Chemistry Textbook Grade 12 Part 2
Giuseppina Worster
While there are many comprehensive chemistry textbooks available, it is important to note that different schools may cover different topics in their 12th grade curriculum. It is best to check with your teacher or school to ensure that the book you choose covers all the necessary topics.
It is generally recommended to use the most recent edition of a textbook as it may have updated information and resources. However, if your school is using an older edition and you are unable to purchase a newer one, it is still possible to use the older edition.
Using a college-level chemistry textbook for 12th grade may be too advanced for some students and may cover topics that are not included in the high school curriculum. It is best to stick with a textbook specifically designed for 12th grade chemistry.
Some students may try to get by without buying the textbook, Sun said, but they have to buy an access code to complete the homework. Sun has seen affordability challenges affect students and wanted to be part of a solution, making access to both the textbook and the homework system free of charge.
KU Libraries is continuously partnering across campus in these efforts. Since 2019, the libraries have recognized Textbook Heroes to highlight significant efforts in the KU community to create OERs and reduce costs of course materials for students.
Though the process and time commitment involved in creating an OER textbook was more complex than Sun imagined when he first set out, the encouragement and expertise of library collaborators helped him move through the challenges of getting the book and homework system completed and available online.
KU Libraries and the Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright, in partnership with the Office of Communications & Advancement and the Open Educational Resources (OER) Working Group, are pleased to acknowledge and express gratitude for advocacy and innovation in course materials affordability at the University of Kansas. Textbook Heroes are members of the KU community who've taken extraordinary initiative to increase access to and affordability of required course materials by implementing and advocating for OER and other low and no cost course materials. Launched in Spring 2019, a new cohort of Textbook Heroes is announced each year during Open Education Week, which occurs in the Spring semester.
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.
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.
Students will explore many chemistry concepts in this curriculum, but they will NOT learn some of the more traditional chemistry topics that require higher level math skills. They also will not cover some of the topics in as much depth as they would in a traditional chemistry course.
This curriculum can be used for grades 9 through 12, although some families have chosen to use it with younger students. We recommend it for high school, but you know your student best! We do not have specific recommendations or book substitutions for middle schoolers listed for this curriculum.
We feel there is a real need in the homeschool world for a curriculum like this. Chemistry is an important part of just about everything. Kids should be acquainted with it in a way they are going to retain and enjoy!
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Week 8: Fats, fatty acids, saturated and unsaturated fats, lipids, turning rancid by hydrolysis, activated charcoal, ion exchange, citric acid, sourness, potassium hydrogen tartrate, glutamate, hydrolyzed proteins
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1. Some weeks the reading was just too heavy with the other course demands of high school. We had to skip a few books for this reason.
2. We are Christians and there was only one book about a Christian, but there are many Christian scientists. I found no books from a Christian perspective and found some so heavy on Evolution that it detracted from the focus of the book for us (Missing Microbes, for example.) While I understand not everyone doing the course is Christian and that Christian or not, our students should be informed about Evolution, it would have been great to have the option of some books that came at the subjects from a Christian worldview. I did my best to counter the Evolutionary views, but it was a disappointment to me that I had to so often.
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