Chemistry 363-04

 

Supplies:

1.      Textbook: Chemistry, The Study of Matter, by Dorrin, Demmin,

      and Gabel

2.      Laboratory Binder/folder- I suggest you get a blue binder/folder as this is the  color I am going to use to identify your class is blue.

3.      Computer disk

4.      TI-83 or TI 83-plus- graphing calculator.

5.      Your Turnitin.com ID number is (((())))))

 

Welcome to Chemistry 363-04. I am looking forward to a very productive year.

The following are my expectations of you.

1.      You must bring your textbook  and notebook to class.

2.    If you are absent-

a.      You are responsible for getting class notes from a classmate.

b.     You are responsible fro finding out what hand outs were given in class and obtaining them from a classmate.

c.     It is your responsibility to make up a missed test on the Tuesday following your absence in Room 204 at 2:10 PM ( even if you ar e absent the Monday immediately preceding make-up day). My Major tests are always announced ahead of time. Consequently, if you return to school on the day of the test you must take the test. I am responsible for proctoring my make-up test. Quiz make-ups are dependent on the numerical value of the quiz.

d.     For review day, you are not excused from the test.

e.      Because of travel or extended vacations, you are responsible for the make-up work

3.       I will periodically check homework. At the beginning of each class I will ask if there are any questions regarding the homework.

4.     You will have to purchase and read two books. A three page paper, valued at 100 points will be written subsequent tot the reading. The due dates of each

       paper will be posted on my web page. The two books are:

a.       Drinking, A Love Story,  by

b.   The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, by Ann Fadiman

             5.   Laboratory  reports are a very important part of this class. The expectations

                   for laboratory reports are outlined in the Laboratory Report Rubric, which is

                   available on my web-page. Please run off 20 copies of this rubric so that

                   you have enough lab rubrics for the year. You will always know ahead of

                   time what lab you are going to do and you will submit the title, purpose, and

                   procedure two days before the actual lab, and I will grade that section of your

                   report before you actually do the lab. The completed written lab report should

                   be submitted the week following the conclusion of the lab. Lab reports are

                   only accepted on lab day, If the lab report is not submitted on the due date,

                   the grade is 0%. If you are absent from school on the day the lab report is

                   due, I will only accept it the next lab day. If you are frequently absent from

                   school on lab day, your grade will reflect the absences.

6.      Be careful not to lose any of my handouts. I do not run off extra copies. Save

      all of your handouts, tests, quizzes, etc., so that you are ready for your

      midterm and final exams.

7.      Although I am sure it is not necessary, I am going to remind you to respect

                  each other’s  desire to learn and my desire to teach. If at any time  I feel that a

                  student(or students) is (are) interfering with these processes, I will discipline

                  accordingly.

8.      I expect assignments on the date and at the time that they are due. Remember

that informing me ahead of time is certainly better than informing  as   the

 assignment is being collected. You will always have time to complete your assignments, but I am willing to listen to what you have to say---ahead of time.  Please do not come pleading your case after the assignment is due.

 

Realizing that I have some expectations for you, I think you should have some expectations of me. You can expect me to:

1.      give you a tentative syllabus for each chapter we are covering. The syllabi will

be posted on my web page.

2.      try very hard to announce a major test at least a week in advance.

3.      always have a review day. This(these) day(s) will consist of going over

review sheets, and answering any questions. If review sheets have not been done, or you have no questions I will continue teaching. Class time is too valuable and review days should not be another day of me lecturing and asking questions. This is the perfect time to have your chemistry questions answered.

4.      give unannounced  quizzes/quests. Quizzes can have values of 5-40 points.

Quests cab be  worth 45 points or more.

            5.   frequently give two sections in my tests: an objective section worth

                 100  points, and an essay section worth 100 points.

            6.   not schedule review days before your midterm and final. What I generally

                  do is tell you when to review a given topic or section, and then you come to

                  class ready to ask questions on the topic you have reviewed. If there are no

                  questionsI continue teaching.

            7.   record the exact grade that you earned on each evaluation that you have

                  submitted. I do not scale. If you have questions about a grade, please

                  come and talk to me. I have been known to make mistakes-and when they are

                  brought to my attention I will correct them. Grades will be posted on line and

                  can be accessed through the Fontbonne website either at home or at

                  Fontbonne.

8.      not lose any of your papers. I have never lost a paper. Sometimes a paper

has been misplaced, but I have never lost one. If I do not have a grade, it is

because I never saw it. If I do not find it, I never received it.

9.      establish extra help sessions during the regular school day. You will be

scheduled into an extra help session, and your parents/guardians will be

notified of the letter day, period and location of the session. 

10.  have a rubric for evaluating lab reports, summaries, etc. The rubric tells you

      exactly what I am evaluating.

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines for correctly citing sources in research papers

 

Plagiarism takes many forms, and if a student is uninformed, she may plagiarize without realizing what she is doing. These following guidelines will help you decide when you need to cite a source so that you do not accidentally plagiarize. The basic guidelines given here were adapted from those used by the English department at Fontbonne Academy.

 

1.      Direct quotations- Any sentence, group of sentences, or phrase, which is copied word for word from a source, must be placed in quotation marks and followed by a citation. The general rule of thumb is if four or more words are exactly the same, they must be in quotes and properly cited.

2.      Paraphrasing- restating someone else’s ideas in your own words. Something that is paraphrased does not need to be in quotes, but it must have a citation given after it. If while paraphrasing, you also include a phrase from the original paper, the phrase must still be in quotes. If several sentences or a paragraph is from the same source, the citation can be given once at the end of the group of sentences or paragraph.

3.      Simple rearranging the order of a source’s words, phrases, clauses, or sentences is not considered to be paraphrasing. INSTEAD, IT IS A FORM OF PLAGIARISM.

 

SOME BASIC RULES OF THUMB TO AVOID ACCIDENTALLY PLAGIARIZING IN THIS WAY:

 

1.      Did you know the information before you started the project? If not, you MUST cite a source.

2.      Is this information something an average student your age would know? If not, you MUST cite a source.

3.      Did you do any experiments to investigate this information in the lab? If not, you MUST cite a source.

TO PROPERLY CITE A MAGAZINE, BOOK, OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLE:

Place the author’s name, followed by a comma and the page number of the information in parenthesis after the information. Example:  (Braxton, 53)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratory  Safety Contract

 

  1. Students will receive their graded title, purpose, and procedure before they do a given lab, thus ensuring me that they know what is expected of them.
  2. Absolutely no food is allowed in the lab.
  3. Students must wear safety goggles, an apron, and long hair must be tied back while in the lab. There are exceptions to this procedure in some of the physics labs.
  4. Contact lenses may not be worn in lab.
  5. Students will know where the fire blanket, fire extinguisher, and eyewash are located, and will be shown how to use them.
  6. Consider all chemicals to be hazardous and read all labels carefully.
  7. No chemical should come in direct contact with a student’s skin.
  8. No chemical should be tasted and the inhaling of toxic fumes should be avoided.
  9. Never point the open end of a test tube at anyone.
  10. Any accident of any kind must be reported to the teacher.
  11. Broken equipment must be immediately reported to the teacher.
  12. Glassware and lab stations must be cleaned and equipment must be stored appropriately at the end of each lab.
  13. Before leaving the lab, students must wash their hands.
  14. Chemicals must never be taken from the lab.
  15. If a student or student is/are disruptive during a lab, she/they will be asked to leave the lab and receive a zero for the lab.
  16. Please inform your teacher about any medical condition that might necessitate re-evaluating your ability to do lab.work.

 

 

CONTRACT: Please sign and return by September 13th, 2006

 

Signature of student:_________________________________

 

Date:_________

 

Signature of parent/guardian:______________________________________

 

Date: ____________________________

 

Signature of teacher:  Mrs. Sheila J. Bonacci  (Mrs. Sheila J. Bonacci)

 

Date: 9/3/06