198102 Chemistry Home Teacher Materials

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Chemistry

ContentsGeneral Information

Course Guidelines

Progress Reports

home teacher materials

Chemistry

Abeka Academy Video for Homeschool is designed for use by students at home. The course materials have been carefully outlined so that students can do the work independently with a minimum of supervision. For grades 4–12, the main responsibilities of the Home Teacher are to ensure that the studies are done daily, to drill material from the book for review, and to administer and supervise all quizzes and tests.

Chemistry Video Home Teacher MaterialsCopyright © mmxiv, mmxii, mmxi, mmi, mcmxc, mcmlxxxi Pensacola Christian College All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 2019 C19

No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, or by license from any collective or licensing body, without permission in writing from the publisher. The curriculum (lesson manual) is leased only and remains the property of Pensacola Christian College. The agreement with Pensacola Christian College is that you will not sell, lend, share, or give away the curriculum since the right to use the curriculum is not transferable. The curriculum must be destroyed upon completion of the course.

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General InformationPlease read this entire guide.

IntroductionWelcome to the Abeka Academy Video for Homeschool. This guide gives important information about Abeka Academy policies and procedures.

In many ways, you are the key to the student’s progress in his courses. Your concern and dili-gence in helping him complete his work accord-ing to proper procedures will let him know that you are determined he will be successful.

Before You Begin

Equipment and Supplies

Before the first day of class, you should have the following items:

1. computer or DVD player

2. computer monitor or television

3. desk and chair

4. video manuals

5. student textbooks

6. teacher materials

7. Home Teacher Materials (this book) for each course

8. DVDs (if applicable) for each course except PE and Sewing

9. homework assignment notebook

10. Bible (Authorized King James Version)

Video Manuals

You have received a video manual for each course except PE and Sewing. This manual includes the following:

• a list of materials needed for the course

• a course description which explains the various class time activities

• class project directions

• daily guides which give the specific Home Teacher responsibilities

• appendices with quizzes and quiz answers (in some manuals)

Course Requirements

1. For academic credit to be granted, students must complete all courses in which they are enrolled.

2. Permission to change the enrollment (switch-ing from Accredited to Independent Study) must be received from our office. Please contact us if you have any questions regard-ing your student’s enrollment.

3. You must receive approval from Abeka Academy to drop a course (only available in grades 9–12). Request must be made within thirty days of your assigned begin date for no academic penalty. Courses dropped after thirty days or without approval will receive a “withdrawn failing” grade.

4. Bible is a required course. Grades will not be issued in other courses unless Bible work is received for that grading period.

5. The Authorized King James Version is used for all Bible courses and verse memorization.

Projects

Please note the following regarding projects:

• Follow all instructions for projects. If you do the work as described, the project will move smoothly and efficiently.

• Full credit can be given only if the project meets the guidelines from the daily lessons. Any project amendments must be cleared in advance with the Abeka Academy office.

• Students living outside the 50 United States may omit the science project and may alter the bibliography requirements of other research papers if necessary.

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• Students taking only second semester courses may omit the science project.

Getting Started

Responsibilities of the Home Teacher

There are several things the Home Teacher should do to make the program successful.

• Check equipment each day to be sure it is running properly.

• Check daily guides each day to determine your specific responsibilities for that day.

• Check homework each day for accuracy and completeness. It is not necessary to grade homework since the student can check his answers with the video class.

• Administer quizzes and tests. You will give and grade quizzes and tests as they occur in the lessons. Point values for each assessment are included in the keys or daily guides.

• Organize and mail your student’s Progress Reports every nine weeks. (See Academic Calendar at academy.abeka.com.)

Student Schedule

Plan a definite time and a quiet place five days per week for your student to complete his work. Each class is designed to be completed in 50 minutes.

You and your student may arrange the order of classes as you prefer. We have found the order listed below to be best for most students.

• Bible • Science

• Math • History

• English • Physical Education

Homework should be done at the end of the day rather than after each class since this lengthens the school day.

Some helpful schedule suggestions:

• Give five-minute breaks between courses.

• Preview the first day’s video lesson and watch the first two weeks of lessons with your student to become familiar with the procedures of the video teachers and to ensure that your student is developing correct study habits.

Remember that students must watch all the video lessons for each course and that students may not complete a grade in less than six months. Abeka Academy will not issue credit if these guidelines are not followed.

Written Assignments

Require neat, legible work from your student. Have him recopy any page that is poorly written or has too many corrections. Do not accept messy reports or essays.

Please have your student follow these procedures:

• Write in ink except for math.

• When a mistake is made, neatly draw a line through it and rewrite the word. Do not write over a mistake to correct it. Mathematics mis-takes may be erased and rewritten.

• Write book reports, compositions, essays, etc., in the student’s own words. Teach him that material quoted or copied from other sources must be in quotation marks and properly referenced; otherwise, it is plagiarism. Your student’s grade will be lowered if work is plagiarized.

• Handwrite all tests and papers under 500 words in length. Papers 500 words or longer may be typed.

Study Tips

The video lessons are most beneficial when the student becomes part of the video class. Be sure your student participates with the class in all oral work.

Encourage your student to use the video class review, the textbook, and his class notes to prepare for a test. Do not use test questions or paraphrasing of test questions to guide his test preparation.

Suggestions for reviewing with your student:

• Call out terms or definitions; have student give the corresponding facts.


Handling Testing Materials

Quizzes, tests, and answer keys are to be opened, administered, and stored only by the Home Teacher. They should not be left where your stu-dent will have access to them. Students may not use the video manuals to plan their work. Keep all quizzes and tests in a locked location.

A student who cheats is robbing himself of a good education, and a Home Teacher who allows tests or answer keys to be available to a student does great harm to the student’s character.

Because it is of the utmost importance to teach our students to be absolutely honest, follow these guidelines when giving a quiz, test, or exam:

• Read the instructions in the front of the instructional manuals.

• Remove the quizzes, tests, and exams from the book before the student takes them.

• Closely supervise all testing periods. Do not leave your student alone with his materials.

• Be sure all course materials are out of sight while the student takes the test. Open-book tests are not allowed.

• Do not help your student with answers or procedures on any quiz or test. If he needs any assistance at all, it should be only to explain the directions if he does not understand them. His work must be his own.

• Quizzes, tests, and exams cannot be retaken. If you think your student is not prepared, give extra help before the exam is taken.

Grading

When grading student work, please remember the following:

• Grade quizzes, tests, and exams using the point values given in the manual or teacher keys. Graded original tests and exams (not copies) must be sent to the Abeka Academy office with the Progress Report.

• Write the numerical grade on the top of the test page and on the Progress Report before sending it to Abeka Academy.

• Read the rules or definitions from the book, omitting a key word or phrase; have student supply the missing words.

• Have student prepare drill cards with a question on one side and the answer on the other. Use these to call out or show him the question; he gives the answer.

• Read a grammar rule to him (in English class) and have him give a sentence example for the rule.

• Develop practice problems or exercises that reinforce the course skills.

Testing Policies

Administering Quizzes and Tests

Three types of instruments are used to evalu-ate your student’s learning: quizzes, tests, and exams.

Quizzes are important for three reasons:

1. to evaluate mastery of recent material,

2. to determine whether your student is under-standing his work and reading, and

3. to effectively motivate your student to learn.

Tests are graded assessments given at the end of a unit (about every three weeks).

Exams are given at the end of a nine-weeks period and are cumulative for all material stud-ied in the course.

For all mathematics courses, have your student show his work on all quizzes, tests, and exams. Attach any extra worksheets to tests and exams, if they were used. Any problem that requires computation must have work shown to illus-trate the student’s understanding of the proc-ess, even if the student could solve the problem mentally. If work is not shown, the grade will be lowered.

Check for incomplete sections on the tests. Be sure to administer all pages of a test, front and back. It is the student’s responsibility to com-plete all pages of each test and exam.

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• If you have a question on one of your stu-dent’s answers, put a question mark instead of a grade on the Progress Report. On the test, make a note of your question.

• Subtract 1 point for each spelling error, up to a maximum of 5 points for all quizzes and tests except spelling tests.

Grading Scale

A+ 98–100 C+ 77–79

A 93–97 C 73–76

A- 90–92 C- 70–72

B+ 87–89 D+ 67–69

B 83–86 D 60–66

B- 80–82 F 0–59

Progress ReportsTwo sets of Progress Reports are included in this book. They provide a convenient way for you to organize the grades and materials that you must send to our office. The green Progress Report must be sent to Abeka Academy as soon as the grading period is completed. (See Academic Calendar at academy.abeka.com for expected schedule.)

The white Home Teacher’s Progress Reports are included for your records. If for some reason Abeka Academy does not receive the green Prog-ress Report, your copies will be the only record of the student’s work. It is imperative that you take the following precautions:

• Enter all grades on both sets of Progress Reports before mailing the green report.

• Promptly mail Progress Reports at the end of each grading period.

• Keep all Home Teacher’s Progress Reports permanently.

If these guidelines are not followed and work is not received, no grades or transcripts will be issued, and the student will be required to repeat the course.

Quarterly Progress Reports should include the following items:

• Green Progress Report sheet with all infor-mation entered.

• All original exams and graded tests for the course.

• Any item which the Progress Report sheet directs to “check that this item is enclosed.”

The following items are NOT sent with the Quarterly Progress Reports:

• Book reports • Current Events • Quizzes • Maps

Please note the following:

• Return DVDs (if applicable) after all items on the Progress Report have been completed. Full-year courses have three sets of DVDs. The third set is not shipped until the first set is returned.

• Send a Progress Report only when all items on the Progress Report have been completed. Do not put student work with DVD returns.

• Be sure to include all items requested on each Progress Report sheet, or the grade will be lowered accordingly.

Contact our office if a report card is not received within six weeks.


Abeka Academy PersonnelWe are interested in helping your student successfully complete his work. Please let us know early if any serious problems are encountered. Enrollment, customer service, and grading agents are available to help with all your questions.

You may contact Abeka Academy by one of the following methods:

Online: abeka.com/ContactInfo

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: U.S. and Canadian Inquiries 1-800-874-3592 International Inquiries (850) 479-6585

Fax: 24-Hour Fax 1-800-874-3593 International Fax (850) 479-6549

Write: Abeka Academy P.O. Box 17600 Pensacola, FL 32522-7750 U.S.A.

Physical Address (for Progress Reports and office correspondence only): 240 Waveland Suite A Pensacola, FL 32503

Course G

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Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines • 13

Science ProjectThe science project will be graded by the Home Teacher using the guidelines in the video manual, Science in Action, and the directions given by the video teacher. The grade should be reported on the Progress Report sheet. It is not necessary to send any part of the science project in to the Abeka Academy office. Due to limited resources available, the science project is not required for students who live outside the 50 United States.

All science project topics should meet parents’ approval. Care must be taken that experiments are conducted in such a way that risk is minimal. Be sure that your student is following appropri-ate safety measures under the supervision of a qualified scientist or responsible adult. Abeka Academy is not responsible for any injury sus-tained in the process of conducting the science project.

CalculatorsUse of calculators is encouraged in this course so that your student can focus on as much as pos-sible on the problem setup and the underlying chemical principles. (But do encourage him to check his answers.)

Course Guidelines Second Semester StudentsStudents enrolled in only second semester should begin with lesson 86. The following questions should be omitted from the final examination for students taking only second semester: Questions 2, 10, 14, 26, 32, 35–36, 39–40, 47, 49, 51, 53–54, 60–61, 64, 73, 75, and 77–80. Second semester students may also omit the science project.

TestsThree- and six-weeks tests will be graded by the Home Teacher and sent with the Progress Report. Nine-Weeks Exams will be graded by the Abeka Academy office when they are received with the appropriate Progress Report sheet.

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Accredited students send progress reports to the address below. Do not send with any DVD or book returns. Independent Study students should keep these reports for their own records.

Chemistry Progress Report

Last First Middle

Abeka Academy P.O. Box 17600 Pensacola, Florida 32522-7750

Date

Phone Number

Shipping Mailing Billing Phone

Student Name

Home Teacher

Mailing Address

City State

Country / ZIP Code

Check if the above is a change for

Account No.

Student ID No.

Home Teacher:

All student work sent to our office becomes the uncon- ditional property of Abeka Academy and is not re-turned to you.

Record all numerical grades on lines. Enclose all tests.

*Official grade will be issued by the Abeka Academy office; please check (x) that this item is enclosed.

First Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 9th week

Lessons 1– 42631J

APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 7 A _____ 10 B _____ 13 C _____ 22 D _____ 34 E _____

TESTS

Lesson Test Grade 18 1 _____ 32 2 _____

Lesson Exam* Check (x ) 42 3 ( )

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QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 3 1 _____ 5 2 _____ 11 3 _____ 15 4 _____ 20 5 _____ 23 6 _____ 26 7 _____ 30 8 _____ 37 Background Paper† _____ 38 9 _____

†It is not necessary to send the Background Paper to the Abeka Academy office.

You may check your student’s grades online at academy.abeka.com.Official grades are on the report card mailed to the student.

The student has watched the videos for the lessons covered by this Progress Report.

Student’s signature

Home Teacher’s signature



Home Teacher’s Copy

Last First Middle


Account No.

Student ID No.

Date

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APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 7 A _____ 10 B _____ 13 C _____ 22 D _____ 34 E _____

TESTS



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QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 3 1 _____ 5 2 _____ 11 3 _____ 15 4 _____ 20 5 _____ 23 6 _____ 26 7 _____ 30 8 _____ 37 Background Paper† _____ 38 9 _____

†It is not necessary to send the Background Paper to the Abeka Academy office.

First Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 9th week

Lessons 1– 42631J







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Second Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 18th week

Lessons 43– 85632J

TESTS



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QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 48 10 _____ 57 11 _____ 61 Investigation Plan† _____ Counts Twice _____ 64 12 _____ 70 13 _____ 75 14 _____ 77 15 _____

†It is not necessary to send the Investigation Plan to the Abeka Academy office.

APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 45 F _____ 51 G _____ 65 H _____ 79 I _____








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QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 48 10 _____ 57 11 _____ 61 Investigation Plan† _____ Counts Twice _____ 64 12 _____ 70 13 _____ 75 14 _____ 77 15 _____

†It is not necessary to send the Investigation Plan to the Abeka Academy office.

APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 45 F _____ 51 G _____ 65 H _____ 79 I _____

TESTS



Second Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 18th week

Lessons 43– 85632J







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Third Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 27th week

Lessons 86 –127633J

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*Official grade will be issued by the Abeka Academy office; please check (x) that this item is enclosed.†It is not necessary to send the Exhibit or Follow-up to the Abeka Academy office.

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TESTS

Lesson Test Grade 101 7 _____

102 Exhibit / Oral Presentation† _____ 119 8 _____


QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 88 16 _____ 97 Follow-up† _____ 99 17 _____ 105 18 _____ 107 19 _____ 116 20 _____ 123 21 _____

APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 94 J _____ 95 K _____ 97 L _____ 104 M _____








Last First Middle


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Lesson Test Grade 101 7 _____

102 Exhibit / Oral Presentation† _____ 119 8 _____


QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 88 16 _____ 97 Follow-up† _____ 99 17 _____ 105 18 _____ 107 19 _____ 116 20 _____ 123 21 _____

APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 94 J _____ 95 K _____ 97 L _____ 104 M _____

Home Teacher:



*Official grade will be issued by the Abeka Academy office; please check (x) that this item is enclosed.†It is not necessary to send the Exhibit or Follow-up to the Abeka Academy office.

Third Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 27th week








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Fourth Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 34th week


TESTS



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Lesson Quiz Grade 130 22 _____ 132 23 _____ 142 24 _____ 150 25 _____ 160 26 _____ 162 27 _____

APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 131 N _____ 145 O _____ 147 P _____ 151 Q _____ 157 R _____ 165 S _____








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Lesson Quiz Grade 130 22 _____ 132 23 _____ 142 24 _____ 150 25 _____ 160 26 _____ 162 27 _____

APPENDIX QUIZZES

Lesson Quiz Grade 131 N _____ 145 O _____ 147 P _____ 151 Q _____ 157 R _____ 165 S _____

Fourth Grading PeriodGrade Sheet — 34th week






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198102 Chemistry Home Teacher Materials