Unit 0 (Culture), Day 2

Agenda Attendance (5 min) Syllabus Quiz (10 min) Syllabus Overview (20 min) Class Pets (5 min) Break (7 min) Challenge #1 – Bridge (15 min) Challenge #2 – All but 2 (15 min) Challenge #3 – Nothing but a Foot (15 min) Homework (Supplies) (5 min) End of Day (for periods 9-11 and 6-8)

Who was absent yesterday?

Syllabus Quiz Quiz on Syllabus Today!

Pencil or Pen Everything on the ground (nothing on your

desk or on your chair) 3 Different Forms of Quiz

Random Fact About Me of the Day

Syllabus Overview Found on dp.davincischools.org/staff/blarkin

(show) Course Description

Engineering: application of math in world Design: beautiful and useable products

Classroom Expectations (on wall)

Syllabus Overview Class Grade Breakdown

70% Essential Skills and Knowledge (Academic Mastery)

30% Habits of Mind (Character Skills) Accountability Quality Collaboration

Think Share

Habits of Mind Accountability is the habit of consistently meeting deadlines

and following directions Due Dates Class Participation

Quality is the habit of consistently investing your personal best effort to create a product that is strong, accurate, and beautiful Projects Answering every question on an assignment/exam

Collaboration is the habit of working effectively with people, acknowledging the personal strengths and weaknesses of yourself and others, and providing appropriate support Teamwork Group participation

Habits of Mind Continued Quality

The Da Vinci Design Process

Syllabus Overview

Essential Skills and Knowledge I can quantitatively, intuitively, and graphically investigate data via

the scientific method and present my analysis in a formal lab report.

I can use Newton’s Laws of motion to analyze complex systems. I can use the relationship between displacement, velocity, and

acceleration to model projectile motion. I can apply the conservation of energy towards collisions, motion,

and the transformation of energy. I can describe the movement of heat relative to material, mass, and

temperature. I can explain and describe light as an electromagnetic phenomenon. I can describe the propagation of longitudinal and transverse waves. I can design, simplify, and interpret a battery-resistor circuit. I can describe the phenomena of electromagnetism and induction.

Syllabus Overview Required Materials

College-Ruled Spiral Notebook Pencil (preferably mechanical) Red Pen (for corrections) Black or Blue Pen (for lab writing) Scientific Calculator (TI-30X is a good option) Internet Access *If this is an issue, please

consult with me ASAP Two-Pocket Folder Homework Planner

Classroom Procedures Electronics

Visible, heard, used Sent to office, PARENT must pick up at end of day

Plagiarism / Cheating Not tolerated Automatic zero with no chance for reassessment

Homework Packets Stamped every day for HABITS OF MIND Collected day of exam for ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Classroom Procedures Late Work

Turn in within one week Full credit for Essential Skills (70% of grade) Zero credit for Habits of Mind (30% of grade)

Revisions Major assignments (projects, tests, lab reports) Must be turned in on time (not late) 2 week span to make revisions

Office Hours Monday and Wednesday before school (8am-9am)

Class Pets Shadow (black guinea pig) La Luz (albino guinea pig) Only time you are allowed to play with them is

during lunch or break Shadow has a tendency to bite if you hold her for

too long La Luz is very shy and difficult to pick up

Break 7 minutes If you are late in returning, you will be locked

out and marked tardy!

Attendance Part 2

Challenges Don’t tell the other students how to do them!

Homework Supplies

College-Ruled Spiral Notebook Pencil (preferably mechanical) Red Pen (for corrections) Black or Blue Pen (for lab writing) Scientific Calculator (TI-30X is a good option) Internet Access *If this is an issue, please

consult with me ASAP Two-Pocket Folder Homework Planner

Friday Checking supplies Story of Self Goal Setting

End of Day Dismissed when teacher tells you

Go to 5th hour or 9th hour!

Put chairs up on desks Empty mini trash cans Desks must be cleared off Pick up anything off the ground around your

area