High School Chemistry: Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents
Chemistry class gets down to the nitty-gritty—moles of atoms and molecules that come together in covalent and ionic bonds. You’ll learn what’s going on around you even when you can’t see it, and that the smallest of changes can make a big difference. In the High School Chemistry Web Guide, students and parents will find chemistry help with homework and test prep, while teachers will get lesson plans and classroom tools to make teaching chemistry fun.
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Expand All Guide SectionsHigh School Chemistry for Students
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Chemistry at Home
If you’ve forgotten the atomic structure of magnesium or that a mole is not just an animal, what your child is learning in chemistry class may stump you. Find resources on high school chemistry so you can help your child with chemistry at home.
Insights for Chemistry at Home
- Chemistry organizations like the American Chemical Society have information about careers in chemistry, blogs, updates on the latest research and more information that can help take your child’s interest in chemistry to new levels.
- There are chemistry tutorial sites online that offer products, like the CD-ROM series from Chemistry Tutor Software, and sites that offer live online tutoring, like Tutor-Homework.com but these sites often aren’t free. If you’re ordering products or tutoring online, be sure to check credentials.
- For ideas about bringing chemistry (and other subjects) into the home, visit the findingDulcinea Homeschooling Web Guide.
Top Sites for Chemistry at Home
For chemistry standards…
SCORE
(Schools of California Online Resources for Education) provides an overview of chemistry standards in California. The California standards provide an idea of what’s covered at the high school level, and can be adapted to your district.
FunBrain's
“Standards Finder” has information about what your child should be learning according to class and grade. Get an idea of what your child’s tests will cover, and what to look for in terms of resources.
For chemistry resources…
Rader's Chem4Kids.com
has information on general chemistry, the periodic table of the elements and information that can help your child review for a test or quiz.
The Chemistry Hypermedia Project
has an alphabetical glossary of chemistry terms and a valuable overview of general chemistry concepts.
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