ALL ABOUT ME 
   • I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN 
     OHIO.  GO BUCKEYES!
   • MY HUSBAND MATT AND I 
     HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BABY 
     GIRL, NORA, AND SHE IS 18 
     MONTHS.  
   • I AM A HUGE SPORTS FAN.  I 
     LOVE THE PACERS, 
     BUCKEYES, COLTS, AND RED 
     SOX AND I PLAY VOLLEYBALL 
     AT THE YMCA. 
   • THIS IS MY 9TH YEAR 
                               TH
     TEACHING SCIENCE AND 4  
     YEAR AT NEMS
     WHAT DOES A TYPICAL SCIENCE 
             CLASS LOOK LIKE? 
  • THE BEGINNING OF EACH CLASS STUDENTS GO TO 
   MY CANVAS PAGE
  • HTTPS://
   NOBLESVILLE.INSTRUCTURE.COM/COURSES/15282/PAGES/BELL
   -WORK-AGENDA
  • AFTER THE BELL WORK AGENDA, WE BEGIN THE 
   LESSON.  
     • TEACHER LED INSTRUCTION, GROUP 
      WORK/ACTIVITY/LAB, INDEPENDENT WORK
     • USUALLY MORE STUDENT DIRECTED THEN 
      TEACHER DIRECTED
  • WHEN CLASS ENDS, STUDENTS WAIT TO BE 
   DISMISSED BY ME  
            GRADING
  • THE 6TH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT HAS WEIGHTED 
   GRADES.
   • ASSESSMENTS ARE 75% OF THEIR OVERALL 
    GRADE
   • CLASSWORK IS 15% OF THEIR OVERALL GRADE
   • HOMEWORK IS 10% OF THEIR OVERALL GRADE
  • YOU CAN CHECK POWERSCHOOL FOR GRADES
   • “M” MEANS MISSING ASSIGNMENT
   • “L” MEANS ASSIGNMENT WAS TURNED IN LATE
   • “EX” MEANS EXCUSED AND DOES NOT AFFECT 
    GRADE
          HOMEWORK
  • DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU NOTICE YOUR 
   CHILD NOT COMING HOME WITH A LOT OF 
   SCIENCE HOMEWORK.  I TEND TO GIVE A 
   GOOD AMOUNT OF CLASS TIME FOR THEM 
   TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT.
  • OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS DOUBLE 
   CHECK THROUGH THE DEPAUW 
   HOMEWORK SLIDE THAT IS ON THE 
   TEACHER’S CANVAS PAGE  
          TOPIC OVERVIEW 
   • SKILLS OF SCIENCE (CHAPTERS 1 & 2)
   • MATTER (CHAPTERS 3 & 4)
   • ENERGY (CHAPTER 5)
   • SOLAR SYSTEM (CHAPTERS 6 & 7)
   • ECOSYSTEMS/BIOMES (CHAPTERS 8 & 9)