Students will come to understand the scientific method and be able to demonstrate their understanding in their projects. Daily assignments are usually started together in class with the students expected to finish the rest of the assignment independently. Written tests will be administered at the end of each chapter. Some compositions will be graded, while others will only have comments. At times, compositions and reports will be incorporated with other subjects.
Special emphasis is placed on prefixes and suffixes.
Students needing help are encouraged to ask questions during this class period. The units are collected on Wednesdays. Tests will at times consist of words only, while at other times they will consist of a combination of sentences and words. The format of the test will be announced no later than the Wednesday preceding the test. Studies will be of climate, population, maps, etc.