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Milwee Middle School

Pre-Engineering Magnet
RISE Respect, Integrity, Safety, and Excellence
SCPS PreI!"ifted Earth Space Science
Teacher: Ms. Melissa Cole E-mail Address:

Melissa_Cole@scps.k12.f.us
Location: Alert Einstein !uildin" #hone: $%&'( '%) * +,)1
-oom * 11& .esite: ///.sciencecole/esite./eel0.com

#ext$oo%& #earson Earth and 1pace 1cience
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"rade #re2!34i5ted Earth 1pace 1cience6 2 hope all o5 0ou ha7e had a
/onder5ul summer. 2 am sure that 0ou /ill 8nd this course challen"in"9 ut 2 am
also sure that 0ou /ill en:o0 it and ha7e some 5un /hile /e /ork to"ether. This
0ear9 to"ether9 /e /ill master the skills o5 ein" a middle schooler $/hich can e a
challen"e(9 and the Earth 1pace 1cience Curriculum. This course is desi"ned to
del7e deep into the Earth 1pace Curriculum9 ased upon the intellectual le7el o5 a
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"rader. .e /ork 5rom the inside o5 the earth out to space. 2n addition to the
Earth 1pace curriculum9 2 /ill e introducin" asic concepts related to Li5e 1cience
and #h0sical 1cience9 in order to "i7e 0ou a head-start.
!e sure to check 1k0/ard /eekl0 5or an update on 0our "rades9 and to monitor
1k0/ard emails9 in addition to m0 /esite $.;2C; -EALL< 21 C=M2>4 1==>( to
remain current on assi"nments and due dates. 2t is important that 0ou complete all
home/ork assi"ned9 /hen it is assi"ned or re?uired to complete a class
assi"nment9 as it ser7es as critical practice 5or /hat /as learned in class.
Lookin" 5or/ard to a 5aulous 0ear666
Melissa Cole
Classroo' Re()ire'ents&

1. #encils.
1tudents are e@pected to suppl0 themsel7es /ith either a A2 pencil
$/ith an eraser( dail0.
2. Composition !ook31piral >oteook $minimum o5 5our(.
1tudents are e@pected to ha7e their composition ook3spiral
noteook dail0B this is their *+E-S#*P S,*P for all things
SCIE+CE-
+. 1tudents are e@pected to 5ollo/ an honor code at all times re"ardin"
classroom supplies9 home/ork9 class /ork9 ?uiCCes and tests.
%. #lanner $supplied 0 the school(.
1tudents are e@pected to ha7e their planner dail0.
D. 1cience Eair is re?uired 0 ALL #re2!34i5ted students. The pro:ect /ill
e"in at the end o5 Au"ust and /ill end at the end o5 >o7emer.
There are se7eral TE>TAT2FE turn-in dates alon" the /a0 and those
can e 5ound at the science 5air /esite9
mil/eescience5air./eel0.com
Co)rse .escription&
This course /ill incorporate the dail0 use o5 prolem sol7in"9
cooperati7e learnin"9 critical thinkin"9 Gscience thinkin"9H and pro:ect-ased
learnin". .hile this course is #re2!9 it is also9 a #re-En"ineerin" course9
/hich emphasiCes a ri"orous curriculum9 and /ill "o in depth to increase
student kno/led"e o5 Earth 1pace 1cience.
"rading Policy&
"rade Scale
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1ince m0 "oal is 5or each child
to reach master09 there are
times that 2 /ill ask them to
re-/rite or complete an
assi"nment a"ainLthe 1, ,
C, do o2er9 theor0. 2t is not
m0 "oal to make him3her
miserale ut to ha7e them
reach 5or the E3CE//E+CE in
-21E $-espect9 2nte"rit09
1a5et09 and E@cellence(.
4
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5-wee%s * >ature o5 1cience9 EarthMs 10stems9 and 4eolo"ic Time
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5-wee%s * #late Tectonics9 -ock C0cle and Land5orms9 and ;0drosphere
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5-wee%s * .eather and Troposphere9 ;uman 2mpact on Earth9 and Npper
Atmosphere
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5-wee%s * 1pace E@ploration9 1olar 10stem9 and the 1un and 1tars
Either print and detach the ottom portion o5 this pa"e to return to me in
class9 or simpl0 email Melissa_Cole@scps.k12.f.us reco"nition that 0ou ha7e
read the introductor0 letter.
__________________#-2>T9 detach and return the ottom
onl0___________________
.e ha7e read and discussed the Earth 1cience academic plan. This si"ned
polic0 /ill e collected 0 Mrs. Cole and kept on 8le. #arents9 please9 include
0our email address so that 2 am ale to contact 0ou /ith an0 necessar0
in5ormation. Thank 0ou and 2 look 5or/ard to teachin" 0our child this 0ear6
St)dent Signat)re Parent Signat)re
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#arent Email address: ___________________________

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