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Chemistry curriculum besides Wile's
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So, I’m not thrilled with Wile’s Chemistry curriculum for my son who will be 10th grade last year.
I’ve been looking at Tiner’s The World of Chemistry and Englin’s Chemistry: The Study of Matter.
Tiner’s looks light and like it would need a lot of supplementing.
Englin’s is beautiful but I’m afraid it too is too light.
Thoughts?
We do also participate in Science Olympiad every year and I choose events that enrich his topic for the year.
We used an old edition of Apologia Chemistry this past year. In retrospect, I wish we’d gone with Friendly Chemistry. Check it out and see what you think. My only problem with it is that it’s a bit expensive to buy everything you need. I do think it’s worth it though as Apologia was a slog.
There’s also Guest Hollow’s chemistry and Mr. Q’s chemistry. Sabbath Mood has a living books chemistry course as well.
You could also cobble together a class with Chemistry 101 dvds, the Tiner book, and some other living books The Elements by Theodore Gray and the chemistry books by Ellen White (I think that’s her name. One book is called Carbon Chemistry).
It all depends on your student’s post high school goals. A student wanting to go into a science field and go straight into a University will need more rigorous chemistry, he/she will need to do chemistry. A student going to community college or into the trades can take the approach of learning about chemistry. There’s quite a difference between doing science and learning about science.
I really think Friendly Chemistry is somewhere in the middle and a good fit for students not going into science or math related fields.
If you decide to use Friendly Chemistry, it may be more economical to go through the Schoolhouse Teachers website. https://schoolhouseteachers.com/. The book is provided, in sections, as part of the course. There is a monthly fee for the site, though. Here’s a link to the Friendly Chemistry page. https://schoolhouseteachers.com/school-subjects/science/friendly-chemistry-class/#howtousethiscourse
HTH!
Please note that if you use Guest Hollow’s chemistry that The Disappearing Spoon’s author is atheistic in his ideas, and frequently presents them. He mocks those who believe that our universe was created. He continually relates evolutionary ideas and theories as absolute fact. And he is crude and vulgar throughout the book.
We also do not prefer Apologia and are looking at Friendly Chemistry as well as Master Books’ new high school Chemistry course which is a full year course with lab.
Thanks for the heads up, Karen Smith.
Please be aware that Sabbath Mood uses some books with evolutionary views and old earth.
We love Master Books! Thanks, Amie, for letting us know about the new Chemistry course. It looks nice.
Have you looked at Novare Science? I believe their Chemistry level is complete. We have not used any of their science programs yet, but I am considering their Introductory Physics course for my 9th grader. They suggest Physics before Biology and Chemistry. They say they offer a christian text, but from an old earth perspective, which is my one hang up thus far.
https://www.novarescienceandmath.com/product/general-chemistry-2nd-edition/
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