Sayre Public Schools
Chemistry
2015-2016
Teacher Information: Ms. Mona Bevington, BS Biology, BS Biology Education
Phone: (580) 928-5531 Ext. 1518
E-mail: Mbevington@sayre.k12.ok.us
The best time to reach me: My planning period is 5th hour (11:20-12:05) or after school during
my tutoring hours from 3:15-4:30 daily.
Prerequisite:
Algebra 1 – Math is truly the language of science. If your math skills are
deficient, you will suffer greatly in this course. Please see me privately
about this matter.
Materials:
Modern Chemistry textbook
1 ½ inch 3 ring binder
Lined notebook paper for taking notes
Pen with blue or black ink
Scientific calculator
Bound composition book
Access to the internet, while not required, would be very helpful
Required Text:
Sarquis, M. and J. L. Sarquis (2012) Modern Chemistry Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Publishing Company, Orlando, FL. ISBN 978-0-547-58663-2.
Course Description: This course is designed to provide a platform of chemistry knowledge so
the college bound student will be prepared on their next level of education.
Please be advised that this course requires a level of commitment on the
part of the student to do well.
Grading:
Chapter Exams: 200 points each
Vocabulary Quizzes: 100 points each
Lab Reports: 100 points each
Chapter Worksheet, Activities, and Vocabulary lists: 100 points
= 500 points possible per chapter
90-100% = A
80 - 90% = B
70 – 80% = C
60 – 70% = D
59 and below = F
Attendance:
Attendance will be taken daily at the start of the period shortly after the
bell has rung. Students who were not in the classroom and sitting in their
seats will be counted tardy. (3 tardy = 1 absence and students with more
than 10 absences will not receive course credit)
Course Objectives:
The course will follow the chapter layout in the textbook. In chemistry,
one concept builds on the next, so skipping chapters is difficult.
Fall 2015
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Matter and change
Measurements & calculations
Atoms: the building blocks
Arrangement of electrons
The periodic law
Chemical bonding
Chemical formulas
Chemical equations
Stoichiometry
States of matter
Late Work Policy:
Spring 2016
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Gases
Solutions
Ions in aqueous solutions
Acids and bases
Acid-base titration & pH
Reaction energy
Reaction kinetics
Chemical equilibrium
Oxidation-reduction reaction
Electrochemistry
Late work will be accepted with a 10% per day penalty to the point that
graded work is returned. After that, no late work will be accepted.
Missed Exams with a valid excuse will be made up at an arranged time.
Missed Labs are not able to be made up. One cannot work alone in the
lab, and it is too difficult to reset a lab for one student. Please visit with me
about any missed labs.
Academic Offenses: Students are expected to engage in academic pursuits in a manner that is
above reproach. Students are expected to maintain honesty and integrity
both in and out of the classroom. The two main types of academic
dishonesty are cheating and plagiarizing. Students found guilty of these
offenses will be subject to the following disciplinary actions:
Cheating on an exam or other academic work – to include copying from
another student’s test paper, lab report, or homework assignment using
materials not authorized by the teacher, or collaborating with another
without authorization – will result in a zero (0).
Allowing another person access to your ideas, exam answers, or academic
work is also considered cheating and will result in a zero (0).
Use of any technology such as cell phones, computers, I pads or tablets
during an exam will result in a zero(0).
Plagiarizing: To plagiarize is to “pass off ideas or words of another’s as
one’s own created production without crediting the source; to present as
new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.”
(Webster) Plagiarism applies to anything produced by a student to be
graded in the course. (i.e., papers, posters, term papers, books and all
forms or reports, take home exams, essays, journals, and oral
presentations) All forms of plagiarism will result in a zero (0).
The Goals of a Flipped Classroom
During this course, we will try the flipped classroom concept. Students will be assigned podcasts
to watch, textbook readings, and prelab assignments. The classroom time will be used to discuss
and clarify the assigned material, work selected problems together as a class, and do lab
investigations. The advantage of a flipped classroom is that it allows students the chance to
reflect on and articulate their thinking with peers which experts regard as an essential part of how
people learn (Bransford et al., 2000; Vygotsky, 1986), Students will be expected to prepare in
advance for classroom discussions by reading selected text passages, writing Cornell style notes,
and viewing various assigned podcasts.