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HONORS CHEMISTRY Fall 2008. Mrs. Krishnaraj. An average woman consumes about 4 lbs. of lipstick in her lifetime. Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day has the same level of harmful radiation as exposing your body to 300 x-rays a year.
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HONORS CHEMISTRYFall 2008 Mrs. Krishnaraj
An average woman consumes about 4 lbs. of lipstick in her lifetime. • Smoking a pack of cigarettes a day has the same level of harmful radiation as exposing your body to 300 x-rays a year. • Nuking a grape in the microwave makes plasma for a few seconds. • The green color in fireworks is due to copper ions.
General Guidelines • This class will train the student to gain the basic skills necessary for a higher level course in chemistry such as AP, IB or undergraduate. • Along with chemistry content this course will also emphasize on organization and presentation skills. • It is an intense course that can be both rewarding and demanding.
Handouts and Binder • The student is expected to maintain a highly organized binder of all handouts and assignments. • The handouts provided are all color coded according to the course outline. • These handouts will be very useful in other chemistry classes, so treasure them.
Homework • Assignments have been pre-assigned with due dates informed in the tri-weekly calendars. • HW guidelines have to be strictly followed and late work will result in a lower grade. • Some HW answers are found in the back of the textbook to check understanding. • Working in groups can be helpful provided the entire load is not on one person.
Students are required to maintain a grade sheet that keeps track of all graded assignments and scores. • Grades can also be checked online on Aeries. Please report discrepancies to me ASAP. • Missed tests have to be made up by making an appointment with me. No bonus questions will be offered on make-ups unless the tests are taken before the actual test date. • Missed labs will have to be performed individually during lunch or before school on collaboration days.
Daily Reading • Test questions may be from any section of the chapter, handouts and discussions in class. • Handouts contain material that are above and beyond the textbook. • Students are expected to devote 45 min -1 hour daily to the material in order to gain success. This includes assigned reading, lab-writing, test-prep and projects. • Last minute cramming will not be helpful in this course.
Contact Information • My email address is skrishnaraj@rjuhsd.k12.ca.us • Check my website for additional resources and other information. • My extension at the school is 5606. • I am in my room from 6:45-7:35 AM, first lunch and second period for conferences and extra help. If you need to see me after school hours, please send me an email and I will make sure I am available.
How can I help my child succeed? • Please make sure that homework (including assigned reading) gets done on time. • Please contact me if your student’s needs are not being addressed in the class. • A list of good tutors ($15/hr)is available on request • Keep in touch via email.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. • Immanuel KantGerman philosopher (1724 - 1804)