| When | Wednesday 10:30-12:00 |
| Teacher Name | TrinaToups |
| Target Age Range | 12 - Adult |
| General Grade Level | Lower High School, Upper High School, College |
| Ability Level | Introductory, Advanced Beginner |
| Skill Requirements/Prerequisites | A participant needs to be taking algebra and be good at math, or have finished algebra one and be willing to be persistent with the math. I will work to make sure that participants have the mathematical tools they need to solve the problems involved. I am very approachable for help with homework. |
| Book Title | ONLY the EIGHTH edition Chemistry the Central Science |
| ISBN | 0130103101 |
| Family Provided Materials | Inexpensive scientific calculator - one that has log, ln, EE buttons - TI 30 XS will do, for example. Internet access at home is helpful. When you buy the used text, try for a copy that states CD-Rom is included. Nice, but not essential to have CD-Rom. Please only buy the 8th edition, it will make it easier to assign homework and refer to in class, besides saving you a lot of money Unless you have gotten to algebra 2 in math, please consider purchasing the following: Bridge Math from http://www.beginningspublishing.com/products.html I will suggesting homework from it during the summer as preparation for the class. |
| Instructor Provided Materials | I have a number of copies of the lab manual that goes with this text. I will provide glassware and most chemicals. |
| Study Group Style | Lecture, Discussion, Activity, Extra Meetings |
| Description | We will have fun, but you must do the work! Challenge yourself! This is intended to be a serious, full year, high school chemistry study group. Those with no prior chemistry background can participate as Chemistry I. Because of the nature of general chemistry(they just repeat the info in AP courses), this class would be suitable as a chemistry II study group for a participant who has had it before, and wishes to reinforce knowledge. Those who are serious about this can probably be successful on the AP exam and thus earn college credit or college placement out of general chemistry. This group will definitely meet requirements for Lab Science, as we will do a number of labs out of a college lab workbook. We will do lecture, homework problems, light lab experiments, and leader demonstrations. Regular attendance/homework is crucial to success in this course. We will also attempt to schedule a couple of mutually agreeable lab days during Voyagers break time. If participants are interested in studying for the SAT subject test or AP test, I will be willing to hold some extra study sessions after the end of the spring term * Don't bother to take this class if you won't commit to doing at least some of the homework every week. It's not worth your time or mine. * Expect to spend about an hour a day on this -- I will help teach the study skills necessary for science. |