Hello everybody, I’m going to be your Earth
and Environmental Science instructor this
semester, and I’m really looking forward
to meeting everybody.
So first of all, my schedule: I have a 2nd,
3rd, and 4th period section this semester,
and if you are interested in tutoring, that
would be done after school, and we are going
to talk about that a little bit later, when
we actually start class, and I can ask you
questions about what days would be good for
you guys.
Alright, so Earth science: We’re going to
be covering 6 different units.
We have the introductory unit, and that’s
going to be covering things like lab safety
and equipment and things like that.
And I would like to say that, even if you
think we are not coming back to school, which
may or may not be true, no one knows for sure,
knowledge of lab safety and lab equipment
is still extremely important, so we are going
to cover that regardless for if and when we
ever come back to school.
Second unit is going to be astronomy and outer
space and the galaxy, and how our planet fits
in with our solar system and fun things like
that.
Meteorology is all about the weather.
You guys know about the weather man, I’m
sure.
Hydrology is going to be about water.
Geology is all about rocks and the Earth itself,
and Ecology is about plants and animals and
how people fit into the Earth itself, because
people are also part of this planet.
Alright, so first of all, Expectations.
You are going to be expected to log into class
at the set times that were on that schedule,
and you are also going to need to take responsibility
for your own learning.
As you know, Jack Britt has a high level of
expectations for its students, and you will
be doing some work for me.
So, go ahead and get into that wonderful growth
mindset that you can do this, and you’re
going to have a wonderful, fun semester.
I love this subject.
It’s my degree area, so it’s a lot of
fun for me, I really enjoy it, and I hope
that you will come to enjoy it as well.
So, for materials, you are going to need the
basic school supplies: pencils, pens, and
notebooks of your choice.
I’m not going to be picky about what kind
of notebook: if you prefer spiral-bound, if
you prefer a 3 ring binder with loose leaf
paper, or if you prefer a composition style
notebook.
That is up to you, but you will need some
kind of physical notebook because I do prefer
people to do a certain amount of handwriting
because it is scientifically proven that writing
helps you retain a certain amount of information,
so that is something that I’m going to be
asking you to do, is write certain things
down with your actual hand, and not just type.
Obviously, because we’re doing distance
learning, you’re also going to need some
kind of device with internet access and a
camera.
Hopefully, you have found out about your school’s
device distribution.
If you haven’t gotten your device, you might
still have time to do that.
I would suggest that you contact the school,
and work that out if you don’t have any
devices.
You’re also going to need some kind of colored
pencils or crayons for some of the diagrams
and drawings that I’m going to ask you to
do, and a ruler for helping you to draw some
graphs that I’m going to ask you to do later
on in the semester as well.
Alright, so accessing the class: You are going
to need to go to my.ncedcloud.org.
This is basically your login for all of your
school things, and you should see Canvas listed
in your tiles, for things to do once you log
in there.
Students should also do all of their work
with their school provided Google account.
If you are on a personal account, you will
not be allowed access into the meetings for
class.
I hope that I have answered most of your burning
questions about what to expect this semester,
and I’m looking forward to meeting all of
you guys next Monday!
Have a wonderful day you guys.
