Your binder is important for many reasons.

You can use it to find the answers on the final.

Being organized makes life easier. It’s easy to find missing assignments. It’s worth 50 points at the end of the

semester. Each binder check is worth 10 points.

1ST Tab

Science Survival

In this section need: How to organize your science binder A signed copy of the Course syllabus A signed copy of the Lab Safety Contract Homework/Bathroom Passes

2nd Tab

Stamps

This section will include your Stamp sheet, homework assignments, in class worksheets, and anything that receives a stamp. Each stamp is worth 5 points. If an assignment is worth 10 points, it will receive 2 stamps. Your stamp sheets are very important, they can be worth twice as many points as tests!

Example of Stamp Sheet

3rd Tab

Warm Ups

Warm ups will be done on a weekly basis to begin class. Almost every question on the warm ups are the same or similar to the test questions, so do the warm ups and use them to study. Warm ups are mandatory, not optional.

4th Tab

Labs

This section should contain all of the labs completed in class and/or finished for homework. Even if a lab is finished for homework, it will count as a Lab grade and remain in your Lab section.

5th Tab

Notes

This section will contain any notes completed in class. In order to receive a Notebook Check stamp, the student must have notes from each lecture.

Click here to print out the notes for FIRST semester and Click here for SECOND semester.

6th Tab

How many tabs should you have in your binder?

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2. 4

3. 6

4. 8

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What should be in the stamps section of your science binder?

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1. HW

2. Labs

3. Bathroom Passes

4. Tests

Can you use the binder on Tests?

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1. Yes

2. No

3. Only on the Final

Can you throw old assignments away?

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1. Yes

2. No

How much is your binder worth at the end of the semester?

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1. 100pts

2. 50pts