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Welcome to Back to School Night. AP Chemistry Mrs. Annamaria Guille. About the Teacher. Sun Valley Alum Elizabethtown College Alum B.S. in Chemistry Worked as a Process Development Chemist for Lonza Inc. in Conshohocken for 1 ½ years Widener University Alum M.Ed. Secondary Education
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Welcome to Back to School Night AP Chemistry Mrs. Annamaria Guille
About the Teacher • Sun Valley Alum • Elizabethtown College Alum • B.S. in Chemistry • Worked as a Process Development Chemist for Lonza Inc. in Conshohocken for 1 ½ years • Widener University Alum • M.Ed. Secondary Education • Sun Valley Chemistry Teacher • 2003-present
About the course • Class time consists of lecture and guided examples by the teacher • Powerpoint presentations will be made available to the students • Labs are College Board approved and often take 2 lab days to complete in class as well as time completing calculations and answering questions at home • Labs will also involve using the VerneirLabQuests with probeware along with the Logger Pro data analysis programs
About the course • Everything covered may be tested on the AP Exam • Test date is May 11, 2010, 8am • All students must take the exam or they will receive Honors Chemistry II credit on their transcript instead of AP Chemistry credit • Students should expect to dedicate a minimum of 1 hour daily on studying, practice and or assignments in order to achieve success on the exam • Students control their success on the test!!!
In the works… • Field trip(s) • On-line homework assignments • Science day at the elementary schools • Guest speakers
Grading • Tests and Quizzes • 50% of total course grade • If absent on a test day, student will be responsible for taking the test the day they return to school • Labwork • 25% of total course grade • Homework • 25% of total course grade • Late homework will be accepted for less points when previous arrangements are not made with the teacher • Late homework will not be accepted once the chapter test is administered for that assignment
Teacher contact information • Available Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays every day after school** • Wednesdays are meeting days (Faculty meetings, Department meetings, PLC meetings) • Email is the best way to contact me! • aguille@pdsd.org • Phone • 610-497-6300 x2193
What is the teacher’s name? • Miss Daciw • Mrs. Guille • Mr. Stull
Where did the teacher go to High School? • Ridley • Chichester • Sun Valley
What class is this? • Biology • Math • Chemistry