Barren County High School

Course Syllabus

Course Title: Integrated Earth Science

Instructor: Ms. Angie Vaughn

Contact Information:

Course Resources: Earth Science Textbook, Yellow Folder (provided)

Course Objective and/or Description:

Integrated Earth Science incorporates all of the sciences into an Earth Science Curriculum.

Units of Study:

·  Lab Safety

·  Studying the Earth

·  Composition of the Earth

·  History of the Earth

·  The Dynamic Earth

·  Atmospheric Forces

·  Astronomy

·  Weather/Climate

Writing Component: Writing to Learn strategies such as notetaking will be a vital component of this course. Students will also be assessed through Writing to Demonstrate strategies such as open-response items, essays, and on-demand writing.

Classroom Rules:

Rule #1 Be Respectful

Rule #2 Be Prompt

Rule #3 Be Prepared

Consequences:

Verbal Warning

Teacher /Student Conferences

Parent Contact

Office Referral

Grading Policy:

The Barren County High School grading scale is as follows:

A=90-100

B=89-80

C=79-70

D=69-60

F=59-0

In the event of an excused absence, a student will have five days to complete any missed assignments or assessments.

In any other event, late work will be accepted with a 20% penalty for every day it is late.

Any student who is caught cheating on any assignment or assessment will receive a zero for that particular grade.

Attendance Policy: Students have up to five school days to make up assignments and/ or tests due to an excused absence. Work may be made up before or after school and must be scheduled with the course instructor.

Semester Test Policy: Students with any unexcused absences in a course or have been assigned to ASP are required to take the semester exam which counts as part of the semester grade.

Plagiarism / Academic Dishonesty Policy: Plagiarism and academic dishonesty are serious offenses. The academic work of a student is expected to be his/her own effort. Students must give the author(s) credit for any source material used. To represent ideas or interpretations taken from a source without giving credit is a flagrant act. To present a borrowed passage after having changed a few words, even if the source is cited, is also plagiarism. Students who commit any act of academic dishonesty will receive a failing grade in that portion of the course work. Acts of academic dishonesty will be reported to the administration.

The teacher reserves the right to alter this syllabus at any time during the course.