MamaSprout Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 What chemistry would you recommend for a 10th grader who did World of Chem + the Home Scientist "microchem" in 8th grade? Got an "A" in the course (i.e did all the work and did well on labs), but wasn't rock solid on a few topics. Open to any options, but kiddo not excited for more microchem. Dual credit is an option, but I can't find any homeschoolers who have done the labs there. Quote
learning123 Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 I'm not familiar with World of Chem., however I can vouch for Dicentra's Clover Valley Chemistry online course. She has an honors track chemistry course that is demanding without being AP level difficult. I liked what I saw my 10th grader doing and was pleased with the quick response and copious support and offered by the teacher when questions arose. She also has a regular track chem course that is a solid high school level without being too overwhelming for the average-good student. My own student decided to bump down out of the honors track and, while I think harder work would have won the day, I'm happy to see that my smart-enough, not science enthusiastic student is still having to work a bit, learning, and happier. (Thanks Dicentra!) 1 Quote
MamaSprout Posted January 21, 2020 Author Posted January 21, 2020 World of Chem is a high school book that’s the same as Zumdahl’s non major college text. Quote
HollyDay Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 We used Zumdhal's Introduction to Chemistry Quote
Pen Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) On 1/21/2020 at 5:16 AM, learning123 said: I'm not familiar with World of Chem., however I can vouch for Dicentra's Clover Valley Chemistry online course. She has an honors track chemistry course that is demanding without being AP level difficult. I liked what I saw my 10th grader doing and was pleased with the quick response and copious support and offered by the teacher when questions arose. She also has a regular track chem course that is a solid high school level without being too overwhelming for the average-good student. My own student decided to bump down out of the honors track and, while I think harder work would have won the day, I'm happy to see that my smart-enough, not science enthusiastic student is still having to work a bit, learning, and happier. (Thanks Dicentra!) 👍 My son is currently in public school. But I can vouch for Dicentra’s comments and help with my son’s chemistry class troubles posted a short time ago on a thread now near bottom of this page as it shows on my device as having been excellent!!! From that and other posts of hers I’ve seen, I’d expect her course to be excellent. Edited January 23, 2020 by Pen 1 Quote
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