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Material Type: Assignment; Professor: Baxley; Class: Gen Coll Chemistry; Subject: Chemistry; University: Cuesta College; Term: Unknown 1989;
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Chemistry 1A JiTL #
Read “Policies and Procedures” for turning in HW, attached to your syllabus
Note: Class starts promptly at 30 min past the hour. This means you should have any assignments turned in, and that you are seated and ready to learn by 11:30. Please plan ahead for traffic and parking delays, which are common in the first weeks of a semester at Cuesta College. Parking in the morning can take up to 20-30 minutes.
Note #2: If you accidentally arrive to campus early, it will not be frowned upon if you begin reading ahead in your text, study the previous day’s notes, or discuss chemistry topics with friends outside the classroom.
Note #3: JiTL stands for Just in Time Learning. This is a device for you to know what is coming up in a lecture, and learning a bit about a topic on your own. This will often be announced and posted one class period before they are due. The assignments will be collected at random. This JiTL is longer than most JiTLs, and may take 1-2 hours.
The assignment:
a. Why might you read the “What’s Ahead” sections? b. What can you do before each class period to help you take better notes (and ask good questions)? c. Why is it important to know the language of Chemistry? Does spelling count?
OPTIONAL Reading techniques. One way to get more out of reading a text book is to use the SQR3 method. It goes like this: a. Start with the “What’s Ahead” to get an overview of the chapter. b. Read the section headings. Turn each section heading into a question. See below ****** c. Read through the chapter. Don’t neglect the chapter summary at the end. d. Go back and answer your questions (part b). Look at the text only to confirm answers.
More information about reading strategies is on the 201A website.
****** For example, the first section of a history book might be titled “The Voyage of Columbus.” Good questions might be “Why did Columbus go on a voyage?” or “What did Columbus accomplish on his voyage.” A question of “Where did Columbus go on his voyage” would not be a challenging question to answer or effective for studying.