Chemistry Spring 2014

Instructor: Ms. Sinclair, B.S., Biology, University of Southern Maine, RIDE Certified in Secondary Chemistry, Secondary Biology and Secondary General Science ocation! Room "#$ (hone! )*#+, -.+/-"-+ Email! %sinclair&'eaconart.org 0a1! )*#+, -.+/-"-* 2ffice 3ours! 4uesday, and 4hursday, "!5#/56+$ 'y a77ointment Course Description: Chemistry is the study of matter and energy and the interactions 'et8een them. Understanding chemistry hel7s understand ho8 the 8orld 8or%s. Coo%ing, 8ashing clothes and hair, and cleaning are all chemistry. Everything you can touch or taste or smell is a chemical. 9hen you study chemistry, you come to understand a 'it a'out ho8 things 8or%. Chemistry is the e17lanation for 8hy laundry detergents 8or% 'etter at a certain tem7erature, 8hy different 7ain medications do not 8or% e:ually 8ell on a headaches and ho8 road salt can destroy your car. Units of Study: 4ools of Science Scientific measurement Matter ; change <tomic structures Electrons in atoms (eriodic ta'le ; trends Ionic, metallic ; covalent 'onding Chemical :uantities Chemical reactions 4hermochemistry Reaction rates ; e:uili'rium =uclear chemistry Chemistry in s7ace =EC<( revie8 2rganic Chemistry

Essential Skills: 4hroughout this semester, students 8ill investigate a variety of 7hysical and chemical 7henomena. 4hrough 8ritten descri7tions, calculations, gra7hs, and models, students 8ill 'e a'le to! +. Identify the direction of heat flo8 in a chemical reaction ". Distinguish 'et8een an endothermic and e1othermic reaction 5. Calculate heats of reaction *. descri'e the t8o factors that heat ca7acity of an o'>ect de7ends on $. Inter7ret and Energy change reaction Gra7h Students demonstrate an understanding of energy flow in a given chemical reaction, which identifies whether a chemical reaction will release or consume energy. GSE PS2 (9-11) 6-b a!or "ssignments: Students should e17ect to com7lete at least one test and one 7ro>ect for each unit, including 'ut not limited to! (o8er (oints, la' re7orts, oral 7resentations, and grou7 and individual 7ro>ects. Students are e17ected to %ee7 an organi?ed and com7lete Binder. <t the end of the semester, there 8ill 'e a cumulative final e1am. #rading: 4he student@s :uarter grade is determined as 'elo8. 4he final e1am is 8orth "#A of the final grade. $%& Ma>or <ssessments '%& In/Class Re:uirements ()& 3ome8or% *e+uired aterials: "/5 inch, 5 ring 'inder (encil ined and 'lan% filler 7a7er (en Calculator 0lash Drive )or other electronic storage, Students must come 7re7ared each day 8ith their 4hree ring 'inder, calculator, 7a7er, 7en, and 7encil. E1tras may not 'e availa'le in class. <dditionally, all courses at Beacon re:uire students to have a flash drive )or other means of electronic storage, and an email address. <dditional recommended materials are dividers and folders for Binder, coloured 7encils, eraser and ruler.

Cheating ,olicy: Students may 8or% together and discuss many assignments, 'ut must com7lete their o8n 8or%. <ny student found cheating, co7ying, 7lagiari?ing, or 7roviding ans8ers 8ill receive a ?ero on the assignment and may face additional conse:uences as 8ell. -ate .ork ,olicy: <ny student turning in 8or% late 8ill lose $A credit 7er day late. =o assignments 8ill 'e acce7ted more than t8o 8ee%s late. Students facing s7ecial circumstances or struggling to meet deadlines are e17ected to see me outside of class as soon as 7ossi'le. "/senteeism: 9hen returning from a'sence, it is the student@s res7onsi'ility to! Co7y any missed notes into their note'oo% Immediately turn in any 8or% assigned 7rior to the a'sence See me outside of class to o'tain missing 8or% Com7lete an alternate assignment to re7lace any missed la' activity Students 8ho cut class, leave class 8ithout 7ermission, or are as%ed to leave class due to 'ehaviour issues 8ill receive a ?ero for any missed 8or%. -a/ Safety: <ll la's 8ill 'e conducted 8ith the safety of the student in mind. <ny individual 8ho >eo7ardi?es safety, refuses to follo8 la' 7rocedures, tam7ers 8ith materials in the la' area, or engages in disru7tive 'ehaviour during a la' 8ill lose the 7rivilege of 7artici7ating in that la' and the follo8ing one. *ules: Students are e17ected to! 0ollo8 all school rules Sho8 res7ect for yourself and others )Use a77ro7riate language, %ee7 hands, feet, and o'>ects to self, ta%e a77ro7riate care of all school materials, 'e :uiet and attentive 8hen the teacher is tal%ing, 4a%e res7onsi'ility for yourself )Control your o8n 'ehaviour, manage your o8n materials and assignments, %ee7 trac% of your o8n 7rogress and grades, (ay attention and follo8 teacher instructions Sit in assigned seat )Remain seated unless given 7ermission to get u7, do not change seats 8ithout 7ermission. 4eacher may reassign seats at any time, Conse+uences: Students 8ho choose to 'rea% rules 8ill face a series of conse:uences! Step 0: 9arning Step (: 4eacher Detention )+$ minutes, Step ': E1tended 4eacher Detention )*$ minutes, Step $: 2ffice Referral B Removal from Class CCStudent must still re7ort for *$ minute detentionCC <ll detentions must 'e served 8ithin one 8ee% of assignment.

Use of Electronic Information *esources 4echnology is a vehicle to access the most current and e1tensive sources of information 8hich 8ill 7re7are students for "+st Century careers. <s such, school Internet access is a 7rivilege for educational 7ur7oses only and 8ill 'e revo%ed if any of the follo8ing conditions occur! Students will not access or create offensive, profane, or pornographic files, plagiarize works or violate copyrights or trademarks, damage, alter, or modify hardware or software or attempt to bypass computer security, nor will they engage in behaviors that constitute cyber bullying. I am aware of this electronic use policy and I will exercise sound judgment when using classroom technology and accessing the Internet. Furthermore, I understand that intentional misuse of technology/Internet access will result in disciplinary action against me. ___________________________________________ Student Name ( rint! ___________________________________________ Student Signature
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Chemistry
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