Chemistry Requirements and Procedures



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Pre-AP / Pre-IB Chemistry Syllabus 2012-2013

Teacher: Alicia Marusik E-Mail: Alicia_Marusik@ Room: G137

Welcome to Pre-AP Chemistry! I am very excited to have you in my class! I plan on making your learning experience in Pre-AP Chemistry be as fun & enjoyable as possible. At the same time, our curriculum is challenging – so your concentration in class & effort outside of class will be important in order to be successful!

SUPPLIES: There are some things that will be important to bring with you every day to class…

1. Scientific Calculator

• Bring with you a simple scientific calculator (such as the TI-30X IIS) or a graphing calculator. We have quite a bit of math involved in Chemistry, and we want you to be able to do those calculations at home when you’re studying!

• For fairness and security reasons, the use of programmable or graphing calculators is not allowed on quizzes or tests. For these types of assignments, you will use the scientific calculators that we will have available in class.

2. A Binder for Your Notes!!! (Either 1 or 1½ inches)

• Every unit, you will be given a packet containing the notes for that unit! It is your responsibility to keep up with these notes – if you lose them, you will need to print out another copy from our classroom website.

• The best way to keep up with these notes is to have them all together in a binder. That way, you will not lose any, and you will have them easy to access when you are studying for the End-of-Course test at the end of the year!

3. Pen and Pencil – Seriously, you’re in school. Bring something to write with. (

4. Closed-Toe Shoes on lab days. You may keep an old pair in my room if you think you will forget to bring or wear them!

CLASSROOM WEBSITE:

There are so many resources for you on our classroom webpage! These include extra copies of notes, homework, our class calendar, tutorial schedules, video tutorials, and so much more! It will be one of your best tools for success in Pre-AP Chemistry. To get to our classroom website, follow the internet directions:

1. Go to

2. On the top left-hand corner, there will be an option entitled “select a school”. Select Allen High School.

3. On the top of the webpage, click on “Faculty Web Sites”

4. Scroll down to find your teacher’s name, and click on it.

5. Now, bookmark this page so you won’t have to go through all of this work to find it again!!! (

GRADING:

Tests …………..40% Quizzes / Daily Assignments………….40% Labs……………...20%

Be sure you are keeping up with your grades by checking Skyward!!!

CALCULATIONS:

All work leading up to the final answer must be shown legibly in order to earn any credit! This policy is for all work turned in for a grade, including quizzes, tests, labs, and homework. NO WORK = NO CREDIT! (

LABS:

Goggles, aprons, and closed-toe shoes are required for every lab. If these safety precautions are not taken, points may be deducted from the lab, or a student may not be allowed to participate in the lab.

ENRICHMENT PACKETS, VIDEOS, & NOTES:

• Many of the units have “Enrichment Packets” that include practice problems and activities that we will work on in class. Quite often, you will be given class time to work on these packets, or you may work on them at home. If a unit has an Enrichment Packet to complete, the packet will be collected on the day of the unit exam at the beginning of class.

• There will be certain times that you will be expected to watch videos at home as part of your work in the class. It is your responsibility to watch these videos at home, fill in any appropriate examples in your notes, and possibly take an online quiz over these videos. Your teacher will communicate each unit which videos to watch, and the dates of when they should be watched.

• Occasionally, note checks will be completed to make sure you are keeping up with filling in your notes. It is the expectation during these note checks that examples done in class or in the videos are filled in, and that your notes are all together in a binder. It is your responsibility to keep up with your notes!

• Any grades taken from Enrichment Packets, videos, or notes will be counted as a quiz/daily grade.

QUIZZES AND TESTS:

• Timed (approximately 20 minutes) quizzes are given almost every class period over selected problems and questions similar to the enrichment packet.

• Timed (approximately 1 hour) exams will typically be given three or four times during a nine-week grading period. Exams consist of both a multiple-choice section and a free-response section. Partial credit is available on the free response sections. The tests are timed in order to get you used to other timed tests, such as the SAT, ACT, AP, and IB Exams!

• All quizzes and exams are kept in your teacher’s room after being handed back for students to look over. No quizzes or exams are allowed to be taken out of the room. This is for security reasons for those people that still haven’t taken the assessments. However, you can always come into your teacher’s classroom to re-look at a quiz or test either before or after school!

• Exams & quizzes not made up from an absence are marked as zero in the gradebook.

QUIZ RETAKES AND TEST CORRECTIONS:

• If you score below a 70 on a quiz, you are eligible to retake that quiz. A maximum grade of a 70 can be earned on a retake quiz. The redo will not lower the original grade. You may schedule a time to redo a quiz with your teacher. It is also to your advantage to get help in tutorials when preparing for a quiz retake!

• If you score below a 70 on a test, corrections can be completed. For accurate corrections, you may earn 7/10 of the original points back, up to a maximum grade of a 70 for the test. Test corrections must be completed in your teacher’s room on your own, and in one visit. There will be specific forms in your teacher’s room to complete these corrections. More guidelines about test corrections are on the back of the syllabus. Again, it is to your advantage to get help in tutorials prior to coming in and completing test corrections!

• All quiz retakes and test corrections must be completed by Friday of the week following when the grade was posted on Skyward. For example, if a quiz grade was posted on a Tuesday, you would have until Friday of the following week to complete the retake.

• Students who miss a quiz or test must make up the exam and complete test corrections by the same deadline as other students. Extensions for retakes and corrections will not be given, unless there are extreme circumstances.

• For lab and daily grade retakes, please make arrangements with your teacher. Late work or assignments not turned in will not be eligible for retakes.

ABSENCES and ASSIGNMENTS:

• You are responsible for getting your work when you are absent. You can look at the calendar, the website, or come to tutorials to find out what you have missed! You are strongly encouraged to come into tutorials to ensure understanding of missed concepts.

• If you are absent due to a school function, you should see your teacher in advance of the absence to make arrangements for work missed.

• If you are absent the day before a test, you will be expected to take the test during the scheduled class time unless extenuating circumstances are approved by your teacher or new material was covered the day you were absent. If no new material was covered on the day missed - for example, a lab was done the class before the exam - then you will be required to take the test.

LATE WORK & CHEATING:

Late work will be accepted ONE CLASS PERIOD after the original due date. After that time, the assignment will remain a zero in the gradebook. Late work will be graded up to a maximum score of 70%.

Your teacher will make a clear distinction between work that must be your own and work that may be shared. Make sure you also make that distinction. Cheating, copying or helping another person during a test or quiz, and plagiarism will have severe consequences – such as an office referral or dismissal from National Honor Society.

MAKE-UP WORK:

Lab Make-Ups: Labs are made up during tutorial times or by scheduling a time with your teacher, and must be made up within ONE WEEK of the originally scheduled lab date. All lab set ups will be torn down after one week and you will receive a zero for the lab if not made up. This is due to the safety and quality of the chemicals used in the lab. Labs can be made up during any tutorial time.

Test & Quiz Makeups: If you are absent, you may attend Test & Quiz Makeups, which are held on Tuesday mornings from 7:30 – 9:15 am, or on Tuesday afternoons from 2:40 – 5:00 pm. If you are coming in the morning, please allow enough time to complete your makeup – you will not receive a pass to class if you do not allow enough time, and you will not be allowed to come back and finish once you have started the exam. For afternoon test makeups, please arrive no later than 3:45 pm.

All quizzes/exams must be made up by the week following the absence, unless extenuating circumstances arise. In this case, approval must be obtained from your teacher for alternative arrangements.

UNITS THIS YEAR:

|FIRST SEMESTER UNITS: |SECOND SEMESTER UNITS: |

|Unit 1: The Laboratory |Unit 8: Writing Chemical Reactions |

|Unit 2: Chemistry Calculations |Unit 9: Compound Stoichiometry |

|Unit 3: Matter & Its Changes |Unit 10: Reaction Stoichiometry |

|Unit 4: Atomic Theory & Structure |Unit 11: Gas Laws |

|Unit 5: Atomic Models & Periodic Trends |Unit 12: Solutions |

|Unit 6: Chemical Bonding |Unit 13: Acids & Bases |

|Unit 7: Nomenclature |Unit 14: Thermochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry |

| |Unit 15: Kinetics & Equilibrium |

TUTORIALS:

All of the Pre-AP teachers are willing to do what they can to help you be successful in Pre-AP Chemistry! In order to provide you with as many opportunities as possible to get help, we have a shared tutorial schedule… which means you can go to ANY teacher to get help. Sometimes, it is better to go to a different teacher other than your own, as you can hear something explained a different way. We offer tutorials before 1st period, during 1st period, during 8th period, and after 8th period.

In order to help you make your tutorial time as beneficial as possible, be sure to bring your Notes and Homework Packet with you! This way, we as teachers have a starting place from which to help you. (

The tutorial schedule is posted outside the door of all Pre-AP Chemistry teachers. Please respect your teacher’s time and go to the teacher that has the scheduled tutorials during a certain time!

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