Welcome to Regents Chemistry. This course is designed to give you an in-depth view of chemistry and prepare you for college level chemistry courses in the future.  Regents Chemistry is a conceptual/application course much like a math course so it will involve problem solving and a significant amount of time dedicated specifically to this course.

As with most things in life, we learn best by practicing (sports, musical instruments etc.).  My flipped classroom is not an Internet or online course.  I have specifically designed this class to maximize “in class” as well as “out of class” time.  At home you will watch short interactive videos where I will show example problems, explain concepts and provide opportunities for students to answer questions and get immediate feedback.  In class we will apply those concepts learned at home through collaboration with fellow classmates, one-on-one discussions with the teacher (coach) and “hands on” activities that would be far too challenging to complete at home without any assistance resulting in a higher level of understanding.  

● 2 cumulative quarterly Exams                           40%
● Quizzes                                                               20%
● Labs                                                                       15% (No late lab write-up accepted for grade only lab minutes)
● Homework/Class Participation                 25% (No late HW accepted)

I will use frequent quizzes in and out of this class to assess understanding and help students identify misconceptions before unit quizzes and quarterly exams which will have a greater impact on their grade.  Regular quizzes will count once and unit quizzes will count twice.  The two quarterly exams (one mid quarter and one at the end of the quarter) will account for 40% of your grade and will be a cumulative assessment.