BOLSA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL
MS. EVANS
COURSE TITLE: HONORS CHEMISTRY, GENERAL CHEMISTRY
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
- To develop critical and creative thinking skills
- To exhibit responsibility in both individual and group learning situations
- To develop an understanding of the different concepts and areas of chemistry
COURSE OUTLINE:
Units of instruction include:
- Atomic and Molecular Structure
- Chemical Bonds
- Conservation of Matter and Stoichiometry
- Gases and Their Properties
- Acids and Bases
- Solutions
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Reaction Rates
- Chemical Equilibrium
- Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Nuclear Processes
- Honors Chemistry will be expected to be proficient in all standards including all of
the asterisks standard.
- General Chemistry will be expected to be proficient in all standards including some
of the asterisks standards.
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS:
Material to be brought to class every day include the textbook, paper, calculator and pen
or pencil.
GRADING:
Letter grades will be determined through the use of a point system. All tests and
assignments will be given a point value. Work not turned in or tests not made up will
receive zero points. Letter grades will be based on the following scale:
A
B
C
D
F
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
0-59%
Homework: There will be assigned problems from each Chapter (each problem= 1 point)
Labs: There will be approximately one lab per Chapter. The number of points varies from
20 to 40.
Tests: There will be one test per Chapter (each question= 3 points)
MAKE UP:
It is the students’ responsibility for completing all make-up works, including tests, in a
maximum of days equal to the number of days absent plus one.