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Learning Magic: The Disappearing Coin. How can you make the coin disappear?. You cannot move the coin and cover the entire beaker with paper or any other materials. Vaca la Vaca. Head Teeth Horn Tongue Eyes Ears Hoof Legs Tail Mouth. 11. Bones 12. Neck 13. Jaw 14. Throat
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LearningMagic: The Disappearing Coin How can you make the coin disappear? You cannot move the coin and cover the entire beaker with paper or any other materials.
Vaca la Vaca • Head • Teeth • Horn • Tongue • Eyes • Ears • Hoof • Legs • Tail • Mouth 11. Bones 12. Neck 13. Jaw 14. Throat 15. Shoulder 16. Liver 17. Heart 18. Stomach 19. Skin 20. Bladder 21. Lung 22. Nostril 23. Brain 24. Veins 25. Butt
On a piece of index card, write (as a group) a word/s that you know about me as your teacher.
What you will find: • My philosophy • Classroom expectations • Course Outline/Design • Grading • Absences • Late Assignments • Communication • Resources • Contact • information
PHILOSOPHY Make science both a fun and learning experience Develop a passion for Science
Classroom Expectations Respectful Responsible Safe • Be positive • Respect others • Be prepared to learn • Follow instructions • Do your Best “Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is BEST!”
THE BIOLOGY OF LEARNING GLUCOSE O2
Stages of Learning andMemory Acquire (Encode) Rehearse (Practice) Retain (Save file) Retrieve (Open File)
Hippocampus FILTER Store Dump “The Crap Detector”
BLUE GREEN Doing Reason Support Imaginative, creative RED ORANGE Emotions Sadness, love, happiness Fight or Flight Anger, fear
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The Brain is… a “lean,mean pattern-making machine”
BRAIN GYM • Get enough sleep. Retention happens during sleep. • You can improve brain performance by 15% • Use graphic organizers for notes.
Useful Tips: • use graphic organizers • concept maps • vocabulary lists
FOCUS SKILLS: • Scientific tools (e.g. observing) • Organization • Scientific inquiry WORK, THINK LIKE A SCIENTIST
GRADING CRITERIA, PROCEDURES AND DISTRIBUTION • LABS,PROJECTS, SKILLS 50% • TESTS AND QUIZZES25% • HW/ASSIGNMENT15% • ORGANIZATION 10% • 100%
How do I present my work? All work must be in the Science notebook (refer to guidelines) Notes are done using the Note-Taking Method
Title: Date: Modified Cornell Note taking Method Summary:Recite/Reflect/Review
Any late work in science will be subject to a deduction of 5 points per assignment from the “organization” category . Late is defined as work not handed in on the due date. Please see your teacher in advance if you cannot meet the deadline.
What do I need everyday? Spiral Notebook – A4 Pencil, 30 cm ruler, eraser Glue stick or tape Planner Textbook Water bottle
What if I need help? ASK! Email – pasambag@ismanila.org Tutorials Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 to 2:50 Or by appointment – Lunch time any day
What can parents do to help? Encourage. Check Planners. Check if assignments are done. Check if assignments have been submitted. Be consistent.