Coach Marcum’s

Science Class

Coach Marcum's

Science page

Class Rules

School Calendar

Class Units and Links

Contact Information

E-mail address

dmarcum@oneidaschools.org

Office phone

423 – 569-2468

Rules

1.Be in class on time & have all materials. (Homework, pencils, paper, etc.)

2. No talking except when recognized (called upon), during selected activities (group work or labs) or during free talk time. Talking during group work & labs should be low & on task.

3.No horseplay. (Keep all hands, feet, & objects to yourself).

4.Follow directions the first time.

5. Show respect & consideration for others.

6. No food or drink in the classroom unless permission is given.

Consequences

1.First Offense – Warning

2. Second Offense – Lose a break & write.

3. Third Offense – Lose 3 breaks & writes.

4. Fourth Offense – Child sent to office.

Severe – If disruption is severe, the child will automatically be sent to the office.

· Consequences may change if behavior persists.

Rewards

1. Daily praise

2. No homework passes.

3. Candy

4. Class points can be earned daily and can be traded for a movie once the class has accumulated 100 class points. (A maximum of two class points can be earned each day but points can be deducted that day for improper behavior. Once points are awarded they can’t be taken away.) At the beginning of the 2^nd semester all totals return to zero & start over. No points can be carried over to second semester

Grading Policy

My grading policy is 60% homework and 40% tests.Anyone wishing extra credit work must have it approved by me and turned in no later than the end of the 7^th week of a grading period. (If they are not working hard, I may not allow extra credit. It is not to bail someone out for being lazy.)

Class Units and Links

Matter/Chemistry

Atom model history -http://www.csmate.colostate.edu/cltw/cohortpages/viney/atomhistory.html

Solutions and Mixtures - http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_solution.html

Chemical Reactions - http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/6-react.htm

-http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=54

-http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/matter/sciber/chemtype.htm

movies -http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/jcesoft/cca/cca0/sampmovs.htm

Chemistry Tutor - http://www.chemtutor.com/react.htm

Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions - http://chemlearn.chem.indiana.edu/demos/Endother.htm

Interactive Periodic Table - http://profmokeur.ca/chemistry/

Forces/Motion

Isaac Newton’s Laws - http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/newtlaws/u2l1a.html

Amusement Park Physics -http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/

Physics in Sports- http://www.exploratorium.edu/sports/

Force Diagrams- http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/newtlaws/u2l2a.html

Motion Graphs - http://www.physicsclassroom.com/morehelp/graphpra/graphs.html

Simple Machines

http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

Biological Classification

http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zx197.htm

http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/table_kingdoms.htm

Plate Tectonics/ Earthquakes/ Volcanoes

Volcano from Wikipedia(an online encyclopedia) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_eruption#Volcanoes

Earth Structure - http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate1.htm

http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/DisplayImage.cfm?ID=124

Tectonic plates- http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/plates.html

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/earthint.htm

Rocks/Minerals

http://sln.fi.edu/fellows/payton/rocks/index2.html

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/rocks.htm

Identification - http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html

Genetics

Blood Types - http://www.transweb.org/qa/qa_txp/faq_abo_alleles.html

Genetic Engineering/ Beefalo - http://www.beefalobeef.com/

http://www.globalchange.com/geneticengin.htm

http://www.geneticengineering.org/dna6/default.htm

Gregor Mendel & Basic Genetics - http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_1.htm

Cloning/Stem Cell Research- http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml

http://abc.net.au/science/slab/stemcells/default.htm

Genetic diseases and conditions - http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/

Mutations - http://www.biology-online.org/2/8_mutations.htm

Weather/Disasters

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/a_tornado/atornado.html

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/

http://www.noaa.gov/tornadoes.html

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml

Natural Resources/ Recycling

http://www.recyclingit.com/

http://www.mysterynet.mb.ca/recycle/facts.html

http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/manage/poll/e_poll.htm

Power Points

Newton’s Laws