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Eastern International Baccalaureate Academy

Welcome to MYP Physics

Dr. Tarrant

Our Primary Mission is to Learn.

Course description: You will learn about the following topics: the nature of science,
measurement, the scientific process/method, waves and their characteristics, electricity,
magnetism, forces and motion.

Semester 1
1st Marking Period: Unit 1 Dimensional Analysis
Unit 2 Nature of Science
Unit 3 Waves
2nd Marking Period: Unit 4 Electricity and Magnetism
Unit 5 Motion and Forces (first part of the unit)

What is MYP?
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program (MYP) is a magnet program
at Lansing Eastern High School. All students in 7th-10th grade are part of the MYP
program, while some 11thand 12thgrade choose to participate in the Diploma Program
(DP). The programs purpose is to increase student understanding, develop cultural
awareness, and expand skills required to be successful in todays world. MYP learners
strive to be:

Inquirers Communicators
Courageous
Knowledgeable Principled
Balanced
Thinkers Open-minded
Reflective
Caring
Classroom Rules
1. No Cell phone use unless given permission by the instructor.
Cell Phones: School policy is that students will not use cell phones, unless
specifically given permission to do so by administrators or a teacher, during the
school day. Students using cell phones when not given permission to do so, will have
their cell phones confiscated or the student will be sent to the AQA Room for follow-
up. This is not a punishment, but rather intended to help students focus on learning.
Please note: Cell phones have become a major issue for some students resulting in
them not engaging in course work by texting, playing video games or carrying on
conversations that do not pertain to the class. Ideally, students will leave their cell
 phones home or put them in their backpacks, locker or leave them in the office
during school. I am asking parents to refrain from contacting students during
class times in any way unless there is an emergency . Parents are supposed to
contact their child via the high school office at 517-755-1050.
2. Follow directions the first time they are given
3. Give respect to those around you-teachers, classmates, staff, parents and visitors to
the school
4. Come to school prepared to learn - this means being mentally prepared to learn,
having school supplies and arriving to class on time and ready to work
5. Use inside voices when speaking
6. No horseplay-no running, throwing things, sitting on window ledges or desks, etc.
7. Take pride in your work-keep your work neat-put your name, date, class period and
assignment title on your paper and turn it in on time
8. Keep your work area, the classroom and the school clean and neat

Consequences
Choosing not to follow the classroom rules will result in the following:
1. The teacher will give you a public or private warning.
2. The next disruption will result in a conference (ex. hallway talk) with the
teacher.
3. If the disruption continues you will be referred to AQA. This will result in a
parent/guardian contact and other consequences as assigned by the AQA staff
or assistant principal.
4. If the problem persists, you will be referred to the assistant principal.
5. Severe disruption will result in the immediate removal from class. This would
also occur for a severe safety violation in the science class.
6. Choosing not to do classroom work or home work may result in one or more
lunch or after school detentions to make up instructional time and work to
insure you do not fall behind in the class.

Classroom Procedures and other information

1. Students need to make-up ALL missed work. Assignments will be posted on line if
possible. Students can download work from Weebly an on-line source or they can ask
their instructor for missed work upon their return to school. Attending class is
essential to academic success. Research shows that students who miss as few as 3
classes in a semester are likely to fail the course, both in high school and college.
2. There will be a warm-up exercise/quiz to be completed at the beginning of every
class period. Only part of these will be graded-these are to help students practice and
provide the teacher with feedback as to what students understand.
3. Materials: Students are expected to be prepared to learn. This means they will have
a pencil or pen to write with, a notebook with notebook paper, homework or in class
papers or other assignments with them and are ready to start class.
4. Folders: Students should have a folder or 3-ring binder for class. They must bring the
folder/3-ring binder with them to every class period. Folders/3-ring binders may be left in
the appropriate classroom crate or carried with them.
5. Students are expected to keep their work as evidence that they completed work.
Assignments should be kept in their class folder.
5. Students will be assigned a seat by the teacher. The seating arrangement can and
will be modified as needed in order to maximize learning for all students.
6. Most assignments can be completed in class. Students who need extra time may
take work home but must turn it in the next day. Students who do not submit work will
be assigned to either a make-up work area during their lunch or elective class time.
Students will still receive time to eat. This is not a punishment but rather an attempt to
insure students do not fall behind in class. They may receive additional help during this
make-up time.
8. Hall Passes: Students are encouraged to minimize use of hall passes. Hall passes
are issued to students at appropriate times during class and should be used with
minimal interruption to class. Students who abuse the use of a hall pass by taking
extended time in the hall, bothering other classes or going places other than where they
requested, will be denied the use of the hall pass.
9. Emergency Procedures: In the event of a drill or real emergency, students are to
follow the instructions by instructors, administrators, staff or safety officers.
10. Grades: Student grades will be based on meeting/exceeding the state standards on
summative assessments (tests, papers, projects, presentations, etc). The goal is for
students to show their understanding of course materials. Students will be provided
multiple opportunities and methods to meet or exceed the standards. Every assessment
will include material from previous units (cumulative), to help insure that students retain
and progress toward meeting course/State standards and become Life-long learners.
There will be cut-off dates for all assignments to allow the instructor to calculate and
report grades. Exceptions to this policy are at the discretion of the instructor and school
administrators. Test re-takes will be allowed only if the student has completed all of the
background and other learning activities leading up to the test and there is ample time to
do a make-up before the end of the marking period/semester. They will also have
review activities and deadlines to be met in order to complete a re-test.
Many of the class activities that will be completed in a class are practice (background)
and will not count toward students' grades. These assignments, however, are very
important in the process of learning the concepts being presented. These activities will
include notes, guided readings, vocabulary activities, and the like. The completion of
these activities will be monitored, and students who are not consistently completing them
will be unable to re-take tests or other major assessments. As previously mentioned,
students may be assigned detention time, (at lunch or during elective time) to complete
assignments in order to help students keep up with class. The goal of the class is that
students understand and show their understanding of the concepts, so students'
progress and grades will be determined based on the most recent evidence of their
understanding and not an average of their efforts over time.
Course Grading (SIT approved Grading Scale and Semester Grade breakdown cannot be
changed)

Grading Scale
Marking Period Grades
A 90%
B+ 87% Students will have multiple ways to earn their grade. These
B 80% will include a daily warm-up, quizzes, class work, homework,
small projects and laboratory exercises. These will account
C+ 77% for 20% of their overall grade. Students will also take unit
C 70% post-tests, summary quizzes, assessment laboratory
D+ 67% exercises, and projects that will count toward 80% of their
grade.
D 60%
E 0%

Grading Details and Extra Credit:

Students in this course are graded based on their achievement on course objectives. The
objectives are material that students must know to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). For example: One objective is that a student can
demonstrate the conversion of one unit to another unit used in science. (the conversion of a
meter into a kilometer). If the student can do this more than 90% of the time they would earn a
"4"for this objective. There are multiple objectives for each science standard. If the student
masters greater than 90% of the objectives they would have mastered the NGSS and would
receive a "4" for that standard. Projects/labs/imvestigations, quizzes, and tests will constitute
100% of each student's grade.

Extra credit: Opportunities for extra credit are provided for students who complete all other
work. These may be brain teasers given after the warm-up is done or for going above and
beyond assigned work. Extra credit is not given to replace assigned classroom work.

Websites
Parents and students can access grade information on Parent and student vue. Assignments
can be viewed and downloaded from Weebly.

Contact Information
1. Phone 517-755-1050
2. email: todd.tarrant@lansingschools.net

Other Information: Teachers are always willing to give extra help to students who request it.
Students are urged to set up an appointment to accommodate everyones schedules.
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Dr. Tarrant
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