HONORS CHEMISTRY 2015-2016 Instructor: Email: Class website: Voice mail: Classroom:

Mr. Rozelle [email protected] https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/rozelle-homepage/ (303) 982-1970 ext. 3080 ST-217

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, 1998-2002 Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction Colorado Christian University, 2004-2005 Advanced Placement Chemistry Training - 2005, 2006 Advanced Placement Chemistry Grader - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 IB Chemistry Training, 2008

The Course Honors Chemistry is a college preparation class that will introduce students to the theory and application of chemistry and further prepare students for post-high school education. The course will cover a large range of material that will help students explore chemistry and its relation to the world around them. All students who want to be successful in Honors Chemistry must be prepared to work very hard. Class work Similar to a college chemistry class, much of this class will be spent in lecture and group discussion. Because of the amount of information that will be covered, it is important to develop many new concepts and skills while at the same time review prior work. You should expect each unit and exam to assess prior knowledge as well as new material covered in class lecture, labs and activities. Homework, warm-up problems and quizzes will all be used to assess your progress in each unit and prepare you for the end of unit and final exams in the course. Laboratory work The chemistry laboratory is where students learn about the behavior of matter firsthand, through observation and interpretation. In general, the laboratory is where students learn the difference between observations/recorded data and the ideas, inferences, explanations and models that can be used to interpret them. Students will be challenged to think analytically, design and carry out experiments, manipulate data, make conclusions, propose further questions and communicate accurately about observations and conclusions. All labs will require to students to become proficient in measurement, calculations and error analysis. Topic Outline Chemistry is broad enough to permit flexibility in its teaching in regards to methods and arrangements of topics in the effort to reach the objectives of the course. The following can be used as a guide to the variety of topics to be looked at in breadth and depth in the class.     

Chemical Foundations Atomic Structure and Periodicity Chemical Bonding and Geometry Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry Properties of Solutions

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The Nature of Acids and Bases Oxidation and Reduction Gas Law and Theory Thermodynamics Chemical Kinetics and Equilibrium