Tenth Grade Chemistry

Marshall/Nguyen/Parsons/Rivera Team
2014-2015 Syllabus
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CONTACT INFORMATION
)ns!ru*!or+ ,harlene Parsons
-mail+ *#arsons . high!e*hhigh $org
/P+ $*harlene#arsons $eebly $*om
011i*e+ 210
011i*e 2ours+ %e&nes&ays 3+30 !o 4+30 4or by a##oin!men!5
OBJECTIVES
This *ourse ill+
Provi&e s!u&en!s i!h a *on!inue& 1oun&a!ion in #roblem solving an& an un&ers!an&ing
o1 !he na!ural orl& !hrough *hemis!ry !ha! *an be a##lie& in every&ay li1e$
2ave a s!rong 1o*us on &evelo#ing analy!i*al !hin6ing an& s*ien!i1i* li!era*y s6ills
!hrough rea&ing7 ri!ing7 #roblem solving7 labs an& #ro8e*!s$
Provi&e organi9a!ional an& s!u&y s6ills !o hel# you be su**ess1ul in s*hool an& beyon&$
:os!er an environmen! o1 grou#/!eam or6 s6ills7 !ha! ill be bene1i*ial in any 1u!ure
en&eavor here or6ing i!h o!hers !o a**om#lish a *ommon goal is re;uire&$
COURSE DESCRIPTION
,hemis!ry is 1o*use& on un&ers!an&ing basi* i&eas an& e<#loring *om#li*a!e& ;ues!ions$
%hy &o *er!ain *hemi*als rea*!7 an& ho *an e *on!rol !hem= 2o &oes !his rela!e !o
#ain!7 1ireor6s7 oil s#ills7 1er!ili9er an& #ho!ogra#hs=
%hy is a!er some!imes soli&7 some!imes li;ui& an& some!imes gas= 2o &oes a
!hermos 6ee# ho! &rin6s ho! an& *ol& &rin6s *ol&=
%ha! are elemen!s an& hy are !hey im#or!an!= %ha! ma6es ,o##er &i11eren! 1rom
)ron7 or >ea& 1rom (ol&= 2o &oes !his rela!e !o s!ars an& &inosaurs=
2o &o elemen!s 1orm mole*ules= %ha! are !heir sha#es= 2o &o !hey s!i*6 !oge!her
li6e !ha!= 2o &oes !his rela!e !o me&i*ines7 &rugs an& 1oo&s=
RULES AND EPECTATIONS
) have 1ive e<#e*!a!ions7 one rule7 !hree !hings an& a !hough!$
1. I expect that you arrive on time lest you lose participation points.
2. I expect that you bring your materials with you.
3. I expect that you contribute and I expect that you actively listen when others are speaking.
4. I expect that you follow school-wide rules re dress code! i"ods! cell phones! etc.
#. $inally! and most importantly! I expect that you will make decisions that make learning and
working easier % not harder % for yourself or the rest of the class.
I only have one rule: threats, violence, and/or intimidation will not be tolerated
under any circumstances. I call this a rule because this behavior will result in
your abrupt exit from the classroom, with absolutely no exceptions.
My !hree !hings
15 Res#e*! yoursel17 res#e*! o!hers7 res#e*! your environmen!
25 ?bsolu!ely N0 ea!ing in !he ,hemis!ry *lassroom@
35 Aags on 1loor7 6ee# *lean &es6s
?n& a Though!+ Never a#ologi9e 1or your or6$
ASSIGNMENTS
There are eigh! !y#es o1 or6 you *an &o in !his *lass+ 2omeor67 ,lassor67 -<#erimen!s7
/igi!al S*ien!i1i* No!eboo6s7 Bui99es7 Pro8e*!s7 Presen!a!ions7 an& /igi!al Por!1olio
E!"eriments - -<#erimen!s are a grea! han&s-on ay !o rein1or*e an& learn !he
ma!erial in an a*!ive 1un ay$ -<#erimen!s ill be *on&u*!e& an& re*or&e& in *lass an&
*on*lu&e& an& re1le*!e& u#on on our /Ps$ -<#erimen!s ill be gra&e& 1or *om#le!eness
an& nea!ness$
#$me%$r&'C(ass%$r& - 2omeor6/*lassor6 ill be assigne& on Mon&ay7
&evelo#e& !hroughou! !he ee6 an& submi!!e& on :ri&ay$ ?lmos! all
homeor6/*lassor6 is #ersonali9e& by ea*h in&ivi&ual s!u&en!7 hoever7 i1 ) 1eel li6e
you are !a6ing an a##roa*h !ha! is !oo sim#lis!i* 1or your abili!y level7 ) ill mee! i!h
you !o hel# you 1igure ou! a**e#!able *hallenge o#!ions$
Di)ita( S*ienti+i* N$te,$$&s - S*ien!i1i* no!eboo6s are 6ey !o an organi9e& learning
e<#erien*e$ They are a #la*e 1or you !o 6ee# !ra*6 o1 all o1 your hy#o!heses7 observa!ions7
e<#erimen! no!es7 *on*lusions7 8ournal en!ries7 no!es an& re1le*!ions$ Cou shoul& have a
se#ara!e !ab or #age on your /P s#e*i1i*ally 1or your s*ien!i1i* no!eboo6$ ?ny no!es you
!a6e in *lass7 shoul& be !rans1erre& !o your &igi!al s*ien!i1i* no!eboo6 as ) ill &o !he
gra&ing &ire*!ly 1rom your /P$
-.i//es - Bui99es ill be s!raigh! 1orar& an&7 ho#e1ully7 as #ainless as #ossible$
Pr$0e*ts'Presentati$n- Pro8e*!s are #ro&u*!s !ha! you *an sho !o o!hers as evi&en*e
o1 ha! you have learne&$ >earning ha##ens be1ore7 &uring an& a1!er your 1inal #ro&u*!7
so be #re#are& !o be gra&e& on every #ie*e o1 #re# or6 an& every &ra1! or revision o1 !he
#ro&u*!$ Cour gra&e ill re1le*! no! 8us! !he 1inal #ro&u*!7 bu! your #ar!i*i#a!ion in !his
#ro*ess$ -very #ro8e*! ill have a Presen!a!ion or -<hibi!ion *om#onen!$
DPs - Cour /igi!al Por!1olio is an im#or!an! #ar! o1 !his *lass$ Cou *an use your /P !o
&o*umen! your or6 an& !o *ommuni*a!e your #rogress o1 e<#erimen!s an& #ro8e*!s !o
your !ea*hers$ This *ommuni*a!ion is an im#or!an! #ar! o1 your learning #ro*ess an& a
big #ar! o1 ha! ma6es 2T2N, s#e*ial$ Cou ill be or6ing i!h your /P almos! &aily$
Cour /P shoul& in*lu&e a se#ara!e !ab or #age 1or your /igi!al S*ien!i1i* No!eboo6 an&
ano!her 1or your Pro8e*! or6$ 0!her !han !ha! !he &esign is *om#le!ely u# !o you$ )
en*ourage you !o !a6e #ri&e in your /P7 an& !o ma6e i! loo6 #ro1essional$

GRADING SCALE
0ur gra&ing s*ale in non !ra&i!ional$ The D/D gra&e is elimina!e& 1rom !he s*ale an& #assing ?7
A7 an& , gra&es are &is!ribu!e& 1rom E0-100F
G0F H is an ? 4H/-5
I0-IGF is a A 4H/-5
E0-EGF is a , 4H/-5
(ra&ing ill be a##or!ione& u#on !he 1olloing+
50F Pro8e*!s J Presen!a!ions
15F ,lass Par!i*i#a!ion//P
25F -<#erimen!s an& ,lassor6/2omeor6
10F Bui99es
The s!u&en!Ks *lass #ar!i*i#a!ion gra&e ill be base& on a!!en&an*e7 *on!ribu!ions !o &is*ussions
an& overall #ro&u*!ive use o1 *lass !ime$ ?l!hough many #ro8e*!s ill be *om#le!e& in grou#s7
s!u&en!s ill re*eive in&ivi&ual7 ra!her !han grou# gra&es$ Grades %i(( ,e ."dated in
P$%ers*h$$( e1ery t%$ %ee&s2
LATE'ABSENT 3OR4
Ae *are1ul7 &ue &a!es are *loser !han !hey a##ear an& assignmen!s are &ue a! !he beginning o1
*lass$ ?ssignmen!s no! *om#le!e& on !ime ill be a**e#!e& !he 1olloing &ay 1or a ma<imum o1
E0F *re&i!7 or any &ay !herea1!er un!il !he assignmen! has been gra&e& 4!y#i*ally i!hin 2
ee6s5 an& re!urne& 1or a ma<imum o1 50F *re&i!$ N0 la!e #ro8e*! or6 ill be a**e#!e&@
Pro8e*!s are &ue a! !he beginning o1 *lass an& ill absolu!ely no! be a**e#!e& la!e@ Please !urn in
ha!ever or6 is *om#le!e& on !he assigne& &ue &a!e7 o!herise a gra&e o1 a 9ero ill be given$
?&&i!ionally7 any assignmen!s !ha! re*eive& a lo gra&e may be re&one 1or 1ull *re&i! an&
submi!!e& after s!u&en! a!!en&s o11i*e hours 1or su##or! i!h !he *on!en!$
)! is !he res#onsibili!y o1 !he s!u&en! !o *ommuni*a!e i!h !he !ea*her !o ma6e u# misse& or6$
Shoul& a s!u&en! be absen!7 #lease re1er !o !he gui&elines belo !o insure you re*eive 1ull *re&i!
1or your absen! or6+
15 Re1er !o my /P !o a**ess !he /aily ?gen&a an& 1in& ou! ha! youLre missing
25 ,he*6 in i!h a homeor6 bu&&y or #ro8e*! #ar!ner 1or &e!ails on !he assignmen!
35 -mail me be1ore or &uring !he absen*e7 or *ommuni*a!e i!h me on !he &ay you
re!urn !o arrange ma6e-u# or6
45 ?!!en& o11i*e hours !o *om#le!e ma6e-u# or6
)1 you are absen! on !he &ay an assignmen! is &ue7 i! is your res#onsibili!y !o !urn i! in !he &ay
you re!urn !o s*hool$
)1 you are going on va*a!ion 43 &ays or more5 you mus! arrange an in&e#en&en! s!u&y *on!ra*!
!hrough )saa* Mones$ ?ll *on!ra*! or6' ill be &ue u#on re!urn !o s*hool$
C#ALLENGE OPTION
-very #ro8e*! an& mos! assignmen!s ill in*lu&e ha! is *alle& a ,hallenge 0#!ion$ The
,hallenge 0#!ion is usually an e<!ension o1 an assignmen!7 !he #ra*!i*e o1 more *hallenging
*on*e#!s7 or in !he *ase o1 rea&ing ma!erials7 su##lemen!al rea&ing or a !e<! !ha! is more
*hallenging$ ?ll s!u&en!s are highly en*ourage& !o !a*6le !he ,hallenge 0#!ions@ 2oever7
,hallenge 0#!ions are N0T e<!ra *re&i! unless s#e*i1i*ally s!a!e& by !he ins!ru*!or$
C#EATING'ACADEMIC DIS#ONEST5
)1 !he s!u&en! is *augh! *hea!ing !he #enal!ies en!ail re*eiving an au!oma!i* 9ero$ Cour #aren!s
ill be no!i1ie& o1 !he in&is*re!ion$ )1 !here is a se*on& in*i&en!7 an a*a&emi* in!egri!y *on!ra*!
ill be se! u# !hrough !he /ean o1 S!u&en!s$
MA4ING MISTA4ES AND GETTING #ELP
Ma6ing mis!a6es in ,hemis!ry is no big &eal$ The #ra*!i*e o1 s*ien*e is all abou! learning 1rom
our mis!a6es$ 0n !he o!her han&7 you migh! 1in& a! some #oin! !ha! you are ma6ing more
mis!a6es !han #rogress$ Cou migh! an! !o 1i< !hese mis!a6es7 #erha#s by ge!!ing e<!ra hel#7
going over homeor67 re!a6ing a ;ui97 ge!!ing an e<!ension or *a!*hing u# on ma6e-u# or6$ )1
you nee& hel#7 ) am available a1!er s*hool on %e&nes&ays un!il 4+30 #m7 or by a##oin!men!$ )1
you are absen! !hen you shoul& e<#e*! !o *ome !o !hese o11i*e hours 1or your ma6e-u# or6$
#ELPFUL RESOURCES AND INTERESTING READS
Sugges!e& boo6s 1or 1un rea&ing+
&lice in 'uantumland! Rober! (ilmore
(ncle )ungsten *emories of a +hemical ,oyhood7 0liver Sa*6s
"eriodic )ales a cultural history of the elements! from arsenic to -inc! 2ugh ?l&ersey-
%illiams
)he "oisoner.s /andbook7 /eborah Alum
+ooking for 0eeks7 Me11 Po!!er
*usicophilia )ales of *usic and the ,rain7 0liver Sa*6s
1anity! 1itality and 1irility the 2cience ,ehind the "roducts 3ou 4ove to ,uy7 Mohn
-msley
)he 5esign of 6veryday )hings! /onal& Norman
& 2hort /istory of 6verything7 Aill Aryson
/ot! $lat and +rowded! Thomas >$ :rie&man
)he $uture of 4ife7 -&ar& 0$ %ilson
)he 5isappearing 2poon! Sam Kean
The +artoon 0uide to +hemistry7 >arry (oni*6 an& ?r! 2u11man
)he "eriodic 7ingdom7 P$%$ ?!6ins
"eriodic )ales7 2ugh ?l&ersey-%illiams
)he 0enie in the ,ottle7 /r$ Moe S*har!9
N0T-+ This lis! a!!em#!s !o o11er rea&ing sugges!ions !o s!u&en!s ho ish !o &elve
&ee#er in!o s*ien*e *on*e#!s e may sim#ly !ou*h on in *lass$ %e s!rive !o o11er
sele*!ions 1rom many vie#oin!s7 an& are o#en !o sugges!ions$
2el#1ul %ebsi!es+
h!!#+//$*hem1$*om/a*a&/eb!e<!/vir!ual!e<!boo6$h!ml 4grea! re1eren*e si!eNli6e
having your on !e<!@5
h!!#+//$*hemis!ryle*!ureno!es$*om/ 4#re!!y sel1-e<#lana!ory5
$6hana*a&emy$*om 4CouTube vi&eo library *overing M?NC ma!h/s*ien*e !o#i*s5
h!!#+//$s*ien*egee6$ne!/!ables/!ables$sh!ml 4a varie!y o1 #rin!able #erio&i* !ables5
CONCLUSION
?ll o1 !he above in1orma!ion is &esigne& !o ma6e your year in ,hemis!ry as #ro&u*!ive an&
su**ess1ul as #ossible$ Cour mos! invaluable resour*e in !his *lass is me@ There is no su*h !hing
as a s!u#i& ;ues!ion an& i! is im#ossible !o over *ommuni*a!e 4ell7 #erha#s ) &onL! nee& !o
6no !he hourly s*he&ule o1 your belove& #e! *a!7 bu! in all sub8e*!s s*hool rela!e&7
*ommuni*a!ion is grea!5$ ,he*6 my /P 1re;uen!ly as every!hing e &o *an be 1oun& !here
4unless *o#yrigh! las &i*!a!e o!herise5$ ) loo6 1orar& !o a grea! year@
-,harlene
Tenth Grade Chemistry
Marshall/Nguyen/Parsons/Rivera Team
2014-2015 Syllabus
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year an& e ill *on!a*! you i!h &e!ails abou! !hose o#!ions$ ?ny assis!an*e you *an #rovi&e
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