The science book can be taken home and left there until the end of the year!
Each Monday a new, 4-section chapter is assigned and is due on Friday.
Each night for homework (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays only) the students are to read one section (4 - 6 pages) of the chapter and then answer the "Section Assessment" questions in their science notebook (usually 4 - 6 questions). These are then graded by the teacher on Fridays. Points are then awarded in the gradebook.
This use of the textbook as homework keeps the students abreast of the concepts being discussed during class time. It is very important that the students keep up with this homework. At this school we spend very little time in class going over the book.
Here is a list of the homework from the textbook:
Unit 1: Cells and Heredity Chapter 1 due 9/12 Chapter 2 due 9/19 Chapter 3 due 9/26 Chapter 4 due 10/3 Chapter 5 due 10/10 Chapter 6 due 10/24 Chapter 7 due 10/21
End of Quarter 1
Unit 2 The Diversity of Living Things Chapter 8 due 11/14 Chapter 9 due 11/21 Chapter 10 due 12/5 Chapter 11 due 12/12 Chapter 12 due 1/9 Chapter 13 due 1/16 Final Exams for semester 1 are 1/19 - 1/22 End of Quarter 1 and Semester 1 is 1/22/2009
Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet School -- 560 Concordia St. Paul, Minnesota -- 651-325-2500 -- St. Paul Public Schools
