CHEMISTRY (College credit through CU Denver can be earned. See registration card for course number.)
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Prerequisite: Algebra 1, Signed Honors Agreement
1.0 Credit: Full Year
Grade(s): 10, 11, 12
Fee: $20.00 (Lab notebook / Goggles / Tie Dye / Consumable foods in labs)
Dual Enrollment available with CU Denver
Chemistry involves studying the composition, properties, and reactions of substances. These courses typically explore such concepts as the behaviors of solids, liquids, and gases; acid/base and oxidation/reduction reactions; and atomic structure. Chemical formulas and equations and nuclear reactions are also studied. The honors course prepares students for advanced coursework and engages students in enrichment opportunities. Rigor is demonstrated through sophistication and acceleration in terms of thought-provoking learning activities, challenging assessments, and more complex text/materials. Diverse interests, cultures, perspectives, learning styles, and intelligences are cultivated and higher level critical and creative thinking skills such as interpretation, problem-solving, investigation, and logic are emphasized throughout the honors course. Science courses are required to follow 2020 Colorado Academic Standards which ensure equal emphasis on Science and Engineering Practices, Cross Cutting concepts, and Disciplinary Core Ideas. Students will experience an anchored inquiry model of instruction.
Registration for college credit is optional; the cost is approximately $310 for 4 credits (lecture and lab courses.) College credit earned via this course is guaranteed by state law to be transferable to any public college or university in Colorado. Registration and payment for the course are due second semester to CU Denver. The grade given to CU is the average both semester’s grades. See registration card for course number.
This course may be applied towards a STEM Endorsed Diploma.
Honors Chemistry.mp4Honors Chemistry at Columbine High School is the only non-AP chemistry course in Colorado in which students can earn college credit.
Honors Chemistry is not a duplicate of the AP Chemistry course at CHS; students in Honors Chemistry can earn one semester of college credit, while those in AP Chemistry can earn two semesters of college credit.
The college credit option is via the CU Succeed program. Colorado state law guarantees that credit obtained through CU Succeed is transferable to any public college or university in Colorado. The CU Succeed program is administered by the University of Colorado Denver while its students receive instruction in their regular high-school classrooms.
Dr Price is the only teacher in the state authorized to offer college credit for Honors Chemistry.
And what are we doing today in Honors Chemistry? Reacting copper and its compounds, with the goal of obtaining the same amount of copper at the end of the sequence as we used at the beginning.
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