General Chemistry

General Chemistry is a refreshing new approach to high school chemistry. Beginning with atomic properties and structure, the course move through bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, kinetic theory, gas laws, acids and bases, and ends with redox chemistry.

This text embodies all of the features for which Novare Science has become known. Initially, readers will notice the care and beauty with which the text is laid out, the hype-free graphics, and the solid sewn-binding that makes these books last through years of use.

The mastery-learning paradigm builds comprehension by adding new concepts while reviewing and rehearsing key material throughout the year. We intentionally integrate across related subjects: the history of modern chemistry, mathematics and technical communication is emphasized throughout.

Our approach to implementing a Kingdom Perspective is to do science from the faith-informed perspective as disciples of Christ studying God’s created order.

General Chemistry Textbook

ISBN: 9780997284515
Edition: 2nd
Grade Level: 10-12
Course Length: 1 year
Content Credit: 1 full high school science credit
Trim Size: 6.5” x 9.5
Binding: Hardcover
Color or BW: Color
Pages: 432

General Chemistry Digital Resources

Digital Resources for General Chemistry includes assessment documentation and course planning resources necessary for the administration of this course, whether in a homeschool setting or a coop or classroom. All items are printable and distributable to your student or classroom; only one copy of digital resources are needed per classroom or home.

In this downloadable resource, you will find tools for planning the year such as a daily Lesson List and sample semester schedule. Fall and spring semester exams are included. Also included are an answer key and a document of recommendations for teaching the course.

Purchasers have access to the Digital Resources for the lifetime of the product.

Chemistry Experiments

Choose from two Chemistry Experiment books shown below:

  1. Chemistry Experiments for High School - made for chemistry teachers in laboratory environments with standard fittings such as gas jets and vent hoods.
  2. Chemistry Experiments for High School at Home - designed for homeschool settings without standard fittings. Some chemicals are substituted for greater safety and availability to consumers.

These books contain mostly the same experiments with each adapted to a different learning environment. Scroll down for more information.

Complete Solutions and Answers for General Chemistry

Think of this book as a one-stop grader’s reference with answers and step-by-step solutions to all calculation questions, plus sample answers to verbal answers. Answers to calculation answers exercises (found in the textbook), plus sample complete sentence answers to verbal questions, plus answer keys for all assessments (including semester final exams), plus the entire Solutions Manual, all in one book!

ISBN: 9780998983332
Edition: 1st (to accompany General Chemistry, 2nd ed.)
Grade Level: Teacher's resource
Course Length: 1 year
Trim Size: 8.5” x 11”
Binding: Soft cover
Color or BW: S&W
Pages: 176

Solutions Manual for General Chemistry

This Solutions Manual contains the mathematical steps for solving calculation problems in the chapter exercises of General Chemistry. It is a useful supplement for students in homeschooling environments or in traditional classrooms.

This book is not included in the General Chemistry program; it is considered an optional supplement because it is a subset of Complete Solutions and Answers for General Chemistry, a teacher's grading resource. This book is for students without giving them answers to assessments.

This book is applicable for all editions of General Chemistry.


Chemistry for Accelerated Students

For students on the Novare "accelerated pathway", sophomores follow Accelerated Studies in Physics and Chemistry (ASPC) with Chemistry for Accelerated Students. While the book contains much of the same content as General Chemistry, it goes deeper into many topics, has some more challenging exercises, and includes some additional chapters: Solution Chemistry, Chemical Equilibrium, and an introduction to Organic Chemistry.

Like all Novare texts, this book contains graphical and page layout features that are aesthetically sensitive, relevant to the text and hype-free.

The book supports the mastery learning paradigm with cumulative assessments and repeated use of lower-level skills in higher-level exercises. It strives to integrate enriching content from history, mathematics, philosophy, and written communication. And occasional observations about the wondrous created world God has made frame the Kingdom Perspective that undergirds Novare books.

Chemistry for Accelerated Students Textbook

ISBN: 9780997284539
Edition: 2nd
Grade Level: 10-12
Course Length: 1 year
Content Credit: 1 full high school science credit
Trim Size: 6.5” x 9.5"
Binding: Hardcover
Color or BW: Color
Pages: 537

Chemistry for Accelerated Students Digital Resources

Digital Resources for Chemistry for Accelerated Students includes assessment documentation and course planning resources necessary for the administration of this course, whether in a homeschool setting or a coop or classroom. All items are printable and distributable to your student or classroom; only one copy of digital resources are needed per classroom or home. In this downloadable resource, you will find tools for planning the year.

  • Included in the Digital Resources:

    • Course Overview (PDF) - “Recommendations for Teaching the Course” by John Mays
    • 27 Quizzes
    • 13 Chapter Tests
    • Fall and Spring Semester Exams
    • All keys and sample answers in one document
    • Lesson List
    • Sample lesson calendar for the year
    • Sample graded lab report

Chemistry Experiments for High School/Chemistry Experiments for High School at Home

Choose from two Chemistry Experiment books shown below:

  1. Chemistry Experiments for High School - made for chemistry teachers in laboratory environments with standard fittings such as gas jets and vent hoods.
  2. Chemistry Experiments for High School at Home - designed for homeschool settings without standard fittings. Some chemicals are substituted for greater safety and availability to consumers.

These books contain mostly the same experiments with each adapted to a different learning environment. Scroll down for more information.

Solutions Manual for Chemistry for Accelerated Students

This Solutions Manual contains the mathematical steps for solving calculation problems in the chapter exercises of Chemistry for Accelerated Students. It is a useful supplement for students in homeschooling environments or in traditional classrooms.

This book is considered a student resource and only contains solutions for chapter exercises in the textbook (students already have the answers in the text). This manual is applicable for all editions of Chemistry for Accelerated Students.

Novare Chemistry Supplement

This booklet was created to help students who are want to use Chemistry for Accelerated Students but did not start with the Novare "physics first" sequence. Chemistry can be a challenging course, and there are a handful of topics that a students needs to have mastered in order do well. Those important topics are included in this booklet, and in Appendix A of the text.

Students who took Accelerated Studies in Physics and Chemistry (ASPC) before coming to high school chemistry do not need this book.

Topics include:

  • Mass and Energy
  • The Law of Conservation of Energy
  • Atoms and Atomic Theory
  • Ions
  • The history of atomic models
  • Elements, compounds and mixtures
  • Physical and chemical properties of substances
  • Density

Chemistry Experiments for High School

Chemistry Experiments for High School is the chemistry experiment manual for school-based chemistry teachers with classrooms fitted with standard lab fixtures for bunsen burners, vent hoods, and secure chemical storage cabinetry.

The book includes instructions for each lab, background, materials lists, discussion questions, any safety issues and materials disposal procedures. It is a consumable book for students with perforated pages. Discussion and note-taking/observation pages can be removed and turned in.

The experiments align with specific pages from the two Novare chemistry texts above.

Specs

ISBN: 9780990439769
Edition: 1st
Grade Level: 10-12
Course Length: 1 year
Trim Size: 8.5" x 11"
Binding: Coil-bound, soft cover
Color or BW: B&W
Pages: 148

Experiments

Experiments:

  1. Measurement of Physical Properties
  2. Separation of Components in a Mixture
  3. Flame Texts and Metal Cation Identification
  4. Determining the Empirical Formula of a Copper Chloride Hydrate
  5. Activity Series
  6. Limiting Reactant and Percent Yield
  7. Intermolecular Forces
  8. Molarity
  9. Mole Amount of Gas
  10. Metathesis Reactions
  11. Acid-Base Titration
  12. Effectiveness of Antacids
  13. Calorimetry and Hess’s Law
  14. Rate Law Determination for the Acid-Catalyzed Iodination of Acetone
  15. Le Châtelier's Principle
  16. Titration Curves and Ka
  17. Determination of the Percentage of Iron in Iron Supplements—Redox Titration
  18. Electrochemical Series
  19. Synthesis of Aspirin
  20. Calorimetry of Organic Compounds

Chemistry Experiments for High School at Home

Chemistry Experiments for High School at Home is the chemistry experiment manual for homeschools and schools that do not have standard lab fixtures such as gas jets for bunsen burners, vent hoods or secure chemical storage.

While it includes almost all of the same experiments in Chemistry Experiments for High School, adaptations have been made where necessary to make these experiments doable at home. Chemicals available to consumers have been substituted, alternative flame sources are discussed, and there is a detailed introduction for non-science teachers discussing planning and costs, chemicals and apparatus list, glass tubing, preparation of stock solutions, and expectations for lab reports and lab journals. A detailed chart of materials is also included in the introduction.

Though adapted for home use, the experiments are still fun, illustrative of chemical principles, and conceived to bring students into the real experience of adult laboratory processes.

Specs

ISBN: 9780990439776
Edition: 1st
Grade Level: 10-12
Course Length: 1 year
Trim Size: 8.5” x 11"
Binding: Coil-bound, soft cover
Color or BW: B&W
Pages: 186

Experiments

Experiments:

  1. Measurement of Physical Properties
  2. Separation of Components in a Mixture
  3. Flame Texts and Metal Cation Identification
  4. Determining the Empirical Formula of a Copper Chloride Hydrate
  5. Activity Series
  6. Limiting Reactant and Percent Yield
  7. Intermolecular Forces
  8. Molarity
  9. Mole Amount of Gas
  10. Metathesis Reactions
  11. Acid-Base Titration
  12. Effectiveness of Antacids
  13. Calorimetry and Hess’s Law
  14. Rate Law Determination for the Acid-Catalyzed Iodination of Acetone
  15. Titration Curves and Ka
  16. Determination of the Percentage of Iron in Iron Supplements—Redox Titration
  17. Electrochemical Series
  18. Synthesis of Aspirin
  19. Calorimetry of Organic Compounds

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