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Chemistry 1 Chemistry (821)
Academic Year 2011-2012

Chemistry 1 (821) Last update: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:39 PM

Welcome to Chemistry 1 (821)

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About Cornerstone Activities

Cornerstone Activities are educational units that are common to all classes of the same course. For example, all students enrolled in Chemistry 1 (821) will perform the cornerstone laboratory unit on determining the molar volume of hydrogen gas. This means that every Chemistry 1 teacher will ensure that every Chemistry 1 student performs this same laboratory experiment. Cornerstone Activities are designed to ensure that key concepts and essential components of a course of study are common experiences for all students within a study curriculum.

Cornerstone Activities in the Course Outline

The Course Outline gives a sequenced list by term of cornerstone activities selected for the current academic year. This outline is only a guideline that details the material each Chemistry 1 teacher hopes to cover over the course of the year. The outline is not a day, week, or monthly planner of what is scheduled for all classes. Indeed, each teacher will cover the material on the outline according to his or her personal teaching style, thus students should not expect that all classes will perform each Cornerstone Activity on the same day each term. Generally speaking, each teacher writes and grades assignments given to their own classes (including quizzes and exams). The exception to this is the final exam, which is a composite effort of the entire chemistry faculty involved with a particular course.

• Chemistry 1 (821) 2011-2012 Course Outline with Cornerstone Activities.

Cornerstone Activity Handouts

Cornerstone Activity Handouts are written in accord with a common format to give them all a similar layout and appearance. This make it easier for students to follow, as students will develop expectations for what each Cornerstone Activity will entail. Since all activities do not require all components of the handout format, modifications are made as needed. Usually modifications mean certain sections are either combined, or sections may be absent. The Components of a Cornerstone Activity Handout is available in the format of a handout. Under each section is a description of what will usually be found in that section.

• The Components of a Cornerstone Activity Handout

All handouts for cornerstone activities will be available on this website. At the appropriate time, students will be asked to access the website to read and print copy of each cornerstone activity handout. Students are encouraged to wait until instructed to print off their copy of each handout so as to ensure that each student has the most current version of every handout.

Safety in the Laboratory

Laboratory Safety Agreement. All students and their legal guardians must read and sign the Safety Agreement before engaging in laboratory experiments involving chemical reagents.

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