Chemistry Course Syllabus 2021-2022

Nadia Reese

nireese@episd.org

Course

The goal of this course is to provide students with a foundation to understand matter regarding its composition, properties, and reactivity. The course is designed to give the student the background and skills necessary to prepare for more advanced science courses such as UT OnRamps Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, UT OnRamps Biology, and Biotechnology

General Chemistry will be taught in English and Pre-AP Dual Language Chemistry or Dual Language General Chemistry will follow the 50/50 Dual Language Model to continue to strive our goal of becoming bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.

Spanish

Química Raymond Chang y Kenneth A. Goldsby

(PAP) Fundamentos de Química 2/Ed Ralph A

Burns

Texbook Resources: We will use a variety of primary source textbooks.

PDF documents of readings will always be loaded.

English

Chemistry 9th. Steven S. Zumdahl and Susan A. Zumdahl (PAP)

World of Chemistry Zumdahl and DeCoste

Chemistry-Matter and Change McGraw-Hill

C K-12 ebook (ACCESS via CLASSLINK)

Open Stax (RICE UNIVERISTY)

Required Materials§ Laptop/charger§ Bracket Folder§ Spiral Notebook & Loose Leaf Paper§ Page Protectors§ Pencil, Green Pen, and Blue Pen

Course Content

The syllabus is subject to change. However, any changes to the syllabus and to the course will be discussed in class. The student is solely responsible for getting the most updated information regarding any changes made.

1st Nine Weeks 2nd Nine Weeks 3rdNine Weeks 4th Nine Weeks Unit 0: Fundamentals

Unit 1: Matter Unit 2: Atomic Structure and

Periodic Table Unit 3: Chemical Bonding Part

I

Unit 3: Chemical Bonding Part II

Unit 4: Chemical Formulas Unit 5: Chemical Equations

and Reactions Unit 6: Mole Concept Part I

Unit 7: Mole Concept Part II

Unit 8: Gases Unit 9: Solutions

Unit 10: Acids and Bases Unit 11: Thermochemistry Unit 12: Nuclear Chemistry

Grade Scale Breakdown

§ Engagement: 20%§ Understanding: 40%§ Mastery: 40%

PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO SIGN UP FOR THE APP CALLED 'REMIND' IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CLASS REMINDERS.

Grading Policy:

A minimum of 12 grades will be uploaded on the gradebook per 9-week grading period. All assignments reflecting content mastery, understanding, and engagement will have an assigned date as well as a due date. When assignments are submitted via Schoology, they will be time stamped. Any late assignment past the due date will result in a penalty of minus 10 points for every school day not submitted. 5 points will be deducted if a student turns in an assignment on the due date but not on time.

Hand-written assignments will be turned in directly into class bins during the class period. The same late deduction penalties will apply as stated above.Assignments later than 5 days will NOT be accepted.

PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE AT ALL.

Grades/comments will be added to EACH assignment posted on Schoology or directly hand-written on paper BUT TEAMS is where they will be recorded and where you check the student average. Use student portal or parent portal to access this information so you can stay abreast of your progress.

Please note that if a student fails to turn in the assignment on time, an NHI will be placed in the grade book. An NHI (Not Handed In) is equivalent to a zero. The NHI can be removed once the assignment gets turned in but will have the late penalties applied.

Homework:I will assign homework. Many times, the 'homework' will be what the student was not able to complete during the period. Many times one student may have 'homework' and another student may not depending on how efficient they are at working during class time. Sometimes, the homework will be new (was not started in class). Chemistry, much like a math class requires practice in order to master. The skills the student learns early on will support their future skills.

Group Work /LabPartners

Every student will be required to contribute on group assignments. Every student will have designated tasks for which they will be held responsible. DO NOT let your team members down!

Absences

The student will be held responsible for any excused or unexcused absence. All assignments, lecture notes, laboratories and any related classwork assignments or activities will be have to be completed by the student. Tutoring hours will be offered in order to support a student who needs assistance making up the work they missed due to an absence. Work and instructions will be posted on Schoology and my website. Based on the amount of work missed and days missed, I will give the student a deadline to submit all make-up work.

Cell Phone Policy

Cell phones are not allowed during instructional time. Students who fail to comply with this policy will have their cell phone confiscated for the remainder of the period. If the student receives repeated warnings for cell phone usage during instructional time, I will contact parents and their cell phone will be turned in to the business office. A fee of $15 will be required for retrieval of their cellphone. If the student needs to make an emergency phone call for any reason, the student must notify the instructor and step outside the classroom before speaking on the phone.

Classroom Management Plan

If a student is not meeting the classroom expectations, the following actions with be taken:

1. Verbal warning2. Written warning3. Loss of privileges4. Parent conference5. Administrative

referral

Academic Integrity Science department expectations for academic integrity will follow EPISD policy as stated in EIA Local policy manual. A student who receives a CH (Cheating) reflected as a zero due to academic dishonesty will not be allowed to redo assignments or retake an exam. At the discretion of the teacher, a discipline referral may be issued, or parents will be contacted by an email or phone call. Actions constituting academic dishonesty include, but are limited to, submitting others work as your own, copying work from another student, plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, inappropriate use of technology, falsifying documents, and allowing others to violate the academic integrity policy.

Parent Conferences

If at any time the student’s parent(s) needs to reach me, email will be the most effective method.

If they wish to have a conference over Zoom, I will set up a conference and send an invitation via email.

If they wish to meet in person I can set up the conference via email.

My conference period is during 6th period BUT I can meet at other times as long as we communicate via e-mail and come up with a time that works well for the both of us.

General Laboratory Regulations and Attire

Multiple laboratory experiments will be conducted throughout the year. Horse playing, inattentiveness, mishandling of chemicals and equipment, or failure to comply with proper laboratory etiquette and decorum is not acceptable. ONE verbal warning will be given. Upon a second observation, if the student is still misbehaving, a grade of zero will be given and the student will no longer be able to participate in the lab. An alternative assignment will be offered to the student to receive a grade of no more than 70. Safety goggles, lab aprons, closed toe shoes, gloves, and hair tied back are expected and required for every experiment. Any student that is not in full attire will not be able to participate in the lab and will have to make up the lab at a later date. Food and drinks are not permitted in the classroom.

General Classroom Rules/Expectations

Timeliness: Come to class on time and immediately begin the day’s learning. Timeliness should happen throughout the entire period. Preparedness: Come to class with the materials (computer, notebook, folder, writing utensils) needed to make you successful during the day’s learning.Be Respectful, Tolerant, and Kind: Everyone’s voice is recognized and appreciated-even if you don’t always agree. The golden rule never goes out of style!Be Resilient: All content matter does not come easily. KEEP TRYING! Think about things you may not be good at as “NOT YET” instead of “I’m never going to get this….”Put forth EFFORT: Make a serious attempt when doing your classwork, labs, group assignments and homework. You have to be willing to TRY.Be Positive: Try so see the good qualities in someone or something.

NOTE: If I am absent, you are expected to be respectful and helpful to your substitute as well as to be productive and efficient with completing the classwork assigned during my absence.

Syllabus Contract Student Acknowledgment

Honor Code: “I, _________________________________________, hereby pledge that I have read and understood the entire syllabus and requirements for the course and period (circle),

[Chemistry, Dual Language Chemistry , PAP Dual Language Chemistry] & [2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, or 8th]

in which I will abide to the policies described above.

Student's Printed Name: ________________________________

Student’s Signature _________________________________ Date _______________

Parent/Guardian Acknowledgement I _______________________________ the parent/guardian of _________________________ have read the course syllabus and understand what is required of my student in this course.

Parent Printed Name: ________________________________

Parent’s Signature: __________________________________ Date________________

Parent Contact Information:

Home/cell phone number_______________________ Email ___________________________

Home/cell phone number_______________________ Email ___________________________ ***Please note any additional information I should know about your student to help them achieve academic success. Let’s have a wonderful year! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________