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Course Policy Course:
Chemistry Text:
Chemistry (Addison-Wesley) Webpage:
http://amorosochem.tripod.com Course Description Chemistry
is an introductory course designed to give you background knowledge
about the world around you and to prepare you for further study in
science. This course will
include the following topics: matter
and change, scientific measurement, dimensional analysis, atomic
structure, the periodic table, nomenclature, chemical bonding, molecular
structure, chemical equations and reactions, stoichiometry, acids, and
bases. Course Format Grading:
You
will be evaluated in the following areas: tests, quizzes, homework, and
lab reports. Your quarter
grade will be calculated using the following formula: test and quiz
average x 65% + lab average x 25% + homework average x 10%.
The semester grade is 20% x exam average + 40% x quarter grade +
40% x quarter grade. The year end grade is the average of the first and
second semester averages. Tests
and Quizzes: Tests
are given at the end of one or more chapters with at least one week
advance notice of the test date. Please
be prepared to take tests on the announced date or (if you are absent)
on the day of your return to school.
Quizzes
may be announced or unannounced. Assignments: Assignments
are to be turned in to the appropriate box in the classroom on the due
date at the beginning of the
class. (Assignments turned
in at any other time are marked as late.)
If you are having difficulty with any assignment, you may ask
questions in the beginning of any class before
the due date. All
assignments must be completed. After
two late assignments, you will be assigned to the after school study
hall.
Homework
assignments are collected and graded.
They should be done on 8˝ by 11 inch looseleaf paper (not paper
ripped from a spiral notebook). Staple
multiple pages. Organization
and neatness are imperative – if it is illegible it will not be
graded. Please
– no doodles on assignments! Late
homework assignments receive only ˝ credit.
If the assignment has already been returned to the class, the
late work receives no credit. Labs
will be completed with partners. Each
student is expected to record the observations, do the calculations, and
answer questions on the report sheet.
Each student’s lab report will be collected and graded
individually. Concepts and
skills covered in the labs may be included on the unit tests. Lab
reports are to be done neatly in ink.
Illegible reports will be returned to you and will be considered
late. Data tables and graphs
must be neat. During the
experiment you can record data on a separate piece of paper and later
transfer it to your report. Lab
reports are normally due one week from the day the experiment was
performed. Late reports are
penalized one point for each day late. Absences: Please
try to avoid absences – especially
on test and lab days. If
you are absent on the day a test is given or an assignment is due, you
are expected to take the test or turn in the assignment on the first
day you return to school. Labs
must be made up within one week. Academic
Honesty: Academic
dishonesty will not be tolerated on assignments, tests, or quizzes.
Students are required to sign the guidelines for this class.
Consequences include meeting with the dean and no credit on the
assignment, test, or quiz. Lab
Policy: You
and your parents will be required to sign a Lab Safety contract as a
prerequisite to participating in laboratories.
Lab Safety guidelines will be strictly enforced during the
classes. You are expected to
demonstrate your preparedness as well as your ability to follow
directions, while working safely and efficiently.
Infractions of the lab guidelines will result in penalties as
follows: 1st time
- warning; 2nd time – 5 point deduction from the lab
report; 3rd warning – return to seat and receive 0 for the
lab. Serious safety
violations will result in further disciplinary action.
If you are asked to leave the lab for any reason, you will
automatically receive a 0 for the lab. Classroom
Policy: Be
in your seat when the bell rings. If
you are late to class and you do not have a written excuse from another
teacher, be prepared to speak with the dean. Be
prepared for class with notes,
writing instruments, calculators, and assignments. Assignments
are due at the beginning of
class. Food,
drinks, and gum are not allowed in the classroom. Materials
Required: One
large three ring binder for class notes, homework assignments,
worksheets and handouts. One
˝ - inch three ring binder for lab. Mrs. Amoroso Academic Honesty Policy Statement Students
are expected to do their own work in all circumstances without
exception. Assignments: All
assignments - including but not limited to homework and lab reports –
are to be the ideas, thoughts, work, and efforts of the individual
student. To the extent that
there appears to be inappropriate collaboration between students,
consequences may be as follows: teacher speaks to the students, dean
speaks to the students, both students receive no credit for the
assignment, and/or further consequences are assigned by the dean. Test and Quiz
procedures: Students are to place all notes, textbooks, note cards,
study sheets, and the cover of their calculator (with small periodic
table) on the lab tables in the back of the room before
the test or quiz. They will clear the memory of the calculator before
receiving a test or quiz. They may not talk to anyone during the test or quiz (until
everyone has completed). They may not retrieve any materials from the back of the
room until everyone has finished the test or quiz. Students are not to discuss test or quiz questions with
students from any other class. I have read the above academic honesty policy statement and
I agree to abide by the guidelines described above.
Print name ____________________________
Signed
_______________________________
Date
__________________________, 2007
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