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What are you expected to bring to the classroom everyday? |
Welcome
to honors chem/physics! This course is designed with the following objectives
in mind.
1.
To help you organize and
sharpen your thinking skills (critical, creative, collaborative, and
problem-solving).
2.
To develop an
appreciation of the world around you by understanding some of the fundamental
principals that shape and govern it.
3.
To help prepare you for
success in future science courses.
In
order to accomplish these objectives, we will all live up to the expectations
set forth in the Desert Vista Student
Handbook. In addition, we will all meet the following expectations:
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Act responsibly in the lab and classroom. This is for your
safety as well as mine. When you have completed a lab, all equipment should be
returned in good working condition, and your lab station cleaned.
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Be respectful to all people and property at Desert
Vista.
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Do you own work and strive always to
do your very best.
Consequences
for not meeting class expectations may include seat reassignment, parent
conference, referral to the administration, and loss of credit (in cases of
dishonesty and/or lab safety violations).
Materials
You are required to
bring to class everyday, a pen and
pencil, paper, and a means to keep notes and other materials organized. In
addition, you will need to bring a bound lab book or journal (see
example) to class everyday. All lab reports will be written and entered into
your journal. Every person in your lab team will be responsible to ensure that
every lab member understands the objectives and results of the experiment.
After the team has been given sufficient time for tutoring, collaboration, and
writing, I will choose one journal from the team to evaluate. The entire team
will receive the same grade.
Grades
You determine the grade
you receive by your participation and effort in the class. Every assignment is
worth points, i.e. tests are worth 50 points, labs are approximately 30 points,
and textbook assignments vary. I simply add up your point total and if you’re
in the 90% range, you earn an “A”. The 80-89% range are the “B’s”, and the
70-79% are the “C’s”. Since this is an honors course, a grade of “D” or “F” is
unacceptable and you will be placed in a regular chem/physics class.
I do not
accept late work, and I expect you to be aware of the upcoming assignments and
have them ready to turn in if you are absent. The weekly assignments are posted
and it is your responsibility to be aware of what you are going to miss. You
have the same number of days to make up an assignment as you miss (school
policy).
Your two-quarter percentages will then be added to
your semester exam percentage to determine your semester grade. Each quarter
percentage is worth 40% of the semester grade, while the semester exam is worth
20%.
Help
If at any time you need help, please feel free to see
me! I usually get to school at 7:00 am and stay until 4:00 PM. My conference
hour is 1st
period. If I am not in the
classroom, then I will be in the science workroom C-126. Remember that I am
here to help you.
Homework
assignment #1.1 (Notecard)
This assignment must be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow to
receive credit.
Using the 3 x 5 card you received
in class today do the following.
- Glue a fairly recent picture of yourself in the
upper right hand corner of the card.
- Print your first and last name in the upper left
hand corner.
- Print your parent or guardian’s name below
yours.
- Phone #
- Parent’s email address
- What activities are you involved in?
- What are your hobbies?
- Write at least two interesting and unique facts
about yourself.
Albert Einstein
Parents: Hermann & Pauline
Phone: 480-706-1879 Work: 480-706-1905
Email: hermaneinstein@cox.net (Parent)
Activities: Science club, sailing club, orchestra
Hobbies: Playing violin, Playing
cards,
Riding bicycles, studying
matter
Interesting facts: Taught
myself algebra
by the time I turned eleven
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Homework
assignment #1.12 (Parental Acknowledment and Contact Information Sheet)
This assignment must be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow to
receive credit.
Return the Emergency form and signed Parental
Acknowledgement and Contact Information sheet tomorrow.
Day 2
Safety: Freedom
from danger, injury, or risk.
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Where should you go in the event of a fire alarm? |
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View Safety video in class. Discuss safety. Take safety quiz. |
Homework assignment #1.2 Click this link and read (Lab Safety Reading)
This assignment must be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow to
receive credit.
Also read pages 868 &
869 in your Physical Science Book.
Answer the questions on this
document. 
Day 3
Significant
figures: Measured numbers that
convey the degree of exactness.
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What is the purpose of significant figures? |
Significant
Figures
Non-zero digits- Are always counted.
Zeroes –
Adding
and subtracting using significant figures.
Example: 23 + .25 = 23.25 The
correct answer rounded using sig. figs. would be 23. Since the number 23 is accurate to
the ones place, and the number .25 is accurate to the hundredths place you
need to round to the ones. Since
the ones place is less accurate than the hundredths. Multiplication and division
5 x 5 = 25 Rounded to sig. figs. your answer should be 30 Which has only one sig fig. 3 x 12 = 36 Rounded to sig. figs. your answer should be 40 Since the number three has only
one sig fig. therefore, your answer should only have one sig. fig.
Try some more examples on your own. |
Homework assignment #1.3 (Signifcant
figures #1)
This assignment must be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow to
receive credit.
Day 4
Introduction
to the computer Lab
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Check assignment 1.3. in class Discuss sig. figs. |
Homework assignment #1.4 (Signifcant figures #2)
This assignment must be turned in at the beginning of class tomorrow to
receive credit.
Day 5
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Sig. fig. Quiz Begin scientific method |
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01 – Copper Lab |
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Lab
Group Members: Most labs in this class
will be done in groups. Several labs, like this one, will be done
individually. |
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The
Lab Problem: How do scientist use
their observations? |
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Our
Hypothesis: |
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Research
References: With most of your
labs, you will be given time to research the problem. This will give you some
background about the problem and the information gained will help you decide
how to solve the problem. |
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Procedures |
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See page 1
in the physical science text. Observations Ask
questions Hypothesis Test hypothesis
(experiment) Draw
conclusions Develop a
theory X |
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Conclusion: A conclusion is the answer to the
question, or solution to the problem. |