Description
Apologia’s award-winning chemistry
textbook is written to your student in a conversational tone and
cultivates independent learning. Our Exploring Creation with Chemistry,
3rd Edition, course is designed to provide them with a working
understanding of chemistry while also preparing them for college-level
studies and the ACT. Because math is a big part of chemistry, we
recommend that students who take this course be proficient in algebra.
Curriculum Overview
Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Chemistry curriculum is written
to your student in a conversational tone. They will be intellectually
challenged but also supported as they work through science concepts and
thought-provoking experiments. Guided through a personalized format,
they methodically learn, self-check, and master difficult concepts
before moving on.
This chemistry course provides an
in-depth introduction to the methods and concepts of general chemistry,
as well as a ton of chemistry lab experiments that will help take your
student’s learning even further!
In this course they will learn:
- Measurement, Units, and the Scientific Method.
- Atoms and Molecules
- Atomic Structure
- Molecular Structure
- Polyatomic Ions and Molecular Geometry
- Changes in Matter and Chemical Reactions
- Describing Chemical Reactions
- Stoichiometry
- Acid-Base Chemistry
- The Chemistry of Solutions
- The Gas Phase
- Energy, Heat, and Temperature
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetics
- Chemical Equilibrium
- Reduction-and-Oxidation Reaction
This softcover student textbook, Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 3rd Edition, is designed to be taken in high school.
Lesson Plans and Materials
The Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Student Textbook
is written in a conversational format with the author talking directly
to your student. Your student is guided through key learning strategies
like how to think critically about what they are learning, identify
important parts of the information presented, take meaningful notes, and
complete experiments. The Student Notebook
(sold separately) pairs perfectly with this process, providing
easy-to-understand graphics where students fill in the blank spaces as
they read.
This course is designed to be done 4 days a week. A suggested daily schedule
is included in the student notebook (sold separately) so your student
easily understands what is expected of them each day, while also
providing flexibility to meet the needs of your student and family.
Hands-on Experiments
Throughout this module your student
will connect textbook instruction with hands-on experiments to maximize
their learning. To be able to complete some of the experiments in this
course your student will need the Chemistry Glassware Set. Other than that, this course utilizes easy-to-obtain household materials.
Easy Grading
Complete, step-by-step grading
rubrics are provided to you as the parent, guiding you as you calculate
your student’s module grade from their test, lab work, and character.
Meet the Author
Sherri Seligson