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Student Name (Last, First) Period: ______

Laboratory Science

Carpinteria High School

Honors Chemistry - Spring 2017 Mr. Diamond Teacher Information: Instructor Credentials: Bachelor of Science, Physics – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Master of Education – University of California at Santa Barbara Single Subject Teaching Clear Credential, Science: Chemistry, Physics, with ELA1 authorization. – California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Office hours: Tuesday and Friday @ Extended Learning By Appointment before and after school

Room: P-4 – Classroom C-1 – Chemistry Lab C-2 – Physics Lab Phone: (805) 684-4107 ext. 266 E-mail: [email protected] Websites: www.warriorcountry.com https://www.diamondsci.weebly.com

Course Information: College acceptance (a-g): Laboratory Science “d” High School: 10 Units Physical Science Course Description: This is a honors course designed to develop chemical principles and concepts from experimental observations and data while preparing students for AP level science courses. These principles can be used to explain phenomena in daily life. Topics covered include atomic theory, chemical reactions, periodic behavior, kinetic theory, colligate properties, organic chemistry and more.

CHEMISTRY Welcome to the fall semester of chemistry. This semester we will attempt to cover Gases, Thermochemistry, Atomic Structure and Periodicity, Bonding: General Concepts, Covalent Bonding: Orbitals, and if time allows Liquids and Solids, Properties of Solutions, and Chemical Kinetics.

Expectations When coming to class I expect you to:

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Be on time and ready to work when the bell rings Have a Pencil and/or Pen, Paper, and a Calculator Maintain an Organized Binder/Folder Have Paper

Be Respectful Have Integrity Work Hard Turn in your work ASK QUESTIONS!

Expected School-Wide Learning Result (ESLR)  Effective Communicators who:

 Critical Thinkers who:

o speak, read, write and listen reflectively and critically o communicate appropriately and respectfully in diverse settings o use academic vocabulary applicable to their work

 Life-Long Learners who: o continually solve problems and expand their world view o know how and where to access accurate information

o interpret, analyze, synthesize and evaluate information o differentiate facts from opinion in a variety of applications o argue and defend conclusions rationally o use a variety of learning strategies to apply knowledge and skills

 Socially Responsible Citizens who: o understand the function and implementation of political processes o are active and cooperative participants in their own education o model respect for themselves and others

 Quality Producers who: o establish and use standards of quality in all their work; artistic, intellectual and physical o demonstrate responsible use of technology

Grading - This semester student points will be composed of the following: Class Assignments (40%) Work Graded for Correctness (30%)

Work Graded for Completion (10%)

Late work may be completed for graded credit Students may complete late work for half credit. prior to the end of the grading period. Late work Late work can only be submitted prior to the end will only be accepted during the last grading of the unit. period prior to finals week.  Projects and Labs will be worth a varying amount of points depending on each assignment. No late projects or labs will be accepted.  Homework can and will be checked any time following the due date. Students should bring all their homework assignments from the current unit to class everyday.  To receive full credit on homework questions, students must show all their work and have a complete sentence that restates the question.  Students who are absent the day an assignment is checked should have the assignment checked upon returning to the class.  Homework is due at the beginning of class, which means if the student has an unexcused tardy their homework is late.  Students may also be given quizzes based off previous homework problems.  Students are expected to keep and complete all their notes in Cornell note fashion. Notes will be checked and graded.  Students are expected to be working on the Do Now activity at the beginning of class.

Exams and Quizzes (60 %)  Partner Quests (15%) There will be partner quests at the end of each unit, excluding the first semester review unit. The date of these assessments will be given at the beginning of the unit. If a student has an excused absence the day of the unit partner quest they will be given an NA on the assignment until the following exam has taken place. The exam score will be scaled and filled in for the missing Partner Quest. Students may arrange to take the partner quest early if they are aware of an upcoming absence. Students with unexcused absences on the day of a partner quest will earn a zero.

 Exams (25%) There will be 3 exams this semester. Each exam is a cumulative exam and will contain information from the beginning of the school year to the date of the exam. The exams will follow every other unit. All exams are a requirement of the course. Students who fail to take all three exams will receive and I (F) in the course. Students may complete test corrections earning 0.5 points per missing point. Students must complete the test corrections in the classroom and have 1 week to complete test corrections. Students with unexcused absences on the day of an exam will earn a zero.

 Final Exam (20%) This is a cumulative exam, meaning it will cover information from the entire semester (August-December). The final exam is a requirement of the course, any student who fails to complete the final exam will receive an I (F) in the course. There will be no test corrections on the final exam. Note on scheduled absences for school events (i.e. field trips, sports, and short term independent study agreements)

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It is the student’s responsibility to schedule a time, prior to the known absence, to take any exams that will be missed. I reserve the ability to shift the grading scale down (i.e. I can move the grade cutoff for an A- from 90% to 88%, but not from 90% to 92%). A+

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F

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Absences and Tardiness  Students who have an excused absence will be allowed to make up any missing work.  Students who are tardy to class will be recorded as such; detentions will be assigned for more than 1 tardy in any given week. Tardy students will be responsible for any material missed during that time. Students who are over 2 minutes late to class without an excuse will be given a detention.  Students will not be eligible to earn participation points if they are not in class.

Discipline Every student has the right to learn. With this in mind, disruptive or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated. Depending on the offense a student will be asked to leave the room, conference with the teacher, and/or be assigned detention. If the student continues to be disruptive, disrespectful, or I feel the offense is serious enough, parents will be contacted, and administration notified. If a student is caught cheating (i.e. copying another students work, trying to submit another students work as their own, plagiarism, etc.), I will support the district policy and a zero will be assign for the assignment, parents and administration will be notified. Having any electronics out during an exam is considered cheating regardless if the student is finished with the exam or not. For the Carpinteria Unified School District discipline policies please see:

http://www.cusd.net/discipline-policy

I have read and understand the course syllabus: _________________________________ Student Signature

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