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Welcome to Chemistry!

Welcome to Chemistry!. Opening Day Catalyst: Complete the Student Information Survey If you finish early, begin reading the syllabus. Mr. Mcdaniel. Born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Tucson, Arizona Attended university at Arizona State Majored in Chemical Engineering

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Welcome to Chemistry!

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  1. Welcome to Chemistry! Opening Day Catalyst: Complete the Student Information Survey If you finish early, begin reading the syllabus

  2. Mr. Mcdaniel • Born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Tucson, Arizona • Attended university at Arizona State • Majored in Chemical Engineering • Minored in Biochemistry • Still a diehard Arizona Wildcat fan

  3. icebreaker • You may have noticed the last few questions were not very serious • Your task in the next three minutes: Find as many other classmates as you can who share the same superpower wish and/or want to get lost in the same place as you

  4. Mr. Mcdaniel’s Answers

  5. Syllabus Read Through

  6. Entrance Procedure • Every day you will enter class and pick up any handouts from the “Reactants” bin for your block • You will go directly to your seat and begin working on the “Catalyst” for the morning • Continue working until I call time--there will be a challenge problem to complete in case you get done early • Let’s practice!

  7. Seating and Questions procedure • You will remain in your seat unless I have given you permission to get up • Two methods I will use when I ask a question: • I will call on someone who has raised their hand • I will select a name randomly from deck of cards that has your name on it • Calling out is not an option • Role-Playing

  8. Hall Passes • School Policy: You are not permitted out of class during the first fifteen minutes and last fifteen minutes of class • My Policy: I do not want you leaving the room unless it absolutely cannot wait (only 1 at a time) • If you must leave: • Wait until a time when I am not speaking to the whole class • Go to the sign out sheet on the board. Write your name, destination, and the time you are leaving • Take the hall pass • Sign in when you return • I will be checking how long you were gone

  9. Exit Procedure • Do not begin packing up and making noise when there is still time left in class • Make sure that you have all of your belongings and that your work area is clear • On your way out, place any classwork that I ask for in the “Products” bin corresponding to your block

  10. Course Website • http://mcjagscience.weebly.com • Your source for all class handouts, homework, and resources for quizzes and exams • Only the syllabus is up now, but check back often for a weekly schedule, class presentations, and documents

  11. Aug. 27th: CatalysT • Do you have the handout for the day? • Reminder: Signed syllabus sheets are due tomorrow (Wed Aug 28th) • If you have your signed sheet today, where should you put it? • Spend the next five minutes completing our icebreaker for Day 2 • Some terminology • Protons = particles with a positive charge • Electrons = particles with negative charge • Neutrons = particles with no charge • Don’t overthink it, just have some fun with it

  12. Icebreaker • Turn over your paper to the side with the grid • Your job: • Find people in the classroom whose element matches one of the descriptions in the grid • Important: You can’t use the same person more than once • After ten minutes, we’ll see who got the most squares completed

  13. Pbis extension • We talked about PBIS and the ten crucial character traits in homeroom this morning • I’d like to add a few values to that list…

  14. Pyramid of success: John Wooden

  15. Today’s focus • Industriousness • Initiative • Condition

  16. Today’s focus • Industriousness: “Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.” • Initiative: “Make a decision! Failure to act is often the biggest failure of them all.” • Condition: “Ability may get you to the top, but it’s character that keeps you there—mental, moral, and physical.”

  17. Video Clip: Jim Valvano • North Carolina State basketball coach: 1980—1990 • National Championship: 1983 • Died of cancer in 1993 • Started the Jimmy V foundation for Cancer Research: More than $100 million raised

  18. Discussion • How did Coach V define success? • Do you agree with this definition? • How can we tie in what Coach V said with… • Industriousness? • Initiative? • Condition? • Does this discussion make you view our classroom consequences differently?

  19. Activity • On the notecards that I have provided answer the following questions: • What do you want to succeed at in life? • What do you want to succeed at in high school? • What do you want to succeed at in this class? • What will it take for you to be successful?

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