Instructor Information : J. Palmer West Email: westj@gwd50.org
Website: http://www.gwd50.org/Domain/2225
Chemistry 1/Honors is intended for the student who intends to enter a four-year college and may pursue a career in science or intends to enroll in Chemistry/AP later in high school. The content covered in this course includes a rigorous study of: atomic theory, mass-mole relationships, stoichiometry, solutions, gas laws, oxidation-reduction, calorimetry, periodicity, molecular structure and polarity, colligative properties, reaction rates, LeChatelier’s principle and acid/base.
Goals and Objectives : This course is designed to
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Give students a strong background in chemistry to help them experience success in a college chemistry course and/or AP Chemistry.
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Develop the study habits necessary in a post-secondary education.
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Develop problem solving skills needed in both an educational setting and in life.
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Develop a curiosity about phenomena students observe and a desire to know the explanation.
Expectations: Students are expected to
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Cooperate with the teacher and fellow students
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Follow school and classroom rules
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Complete all class work and homework
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Turn assignments in on time
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Have materials needed for class each day.
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Follow the tardy and absence policy in the Students’ Rights and Responsibilities
Handbook.
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Actively Participate (when in class, pay attention, work on assignment, etc.)
Performance Assessment/Grading
Daily grades (quizzes/warm ups/homework/classwork) 40%
Tests
Laboratory
40%
20%
These percents are for calculating the student’s 9 weeks grade. Each 9 weeks grade counts 40% of their finals average and their final Exam counts 20%.
*Projects will be placed in different categories depending on the type of project, difficulty, etc. The students will be informed when the project is assigned whether it will count as a test grade, lab grade, etc.
Required Materials
Loose leaf paper, 3-Ring notebook (1.5”), pencils, graphing calculator