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In searching (still) for a good Chemistry course for my 10th grade son, I ran across Bridget Arden's Chemistry/Labs. Has anybody used this curriculum? If so, was it any good? How well did it prepare for AP Chemistry?

 

Debb

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I believe that Bridget Ardoin's program, called "High School Chemistry in the Home", is just that: a high school course--not an advanced placement course. Are you looking for a program to prepare for the AP exam or a program that establishes a foundation for a later AP class? I had seriously considered her biology program but my son opted for AP so we went with one of the texts suggested by the College Board.

 

Having met the author at a homeschool conference, I can tell you I found her to be accessible. I was paying more attention to her biology course than her chemistry so I cannot comment on the latter. Sorry.

 

Jane

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My dd used her biology course this year and I cannot recommend it. It is a research based curriculum: every week there are 5-8 questions. At the end of every week there is a lab and quiz. The teacher book has answers for the research questions, quizzes and semester tests. The first semester on human anatomy had good questions, the 2nd semester did not.

 

If you research exactly what the teacher meant for you to research, you will do well and feel successful on the quizzes and tests. If you don't, you won't. This happened to my dd often enough that I concluded the questions weren't worded tightly enough to lead the student in the right research direction. I eventually dropped all quizzes and tests.

 

Karen

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