1. Welcome to Mr. Welch Physical Science/Chemistry

2. Mr. Welch About Me 25 Years Old
Graduated from White House High School 2007
Played Golf, Basketball, and soccer for two years
Graduated from King University
Cell and Molecular Biology Degree
Graduated from Tennessee State University
Masters in Curriculum and Instruction

3. Mr. Welch About Me Has two children Mason is age 3
Corbin is 15 months old

4. Classroom Rules
Our number one goal is to create an environment for learning
Treat everyone with respect and honor those opinions or discussions made.
Do not talk while others are talking especially ME!!
Don’t be out of your seat without permission
Collaboration is important
No chomping gum
NO CELL PHONES
Unless we are using for classroom purpose (calculator, poll anywhere, stopwatch)
First penalty of discipline will be an article critique
Further penalties will be office demerits and so forth

5. How I do things There will be many different parts to class Lecture
Discussion
Reading
Multimedia
Labs
Quizzes/Test
Total Points!!

6. Homework My goal is to have the minimum amount of homework.
Not as many drill practicing worksheets
Will be more outside research
Reading ahead of class so we can have active discussion in class
Section Reviews that are leftover from classwork

7. Supplies I have calculators, but you may use your own.
For now all you need is a spiral notebook containing paper.
Notes
Bell ringers
In-Class assignments
Lab Reports
Section Reviews
Quiz answers
Test answers
This will be graded day to day, and biweekly
Class fee of 20$

8. Online Resource??? I can make a website
Leave it up to you all what you want it to be???
Ideas????????
Notes online
Study guides
Outside resources
Blog or comment board to aid in questions while at home
Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate

9. Get to Know You Index Cards
Name
Put in quotations the name you like to be called
address if have one.
Hobbies/sports/clubs
What is your favorite school subject?
What in the past have teachers done for you to learn best?
What do you want your career to be?
What is your goal for physical science/chemistry this year?
Anything that I should know about you that can help me understand you better