Presentation - Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and
March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Mission The mission of the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology is to nurture the talents and high potential of all students through a unique, challenging, and integrated curriculum with a focus on mathematics, science, and technology. Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 1 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation School Hours 8am – 3pm Main Office Open 7am – 3:45pm Student Resource Center 7 am – 4 pm Students must have adult supervision after school or they should be picked up by 4:00 PM GSMST: Transportation A.M. Transportation to the student’s home zone high school is provided by GCPS buses as with any other high school student. GSMST students will then board another bus to be transported to the GSMST Campus. P.M. Students will board a bus in the afternoons to their home zone middle school and from there will board their bus home. Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 2 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation • GSMST Technology Chris Gegen, Coordinator of Technology Brad Dillard, Tech Support Specialist Stacey Lovett, Local School Technology Coordinator GSMST Technology • BYOD • Living in a 1:1 laptop environment • Appropriate Use of Electronic Media (AUEM) – This is a parent / student / school partnership • Technological capabilities of your school Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 3 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation GSMST Curriculum The journey of infinite possibilities has begun… Karen Rockey, Assistant Principal Three Pillars Engineering Bioscience Emerging Technology Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 4 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Requirements for Graduation • 4 Sciences – Physics, Chemistry, AP Biology + 1 of student choice • 4 Mathematics – including AP Calculus • 4 Language Arts – AP Language Arts or AP Literature required in the senior year • 3 Social Studies – World History – US History – AP Macro Economics + AP Microeconomics Partnership Program Freshman year – Speaker Series Sophomore year – Job Shadow Experience Junior Fellowship Experience – one semester Senior Capstone Experience – year long Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 5 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Carnegie Units Definition: the Carnegie Unit is 120 hours of class or contact time with an instructor over the course of a year at the secondary (American high school) level. Strictly speaking, this breaks down into a single one-hour meeting, on each of five days per week for a total of 24 weeks per year. • Each one semester course = 0.5 Carnegie Unit Students earn 23 Carnegie Units in a traditional high school GSMST: Students will earn at least 26 Carnegie Units • but more likely 30 • Students have graduated with 33 – 35 Carnegie Units What to accept if attending GSMST? ACCEPT • • • • • Spanish I and or II Foundations of Engineering Physical Science Health and PE over the summer Only accept Accelerated Algebra IF scores are 95 or above in the class and on the final exam. DO NOT ACCEPT • Algebra I • 9th grade language arts (We block LA and Chemistry) • French: We do not offer this language so accepting this credit will not move you to French II in our school. Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 6 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Courses for 9th Grade Students Mathematics Two Science Classes • Chemistry* • Physics with Foundations of Engineering Engineering Concepts Language Arts* Foreign Language* Elective Mathematics Sequence Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 7 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Math Options for GSMST Students • Accelerated Geometry • ACC Geometry – 1st Semester ACC Pre Calculus – 2nd Semester • Accelerated Pre Calculus CC • Accelerated Algebra Common Core Important Prior Knowledge Strong basic math skills without a calculator • With real numbers and variables – Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division • Knowledge of basic algebraic and geometric equations – Slope, point-slope, slope-intercept, area and perimeter • Basic trigonometric functions Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 8 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Courses for 9th Grade Students Mathematics Science (Students will take two) • Chemistry* • Physics with Foundations of Engineering Engineering Concepts Language Arts* Foreign Language* Elective Important Prior Knowledge Chemistry: Pre-requisite Skills • Scientific writing style • Technical reading comprehension – Reading/interpreting graphs, specifically line graphs, identifying axes with labels and units, understanding slope and trends indicated by graphs • Algebra Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 9 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Important Prior Knowledge Chemistry: Pre-requisite Content Knowledge • Density: The formula and meaning • Chemical equations – simple balancing of reaction equations, understanding of how chemical equations are used to represent reactions • Atomic structure – protons, neutrons and electrons, their location in the atom, atomic number and atomic mass (as an average of all naturally occurring isotopes Courses for 9th Grade Students Mathematics Science (Students will take two) • Chemistry* • Physics with Foundations of Engineering Engineering Concepts Language Arts* Foreign Language* Elective Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 10 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Physics and Engineering Known as PhysEng by students Important Prior Knowledge Physics: Pre-requisite Content Knowledge • Basic trigonometric functions (yes it's so important we put it on there twice!) • Knowledge of the metric system and how to convert units • Definition of forces and Newton's Three Laws from 8th grade Physical Science • Scientific Method • Waves and wave motion Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 11 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Engineering Physics Unit 1 Unit 1 – – – – – Kinematics Unit 2 – Forces – Newton’s Laws Unit 2 Unit 3 – Drawing & Design – Energy – Impulse – Momentum Unit 3 – Engineering Design Process Engineering Concepts Physics Unit 4: • • Thermodynamics Electricity (Static) Unit 5: • • Electromagnetism Waves Unit 6: • • Light/Optics Nuclear/Modern Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org Sketching Reverse Engineering Intro to Excel Scaling This integrated project-based curriculum emphasizes specific physics concepts within each unit to develop real-world solutions. • • • Engineering design process Project management Technical writing 12 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Courses for 9th Grade Students Mathematics Science (Students will take two) Chemistry* Physics with Foundations of Engineering / Intro to Digital Design Language Arts* Foreign Language* Elective Important Prior Knowledge Language Arts • Reading skills for Literature • Reading skills for informational text • Writing – should have scored an effective or excellent on the 8th grade writing test • Language – good command of grammar, usage, and mechanics. Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 13 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Courses for 9th Grade Students Mathematics Science (Students will take two) • Chemistry* • Physics with Foundations of Engineering / Engineering Concepts Language Arts* Foreign Language* Elective World Languages Program Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 14 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation GSMST Course Sequence Spanish World Languages Program Chinese • • • • Chinese I Chinese II Chinese III Chinese IV • Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions World Languages Program Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 15 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation German • • • • German I German II German III German IV Please contact: Ingrid_Crook @gwinnett.k12.ga.us if you have any questions. World Languages Program Courses for 9th Grade Students Mathematics Science (Students will take two) • Chemistry* • Physics with Foundations of Engineering / Engineering Concepts Language Arts* Foreign Language* Elective Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 16 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Electives • • • • • • • • • • • Band Chorus Computer Science Principals Guitar Health Advanced Placement Human Geography Introduction to Animation and 3D Design Orchestra Piano Physical Education Visual Arts I and II The GSMST Culture A message from our students. Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 17 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation • Jacob Ward – current sophomore • Angela Jiang and Aiman Shahab – The dynamic duo of the junior class • Brian George - Senior GSMST Clubs: School Sponsored & Student Initiated • • • • • • • • • • • Art Club Beta Club Chinese Club Debate Team Digital Media Club Ecology Club Engineering Honor Society Interact Club Intramurals Jazz Band Math Team Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Model United Nations Mu Alpha Theta National Art Honor Society National Honor Society Percussion Ensemble Table Tennis Relay for Life Robotics Scholars Bowl Science Olympiad Spanish Club Study Abroad Student Government Women in Technology World Quest 18 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation GSMST COUNSELING Mrs. Amy Burke Mrs. Meg Scheid Student Support • • • • • • • Transition Study Skills/Time Management Intervention Standardized Testing GPA Clubs & Activities (Be involved!) Importance of Attendance Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 19 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Communication • • • • Parent Portal Access GSMST Website www.gsmst.org E-Newsletter Grade Communication – – – – 6 week & 12 week progress report Parent Portal Teacher communication High School Transcript Summer Health and PE • Gwinnett On Line Campus • GCPS Summer School • Community School through the local high schools. • Please see handout for additional information Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 20 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Summer STEM Experience June 8- 11, 2015 from 8am -3pm • • • Academic classes Study skills lessons Placement tests in: • Mathematics on Monday • Spanish 2 on Tuesday after SSE Students can bring their own lunch or purchase lunch ($3.00) from one of the clubs that will be serving each day. If we can’t do it – it can’t be done. We have the best students. We have the best people. We have the best teachers. We have the best resources. We are World Class… We are GSMST! Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 21 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Questions Email: [email protected] Continue to check www.gsmst.org for updates Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 22 March 30, 2015 GSMST 9th Grade Orientation Thank you for attending tonight’s program! Remember… Summer STEM Experience (SSE): June 8-11 First Day of School: August 10, 2015 Continue to check for updates at www.gsmst.org 23
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