CHEMISTRY: HONORS

MR. OKIN ROOM 313

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Course Descrition
This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of what Chemistr is and how we can use chemistr to verif h!otheses in a "ab#
based setting$ The overa"" ta%e#awa that students shou"d gain from this c"ass is to be ab"e to !ic% u! a news!a!er and com!rehend artic"es written
about current events in science$
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CICS Ra"!h E""ison wor%s around !rinci!"es of cross#curricu"ar integration and rigorous co""ege !re!aration$ Each &uarter is bro%en into
a!!ro'imate" ten wee%s$ Students wi"" bui"d re"ationshi!s with other students b !artici!ating in !air(grou! wor% and "aborator investigations$ Mr$
O%in reserves the right to create grou!s at his own discretion$ Students can earn the right to choose their own grou!s to wor% with b showing Mr$
O%in the have the abi"it to res!ect everbod and the c"assroom) a"ong with fo""owing a"" c"assroom e'!ectations set forth b CICS Ra"!h E""ison
and Mr$ O%in$
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&ca-emic Integrity
The Chicago Internationa" Charter Schoo" *CICS+ is committed to its mission of educating students in the mora"s and ethics of res!onsib"e
citi,enshi!$ -cademic honest is an e'!ectation of a"" students$ .ersona"" cheating on tests and e'aminations) a""owing others to co! or
"oo% at) or co! wor%) or engaging in other activities that are dishonest *inc"uding !"agiarism+ in earning academic grades) is a serious
offense re&uiring strict sanctions) inc"uding but not "imited to receiving a ,ero */+ grade on the academic wor% invo"ved and "osing standing
in Honor Societies$
-"" cases of academic dishonest are re!orted to the 0ean of Students) and !arents(guardians wi"" be notified$
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-n assignment is on time if it is turned in at the beginning of c"ass when the teacher co""ects it *if ou1re tard it1s "ate+$
2or% is considered "ate if ou are finishing an !art of the assignment in c"ass$ -"" "ate or absent wor% shou"d be turned in according to the
instructions Mr$ O%in de"ivers$
Short#term homewor% assignments turned in "ate wi"" receive ha"f credit *a grade of 345+$
Students who are absent on the da a short#term homewor% assignment is due wi"" have one da to com!"ete the assignment before it is
"ate$
6ate ma7or assignments *essas) !ro7ects+ wi"" dro! a "etter grade for each da a ma7or assignment *essa) s!eech) !ro7ect+ is "ate for u! to
four das or four "etter grades$ -fter four das) the assignment ma receive !artia" credit at teacher1s discretion$
In the event of an absence on the da of a test or &ui,) the student must ma%e arrangements the da he or she returns to schoo" with the
teacher to ta%e a ma%e#u! &ui, or test$ These assessments must be com!"eted within the wee% or the student wi"" receive a ,ero$
-"" grade recover !rograms wi"" be carried out according to the teacher1s !o"icies 8 are contingent on the wi""ingness of the student to
!erform the ma%e u! wor% in the time !rovided$
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-"" wor% com!"eted on time and com!"ete" wi"" receive a 345) regard"ess of accurac$ $/is is because #llison belie0es learning is a
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Students are e'!ected to come to c"ass !re!ared with everthing the need from their "oc%ers$ -dditiona"") students are e'!ected to use the restroom
before or after c"ass$ Students wi"" be !rovided with two !asses !er &uarter to ta%e care of bathroom needs$ These !asses wi"" not be issued during the
first fifteen minutes or the "ast fifteen minutes of c"ass$ If a student does not use his or her two !asses) the can be used for each e'tra credit at the
teacher1s discretion$ -n student who "eaves the c"assroom without receiving a !ass wi"" be issued demerits$ Students with !re#e'isting medica"
conditions and !ro!er medica" documentation are e'cused from these guide"ines$
8uarter One 8uarter $wo 8uarter $/ree 8uarter 9our
Thin%ing "i%e a
Scientist
Introduction to
Chemistr
Matter
-toms) .eriodic
Tab"es) and
9onding
Com!ounds
Reactions
Stoichiometr
:ases
Chemistr of Earth
and S!ace Science
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Mr$ O%in is a"was wi""ing to assist his students when in need) and his office hours are Tuesdas and Thursdas after schoo" unti" 3:44!m$ If a student
fee"s he(she has a !rob"em or wou"d 7ust "i%e additiona" assistance) he(she shou"d a"so fee" free to ma%e an a!!ointment with Mr$ O%in for after
schoo") before schoo") or during "unch$ Mr$ O%in can a"so be contacted b ca""ing CICS Ra"!h E""ison *;;<$=;>$==<=+ or b e#mai"ing
ao%in?cicse""ison$org$
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- Natura" -!!roach to Chemistr@ *6ab#-ids Inc$) Ron%on%oma) A4BA+
- Natura" -!!roach to Chemistr: 6aborator Investigations@ *6ab#-ids Inc$) Ron%on%oma) A4BB+
Materials<
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