1. Room 109 ~ A-Block Osoyoos Secondary School

3. Course Outline Lab Safety & YOU You’ll get a textbook…

4. The purpose of this is to help me learn your names, maintain classroom discipline and to help with attendance if a TOC has been called in… If you’re not in your assigned seat = YOU’RE AWAY! (The plan will change throughout the semester)

5.  This textbook is your responsibility for the whole semester  You break it, you bought it!  Before you can take the text from the class today you must sign it out.  Before you can get your final mark in June for this course you must sign it back in!

6.  What is in your Science 8 Course Outline?  Name of the Text Book  Contact information (my email & twitter)  List of Supplies you need for every class  Course Evaluation (what is worth what)  General Information:  Attendance  Missed assignments & the PIT  Organization & Study Habits  Expectations & Behaviours  NO FOOD ALLOWED  Technology in the Classroom  Classroom Safety  The most important is left for last!!!

7.  Following this short video, we will do a walking tour of room 109 and get to know the “important” parts of the lab  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d- YBq2PX-4o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d- YBq2PX-4o

8.  In pairs (2 people) you will chose a topic from pages xvii-xxi in your text and make a poster:  There are 12 topics to chose from (exclude #2)  Sign up with me once you pick a topic – first come first serve…  Read instructions carefully  You have today and some of Monday to work on this – so you don’t have to rush yourself, do a good job, these posters will be displayed.  Questions?