Icons and Assessment
Completion requirements
Icons and Assessment
Terms
On your desktop, create a folder called Science 6. Inside your Science 6 folder, create 4 other folders. Name these as follows:- Unit 1: Sky Science
- Unit 2: Air, Aerodynamics, and Flight
- Unit 3: Evidence and Investigation
- Unit 4: Trees and Forests
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 which identifies what you are to learn in each lesson. | |
| This is the Notebook icon which identifies when you are required to save downloaded files or activities you saved in your Unit Notebook Folder. | |
| This is the Observe icon which identifies a type of activity you will complete in this course. | |
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This is the Discover icon which identifies a type of activity you will complete in this course. |
| This is the Explore icon which identifies a type of activity you will complete in this course. | |
| This is the Connection icon which identifies connections to other disciplines. | |
| This is the Checklist icon which identifies a PDF download of the unit activities and assessments for you to help track your progress. | |
| This is the Skill Builder icon which identifies links to instructions on 'how to complete' a certain task; for example, 'how to use PowerPoint' or 'how to write a paragraph'. | |
| This is the Self-Check icon which 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. These are not for marks. | |
| This is the Share It icon which identifies when you are to share on the class discussion board. | |
| This is the Video icon which identifies a video that you are required to view. | |
| This is the Lesson icon which identifies the pages on which important content is presented. | |
| This is the Exit Pass icon which identifies activities that your teacher will use to check your understanding. These are not for marks. | |
| This is the Assessment icon which identifies assignments that are for marks. | |
| This is the Rubric icon which identifies a PDF download that will outline the expectations of the assessment. |
Assessment
Your grade for this course will be based on the following grading structure:
| Course Unit Assessments | Percentage of Final Grade |
| Unit 1: Sky Science
(2 Sections; 3 Assessments) (8 weeks) |
20% |
| Unit 2: Air, Aerodynamics, and Flight (3 Sections; 5 Assessments) (10 weeks) |
20% |
| Unit 3: Evidence and Investigation
(2 Sections; 3 Assessments) (8 weeks) |
20% |
| Unit 4: Trees and Forests
(3 Sections; 3 Assessments) (8 weeks) |
20% |
| Final (supervised exam) (1 hour) | 20% |