simple guidelines for school and class, you will earn all 10 points every day.\u00a0 The majority of your grade will come from the EFFORT you put into this class and the growth you show as a student and young adult through demonstrating RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY.\u00a0 The computer will automatically round your grade to the first decimal place, don\u2019t ask me to move your grade.<\/p>\n

Grading Scale:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100 \u2013 92.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 92.4 \u2013 89.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A-<\/p>\n

89.4 \u2013 86.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 86.4 \u2013 82.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 82.4 \u2013 79.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 B-<\/p>\n

79.4 \u2013 76.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 76.4 \u2013 72.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72.4 \u2013 69.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 C-<\/p>\n

69.4 \u2013 66.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 66.4 \u2013 62.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 62.4 \u2013 59.5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 59.4 and below is failing<\/p>\n

Simple keys to success in this classroom:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n