Be sure to bring your chromebook and charger to school every day.

Be sure to use your school email to login and access Google Classroom.

Honor Code

Ethics, honesty, and integrity are integral components of the academic process. Students are expected to be honest and ethical at all times in their pursuit of academic goals in accordance with Brunswick County Schools District Policy 4310.

These components are:

• Cheating - The actual giving or receiving of any unauthorized assistance or the actual giving or unfair advantage on any form of academic work.
• Plagiarism - The copy of the language, structure, idea and/or thought of another represented as one’s own original work.
• Falsification - The verbal or written statement of any untruth.
• Violation of Copyright Laws - Unauthorized reproduction, duplication and/or use of electronic work, computer software, or other copyrighted material.
• Forgery - A written misrepresentation, as in a signature.

Any student found in violation of the policy will be subject to the following consequences:

• First Offense - The student receives a zero and is not allowed to make up the work. A parent or guardian is contacted, and the teacher documents the offense and parent contact within the school’s internal system. It is not part of the student’s permanent record.
• Second Offense - The student receives a zero and is not allowed to make up the work. A parent or guardian is contacted, and the teacher documents the offense in Educator Handbook. An administrator follows up with parent contact and the offense becomes part of the student’s transcript.

Chemistry

Course Content: Each student will gain an understanding of chemistry through investigation of the nature of matter, including composition, structure, properties and changes of the former resulting from chemical reactions. With successful completion of this course, students will have a more profound understanding of the building blocks and atomic forces of nature.

The instructional format requires each to work independently and collaboratively. There are standards and objectives that must be attained for success in this class.

Topics:  

• The following standards are the focus of this course as outlined by the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Chemistry:

  • PS.Chm.1 Analyze the structure of atoms and isotopes.

  • PS.Chm.2 Understand the physical and chemical properties of atoms based on their position in the Periodic Table.

  • PS.Chm.3 Understand the bonding that occurs in simple compounds in terms of bond type, strength, and properties.

  • PS.Chm.4 Analyze chemical reactions in terms of quantities, product formation, and energy.

  • PS.Chm.5 Understand the factors affecting rate of reaction and chemical equilibrium.

  • PS.Chm.6 Understand solutions and the solution process.

  • PS.Chm.7 Understand the relationship among pressure, temperature, volume, and phase.

The Chemistry standards are the focus of this course as outlined by the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Chemistry. You can find them in their entirety in your Google Classroom.  They are in an "unpacked" form - this means they provide much deeper insight into the topics we will be covering.

Grading Scale:

• 50% Tests
• 25% Labs, Quizzes
• 25% CW, Exit Tickets, Homework

Students will need to bring to class everyday:

• Pencils (at least 2) and a pen (for lab reports)
• 3 Ringed binder (some sort of organizer)
• Loose leaf paper
• Chromebook and charger

Classroom Rules:

• Be where you are supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there.
• Do what you are supposed to do, when you are supposed to do it.
• Say what you are supposed to say, how you are supposed to say it.
• Be respectful of yourself and others.

Cell Phone Policy:

Per school policy, students are not to use their cell phones in class unless specifically told they can by their teacher.  As such, students are expected to keep their cell phones in the cell phone pouch at the front of the classroom.  Students are not permitted to take their phones to the bathroom.  If I see a cell phone when they have not been told they can use them, the student will receive a discipline referral, and I will attempt to contact home by the end of the day. 

Tutoring:

Tutoring is offered during Cougar Flex Time

Communications:

Keeping the lines of communication open is an important aspect of educational life here at South Brunswick High School.  If you need to contact me, please call (910) 756-6880 ext 12042 and leave a message. You can also email me at cave@bcswan.net.

Forensics

This course is designed to reinforce scientific concepts as they relate to forensics.  Students in Forensics will be using traditional classroom activities as well as employing the latest technology to become familiar with many aspects of forensics.

Course Content: The following outline contains many of the topics that will be covered in the course.  Because of the multi-disciplined nature of forensics, some topics may be taught in conjunction with each other.  The order in which the class learns the topics may not necessarily be the same as the order in which they are listed. The scope of some material may be reduced, enlarged or eliminated.

 Course Content:

Grading Policy:

• Tests/Labs/Projects 50%
• Quizzes 20%
• Classwork 20%
• Homework 10%

Students will need to bring to class everyday:

• Pencils (at least 2) and a pen (for lab reports)
• 3 Ringed binder (some sort of organizer)
• Loose leaf paper
• Chromebook and charger

Classroom Rules:

• Be where you are supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there.
• Do what you are supposed to do, when you are supposed to do it.
• Say what you are supposed to say, how you are supposed to say it.
• Be respectful of yourself and others.

Cell Phone Policy:

Per school policy, students are not to use their cell phones in class unless specifically told they can by their teacher.  As such, students are expected to keep their cell phones in the cell phone pouch at the front of the classroom.  Students are not permitted to take their phones to the bathroom.  If I see a cell phone when they have not been told they can use their phones, the student will receive a discipline referral, and I will attempt to contact home by the end of the day. 

Tutoring:

Tutoring is offered during TBA

Communications:

Keeping the lines of communication open is an important aspect of educational life here at South Brunswick High School.  If you need to contact me, please call (910)756-6880 ext 12042 and leave a message. You can also email me at cave@bcswan.net.

 Forensic Links 

Honors Physics

Course Description:

This course is designed to reinforce scientific concepts as they relate to physics.  Students in physics will be using traditional classroom activities as well as employing the latest technology to become familiar with many aspects of physics.

Course Content:

The following outline contains all the main topics that will be covered in the course.  Greater detail for each of the standards can be found in the "Unpacked Standards" located in the Google Classroom folder.

Essential Standards

1. Forces and Motion

• 1.1:  Analyze the motion of objects
• 1.2:  Analyze systems of forces and their interaction with matter.
• 1.3:  Analyze the motion of objects based on the principles of conservation of momentum, conservation of energy and impulse.

 2. Energy Conservation and Transfer

• 2.1:  Understand the concepts of work, energy, and power, as well as the relationship among them.
• 2.2:  Analyze the behavior of waves.
• 2.3:  Analyze the nature of moving charges and electric circuits.

 3.Interactions of Energy and Matter

• 3.1:  Explain charges and electrostatic systems.
• 3.2:  Explain the concept of magnetism.

Grading:

Due to the advanced nature of this course, grading will be based not only on in-class assignments and assessments, but also on independent research and "fieldwork".  There will be long-term projects, with multiple parts and due dates, which will be a major part of your grade. Therefore, not completing these projects will greatly affect your grade in the course.

Grading Policy:

• 50% Tests, Formal Labs, Projects
• 20% Quizzes
• 20% Classwork, Participation, and Notebook
• 10% Homework

Missing/Late Work Policy: All work for a unit must be turned in by the day of the test for that unit.  If it is not turned in, it will be marked as a zero in PowerSchool along with a note that it is missing and late. The zero will remain if the assignment is not submitted by the day of the unit test.

Students will need to bring to class everyday: (unless otherwise indicated)

• Pencils (at least 2) and a pen (for lab reports)
• 3 Ringed binder (some sort of organizer)
• Loose leaf paper
• Chromebook and charger

Classroom Rules:

• Be where you are supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there.
• Do what you are supposed to do, when you are supposed to do it.
• Say what you are supposed to say, how you are supposed to say it.
• Be respectful of yourself and others.

Cell Phone Policy: Per school policy, students are not to use their cellphones in class unless specifically told they can by their teacher.  As such, students are expected to keep their cell phones in the cell phone pouch at the front of the classroom.  Students are not permitted to take their phones to the bathroom.  If I see a cell phone when they have not been told they can use their phones, the student will receive a discipline referral, and I will attempt to contact home by the end of the day.

Cheating/Plagiarism: Students are responsible for completing assignments on an individual basis unless otherwise noted.  Copying other individuals’ material is grounds for receiving a zero (0) as a grade for the assignment. A second occurrence will also result in a written referral.  See Academic Integrity Statement for complete details.

Tardy Policy:

Be in the room before the late bell. If you fail to achieve this requirement I will be implementing the tardy policy as delineated in your student handbook.

 Tutoring:

Tutoring is offered during TBA

 Communications:

Keeping the lines of communication open is an important aspect of educational life here at South Brunswick High School.

If you need to contact me:

• call 910-756-6880 ext. 12042 and leave a message -or-
• email me at cave@bcswan.net

Marine Science

This course is designed to reinforce scientific concepts as they relate to the ocean. Students in this course will use traditional classroom activities as well as employing the latest technology to become familiar with many aspects of marine science. Some of the topics to be studied are marine biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and marine policy. Special emphasis will be placed on factors that are relevant to the North Carolina coast.

Course Content:

The following outline contains many of the topics that will be covered in the course. Because of the multi-disciplined nature of marine science, some topics may be taught in conjunction with each other. The order in which the class learns the topics may not necessarily be the same as the order in which they are listed. Greater detail on each of the units can be found in the curriculum located in the Google Classroom folder.

Grading Policy:

• 50% Tests, Projects
• 20% Labs, Quizzes
• 20% Classwork and Participation
• 10% Homework

Students will need to bring to class everyday: (unless otherwise indicated)

• Pencils (at least 2) and a pen (for lab reports)
• 3 Ringed binder (some sort of organizer)
• Loose leaf paper
• Chromebook and charger

 Classroom Rules:

• Be where you are supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there.
• Do what you are supposed to do, when you are supposed to do it.
• Say what you are supposed to say, how you are supposed to say it.
• Be respectful of yourself and others.

Cell Phone Policy:

Per school policy, students are not to use their cell phones in class unless specifically told they can by their teacher.  As such, students are expected to keep their cell phones in the cell phone pouch at the front of the classroom.  Students are not permitted to take their phones to the bathroom.  If I see a cell phone when they have not been told they can use them, the student will receive a discipline referral, and I will attempt to contact home by the end of the day.

Tutoring:

Tutoring is offered during TBA

Communications:

Keeping the lines of communication open is an important aspect of educational life here at South Brunswick High School.  If you need to contact me, please call (910)756-6880 ext 12042 and leave a message. You can also email me at cave@bcswan.net.

 Marine Science Links