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Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
NGSS Chemistry | 2021 - 2022 | Matsumoto |
Course expectations
Respect everyone in class. Students are responsible for ALL aspects of the course. Follow all laboratory safety instructions; covid safety information (cdph; sfusd; e.g. mask policy & screening ("new")) |
Course description
The course satisfies the SFUSD high school graduation requirement and meets the UC admission requirements. The course is based on the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) chemistry / earth & space science standards and includes various concepts described in the appendix (in the NGSS chemistry textbook) and it is somewhat "non-traditional". CSU validation policy. course pedagogy = group work and PBL (problem based learning); e.g. high school math (see: textbook), high school chemistry (read first five paragraphs in preceding link; e.g. chemistry PBL "textbook"), and medical school; e.g. harvard & hawaii. Also, develop students' (science) information literacy. recommend forming a study group (password = 94109G) for chem tutoring. (revise) Textbook: SFUSD NGSS chemistry / earth & space science textbook; online access (to both student or teacher version). Supplemental textbook: Zumdahl et al. World of Chemistry (online version is different edition) additional resources; e.g.
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Grades
A = | exams = | 30% | ||
B = | class work / HW = | 50 | ||
C = | lab = | 20 | ||
D = | |
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F = | < 20 |
the semester grade and grading period grades are based on the above components and it's cumulative from the beginning of the semester, thus the semester grade may not be the average of your grading period grades. As the Synergy gradebook grade cut-off does not match the above cut-off, there might be an error in the Synergy gradebook, but not the online gradebook. Also, the online gradebook will be updated on a more regular basis and will be more informative than the Synergy gradebook |
Class policies
Any exceptions to the policy in the syllabus requires prior teacher approval. Syllabus might be revised after its distribution. |
Tentative sequence of topics: Chemistry / earth & space science [below links = goes to TE]
Fall |
Spring |
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unit 1. what is an atom ?
unit 2. from stars to atoms
unit 3. Diving into materials
unit 4. chemical reactions: energy & mass
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unit 5. introduction to climate change
unit 6. earth's energy
unit 7. atmosphere
unit 8. water
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