FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT PREREQUISITE DO I NEED BEFORE I CAN TAKE SCIENCE 10?

YOU NEED TO HAVE PASSED FROM GRADE 9 INTO GRADE 10.

HOW DO I REGISTER TO TAKE SCIENCE 10 USING THESE ON LINE RESOURCE MATERIALS?

YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WILL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT CLASSES BEING OFFERED IN THE ON LINE FORMAT.

WHAT COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE DO I REQUIRE TO TAKE SCIENCE 10 ON LINE?

SASKATCHEWAN EDUCATION HAS GOOD ADVICE ABOUT SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE. LOOK HERE.

THIS CLASS REQUIRES THAT YOU USE A DIGITAL CAMERA AND/OR A SCANNER FOR SOME ASSIGNMENTS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE USING A REGULAR CAMERA. THAT FILM WOULD NEED TO BE DEVELOPED AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO SCAN YOUR PHOTOGRAPH AND SEND IT AS AN ATTACHMENT.

WHAT OTHER REQUIREMENTS MUST I MEET IN ORDER TO TAKE SCIENCE 10 ON LINE?

YOU NEED TO:

BE REGISTERED IN A SASKATCHEWAN SCHOOL BY A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ARRANGE TO DO YOUR EXPERIMENTS IN THE SCHOOL LABORATORY, USING THE SCHOOL LAB MATERIALS
HAVE A SELECTION OF APPROPRIATE TEXTBOOKS AVAILABLE TO YOU FOR YOUR USE
HAVE A TEACHER SUPERVISOR ASSIGNED TO YOU
HAVE A TEACHER SUPERVISOR AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY SOLUTIONS OR MIXTURES REQUIRED FOR YOU TO USE IN YOUR EXPERIMENTS
HAVE A TEACHER SUPERVISE YOU WHEN YOU DO YOUR EXPERIMENTS
HAVE A TEACHER SUPERVISE YOU WHEN YOU ENTER AND ATTEND THE LOCAL SCIENCE FAIR
HAVE A TEACHER ACT AS PROCTOR WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR TESTS

WHAT CAN I EXPECT FROM AN ON LINE CLASS?

AGAIN, SASKATCHEWAN EDUCATION HAS WRITTEN SOME GOOD ADVICE IN THIS REGARD. CHECK IT OUT.

WHEN TAKING AN ON LINE CLASS, WHAT DO I DO IF MY ASSIGNMENT WORK IS LATE?

AS WITH ALL CLASSES, ASSIGNMENT WORK IS EXPECTED IN ON TIME. ON OCCASION THOUGH, THINGS MAY HAPPEN THAT PREVENT YOU FROM ADHERING TO THE DUE DATE. IF YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS LATE, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK WITH YOUR ON LINE TEACHER. SOME DEADLINES ARE FIRM. AFTER ALL, THE CLASS HAS TO BE FINISHED BY A CERTAIN DATE.

AT TIMES THOUGH YOUR TEACHER WILL BE FLEXIBLE WITH THE DUE DATE. SOME ASSIGNMENTS WILL HAVE A SUGGESTED COMPLETION DATE AS WELL AS AN ABSOLUTE DEADLINE DATE. FOR EXAMPLE, AN ASSIGNMENT MAY HAVE A SUGGESTED DUE DATE OF OCTOBER 7 BUT AN ABSOLUTE DEADLINE DATE OF OCTOBER 11. THIS IS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE TEACHER. THEY KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THE TIME FRAME REQUIRED. LATE ASSIGNMENTS MAY AUTOMATICALLY BE WORTH FEWER MARKS OR HAVE MARK DEDUCTIONS OR BE WORTH NOTHING.

ADHERING TO DEADLINES IS ESSENTIAL WHEN ASSIGNED GROUP WORK. AFTER ALL, YOU DO NOT WANT TO LET THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP DOWN.

HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY GRADE?

YOUR MARK RECORDS WILL LIKELY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT ALL TIMES DURING YOUR ONLINE COURSE. IF YOU SEE THAT YOUR PROGRESS IN THE CLASS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE, THEN YOU MUST EXAMINE EACH OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS:

DID I READ ALL OF THE LESSON MATERIALS, VISIT ALL OF THE LESSON LINKS AND SEE ALL OF THE LESSON PICTURES?
DID I REREAD LESSON MATERIALS WHEN CONCEPTS WERE DIFFICULT?
DID I DO ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS?
DID I DO MY BEST EFFORT ON ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS?
DID I PREPARE WELL FOR QUIZZES AND TESTS?
DID I ASK QUESTIONS WHEN I NEEDED CLARIFICATION ON CONCEPTS?
DID I SPEND ADEQUATE TIME READING LESSON MATERIALS AND DOING LESSON ASSIGNMENTS OR WAS I CONSTANTLY CRAMMING TO GET THINGS IN?
DID I TAKE PRIDE IN MY WORK?
WAS I DISTRACTED (RADIO, TV, FRIENDS, PETS) WHEN WORKING ON MY LESSON MATERIALS?

TALKING WITH YOUR TEACHER MAY HELP YOU DETERMINE WHAT HAS TO CHANGE IN ORDER FOR YOU TO DO BETTER,

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