SYLLABUS

Chemistry 1

L. Givins

 

Course Description: Chemistry is the study of the composition and properties of substances, and the changes that such substances can undergo.  Chemistry is often considered the central science because it overlaps other sciences.  This course will provide an overview of basics needed to provide depth of understanding in chemistry.

 

Time: 4th period

 

Location:  Room 206, 204

 

Course Overview:  Like all sciences, the science of chemistry is an organized and systematic attempt to understand the world around us.  Chemists make careful observations about the world, generating questions which they seek to answer.  Then they test possible answers, or hypotheses, through experimentation.  We will use this basic strategy to examine the main categories in chemistry.

 

South Carolina Standards

Chemistry 1

 

Standard H.C.1: The student will use the science and engineering practices, including the processes and skills of scientific inquiry, to develop understandings of science content.

 

Standard H.C.2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of atomic structure and nuclear processes.

 

Standard H.C.3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structures and classification of chemical compounds.

 

Standard H.C.4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structure and behavior of the different states of matter.

 

Standard H.C.5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the nature and properties of various types of chemical solutions.

 

Standard H.C.6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the types, the causes, and the effects of chemical reactions.

 

Standard H.C.7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the conservation of energy and energy transfer.

 

Units of Study

                                                    

Chapter Topic                              

1. Intro to Chemistry                                                

2. Energy and Matter                                

3. Atomic Structure                                                          

4. Electron Configurations                 

5. The Periodic Table                                   

7. Chemical Formulas & Bonding                                             

8. Molecular Shape

9. Chemical Reactions & Eq.  

10.  The Mole

11. Math of Chemical Equations  

12. Heat in Chem. Reactions

13. Gases

14.  Liquids and Solids

15. Solutions

16. Chemical Equilibrium

18. Acids, Bases and Salts

19. Reactions of Acids and Bases

22. Rates of Reactions

24. Applications of Nuclear Chemistry

 

Grading Breakdown:

A  -  90-100

B  -  80-89

C  -  70-79

D  -  60-69

F  -  Below 60

 

Grade Percentages:

 

          Tests - 50%

          Labs - 20%

          Quizzes/Homework/Classwork - 20%

          Projects - 10%

 

Make Up Work

        If you have been gone due to illness or other emergency, it is your responsibility to check

              with me to get the work.

 

Student Responsibilities.

·         Be prepared!  You are expected to bring a pencil or pen, book, and chromebook with you to

             class each day.  You will not be allowed to go and get materials you forget.

.     You must charge your chromebook overnight and have it out and ready to start class

             after the bell.  

.     You will not be sent to the Media Center to get your chromebook if you are a day student.

              Keeping up with your chromebook is your responsibility!

·         All students are expected to complete all assignments.

·         Assignments will be turned in online at times.  It is your responsibility to meet the deadline!

·         Use pencil, blue or black ink.  Illegible work will not be accepted.

·         No eating is allowed in class..

·         Take pride in your work!  Show effort and a desire to learn and it will be rewarded.

·         Be on time!  Be in your seat and ready to learn when the bell rings.  Detention will be

              assigned for those students who are late to class.

.    Cell phones must be silent or on vibrate mode when they are in the classroom.  If

           the teacher has asked a student to put away their electronic device and it is seen again,

           the teacher may remove it from the classroom.  If this issue becomes a problem,

           a referral will be written.

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I have read and understand the rules and expectations for this class and will abide by them for the time I am in Physical Science.

 

 

 

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I have read and understand the rules and expectations for my child in this science class.

 

 

                                                                                                                        

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