Please find the Physics and Chemistry syllabi below.
CLass Syllabus'
Chemistry Mr. Castro
2023-24 mrcastroscience.weebly.com & Google Classroom
Course Goals
In this course we will analyze what makes up our universe and explore how these basic building blocks interact. Students will investigate the fundamentals of Chemistry through: properties and structure of matter, chemical reactions, conservation of energy and energy transfer. Laboratory activities and projects will reinforce concepts and principles presented. Students will be assessed in a variety of formats, not limited to regular quizzes, homework, notebook checks, laboratory skills, projects and the demonstration of critical thinking.
Topics at a Glance
Requirements
Students will enter the classroom quietly and find their assigned seat. Upon reaching their seat they should take out their notebook/binder to begin the science starter for the day. Get yourself ready for the day: notebook, sharpened pencil, calculator. Be prepared to learn.
Have your completed homework out on your desk for the homework check. You will not be completing homework at the start of class, or will receive late credit.
Respect for yourself and others is the fundamental component of creating a safe and educational environment. The rules that I have for the classroom all stem from respect.
Class Rules
-Respect everyone in the classroom (students & staff)
-raise hands to ask questions or volunteer information.
-be in assigned seats listening attentively to whoever is speaking (teacher or student).
-no swearing or offensive language.
-Respect everything in the classroom
-respect the classroom, materials (Supplies and work stations), and the teacher’s things.
-respect each other's things.
-Be Ready to learn
-Come to class with all required materials everyday (Let me know if you need something).
-Come to class with a willingness to complete the day’s objectives.
(If a student does not follow these class rules they may be asked to step out of class, receive a referral, or class suspension depending on the severity of the infraction.)
Materials (Bold = required and not bolded = recommended)
(1) Notebook: a composition book (college ruled) or binder full of college ruled paper.
(1) Folder (for pass back papers and H.W.)
* Pencils and Pens (a years worth)
(1) Calculator TI-30XA (recommended)
(4) Glue sticks (a year's worth)
(1) Pair blunt-edge scissors
(2) Highlighters
Grading Policy
A+ 100% C+ 77 - 79%
A 94 - 99% C 73 - 76%
A- 90 - 93% C- 70 - 72%
B+ 87 - 89% D+ 67 - 69%
B 83 - 86% D 63 - 67%
B- 80 - 82% D- 60 - 62%
F 0 - 59%
Homework and Grading
Students will be assigned reading and homework regularly. Homework will include taking notes on the assigned chapter into your notebook, and answering the chapter’s review questions on a separate sheet. I will either: collect review questions to grade, check notes and review questions in class (stamping completion on a homework sheet), or take a pop quiz on that chapter's materials. Any notes or review question answers done for homework may be used on pop quizzes. We will take notes daily on the assigned readings to fill in any gaps in understanding. The lectures will reinforce the material learned at home and clarify any misunderstandings. Your notes are your notes, but thorough notes and a well organized notebook will greatly benefit you in this class.
Students will also be assigned activities and review sheets, labs, and projects that correspond and reinforce the content. Students are required to keep a composition notebook / binder for daily work. The beginning of this notebook will have an accurate table of contents that should match your pages. I will keep an accurate table of contents on my website. The organization of notes, homework, and activities for a specific topic (chapter) will be up to the student. Just know that organization will benefit you. The notebook will also be used for labs and activities.
The grading of assigned work, quizzes, projects, and labs will be determined, either, by a percent scale or by use of a rubric scale (criteria based). Quizzes and tests will be evaluated on a percent scale (# correct divided by the # possible). Activities, labs, and review sheets will be evaluated sometimes on a percent scale and sometimes on a rubric scale. Projects, labs, and research presentations will almost always be evaluated using a rubric, or on another specific criteria.
Students are expected to be in class every day. If you are absent you are missing out on vital information. I will keep an updated Google Classroom that students should access if they are absent to make up any work or notes missed while gone. It is YOUR responsibility to get the work done that you missed. There may not be a new assignment, but you are expected to check the stream and complete or make up the activity / notes for the day.
Students are expected to participate in class and do all of the required work. Students will be held to a high level of academic honesty. Cheating or plagiarizing will be an automatic zero on the assignment and grounds for a possible referral/detention/suspension.
I am available before school and during Pond once or twice a week for additional help. If arrangements are made in advance of the due date I may extend the due date for full credit. Late assignments may be accepted up to one week past the due date for up to 80% partial credit.
This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the teacher. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Thank you,
Mr. Castro - (209) 736-2507 x 1047 [email protected] mrcastroscience.weebly.com
I understand and will abide by Mr. Castro’s 2023-24 Chemistry Syllabus.
Print Student Name (First, Last):
____________________________________________________
Student Signature:
____________________________________________________
Parent Signature:
____________________________________________________
Our class has been featured in newspapers and photos used for grant proposals and media, in print and on the Internet. Please sign below if you approve of your student’s photo and name being used for these purposes.
_________________________________________________________
2023-24 mrcastroscience.weebly.com & Google Classroom
Course Goals
In this course we will analyze what makes up our universe and explore how these basic building blocks interact. Students will investigate the fundamentals of Chemistry through: properties and structure of matter, chemical reactions, conservation of energy and energy transfer. Laboratory activities and projects will reinforce concepts and principles presented. Students will be assessed in a variety of formats, not limited to regular quizzes, homework, notebook checks, laboratory skills, projects and the demonstration of critical thinking.
Topics at a Glance
- Lab Safety & the Scientific Method
- Matter: properties and changes
- Atomic structure and electrons
- The periodic table & elements
- Bonds & chemical reactions
- The mole and stoichiometry
- States of matter
- Energy & reactions
- Hydrocarbons
- The chemistry of life
- Nuclear chemistry
- Chemistry and the environment
Requirements
Students will enter the classroom quietly and find their assigned seat. Upon reaching their seat they should take out their notebook/binder to begin the science starter for the day. Get yourself ready for the day: notebook, sharpened pencil, calculator. Be prepared to learn.
Have your completed homework out on your desk for the homework check. You will not be completing homework at the start of class, or will receive late credit.
Respect for yourself and others is the fundamental component of creating a safe and educational environment. The rules that I have for the classroom all stem from respect.
Class Rules
-Respect everyone in the classroom (students & staff)
-raise hands to ask questions or volunteer information.
-be in assigned seats listening attentively to whoever is speaking (teacher or student).
-no swearing or offensive language.
-Respect everything in the classroom
-respect the classroom, materials (Supplies and work stations), and the teacher’s things.
-respect each other's things.
-Be Ready to learn
-Come to class with all required materials everyday (Let me know if you need something).
-Come to class with a willingness to complete the day’s objectives.
(If a student does not follow these class rules they may be asked to step out of class, receive a referral, or class suspension depending on the severity of the infraction.)
Materials (Bold = required and not bolded = recommended)
(1) Notebook: a composition book (college ruled) or binder full of college ruled paper.
(1) Folder (for pass back papers and H.W.)
* Pencils and Pens (a years worth)
(1) Calculator TI-30XA (recommended)
(4) Glue sticks (a year's worth)
(1) Pair blunt-edge scissors
(2) Highlighters
Grading Policy
A+ 100% C+ 77 - 79%
A 94 - 99% C 73 - 76%
A- 90 - 93% C- 70 - 72%
B+ 87 - 89% D+ 67 - 69%
B 83 - 86% D 63 - 67%
B- 80 - 82% D- 60 - 62%
F 0 - 59%
Homework and Grading
Students will be assigned reading and homework regularly. Homework will include taking notes on the assigned chapter into your notebook, and answering the chapter’s review questions on a separate sheet. I will either: collect review questions to grade, check notes and review questions in class (stamping completion on a homework sheet), or take a pop quiz on that chapter's materials. Any notes or review question answers done for homework may be used on pop quizzes. We will take notes daily on the assigned readings to fill in any gaps in understanding. The lectures will reinforce the material learned at home and clarify any misunderstandings. Your notes are your notes, but thorough notes and a well organized notebook will greatly benefit you in this class.
Students will also be assigned activities and review sheets, labs, and projects that correspond and reinforce the content. Students are required to keep a composition notebook / binder for daily work. The beginning of this notebook will have an accurate table of contents that should match your pages. I will keep an accurate table of contents on my website. The organization of notes, homework, and activities for a specific topic (chapter) will be up to the student. Just know that organization will benefit you. The notebook will also be used for labs and activities.
The grading of assigned work, quizzes, projects, and labs will be determined, either, by a percent scale or by use of a rubric scale (criteria based). Quizzes and tests will be evaluated on a percent scale (# correct divided by the # possible). Activities, labs, and review sheets will be evaluated sometimes on a percent scale and sometimes on a rubric scale. Projects, labs, and research presentations will almost always be evaluated using a rubric, or on another specific criteria.
Students are expected to be in class every day. If you are absent you are missing out on vital information. I will keep an updated Google Classroom that students should access if they are absent to make up any work or notes missed while gone. It is YOUR responsibility to get the work done that you missed. There may not be a new assignment, but you are expected to check the stream and complete or make up the activity / notes for the day.
Students are expected to participate in class and do all of the required work. Students will be held to a high level of academic honesty. Cheating or plagiarizing will be an automatic zero on the assignment and grounds for a possible referral/detention/suspension.
I am available before school and during Pond once or twice a week for additional help. If arrangements are made in advance of the due date I may extend the due date for full credit. Late assignments may be accepted up to one week past the due date for up to 80% partial credit.
This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the teacher. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Thank you,
Mr. Castro - (209) 736-2507 x 1047 [email protected] mrcastroscience.weebly.com
I understand and will abide by Mr. Castro’s 2023-24 Chemistry Syllabus.
Print Student Name (First, Last):
____________________________________________________
Student Signature:
____________________________________________________
Parent Signature:
____________________________________________________
Our class has been featured in newspapers and photos used for grant proposals and media, in print and on the Internet. Please sign below if you approve of your student’s photo and name being used for these purposes.
_________________________________________________________
Physics 2022/23
Mr. Castro Room 47 phone: (209) 736-2507 x 1047 email: [email protected]
Course Structure
In this course we will analyze the fundamental forces that govern our universe and explore how they are applied to the world around us. Students will investigate the fundamentals of Physics through motion, energy, waves, and electromagnetism. Math skills will be called upon throughout this course including algebra and trigonometry. Laboratory activities and projects will reinforce concepts and principles presented. Students will be assessed in a variety of formats, not limited to regular quizzes, notebook checks, laboratory skills, projects and the demonstration of critical thinking.
Instructional Units
Requirements:
Students will enter the classroom quietly and find their assigned seat. Upon reaching their seat they should immediately take out their notebook to begin the science starter for the day. Get yourself ready for the day: notebook, sharpened pencil, calculator. Be prepared to learn.
Have your completed homework out on your desk for the homework check. You will not be completing homework at the start of class, or will receive late credit.
Respect for yourself and others is the fundamental component of creating a safe and educational environment. The rules that I have for the classroom all stem from respect.
Class Rules: -Respect everyone in the classroom (students & staff)
-raise hands to ask questions or volunteer information
-be in assigned seats listening attentively to whoever is speaking (teacher or student)
-no swearing or offensive language
-Respect everything in the classroom
-respect the classroom, materials, and the teachers things
-respect each others things
-Be Ready to learn
-Come to class with all required materials everyday (Let me know if you need something)
-Come to class with a willingness to complete the day’s objectives
(If a student does not follow these class rules they may be asked to step out of class, receive a referral, or class suspension depending on the severity of the infraction.)
Materials: (1) Composition book (college ruled)
(1) Folder (for pass back papers and H.W.)
* Pencils and Pens (a years worth)
(1) Calculator TI-30XA (recommended)
(4) Glue sticks (a year's worth)
(1) Pair blunt-edge scissors
(2) Highlighters
(1) Pkg. Colored pencils
Grading and Credit: will be based solely on the student’s academic work and their mastery of course content based on state standards. Students shall have the opportunity to demonstrate mastery through a variety of methods and assignments. Should a student be absent they may have as many class days as they were absent to turn in any make-up work. Late work will receive no more than 80% of original grade. No late work will be accepted the last 2 weeks of the quarter. No extra-credit work will be assigned. Videos of all class meetings will be posted on Google Classroom the day of class in the stream section.
Grading Scale:
A+ 100% C+ 77 - 79%
A 94 - 99% C 73 - 76%
A- 90 - 93% C- 70 - 72%
B+ 87 - 89% D+ 67 - 69%
B 83 - 86% D 63 - 67%
B- 80 - 82% D- 60 - 62%
F 0 - 59%
Homework and Grading:
Students will be assigned reading and take notes daily. Students will also be assigned activity and review sheets, labs, and projects that correspond and reinforce the content. Students are required to keep a composition notebook for daily work. The beginning of this notebook will have an accurate table of contents that must match my table on my website. The right side of the notebook will be the work completed in class together. The corresponding left side of the notebook will be the student’s individually completed work . The composition book will also be used for labs and activities. Some modifications may be made to this basic format.
The grading of assigned work, quizzes, projects, and labs will be determined, either, by a percent scale or by use of a rubric scale (criteria based). Quizzes and tests will be evaluated on a percent scale (# correct divided by the # possible). Activities, labs, and review sheets will be evaluated sometimes on a percent scale and sometimes on a rubric scale based more on completeness and not as much on correctness as that is not always relevant to understanding the process or overall purpose. Projects, labs, and research presentations will almost always be evaluated using a rubric, or on another specific criteria.
Late work and absences:
Students are expected to be in class every day. If you are absent you are missing out on vital information. I will keep an updated Google Classroom that students should access if they are absent to make up any work or notes missed while gone. It is YOUR responsibility to get the work done that you missed. There may not be a new assignment, but you are expected to complete or make up the activity / notes for the day.
Students are expected to participate in class and do all of the required work. Students will be held to a high level of academic honesty. Cheating or plagiarizing will be an automatic zero on the assignment and grounds for a possible referral/detention/suspension.
I am available before school and during pond once or twice a week for additional help. If arrangements are made in advance of the due date I may extend the due date for full credit. Late assignments may be accepted up to one week past the due date for up to 80% partial credit.
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This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the teacher. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Thank you,
Mr. Castro - (209) 736-2507 x 1047 [email protected] mrcastroscience.weebly.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I understand and will abide by Mr. Castro’s 2022-23 Physics Syllabus.
Print Student Name (First, Last):
____________________________________________________
Student Signature:
____________________________________________________
Parent Signature:
____________________________________________________
Our class has been featured in newspapers and photos used for grant proposals and media, in print and on the Internet. Please sign below if you approve of your student’s photo and name being used for these purposes.
_________________________________________________________
Students will be building projects, completing lab activities, and testing self made designs. The building will include using basic hand tools. Student projects will be supervised or notice will be sent home if it requires building at home.
Students will be going on short walking field trips in and around our school. These will always be supervised by Mr. Castro.
Please write me a note below if you do not want your student to participate in these learning activities.
Mr. Castro Room 47 phone: (209) 736-2507 x 1047 email: [email protected]
Course Structure
In this course we will analyze the fundamental forces that govern our universe and explore how they are applied to the world around us. Students will investigate the fundamentals of Physics through motion, energy, waves, and electromagnetism. Math skills will be called upon throughout this course including algebra and trigonometry. Laboratory activities and projects will reinforce concepts and principles presented. Students will be assessed in a variety of formats, not limited to regular quizzes, notebook checks, laboratory skills, projects and the demonstration of critical thinking.
Instructional Units
- Lab Safety & the Scientific Method
- Motion, force, work & energy
- Thermodynamics & matter
- Waves: sound and light
- Charges, fields & current
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Atomic and nuclear properties
Requirements:
Students will enter the classroom quietly and find their assigned seat. Upon reaching their seat they should immediately take out their notebook to begin the science starter for the day. Get yourself ready for the day: notebook, sharpened pencil, calculator. Be prepared to learn.
Have your completed homework out on your desk for the homework check. You will not be completing homework at the start of class, or will receive late credit.
Respect for yourself and others is the fundamental component of creating a safe and educational environment. The rules that I have for the classroom all stem from respect.
Class Rules: -Respect everyone in the classroom (students & staff)
-raise hands to ask questions or volunteer information
-be in assigned seats listening attentively to whoever is speaking (teacher or student)
-no swearing or offensive language
-Respect everything in the classroom
-respect the classroom, materials, and the teachers things
-respect each others things
-Be Ready to learn
-Come to class with all required materials everyday (Let me know if you need something)
-Come to class with a willingness to complete the day’s objectives
(If a student does not follow these class rules they may be asked to step out of class, receive a referral, or class suspension depending on the severity of the infraction.)
Materials: (1) Composition book (college ruled)
(1) Folder (for pass back papers and H.W.)
* Pencils and Pens (a years worth)
(1) Calculator TI-30XA (recommended)
(4) Glue sticks (a year's worth)
(1) Pair blunt-edge scissors
(2) Highlighters
(1) Pkg. Colored pencils
Grading and Credit: will be based solely on the student’s academic work and their mastery of course content based on state standards. Students shall have the opportunity to demonstrate mastery through a variety of methods and assignments. Should a student be absent they may have as many class days as they were absent to turn in any make-up work. Late work will receive no more than 80% of original grade. No late work will be accepted the last 2 weeks of the quarter. No extra-credit work will be assigned. Videos of all class meetings will be posted on Google Classroom the day of class in the stream section.
Grading Scale:
A+ 100% C+ 77 - 79%
A 94 - 99% C 73 - 76%
A- 90 - 93% C- 70 - 72%
B+ 87 - 89% D+ 67 - 69%
B 83 - 86% D 63 - 67%
B- 80 - 82% D- 60 - 62%
F 0 - 59%
Homework and Grading:
Students will be assigned reading and take notes daily. Students will also be assigned activity and review sheets, labs, and projects that correspond and reinforce the content. Students are required to keep a composition notebook for daily work. The beginning of this notebook will have an accurate table of contents that must match my table on my website. The right side of the notebook will be the work completed in class together. The corresponding left side of the notebook will be the student’s individually completed work . The composition book will also be used for labs and activities. Some modifications may be made to this basic format.
The grading of assigned work, quizzes, projects, and labs will be determined, either, by a percent scale or by use of a rubric scale (criteria based). Quizzes and tests will be evaluated on a percent scale (# correct divided by the # possible). Activities, labs, and review sheets will be evaluated sometimes on a percent scale and sometimes on a rubric scale based more on completeness and not as much on correctness as that is not always relevant to understanding the process or overall purpose. Projects, labs, and research presentations will almost always be evaluated using a rubric, or on another specific criteria.
Late work and absences:
Students are expected to be in class every day. If you are absent you are missing out on vital information. I will keep an updated Google Classroom that students should access if they are absent to make up any work or notes missed while gone. It is YOUR responsibility to get the work done that you missed. There may not be a new assignment, but you are expected to complete or make up the activity / notes for the day.
Students are expected to participate in class and do all of the required work. Students will be held to a high level of academic honesty. Cheating or plagiarizing will be an automatic zero on the assignment and grounds for a possible referral/detention/suspension.
I am available before school and during pond once or twice a week for additional help. If arrangements are made in advance of the due date I may extend the due date for full credit. Late assignments may be accepted up to one week past the due date for up to 80% partial credit.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the teacher. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
Thank you,
Mr. Castro - (209) 736-2507 x 1047 [email protected] mrcastroscience.weebly.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I understand and will abide by Mr. Castro’s 2022-23 Physics Syllabus.
Print Student Name (First, Last):
____________________________________________________
Student Signature:
____________________________________________________
Parent Signature:
____________________________________________________
Our class has been featured in newspapers and photos used for grant proposals and media, in print and on the Internet. Please sign below if you approve of your student’s photo and name being used for these purposes.
_________________________________________________________
Students will be building projects, completing lab activities, and testing self made designs. The building will include using basic hand tools. Student projects will be supervised or notice will be sent home if it requires building at home.
Students will be going on short walking field trips in and around our school. These will always be supervised by Mr. Castro.
Please write me a note below if you do not want your student to participate in these learning activities.