welcome to chemistry syllabus, policies, procedures section 1.4
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Welcome to
ChemistrySyllabus, Policies,
Procedures
Section 1.4
Syl
labus:
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llow
alo
ng o
n y
our
copy!
Chemistry has been revised completely since last year.
I listened to some of
the complaints from the
students and fixed things. This class can be hard
but it can be fun too.
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f Fi
rst
Page:
Conta
ct Info
JM Chemistry 15-16 Mr. Schwartz, Room 225,
540-372-1100 (x 2382)
Emails: [email protected]
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Students: If you find yourself
having trouble, or falling
behind, you want to deal with
that immediately. Chemistry isn’t a course that
you can “catch up in” very
easily. I stay after school for
tutoring/extra help Tuesday
through Thursdays from 2:45
until 4 (sorry, not Mondays or
Friday). You can always get
one-on-one help after school.
You can even come just to do
homework or study. You can
come for help during JAYEM
AM.
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f Pa
ge 2
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ate
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Grading Policies Tests
50% Quizzes
15% Lab Work 25% HW/CW
10% Unit 1 Test (1st and
3rd) on Sep 21! BE
READY! (4A on Oct
2; 4B on Oct 5)
Test
s &
Quiz
zes
4 p
er
quart
er
You can expect one or more
test or quiz EVERY week.
If you work a little every
day (30 minutes studying
after you do your homework) you will be
more successful than if you
cram the night before the
test. Every Unit Test will FOCUS
on new material from that
unit, but also include
important concepts from
previous units!
More
Test
s and
Quiz
zes
Tests are worth 50% of your overall
grade. Quizzes are worth 15% of your
grade. Quizzes are worth a maximum of 25
points! I generally drop the lowest quiz grade
of each quarter The SOL is your final exam.
The midterm and SOL are very
important and should be taken
seriously. New for 2015-16: There is no curve
for Adv Chem. Curve for Chem = 10
points max. You can use a 3x5 index card on
SOME tests.
More
Test
s and
Quiz
zes
EXTRA TIME ON TESTS:
Some students are officially allowed
extra time on tests and assignments.
I don’t allow extra time on tests.
Please don’t ask. Get it done in the
time you have available.
If you have a legitimate problem on
test day, please talk to me BEFORE
the test starts and I will try my best to
help you out. Makeup Tests: If you are absent the day I give a test,
you must make it up after school the
day you return, in accordance with
school policies. Failure to make up
the test timely will result in a grade of
0.
Lab W
ork
Chemistry is a
laboratory science. We
will do 3-4 labs per
quarter.
Students must
purchase a bound,
composition style
notebook for a lab
notebook.
Students do work as
part of a group BUT to
must record all data and
observations directly in
their OWN lab
notebook.
Written lab reports
are to be each
student’s own work.
Only $1
Hey it m
ove
d (th
at’s a
n
obse
rvatio
n!)
Turn
YO
UR
LA
B in
on
tim
e f
or
MA
X
PO
INTS!
Max Score Date Turned
In 100%
On time 90% 3pm same day 80% 1 day late 70% 2 days late 60% 3 days late 40% 4 days late 20% 5 days late 0%
Never turned in
Hom
ew
ork
and
Cla
ssw
ork
Homework will be assigned
frequently (not every day;
more in Adv Chem). Homework is ALWAYS due
the next class day after it is
assigned, unless I tell you in
class. READING THE SECTIONS in
the chapters are considered
to be homework. This is Chemistry. Don’t do
HW or study for other classes
in my class. It won’t help
your grade in my class.
Hom
ew
ork
and
Cla
ssw
ork
Homework will primarily be
graded on a completion basis,
and it is due at the start of
class for full credit. Put it in
the “Turn In Bin” before the
BELL RINGS!! Almost every homework
assignment will have a portion
graded for correctness.
We will discuss and work out
difficult homework problems during
the first part of every class, if you
ask a question. Homework turned in on time and
complete will almost always
receive a grade of 100 AND at
least a grade of 80.
Look
fam
iliar?
Tu
rn
in H
W o
n t
ime t
oo!
Max Score Date Turned
In 100%
1st 5 minutes
90% 3pm same day 80% 1 day late 70% 2 days late 60% 3 days late 40% 4 days late 20% 5 days late 0% Never turned in
Cla
ss R
ule
s
Rule 1: Come to class
prepared. Bring book, notebook, calculator,
periodic table, pen, pencil, etc
EVERY DAY. I don’t write passes to go to your
locker and get stuff. Bring it with
you. Rule 2: When I am talking,
you are listening and taking
notes. I like to have fun too, but let’s get
our work done FIRST Texting is not allowed at any time in
my class. If we get done and have time
left over at the end of class, I’ll
let you talk then. I promise.
Cla
ss R
ule
s
Rule 3: No CHEATING or copying
assignments, EVER.
The person copying AND the person who
allowed their paper to be copied with
BOTH get 0.
Asking someone for an answer on a HW
problem is cheating.
Helping someone learn how to work the
problem helps BOTH of you.
Dividing up the problems and then
exchanging the answers is cheating.
Rule 4: No eating in class!
This is a Chemistry lab in addition to a
classroom. Do not bring breakfast or cups that can
spill to my room first period. You may
have bottles of water.
Do not bring back food from lunch during
third period.You may chew gum provided I don’t see or
hear bubbles being blown and/or popped.
Cla
ss R
ule
s
Rule 5: If you miss work, it is your
responsibility to make it up.
Come and see me before or after school to get
your missed assignments (NOT 2 seconds before
the bell rings).
Check the blog also for missed assignments,
because I’m going to post them there.
Come after school to get help as soon as you get
back. Rule 6: Treat everyone in this room, with the
respect that you would like to be treated with.
That includes Mr. Schwartz, and especially subs
throughout the year, your classmates AND the
chemicals and equipment in this room.
Rule 7: Lab work is NOT playtime, and people
can get hurt in lab.
Accidents can and will happen, and we have
procedures to deal with that.
You will never get in trouble for having an
accident or breaking something accidentally.
However, if you are intentionally behaving in an
unsafe manner, I will ask you to stop or remove
you from lab and you will get a DR.
Cla
ss R
ule
s
Rule 8: Passes to get out of class will
require your agenda.
No agenda. No pass.
I will write a maximum of 2 passes for you
during any week (1 for A/B classes).
No passes will be written for any reason
during the first or last 10 minutes of each
class. Rule 9: I do mark tardies when you are late.
Tardy is defined, by me, as being outside Room
225 after the bell has rung.
Be ready to work once the bell has rung.
Get your notes out and something to write
with, turn in any homework, get quiet and let’s
go. Rule 10: All other school rules and
policies apply in Chemistry class.
Including cell phones.
Keep them off, and out of sight during
class. I love my cell phone too. I just don’t use
it during class.
Pare
nt/
Guard
ian
Sheet
to S
ign
Students: please detach
and have your parents
fill out and sign. Return to me by Monday,
Sep 14 th, 2015 for an
EASY Homework grade!
You must return it, but
you will receive a grade
of 50% if you turn it in
after Sep 15. I will also be calling
home starting Sep 15 to
talk to parents regarding
this.
Speci
fic
Conte
nt
for
Both
Cla
sses
Everything is laid out
by Unit. 4 units per quarter (semester for AB)
Reading sections are
listed in the order we
will do them. 32 sections for Chem;
39 sections for Adv Chem
Last Pa
ge:
Specifi
c Conte
nt
CHEMISTRY (1st
and 3rd Period)
Unit 1 SOL 1
Introduction to
Chemistry,
Chemical
Safety and
Problem
Solving
Sections 1.1,
1.3, 1.4, 2.1,
2.4, 3.1, 3.2,
3.3
ADV CHEM
(AB, 4th Period)
Unit 1 SOL 1
Introduction to
Chemistry,
Chemical
Safety and
Problem
Solving
Sections 1.1,
1.2, 1.3, 1.4,
2.1, 2.4, 3.1,
3.2, 3.3
Math Quiz
Take out something to write
with and a calculator.
Chapte
r 1.4
Proble
m S
olv
ing
3 Headings: Skills Used in Problem Solving
Solving Numeric Problems
SP 1.1 (pg 24) PP 25, 26 Solving Non-numeric Problems
SP 1.2 (pg 26) PP 27, 28 End of Section Problems
Pg 26, #29-33 End of Chapter Problems
Pg 28, #51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 66,
71, 74, 75, 77 Red = Answers in back of book.
22 P
roble
ms
for
just
1 s
ect
ion in
the b
ook
I don’t want to assign
all 22 problems. Most people won’t
need to do all 22 problems. But you might.
And if you do need to,
you should do as many as you can whether I assigned
them or not!
Ski
lls U
sed in
Solv
ing P
roble
ms
You solve problems every day. Just today, you figured
out what to wear and
how to find Room 225.
You determined who to
sit next to. Problems aren’t complicated but none
of these involved Chemistry or Math.
Ski
lls U
sed in
Solv
ing P
roble
ms
Many problems in Chemistry give you data to use in the calculations or a graph
to chart to find data. But to solve any
problem you have to: Develop a plan Implement that plan
Solv
ing N
um
eri
c Pr
oble
ms
3 steps: Step 1 Analyze: this step is to
develop your plan. It
should take the most time.
What is known? What are you solving for?
Do you need a formula?
Do you know any other facts
which can help you solve the
problem? Do this on paper with pencil.
NOT in your head! That’s
where the mistakes happen!
Solv
ing N
um
eri
c Pr
oble
ms
3 steps: Step 2 Calculate: this step is to
implement your plan. This is when
you finally pick up your calculator.
It should take the least time.
If you planned well, you will
probably have a rough idea of the
answer before you begin to punch
numbers into the calculator.
Most students start by picking up
their calculator. On the SOL, sometimes you can
just do random calculations until
you happen to get the right
multiple choice answer.
What if there aren’t choices? Then
what?
Solv
ing N
um
eri
c Pr
oble
ms
3 steps: Step 3 Evaluate: does your answer
make any sense? Is it reasonable? Get over the “weird numbers!”
1.23589876E23 isn’t weird.
0.000004367 isn’t weird.
Π is a little weird i is kind of weird too
We aren’t always going to get 2 or
5 or ½ or 0.25 in this class.
There are an infinite number of
REAL numbers and we might get
any of them. If you think the answer might be
wrong, do it again to double check!
SP 1
.1PP 2
5 Look at sample problem (SP) 1.1 on page 24 in your book. Read it and work it out
Do you understand it?
If you do, try practice
problem (PP) 25.
The F
ram
ew
ork
fo
r PP 2
5:
Ste
p 1
First step is to plan. I’m going to first gather
data from the sample
problem: 1 mile = 10 blocks. 1 mile = 20 minutes.
Question: how long will it
take to go to and from
the store which is 6 blocks away? How long
means I am solving for
minutes.
The F
ram
ew
ork
fo
r PP 2
5:
Sti
ll Ste
p 1
Think: I’m still planning!
6 blocks to and 6 blocks
from = 12 total blocks.
1 mile = 10 blocks and 1
mile = 20 min, so 10 blocks = 20 min or
20 min = 10 blocks
I think I’ve got it. Looks
like it takes about 2 minutes to walk 1 block
and 12 blocks should =
24 minutes.
The F
ram
ew
ork
for
PP 2
5:
On t
o S
tep 2
Now I will calculate! It’s on Step 2
20 min = 10 blocks is a conversion
factor, which I can write as a
fraction
20 min-----------
10 blocks So
12 blocks x 20 min-----------= 24 min
10 blocks The units of blocks cancel each
other out, since one is in the
numerator and the other is in the
demoninator, leaving minutes as
the only unit not cancelled out.
The F
ram
ew
ork
for
PP 2
5: F
inally
, Ste
p
3
Evaluate the answer. Does it make sense? Well, I sort of figured my answer would
be around 24 min, and it is.
Did I calculate it right? Well, I used the right conversion factor,
and the units cancelled out
appropriately. Does my answer have the correct
units? The cool part about the framework is
when the units in the numerator are
the same as the units you are looking
for, the problem is done, and done
correctly.
Solv
ing N
on-
Num
eri
c Pr
oble
ms The steps are basically
the same, but there aren’t any number, so
nothing to calculate. Analyze Solve
SP 1
.2PP 2
7 Look at sample problem (SP) 1.2 on page 26 in your book. Read it and work it out
Do you understand it?
If you do, try practice
problem (PP) 27.
Analy
ze a
nd
Solv
e
Question: How would
Manny’s schedule change if
Art was offered 1st period
instead of 2nd? Analyze: Well from the
sample, I know that Algebra
2 is offered either 1st or 2nd
period. Solve: Manny would take
Algebra 2 2nd period (instead of 1st) and then Art
1st period. Done.
You a
lready
know
how
to s
olv
e
pro
ble
ms.
Don’t make the problems
ridiculously hard just
because they are now called
Chemistry problems. You make things much
harder when you don’t read
the book and don’t understand anything the
problem is asking. The problems are to
reinforce the chapter
readings, NOT to do instead
of reading.
What
if I d
on’t
get
it?
Not Getting It is not an
option! Google if you don’t understand! Ask questions!
Work with each other!
Form Study Groups! JM Tutors: there are a few
seniors who took me for 2
years of Chemistry who
might be willing to help
you!
STU
DY H
AR
D!
You should plan on
studying hours for
EVERY chemistry test.
All of my best students
do!But it doesn’t all have to be done the night before.
30 minutes every night, including tonight!
AN
D F
INA
LLY
I am here to help you.I am NOT here
to do all the work for you.
I should not be the hardest working person
in Room 225.
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ty
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FIRST, then Sections
1.1, 1.3.Do Problems:pg 5, # 2,4pg19, # 14, 17, 21, 23pg 28-30, # 55, 66,
74, 76