Discovering Design with Chemistry

Discovering Design with Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0-9962784-6-1
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$69.00

Discovering Design with Chemistry is a comprehensive high school chemistry course designed for students who have completed Algebra 1. The course contains 46 separate experiments that illustrate various concepts and shows how chemistry reveals the amazing design that exists all around us.

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Discovering Design with Chemistry is a high school chemistry course designed for students who have completed Algebra 1.

(Unless you are using this course with someone else and they have the Answer Key and Tests manual you may want to order the set not just the textbook.)

This independent-study, college-preparatory course covers fundamental aspects of chemistry such as the classification of matter, atomic structure, spectroscopy, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, physical change, chemical change, stoichiometry, solutions, ideal gases, acid/base chemistry, reduction/oxidation reactions, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, and chemical equilibrium. Weaving together concepts and their mathematical applications, the course teaches students how to think as a chemist so they can analyze the major changes that occur in matter.

The course contains 46 separate experiments that illustrate various concepts being explored. Many are quantitative in nature, including measuring the wavelength of microwaves, determining the number of water molecules in a hydrated compound, calculating percent yield, measuring the concentration of a hydrogen peroxide solution, determining the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar, measuring the specific heat of a metal, and determining the change in enthalpy for a chemical reaction. Others are qualitative, such as performing flame tests, examining the interference of light waves, comparing metals to nonmetals, exploring Boyle’s Law, doing litmus tests, and electroplating.

Throughout the course, the student is shown how chemistry reveals the amazing design that exists all around us. From the details of atomic structure to the makeup of the very air that we breathe, chemistry shows us the marvelous handiwork of God.

Additional Products:
Lab Kit
Audio Book
Student Notebook:
Free worksheets under Product Resources
Instructional Video: Free, see introduction to book for access
Class Recordings

Additional information

Weight 6 lbs
Dimensions 11.25 × 8.75 × 1.5 in
Author

Wile
Format

Hardcover
Prerequisite

Algebra I

1 review for Discovering Design with Chemistry

  1. Gavin Broom –

    I love the way this book breaks down the details in a simple way. It is a very basic textbook covering the needed material. I think that it is a wonderful fit for anyone, especially those who find science difficult. The biblical references are amazing!!

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Text table of contents
Text sample
Lab supply list by lesson
Consolidated lab supply list
Experiments Overview
Suggested Daily Assignment Schedule
Worksheets
Scope and Sequence

Testimonials

"The more I discover this book, the more I wished I had it in my hand when I was doing grade 12 chemistry. Sigh. I would probably have obtained better grades..."

"We used [Discovering Design with Chemistry] this past year. My son struggles with science but he and my husband worked through it and did so very well."

This is such an excellent chemistry course. I took AP chemistry in high school and again in college, but those courses did not explain things as well as this course by Dr. Wile. His conversational style and clear/straightforward examples make the material approachable.

I have taught Dr. Wile's chemistry course several times in a co-op setting, and I was excited to see that he had come out with this new one. It is a delight to teach. The progression is incremental and students get all the help they need. I appreciate the online helps. Also, the option to print the Comprehension Questions and Review Questions as worksheets makes it easier for the student. The reproducible extra review questions are so helpful to prepare students for the test.

Thank you, Dr. Wile, for another GREAT course!!!

"...my teens used your high school chemistry textbook. Now they are doing dual enrollment in chemistry at our local university. They are taking the general chemistry for engineers and premed students. Class average for their midterm was in the 60s. [My daughter] made 100. [My son] made an 84 (but this is his first dual enrollment class/midterm). They are way ahead of the rest of the class in their knowledge base. Praise the Lord! Thank you so much for writing that book. You truly have the heart of a teacher."

"I am confident that this course will prepare my son above and beyond the expectation of a chemistry course in regular school."