Regents Chemistry Syllabus
Mr. Beauchamp
beauchampj@pearlriver.org
www.mrbeauchamp.com
Expectations
 Be on time & prepared for class every day
 Respect – self, family, classmates, teachers, school property
 Take Responsibility – for your actions, your grades, your future
 Diligence - Complete all assignments with excellence and on time
o Study – terms and concepts DAILY
o Practice solving problems and answering questions DAILY
 No Whining!
 No Excuses!
Supplies
 Pen (black or blue ink) and Pencil with eraser every day
 Notebook (preferably a 3-ring binder but spiral will do)
o Chemistry notes must not be mixed with notes from other classes.
 2-pocket folder – preferably plastic.
o Keep reference tables and handouts in folder.
o Save all tests and quizzes to study for quarterly exams, midterm, and Regents
exam
 Scientific Calculator – NOT a graphing calculator
 Colored pencils, colored pens or highlighters
Chemistry Reference Tables were handed out on the first day of class. These tables must be
brought to class every day and used for every homework. Reference Tables will be used on
every test. Students who damage or lose their reference tables are responsible to print out
another copy from the internet.
Text Book
An optional textbook is available upon request.
Our primary print resource is the Prentice Hall Brief Review for the New York
Regents Exam – Chemistry: The Physical Setting by Patrick Kavanah, 2010.
 Students must NOT write in the Regents Review Book
 Additional resources will be available online at my teacher page or at
www.mrbeauchamp.com
 Leave the review book at home for the year
 Students are required to read the entire review book throughout the year
Grading
 Exams & Projects = 40% (approximately every other week)
 Quizzes = 20% (approximately every week)
 Lab = 20% (Wearing goggles and lab safety affect your lab grade)
 Homework = 10% (graded for correctness not just completion)
 Classroom Performance = 10%
o completing classroom assignments and following classroom expectations
improve your classroom performance grade
o tardiness & excessive pass usage will decrease your grade
Test Retakes
All students have the opportunity to retake a different version of any test to
improve their grades. To qualify for a retake, the student must do the following:
1. Satisfactorily complete all homework leading to the test (redoing HW may be required)
2. Submit properly written test corrections (see Test Corrections section)
3. Attend at least one extra help session to learn what he or she did not understand
4. Complete an additional practice worksheet
5. Schedule a time (not class time) to retake the test within 1 week of receipt of test
 All students who score below a 75% must do the above requirements and retake the test.
Test Corrections
All students must write test corrections for every wrong answer on their
tests. Test corrections must state the chemistry concepts supporting the right
answer, not just the correct answer.
For example, the question might ask, “What is the charge of the nucleus of
an aluminum atom?” The correct answer is +13. The test correction for this
question should state the following:
The nucleus of any atom has a positive charge equal to the number of protons in
the nucleus. The number of protons is the atomic number and can be found on
the periodic table. Aluminum has an atomic number of 13 and therefore the
nucleus must have a +13 charge.
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Test Corrections count as homework grades.
Homework
All homework assignments are to help students practice using the chemistry
concepts to solve problems. Homework problems may be assigned from the
Chemistry Review Book, BarronsRegents.com, or handouts.
 Homework questions will be extremely similar to or identical to quiz and test
questions.
 Homework is due at the start of the period. Place it in the bin as soon as
you enter the room and find your seat.
 Late homework immediately loses 10 points and continues to lose more
points the longer it is late.
 After I discuss the answers in class, the homework assignment is no longer
acceptable. An alternative assignment may be completed for partial credit.
 Students may earn a homework waiver by doing the following:
o score 90% or higher on the 2 preceding tests or quizzes
o complete all required homework
 Projects count as test grades and not homework. Students may not receive
a waiver for projects.
Extra Credit
Extra credit assignments may be completed to boost homework, lab, or class
performance grades only.
 Students must discuss extra credit assignments with me prior to starting
 Extra Credit must be handed in prior to two weeks before the end of each
marking period
Labs
The New York State Regents requires students to complete 1200 minutes of
laboratory time with satisfactory lab reports to qualify to take the regents exam.
This equates to 30 labs. Pearl River sets a standard for the cumulative number of
labs a student must complete to earn a passing grade in Chemistry class by
quarter:
 Quarter 1:
8 Labs
 Quarter 2:
16 Labs
 Quarter 3:
24 Labs
 Quarter 4:
30 Labs
If you are absent on a day that we do a lab in class, it is your responsibility to
come the LAST THURSDAY of that month after school to make up the missed
lab. The labs will ONLY be set up on that day. If you do not attend, you will have
no other opportunities to complete the lab. This means you will be given a ZERO,
and possibly risk your ability to take the Regents exam in June (if this is a
persistent issue).
Extra Help
 I am available for extra help by appointment before, during, and after
school.
 Students interested in extra help should just ask me.
 Students who score below 75% on tests and quizzes will be required to
attend extra help until their grades are over 75%
Absence
 If you miss class for any reason, you are responsible for completing all class
work and homework you missed and getting it to me in a timely manner.
 What is considered “timely” will depend on the complexity of the assignment
and the duration and reason for the missed class.
o If you are in school that day but miss my class, I expect the work to be handed in
that same day.
o Most other absences, I will give you one day to catch up with missed work.
o You will need to see me to discuss whether you need more time than one day.
 Take the phone numbers and e-mail addresses of a few students in class so
that you can get the information needed from them.
 Check my teacher page or mrbeauchamp.com for notes and assignments.
 e-mail me if you need
Academic Honesty
 All answers to homework and lab questions should be your own words.
 Do not copy answers from other students – both of you will lose credit.
 You may work together to share knowledge so that both of you understand
the concepts and methods better but do not just give or receive answers.
 Lab data can be shared but answers to questions and conclusions may not.
 I confiscate homework being copied in my class for other teachers, other
teachers will do the same for me
 Projects may require using information from the internet or other sources.
All sources of information must be cited.
Tentative Schedule – subject to change as needed
1st Quarter
Sep. 7 – 24
Sep. 27 – Oct. 8
Oct. 12 – 22
Oct. 25 – Nov. 5
Nov. 8 – 12
2nd Quarter
Nov. 15 – 30
Dec. 1 – 23
Jan. 3 – 21
Jan. 24 – 28
3rd Quarter
Jan. 31 – Feb. 11
Feb. 14 – 25
Feb. 28 – Mar. 11
Mar. 14 – 25
Mar. 28 – Apr. 1
4th Quarter
Apr. 4 – 13
Apr. 26 – May 6
May 9 – 25
May 31 – Jun. 10
Jun. 16
Unit
Introduction to Chemistry
Procedures, Elements, Lab Safety & Equipment,
Basic Science skills
Physical Behavior of Matter
Gases & Gas Laws
Nomenclature
Review & Cumulative Quarterly Exam
Review Book Topics
Math and Chemical Formulas
Atomic Theory
Periodic Table & Trends
Midterm Review & Exam
Topics 2 & 3
Topic 1
Topic 5
Bonding
Solutions
Kinetics & Equilibrium
Acids, Bases & Titrations
Review & Cumulative Quarterly Exam
Topic 6
Topic 7
Topic 8
Topic 10
Oxidation, Reduction, & electrochemical cells
Nuclear Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Regents Review
Chemistry Regents Exam
Topic 9
Topic 12
Topic 11
Topic 1 & 4
Topic 4
Topic 2