Course Syllabus

Monroe High School

Course Syllabus

Honor Chemistry

 

Course Information	Teacher Information
Marking Period: Full Semester Course	Name: Ms. Howarth
Class Location:  M110	Phone:
Time: Blocks  3,4	Office Location:
	Extra help/ tutoring : Available most days after school just come see to let me know if you are coming.
	E-Mail: sara.howarth@ucps.k12.nc.us

 

Course Description:

Students enrolled in the Honors Chemistry will gain more experience that will help them achieve Scientific literacy. Scientific literacy is defined as “the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for scientific decision-making participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity” (nc.publicschools.org). In this class this means that students will use their learned knowledge to preform hands-on lab experiments and write them up in a formal way and read scientific papers so that they can gain an understanding of how scientists communicate with each other. They will also practice applying classroom knowledge to everyday events around them to gain a better understanding of the world they live in.

Course Competencies/ Learning Objectives

Students who successfully complete Honors Chemistry will be competent in the following areas:

• Students will be able to analyze the structure of atoms and ions.
• Students will be able to understand the bonding that occurs in simple compounds in terms of bond type, strength and properties.
• Students will be able to understand the physical and chemical properties of atoms based on their position in the Periodic Table.
• Students will be able to understand the relationship among pressure, temperature, volume and phase.
• Students will be able to analyze chemical reactions in terms of quantities, products formation, and energy.
• Students will be able to understand the factor affecting rate of reaction and chemical equilibrium
• Students will be able to understand solutions and the solution process.

Grading policy  

You are expected to maintain a grade at or above 80%. This will be achievable if you do your best, work hard, and are willing to learn. All grades will be reported in PowerSchool. You are expected to use PowerSchool to keep track of your grade and progress in this class.  Your final grade will be based on the following:

NC Final Exam                                25%

1st, 2nd, and 3rd 6 Weeks              75% (25% each)

Your grade for each 6 weeks will be determined by the following category percentages:

Assignment Weight
Projects, Labs,	40%
Test	30%
Classwork/Homework	20%
Quizzes	10%

 

Grading Scale
90-100%	A
80-89%	B
70-79%	C
60-69	D
59% or lower	F

• Late assignments

Late assignments will not be tolerated. It an assignment is 5 points will be deducted for each day that the assignment is late. This deduction will be capped at 7 days (35 points). After 7 days the assignment will be zero.

• Test corrections

        If a student earns an unwanted grade on a test, the student may do test corrections.

• All test corrections must include on a separate piece of paper:
  1. Your Name, Date, and Block
  2. The question, rewritten fully
  3. Your wrong answer choice
  4. Your new answer choice
  5. An explanation about what you did wrong the first time and what you did different the second time around

 Attendance Policy and Make-up Work

Regular and prompt class attendance is an essential part of the educational experience, and therefore students are expected to attend school and class everyday school is in session. It is expected students to exercise good judgment regarding attendance and absences (I.e make sure absences are lawful, see UCPS student handbook for a list of lawful absences). Students will accept full responsibility for ensuring their work does not suffer because of absences. If a student is absence, they must see the teacher to receive any missed work and/or notes from the days that they missed. If absent, all students have 3 days to make-up any missed worked.  All students are expected to attend every scheduled class on time. Exceptions may be made for illness and valid emergencies.

 Classroom Expectations

1. Students will come to class on time prepared and ready to learn.
2. Students will complete all assignments, including homework, by all deadlines. Make-up work is only accepted after an excused absence. It is your responsibility to see me for your work.
3. All students will be silent and respectful while other students and teacher are talking.
4. The teachers and students will work together for a respectful, safe classroom.
5. Participation in class discussions will enhance all students’ learning experiences.

 

 Class Requirements

Students will be required to complete and pass labs, research projects, tests/exams, and classwork. Students are responsible to compete any classwork for homework, if the classwork is not competed during the giving class time, but no formal homework is going to be assigned. Students will also be required to participate meaningfully and respectfully in classroom discussions, maintain good attendance, have a respectful and positive attitude, and come to class ready to learn!

 

Plagiarism, Cheating, and Academic Integrity

Plagiarism is the practice of copying words, sentences, images, or ideas for use in written or oral assessments without giving proper credit to the source. Cheating is defined as the giving or receiving of illegal help on anything that has been determined by the teacher to be an individual effort. Cheating on a quiz or test will result in a 0.  Both are considered serious offenses and will significantly affect your course grade. Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct booklet for additional information.

 

Methodology

A combination of lecture, class discussion, presentations, videos, cooperative learning, and problem-based learning will be used in this course. Grades will be determined by the satisfactory and timely completion of assignments. 

 

 

 

 

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