1. Welcome to Gifted Chemistry Welcome to Gifted Chemistry Kelly McMahon Room 232

2. Gifted Chemistry Thursday, August 6 1.Attendance and Introductions 2.Class Procedures 3.Syllabus, Safety Contract and Signature Sheet 4.Discuss Inquiry Project 5.BYOT 6.Observation activity 7.At home experiment

3. Class Procedures You must be in your seat when the bell rings. Cell phones must be placed in the plastic box at your lab station at the beginning of class. Food and drinks are not permitted. Bottled water is allowed but not on lab days. Do not touch lab materials, water, gas, or sinks without permission.

4. Class Procedures Follow all school rules. Respect yourself, your classmates, your teacher, and their belongings. Absent? Do not ask me unless you have checked the website, the make up folder, and your lab partners first. All papers are turned in to “The Box”

5. Class Procedures Stay in your seat until dismissed. Use green hall pass form for restroom, clinic, etc.

6. Syllabus TEXT: Chemistry: Matter and Change, Glencoe. ($71.97) REQUIRED SUPPLIES: 3-Ring Binder with dividers Notebook paper, graph paper, pen /pencil/highlighter every day Calculator (non-programmable) OPTIONAL ITEMS: Lab donation $10Clorox Wipes Tissue (Kleenex)Hand sanitizer Paper towelsHand soap

7. Syllabus BYOT Morning Help Make Up Work Daily and Labs  5 Days Field Trip  1 Day Tests and Quizzes  Day of return Unexcused  Zero Late Work Labs  25% per day Projects  10% per day Daily  not accepted for late credit

8. Syllabus Grading Policies 50%Assessments 10%Daily and Quiz 20%Labs 20%Final Exam Gifted Continuation  80 or above Academic Dishonesty

9. Lab Safety Safety Contract Fire extinguishers Fire blankets Eyewash station Vent / fume hoods First aid kit Goggles Aprons Call button

10. Inquiry Project Options Science FairAdopt A StreamMini Project Due before Thanksgiving Familiar; can work with a partner Research but no research paper Competitive Limited to best 10 project ideas

11. Inquiry Project Options Science FairAdopt A StreamMini Project Due in May Should be a 3 year commitment Certification; work in site teams…5 people Monthly site visits Research but no paper Two service days Limited to approximately 20 students

12. Inquiry Project Options Science FairAdopt A StreamMini Project Part due in October Part due 1 st semester One non-competitive investigation; can work with a partner Plus… Assigned one topic for in-depth study Teach a lesson Design a lab Lead an activity

13. Inquiry Project Options Science FairAdopt A StreamMini Project Due before Thanksgiving Familiar; can work with a partner Research but no research paper Competitive Limited to best 10 project ideas Due in May Should be a 3 year commitment Certification; work in site teams…5 people Monthly site visits Research but no paper Two service days Limited to approximately 20 students Part due in October Part due 1 st semester One non-competitive investigation; can work with a partner Plus… Assigned one topic for in-depth study Teach a lesson Design a lab Lead an activity

14. Observation Activity One sheet of notebook paper per group Names and Class Period Qualitative and Quantitative Observations Turn in to the box

15. Use a QR Reader to download my website to your device Ms. McMahon ’ s Website and Homework Calendar

16. Class Code: @56f11

17. www.quia.com/web Class Codes: 1 st KEC646 2 nd PEGXG337 3 rd RBABMT769 4 th DEJ763 5 th DJKGND839