HONORS CHEMISTRY
Course Description
Prerequisites: Completion of Honors Algebra 1 and Honors Biology 1 with a B average or higher.
Chemistry 1 is intended for students who plan to attend a four-year college and may have to take
chemistry as part of their college curriculum. The content covered in this course includes: atomic
theory, nomenclature, formula writing, writing and balancing equations, stoichiometry, gas laws,,
molecular structure, intermolecular forces, solutions, equilibrium, and acids and bases.
Text: Chemistry: Matter and Change
Grades (per 9-weeks)
Classwork/Homework/Quizzes
Tests/Projects
Labs
40%
40%
20%
Final Exam is cumulative and 20% of Final Course Grade
Students/parents are responsible for checking their grades in Powerschools weekly If
you are unable to check grades from home, please see me before or after school and I will
be available to assist you in checking your grades. It is your responsibility to keep up with
your grade and any missed assignments.
Classroom Procedures
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Follow the rules of the student handbook concerning tardies, cell phones
and other electronic devices, etc.
Come to class prepared with your supplies/materials. List is below.
Be on time to class, in your assigned seat by the time the tardy bell rings
and announcements begin. See student handbook for tardy policy.
You are here to earn a high school diploma!!! Pay attention and
participate in class. Sleep and socialize outside of class. Zeros can
not be made up because you do not use your class time wisely. There is a
difference in not completing work because you required more time to
complete than I allowed AND not completing work because you were
sleeping, texting or talking. I really can tell the difference!
Eat BEFORE coming to class – no food or drinks are permitted. Bottled
water is allowed at your desk BUT NEVER IN THE LAB AREA.
Cheating will not be tolerated. This includes copying homework and
labs. Copying another students’ work is cheating! K-5 can copy!!!
Restroom breaks may only be taken with teacher permission. The 20/20
Rule will be enforced. You must take my hall pass. It’s really cute.
If you are absent , YOU have something to make up.
Tests and labs must be made up before or after school. Times for makeup work will be posted on my webpage and in the classroom.
Make up sessions for lab will be held every other week during one
morning and one afternoon session for labs missed during the twoweek period ONLY. You are allowed one missed lab per 9-weeks.
Consequences
First offense…Warning and Guidance referral
Second offense…Detention, phone call/conference with parents and
Guidance referral
Third offense… Referral to administration for disciplinary action
Serious offense (disrespect, profanity, fighting, vandalism, theft, etc.) will
result in an administrative referral on the first offense.
All of my students are gifted and I want to see the talent. Please don’t
deprive me of my joy of teaching with your lapse in good judgment!!!
Supplies
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1-1/2.” 3-ring binder Use 7 dividers to organize your notebook.
Sections include:
Reference Material – metric conversion, periodic table, etc.
Topic 1 Notes - SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PRACTICES
Topic 2 Notes - ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND NUCLEAR PROCESSES
Topic 3 Notes - BONDING AND CHEMICAL FORMULAS
Topic 4 Notes - STATES OF MATTER
Topic 5 Notes - CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Topic 6 Notes - SOLUTIONS, ACIDS, AND BASES
Topic 7 Notes -THERMOCHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL KINETICS
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A scientific calculator is required (EX. TI-30). Graphing calculators are not required,
but if you use one, it must be cleared by me before being used on quizzes or tests.
YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN CALCULATOR – NO SHARING. THE CALCULATOR ON
YOUR PHONE OR ON THE COMPUTER IS NOT ALLOWED DURING TESTS AND
QUIZZES, THEREFORE YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE THE FUNCTIONS ON YOUR
CALCULATOR BEFORE TEST DAY.
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Pencils – if you need to borrow one of mine, you must leave it in the classroom.
Early Bird and Afterschool Help
You have no reason to be anything but successful in your high school chemistry class. I will be
available for help every morning except Wednesday’s and afternoons except Tuesday’s. We will
be using online resources which can be accessed at any time. Make up sessions are available for
excused absences. YOU will be the only reason YOU can’t earn a chemistry credit this year –
even an “A” is within your reach.
Course Outline – New SC Chemistry Standards
Topic 1: Scientific Method/Math and Measurement/Lab Safety
Standard H.C.1: The student will use the science and engineering practices, including the
processes and skills of scientific inquiry, to develop understandings of science content.
Topic 2: Matter/Atomic Structure/Nuclear Processes (Periodic Table)
Standard H.C.2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of atomic structure and
nuclear processes.
Topic 3: Bonding, Formulas, Nomenclature, Lewis Structures
Standard H.C.3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structures and
classification of chemical compounds.
Topic 4: States of Matter/ Gas Laws
Standard H.C.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structure and
behavior of the different states of matter.
Topic 5: Chemical Reactions
Standard H.C.6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the types, the causes, and
the effects of chemical reactions.
Topic 6: Solutions/ Acids/Bases and Salts
Standard H.C.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature and properties
of various types of chemical solutions.
Topic 7: Thermochemistry
Standard H.C.7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the conservation of
energy and energy transfer.