1. BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT

2. Mrs. Cord’s Honors Chemistry Class Room 43P

3. end of the year ice cream lab put on by Sub Zero.
Wish list:
collect $5 cash or check (make check to WHS, in memo put-Cord Labs) for our
Lots of Food labs
Halloween Lab
Holiday Lab
end of the year ice cream lab
put on by Sub Zero.
Thank you for your support!
Or use our Warrior Wishes-Cord

5. Mrs. Cord’s Website
Department
Science
Cord

6. Course Outline — Units What is Chemistry Matter Nuclear Chemistry
Semester 1
Semester 2
What is Chemistry
Matter
Nuclear Chemistry
Energy and The Periodic Table
Ionic Compounds
Covalent Molecules
Chemical Reactions
The Mole
Stoichiometry
The Gas Laws
Solutions
Thermochemistry
Rate of Reaction
Acids and Bases
Redox

7. Grades found on Q/Zangle
Updated approximately every week and a half
Please check them!

8. Grades are based on: 15% Engage and Explore
Class work/Homework/Lab Activities
15% Science and Engineering Practices
20% Quizzes and Lab Assessments
40% Tests
10 % Finals
aka Core Ideas Assessments
Grades are weighted

9. NGSS and the 8 Science and Engineering Practices SEP #1-4
1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
2. Developing and using models
3. Planning and carrying out investigations
4. Analyzing and interpreting data

10. SEP #5-8 5. Using mathematics and computational thinking
6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
7. Engaging in argument from evidence
8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

11. Grades are already rounded!!!
Grading Scale
A %
B %
C %
D %
F 59.9% and below
Grades are already rounded!!!

12. The Science Center Room 43N
Open every day at lunch
Trained tutors in ALL science disciplines at all levels
Open EVERY day at lunch + Tues 3-4pm (except the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month)
Our tutors love to help with:
Exam Prep (class exams, AP, etc.)
Homework
Concept Review
Lab Write-Ups
Organizational skills