TEC High School

Principal Vanessa Banner

830 SW 116th Street Seattle, WA 98146
highlineschools.org 206.631.6300

Chemistry 2014-2015 Syllabus

Course Description: In this class, we will create a team of scientists who research, investigate, and communicate about
how the behavior of small particles can cause changes on a macro-scale (physical, chemical, and nuclear changes). Please
see next page for a course outline. This course is a year-long course and will fulfill one lab science credit towards
graduation.

Teacher: Jeneca Bowe 206-631-6289 jeneca.bowe@highlineschools.org
Room: 601
Class Website: tecchemistry.weebly.org
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 2:05 PM-4:00 PM (other times can be arranged)

Daily Routines:
Entry Task This is an activity that will either help you review important information, or get you ready for the days task.
Entry tasks are meant to be done in your chemistry journal. As soon as you come into class it is your responsibility to get
started on the entry task.
Objective: This is a statement describing our work for the day. You are required to write the objective in your notebook
each day.
Work time Students work independently or collaboratively on assigned strategy, skill, model or reading.
Conferring During work time, I meet and speak with individual students to assess their learning and thinking and to help
guide their scientific models and written explanations. Group conferring also occurs in the classroom.
Exit Task This formative assessment will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the daily objective. Exit Tasks
are NOT done in the lab notebook. They are a form of assessment, and will be turned in daily.

Laboratory: This is a time where students conduct experiments to evaluate a problem, learn new skills, gain a collective
experience, or practice to work of professional scientists. Students must sign the safety contract before they are allowed to
participate in lab. Labs can only be made up by appointment only or on an assigned laboratory make-up day.

Required Supplies:
A Notebook for all class work, entry tasks etc. (everything will for this class will be kept in your notebook or in
your portfolio there is no need for a separate binder)
A writing utensil (pen or pencil)
At least 2 highlighters
A supply of lined notebook paper
A three pronged folder to serve as your portfolio for the class. This is where you will store your rubrics and
assessments for this class. Your portfolio will serve as a record of the work you have done in chemistry.
Attendance Policy:
MAKE-UP WORK: It is the responsibility of the student to manage his or her make-up work. Do not expect your teachers
to automatically inform you and schedule your make-up work. All make up work will be available for you in the make-up
work folder. In addition, the weekly schedule will be posted in class. Check the missing work folder and the schedule
before asking what you missed.

Grading Scale and Policy:
Your grade will be a measure of your understanding on a mix of the (national) Next Generation Science Standards and the
Washington state science standards in Systems, Inquiry, Application, and Physical Science. Each time you complete a
graded formative (initial) assessment, you will receive a rubric score between 4 (exceeds expectations) and 1 (beginning
understanding). This will help you determine what you still need to work on before the summative (final) assessment.
Summative assessments are the most important indicators of your mastery of the standards. These will determine your final
score for each standard. Following a summative assessment, you may reassess on individual standards, but you will be
expected to attend tutoring sessions outside of regular class time before taking a new assessment.



REPORTED
GRADE
MINIMUM AVERAGE SCORE
ON STANDARDS
A 3.0
B 2.5
C 2.0
D 1.5
F 1.49 and below


Reassessment Policy: Students may reassess to show their understanding or knowledge within the semester. Students may
reassess up to 2 standards per week throughout the semester. Before students are able to reassess, they should work to
change their understanding before asking to reassess by attending study sessions before or after school. To reassess, students
may submit a written reassessment request. Time for reassessment will then be scheduled during office hours.
Assessment types: You will be assessed in a variety of different ways to show your mastery of the standards.
Quizzes for each standard
Projects
Lab reports and conclusions
Modeling
Presentations
Unit exams
Other assessments to be determined

Course Outline:
UNIT BIG IDEAS
1
2
3

4

5
6
7
8
9
10
States of matter, Physical change, Gas laws, Scientific conclusions, Modeling
Atomic theory, Electromagnetic radiation (radiant energy), Nuclear reactions
Electron configurations, Electrical kinetic energy, Electric circuits
Ions, Ionic compounds, Electrical potential energy, Chemical potential energy, Thermal
energy
Covalent bonding, Covalent compounds, Physical properties
Chemical solutions, Conductivity, Solubility
Chemical reactions, Reactivity, Thermodynamics
Stoichiometry Chemical math
Acids and Bases
Final Project

This syllabus is a tenative outline of this course and may be changed as deemed necessary by the instructor.