Icons and Assessment
Completion requirements
Icons and Assessment
Terms
On your desktop, create a folder called Science 5. Inside your Science 5 folder, create 4 other folders. Name these as follows:- Unit 1: Classroom Chemistry
- Unit 2: Using Electricity and Magnetism
- Unit 3: Weather Watch
- Unit 4: Wetland Ecosystems
Icons
Throughout the course you will encounter icons that are there to help you navigate the course. Here is a list to help you get familiar with these:
| Icons | Descriptions |
| This is the Target icon. It identifies what you are to learn in each lesson. | |
| This is the Notebook icon. It identifies when you are required to save files you downloaded as well as assessments documents you created in your Unit Notebook Folder. | |
| This is the Observe icon. It identifies a type of activity you will complete in this course. | |
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This is the Discover icon. It identifies a type of activity you will complete in this course. |
| This is the Explore icon. It identifies a type of activity you will complete in this course. | |
| This is the Connection icon. It identifies connections to other disciplines. | |
| This is the Checklist icon. It identifies a PDF download of the unit activities and assessments for you to help track your progress. | |
| This is the Skill Builder icon. It identifies links to instructions on 'how to complete' a certain tasks. For example; How to use PowerPoint or How to Write a Paragraph. | |
| This is the Self-Check icon. It identifies when you are required to correct your own work, check your understanding of a concept or complete a self-assessment to rate your level of understanding of a concept. | |
| This is the Share It icon. It identifies when you are to share on the class discussion board. | |
| This is the Simulation icon. It identifies a game or interactive that you are required to do. | |
| This is the Video icon. It identifies a video that you are required to view. | |
| This is the Lesson icon. Identifies the pages on which important content is presented. | |
| This is the Exit Pass icon. It identifies activities that your teacher will use to check your understanding. These are NOT for marks. | |
| This is the Assessment icon. It identifies assignments that are for marks. | |
| This is the Rubric icon. It identifies a PDF download that will outline the expectations of the assessment. | |
| This is the Digital Field Trip to Wetlands icon. It identifies an additional resource that will be used in Unit 4.
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Assessment
Your grade for this course will be based on the following grading structure:
| Course Unit Assessments | Percentage of Final Grade |
| Classroom Chemistry
(2 Section Assessments and a Final Assessment) |
20% |
| Using Electricity and Magnetism
(3 Section Assessments and a Final Assessment) |
20% |
| Weather Watch
(2 Section Assessments and a Final Assessment) |
20% |
| Wetlands Ecosystems
(3 Section Assessments and a Final Assessment) |
20% |
There is a final exam in this course weighted at 20% of your final grade.