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Jennifer Kasem

Science 8th grade

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Explore my website

www.kasemscience.com

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Welcome to Open House

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About My Education

  • I am originally from the Bay Area

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  • I came to San Diego to attend UCSD and got my degree in Biology with a minor in Spanish Literature.

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  • Attended SDSU for my teaching credential and masterโ€™s degree in Education Technology.

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My Experience

  • This is my 23nd year of teaching
  • I taught math for 3 years and have been teaching 8th grade science since.

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  • I have been teaching bilingual or DLI classes for over 15 years.

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  • My husband is also a teacher and

we have two beautiful daughters were

part of the DLI program.

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Tips for student success in 8th grade

  • Stay organized
    • Have a system to keep track of assignments

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  • Use TSP time effectively

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  • Read your Jupiter messages daily

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  • Communicate with your teachers if you need help

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  • ALWAYS keep moving forward

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Academic skills developed this year:๏ฟฝ

Semester 1 Focus

Semester 2 Focus

  • Investigation
  • Graphing
  • Using formulas

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  • Graphing
  • CER writing
  • Presentation

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Semester 1:

  • Science Fair
  • Bottle Rockets
  • Rubber Band Cars

Semester 2:

Solar Ovens

Museum Project

Endangered Species Project

Projects to support these skills:

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Semester 1๏ฟฝMotion and Forces๏ฟฝ

Semester 1:

  • Science Fair
  • Bottle Rockets
  • Rubber Band Cars

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STEM Fair

  • Almost everything but the experiment will be done in class

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  • Information will be on ELM science website

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  • Graded semester 1
  • Class winners end of December

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  • ELM Science Fair January, 2027

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Semester 2๏ฟฝEarthโ€™s history ๏ฟฝand biodiversity๏ฟฝ

Semester 2:

Solar Ovens

Museum Project

Endangered Species Project

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Grades are based on:

  • 60% assessments
  • (tests, quizzes, projects, etc.)

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  • 40% assignments
  • (class work and homework)
    • 2-3 in Jupiter per week
    • Notebook checks 3-4 per semester
    • Not all individual assignments will be graded

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All 8th grade science teachers expect students to:

  • Be:
    • Safe
    • Responsible
    • Respectful
  • Have academic honesty
    • completing their own work/ not sharing answers with others
  • Ask for help and attend TSP if they donโ€™t understand something in class
  • Make up work if they are absent (1 week upon return)

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  • TRYโ€ฆ and keep trying until they are successful

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Contact me:

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  • Jupiter Grades:
  • https://jupitered.com

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  • Website:

www.kasemscience.com

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