THE CINEMA SCHOOL

REX BOBBISH, PRINCIPAL 1551 E 172ND ST. BRONX, NY, 10472 PHONE: (718) 620 2650
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http://thecinemaschool.org

Daniel Madden, Physical Science Department

Regents Chemistry COURSE SYLLABUS 2013-2014 School Year TEACHER EMAIL: Mr. Daniel C. Madden dmadden@tcs-nyc.org * All correspondence is to be done from student TCS email account to teacher TCS email account COURSE WEBSITES http://mrmaddenscience.weebly.com/ * use will be fundamental to this course. Public computers are available in the school and any public library. Please inform the teacher if you are having difficulty accessing a computer. COURSE DESCRIPTION

Chemistry in itself is a term that all of us have heard at one point in our lives, and we have definitely experienced, however, many of us do not know how fundamental it truly is to all processes on this planet. In this course students will utilize skills in mathematics, engineering and literacy to express scientific concepts. This year, the state has issued a mandate that our school now incorporate the Common Core State Standards for Literacy into our curriculum which previously only included the Core Curriculum for Regents Chemistry (which can be found on http://www.nysed.org/). In order to maximize achievement in this new model, students will be expected to use a wide variety of literacy techniques when both reading content related text as well as exhibiting their knowledge in the subject matter in a written fashion. Overall, students will be expected to learn and discover the wonderful world of chemistry!
TCS SCHOOL VISION/MISSION STATEMENT

The Cinema School is a selective academic high school that offers students a rigorous liberal arts curriculum grounded in creative activity, prepares students for the best colleges, and pushes them to new levels of understanding of themselves and the world. Filmmaking supports this work because it opens up new ways of seeing and thinking as part of a well-rounded academic program that challenges students and empowers their voices and visions. The Cinema School provides students with a strong and broad foundation preparing them to pursue their passions and aspirations in any field.
TCS is devoted to providing all students with a quality education through successful and effective teaching strategies. Learning is the number one priority for our students and our staff. We feel the best method of educating the students is by continually developing our teachers with the most current and proved teaching strategies available. TCS is committed to a progressive program of academics, arts, service and more. In addition, we are continually enhancing the role of technology in the classrooms in an effort to better prepare our students for life in the 21st century. It is the goal of everyone at TCS to challenge our students to be the best that they can be. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Chancellors regulation B32 provides the following stipulations regarding academic integrity. Engagement in behaviors stated below may result in disciplinary action and possible loss of credit. Engaging in scholastic dishonesty which includes but is not limited to: a. Cheating (e.g., copying from anothers test paper; using material during a test which is not authorized by the person giving the test; collaborating with another student during the test without

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authorization; knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting, in whole or part, the contents of an unadministered test; substituting for another student or permitting another student to substitute for ones self to take a test; bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered; or securing copies of the test or answers to the test in advance of the test) b. Plagiarizing (appropriating anothers work and using it as ones own for credit without the required citation and attribution, e.g., copying written work from the Internet, or any other source) c. Colluding (engaging in fraudulent collaboration with another person in preparing written work for credit) COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of this course, students should be able to: 1) Write a formal lab report including sections for hypothesis, materials, procedure, data/results, and conclusion (this will be an ongoing process we work on all year) 2) Develop an effective written summary of information taken in from a variety of sources. 3) Break down a body of work into segments and revise and analyze its components. 4) Explain crucial concepts that pertain to the ten units outlined in the latter point of this document 5) Dissect journal articles containing information pertaining to chemistry 6) Understand the function of the science of chemistry in the world at large. 7) Utilize technology and models to effectively explain concepts and research concepts in question 8) Assess their own learning progress via tools like castle learning and revision of projects. 9) Apply mathematics and logistics to solve a variety of problems set in the natural world 10) Pass the chemistry regents exam (this is expected!) COURSE REQUIREMENTS A. Active participation in class discussions, group activities and performances (specifically being active in your learning process) B. Maintenance of a notebook which includes class assignments and notes. (Note: this will be checked regularly and a specific structure, which will be outlined in class, should be utilized) C. Completion of all class and homework assignments (most daily homework will be assigned on castle learning, so be prepared to use this resource) D. Completion of Unit, Midterm and Final Examinations within a certain range of accuracy E. Completion of 27 lab hours (state mandate => without this you receive no credit for the course as it is a regents preparation course)

**REQUIRED MATERIALS/TEXTBOOK** 3 MARBLE NOTEBOOKS (ONLY 2 will be needed to START: A class notebook which is to be SOLELY DEDICATED to chemistry and a lab notebook which is to be left in the lab-we would prefer a GRAPH PAPER NOTEBOOK for this one) 1 FOLDER (again, SOLELY DEDICATED to chemistry) 1 pencil and 1 pen everyday, colored pencils/glue/scissors and other art gear may be helpful as well Text books will be distributed Scientific calculators are helpful, but graphing calculators are really NECESSARY Protractor, Compass, Ruler and other key mathematical tools are really NECESSARY

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COURSE OUTLINE

The following will be covered in this course: **1st SEMESTER** (Mechanics) UNIT 1: The physical properties and behavior of matter. Topics to be covered in unit 1: -Definition of chemistry -Subscripts -Phase (States) of matter -Heating Curve -Phase Changes -Cooling Curve -Particle Diagrams - Kinetic Energy -Physical Change -Entropy -Chemical Change - Potential Energy -Elements -Heat Calculations -Compounds -Heat of fusion -Atoms -Heat of vaporization -Molecules -Specific Heat Capacity Labs to be covered in unit 1: Labs #1 and 2 => Safety and Materials Lab #3 => SI Units Labs #4 => Heating/Cooling Curves and Heat Energy Lab #5 => Separation of Mixtures Lab#6=> Solutions Projects to be covered in unit 1: Heating/Cooling Curve Project (#1)

-Homogenous Mixtures -Heterogenous Mixtures -Substances -Solutions -Solute -Solvent -Filtration -Distillation

**EXAM: 10/11/13

UNIT 2: Atomic Concepts and Periodic Table (October 12th November 9th) Topics to be covered in unit 2: -History of the atom -Octet -Alkaline Earth Metals -Empty -Lewis dot structure -Transition Metals space/Rutherford/gold foil -Isotopes -Poor Metals -Wave Mechanic model -Ions -Metals -Nucleons -Atomic Mass -Non-metals -Proton -Charge -Metaloids -Neutron -NOTE: Memorizing 20 -Lanthanides -Electron Cloud elements for next unit!! -Actinides -Orbital Mendeleev -Electronegativity -Electron -Groups -Ionizaton Energy -Bohr Model -Period -Atomic Radius -Energy Levels -Atomic number -Ionic Radius -Emit -Noble Gases -Density -Absorb -Halogens -Trends -Valence -Alkali Metals Labs to be covered in unit 2: Lab #7 => Calculating average atomic mass Labs #8 => Bunsen Burner/Flame test Labs #9=> Density Trends/Graphing Periodic Trends (10/29 11/2) Course Syllabus

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Project to be covered in Unit 2: Element Baby Book/ Atomic History Foldable

**EXAM: 11/8/13

UNIT 3: Chemical Bonding and Nomenclature (November 9th December 21st) Topics to be covered in unit 3: -ionic bonding -intermolecular forces -Nomenclature: Ionic w/ -covalent bonding -intramolecular forces group 1 or 2 -polyatomic ions -van der walls -Nomenclature: Ionic w/ -polarity -london dispersion forces transition metals -partial charges -dipole-dipole interactions -Nomenclature: Covalent -polar bond -hydrogen bonding -Nomenclature: W/ -polar molecule -double bonds polyatomic ions -dipole moment -triple bonds -properties of ionic and -diatomic molecules covalent substances -ike dissolves like Labs to be covered in unit 3: Lab #10 => Bonding game computer lab Lab #11 => Model kits & covalent structures Lab #12 => Physical properties of ionic and covalent substances Lab #13 => Model Kits & polarity Lab #14 => Crystalography Lab #15 => Solubility Curves **EXAM: 11/27/13 UNIT 4: Organic Chemistry Topics to be covered in unit 4: -hydrocarbons -naming organic compounds -alkanes -alkenes -alkynes -saturated/unsaturated -Homologus series -isomers -line structures -drawing organic compounds -functional groups Labs to be covered in unit 4: Lab #16 => Organic Model Kits Projects to be covered in unit 4: Dots and Lewis Dots Project (#3)

-alcohol -ester -ether -ketone -aldehyde -amine -amide -carboxylic acid (organic acid -thiol -aromatic -naming compounds with functional groups

-properties of organic compounds -organic reactions -saponification -addition polymerization -condensation polymerization -dehydration synthesis -addition -substitution -fermentation -esterfication

**EXAM: 1/17/13 (MIDTERM)

UNIT 5: Chemical Reactions, moles and Stoichiometrey Topics to be covered in unit 5: -gram formula mass -moles Course Syllabus

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-mole:mole ratio -conservation theory -balancing equations -stoicheometrey -empirical formula -synthesis -decomposition -single replacement

-double replacement -combustion -solubility -solubility rules -solubility curves -saturated solution -unsaturated solution -supersaturated solution

-properties of water -colloids -molarity -parts per million -% volume -% mass

Labs to be covered in unit 5: Lab #17=> Synthesis and Decomposition Lab #18 => Single/Double Replacement and Combusition Lab #19 => Formation of compounds Lab #20 => Molar quantities/Stoichiometric applications **2nd SEMESTER** UNIT 6: Acids and Bases Topics to be covered in unit 6: -Arrhenius definition -Bronsted-Lowry Definition -Lewis Definition -Hydronium ion

**EXAM: 2/14/13

-Hydroxide ion -Hydrogen ion -pH -pOH -Conjugates

-Indicators -Disassociation -Titration -Neutralization -Salt

Labs to be covered in unit 6: Lab #21 => Concentration Lab #22 => Electrolytes Lab #23 => pH of household products Lab #24 => Titration Lab #25 => Acid Base Lab Activities 1 Lab #26 => Acid Base Lab Activities 2 Lab #27 => Acid Base Lab Activities 3 Lab #27 => Acid Base Lab Activities 4 Projects to be covered in unit 6: Acid-Base Presentation Project (#4) UNIT 7: Kinetics and Equilibrium Topics to be covered in unit 7: -Boyles law -Forward and reverse -Guy Lussacs Law reactions -Charles Law -Graphical relation of -Combined gas law pressure, temperature and -Equilibrium (rate and volume concentration) -Le Chatliers Principle -Potential energy diagrams Labs to be covered in unit 7: Lab #28 => AlkaSeltzer Lab Lab #29 => Combined gas law station lab Course Syllabus

**EXAM: 3/7/13

-Catalysts -Endothermic -Exothermic -Enthalpy -Bond Energies -Kinetic Molecular Theory -Collision Theory

**EXAM: 3/28/13 5 of 8

UNIT 8: Nuclear Chemistry Topics to be covered in unit 8: -Stability -Unstable isotope -Radiation -Alpha particle -Beta -Gamma

-Positron -Neutron decay -Proton decay -Natural transmutation -Artificial transmutation -Radioactivity

-Half-life -Fission -Fusion -Dangers of nuclear energy -Uses of radiation (Cobalt, Iodine, Uranium, Carbon)

Labs to be covered in unit 8: Lab #30 => Pennium/M and Mium Isotopes Lab #31 => Twizzler graphical applications of half-life Lab #32=> Radioactive dating game (not on calendar) Projects to be covered in unit 8: Applications of Radioisotopes Project UNIT 9: Oxidation Reduction/Electrochem (April 3rd April 19th) Topics to be covered in unit 9: -oxidation -activity series -reduction -electrochemical cells -oxidant -voltaic cells -reductant -electrolytic cells -half reactions -anode -oxidation states -cathode Labs to be covered in unit 9: Lab #33 => REDOX Station lab Lab #34 => Lemon Battery Lab #35 => Electrochemical cells station lab Make up labs = 3 CRT Labs (36,37,38)

**EXAM: 4/11/13

-salt bridge -anion -cation -electroplating

**EXAM: 5/9/13

Unit 10 **6 Week comprehensive regents review (May 12th- June 16th)** Every Monday: Report to assigned computer lab for part 1 on castle learning Every Tuesday: Review of part 1 in classroom Every Wednesday: Take part 2 in classroom Every Thursday: Review part 2 in classroom Every Friday: Mixture of review lessons, lab activities, project and presentations
EVALUATION CRITERIA 35% Exams 20% Class work / Class Participation / Quizzes 15% Homework 15% Projects 15% Labs** (you cannot pass without meeting lab criteria)

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RUBRICS FOR NOTEBOOK GRADING AND CLASS PARTICIPATION

Notebook Check
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Completion of Required Sections All required sections are complete.

Percent 1
More than three required sections are missing.

3
One required section is missing.

2
Two or three required sections are missing.

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Missing Sections

No sections of the notebook are missing. No required header(s) and/or footer(s) are missing within notebook. All assignment and/or notes are kept in a logical or numerical sequence.

One sections of Two sections of the notebook is the notebook are missing. missing. One or two required header(s) and/or footer(s) are missing within notebook. One or two assignments and/or notes are not in a logical or numerical sequence. Overall notebook is kept in a satisfactory condition. Three or four required header(s) and/or footer(s) are missing within notebook. Three or Four assignments and/or notes are not in a logical or numerical sequence. Overall notebook is kept in a below satisfactory condition.

Three or more sections of the notebook are missing. More than four required header(s) and/or footer(s) are missing within notebook. More than four assignments and/or notes are not in a logical or numerical sequence. Overall notebook is unkept and very disorganized.

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Headers / Footers

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Organization

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Neatness

Overall notebook is kept very neat.

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Class Participation
4
Student is always prompt and regularly attends classes. Student proactively contributes to class by offering ideas and asking questions more than once per class. Student listens when others talk, both in groups and in class. Student incorporates or builds off of the ideas of others.

Points
1
Student is late to class more than once a week and/or has poor attendance of classes. Student never contributes to class by offering ideas and asking questions. Student does not listen when others talk, both in groups and in class. Student often interrupts when others speak. Student almost always displays disruptive behavior during class. Student is almost never prepared for class with assignments and required class materials.

3
Student is late to class once every two weeks and regularly attends classes. Student proactively contributes to class by offering ideas and asking questions once per class.

2
Student is late to class more than once every two weeks and regularly attends classes.

Attendance / Promptness

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Level Of Engagement In Class

Student rarely contributes to class by offering ideas and asking questions.

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Listening Skills

Student listens when others talk, both in groups and in class.

Student does not listen when others talk, both in groups and in class.

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Behavior

Student rarely Student almost displays never displays disruptive disruptive behavior behavior during during class. class. Student is almost always prepared for class with assignments and required class materials. Student is usually prepared for class with assignments and required class materials.

Student occasionally displays disruptive behavior during class. Student is rarely prepared for class with assignments and required class materials.

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Preparation

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100

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