Grading Policy for Science
This year’s grading policy will be as follows:
- Test/Quizzes/Exams – 50%
- Projects/Labs – 30 %
- Class Participation – 10%
- Homework – 10%
Grades will be posted in PupilPath.
Please note: It may take up to ONE WEEK for grades to be posted.
Setting Big Goals
If we need an example of setting big goals, let us consider the words of President John F. Kennedy as he spoke to a crowd in Houston on September 12, 1962 about the nation’s ambitious goal to land a man on the moon in less than 10 years.
Click below for the JFK speech text & video.
More about Cassini
Here are some follow-up articles about the Cassini probe from the New York Times:
Cassini’s Grand Finale
In 2017, after a 20 year mission dedicated to studying Saturn and its moons, NASA’s Cassini probe plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere and was destroyed as a planetary protection measure.
Article: Introducing Saturn
Images from Cassini’s Mission:
NASA e-Book: The Saturn System Through the Eyes of Cassini