SilverMoon Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 My youngest, rising 7th, is heading into chemistry this fall. We already have a pile of books to read through, though they were collected for kids who have already graduated. I'd love to hear of any more recent treasures! Or maybe there's a fabulous older one we missed. 🙂 We also have not settled on a secular spine. The middle school ones seem... shallow. But I'm not sure he's ready for the Suchocki text. The high school "big fat notebook" and DK's Chemistry Book are on my list to check out at B&N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I was going to suggest Suchocki, but I see you've already thought about that one... No personal familiarity with either of these, so you'll have to skim through and decide if any of these works:Libre Texts: CHEM100: Fundamentals of Chemistry -- free online textCK12: Chemistry for High School -- free online textCrash Course Chemistry -- free online videos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany1116 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Guest Hollow has a chem course or two, and you can find their reading lists on their website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 World of Chemistry by Zumdahl? It's a highschool level text 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Thanks! 🩷 Zumdahl would be harder than Suchocki if I recall correctly? The Suchocki text is Conceptual Chemistry. Guesthollow is not secular but I'll look through the booklists. 👍 I've never heard of Libre Texts and it looks interesting. I'm not sure why CC never crossed my brain but he'd probably do well with them. He's definitely ready for some high school concepts but he's not ready for high school level work or dense textbooks. There seems to be such a huge gap in chemistry curricula between highschool and anything lower. Searching the board archives showed this same complaint. 🙃 He needs more hows and whys. I did see Radium Girls has a young reader version now! We already have Itch, The Disappearing Spoon, Napoleon's Buttons, The Periodic Kingdom, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany1116 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 4 hours ago, SilverMoon said: Thanks! 🩷 Zumdahl would be harder than Suchocki if I recall correctly? The Suchocki text is Conceptual Chemistry. Guesthollow is not secular but I'll look through the booklists. 👍 I've never heard of Libre Texts and it looks interesting. I'm not sure why CC never crossed my brain but he'd probably do well with them. He's definitely ready for some high school concepts but he's not ready for high school level work or dense textbooks. There seems to be such a huge gap in chemistry curricula between highschool and anything lower. Searching the board archives showed this same complaint. 🙃 He needs more hows and whys. I did see Radium Girls has a young reader version now! We already have Itch, The Disappearing Spoon, Napoleon's Buttons, The Periodic Kingdom, etc. I am a few chapters in to the YR version of Radium Girls now. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 4 hours ago, SilverMoon said: Zumdahl would be harder than Suchocki if I recall correctly Yes that's right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Brittany1116 said: I am a few chapters in to the YR version of Radium Girls now. 🙂 What is Radium Girls? Can you please provide a link? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 12 hours ago, desertflower said: What is Radium Girls? Can you please provide a link? Thanks. It's a book book, and there's a movie now too. My older kids read this one in high school. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Harrowing Historical Nonfiction Bestseller About a Courageous Fight for Justice) https://a.co/d/1KZxBPg I'd get the young reader version for my 12yo. The Radium Girls: Young Readers' Edition: The Scary but True Story of the Poison that Made People Glow in the Dark https://a.co/d/1UHudDU 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes+Ships+SealingWax Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 My DS really enjoyed assembling this last year when we did Chem! ⚛️ https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Building-a-Periodic-Table-and-more-Distance-Learning-1918192?ssp_iabi=1682735942119 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 7:41 PM, Shoes+Ships+SealingWax said: My DS really enjoyed assembling this last year when we did Chem! ⚛️ https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Building-a-Periodic-Table-and-more-Distance-Learning-1918192?ssp_iabi=1682735942119 That might just work with him. Cutting and pasting figures on a timeline is the extent of craftiness he will tolerate. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook (The Complete High School Study Guide) is going to be our spine. This with Crash Course videos will give him more advanced concepts in brief and well explained lessons. Completing both of them will leave him with plenty of time for reading good books, and if they get too thick we'll work it out through discussion. No tests, no pressure. We already have Gray's Elements, the Itch trilogy, Radioactive Boy Scout, Cartoon Guide to Chemistry, Periodic Kingdom, and more I'm surely forgetting. From the adult/high school shelf I'm pulling Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements and The Poisoner's Handbook for him. I'm adding Why is Milk White, Radium Girls young reader, Dr Joe and What You Didn't Know, Caesar's Last Breath, and That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles to our library. Big brother says we really need to use periodicvideos.com with him, so he can learn to pronounce aluminium correctly. 😂 Disappearing Spoon also has a young reader version now. The regular one is in the history of science schedule we plan to use for his 8th grade, but I'm adding it for anyone else who may be interested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malam Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Try Uncle Tungsten as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Malam said: Try Uncle Tungsten as well Good shout. 👍 Amazon says I bought it in 2015. Hopefully it was put away in the science shelf. 🤞😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 On 6/9/2023 at 2:12 PM, SilverMoon said: Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook (The Complete High School Study Guide) is going to be our spine. This with Crash Course videos will give him more advanced concepts in brief and well explained lessons. Completing both of them will leave him with plenty of time for reading good books, and if they get too thick we'll work it out through discussion. No tests, no pressure. We already have Gray's Elements, the Itch trilogy, Radioactive Boy Scout, Cartoon Guide to Chemistry, Periodic Kingdom, and more I'm surely forgetting. From the adult/high school shelf I'm pulling Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements and The Poisoner's Handbook for him. I'm adding Why is Milk White, Radium Girls young reader, Dr Joe and What You Didn't Know, Caesar's Last Breath, and That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles to our library. Big brother says we really need to use periodicvideos.com with him, so he can learn to pronounce aluminium correctly. 😂 Disappearing Spoon also has a young reader version now. The regular one is in the history of science schedule we plan to use for his 8th grade, but I'm adding it for anyone else who may be interested. You probably already know this, but Gray has a couple of sequels to Elements. We have been working through the Molecules one, and my kids really enjoy it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 56 minutes ago, happypamama said: You probably already know this, but Gray has a couple of sequels to Elements. We have been working through the Molecules one, and my kids really enjoy it. Yes! Elements, then Molecules (you can preview it on archive) and then Reactions (archive again). Very well done. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Lamb Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Napoleon's Buttons is good, with an emphasis on chemistry that may have changed history. However, the chemistry level is probably too high for a logic level student, more like strong high-school or college/interested adults. There are lots of comparisons of similar organic structures, easily accessible for AP level students. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmeilaen Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Here is a wonderful list of great chemistry books for homeschoolers from Sabbath Mood Homeschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 9:13 PM, pmeilaen said: Here is a wonderful list of great chemistry books for homeschoolers from Sabbath Mood Homeschool. Thanks! That site lumps religious and secular books together without marking them so it's a bit of a hunting expedition. 🙃 Lit based science above elementary is just harder to find. 😐 _____________ Unless something amazing or actually inclusive comes along I think we're set now. There was pile of biographies, Library of Subatomic Particles, etc already on the shelf for him along with books mentioned above. The wall table of elements linked above has been a fun addition! 🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmeilaen Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 20 hours ago, SilverMoon said: Thanks! That site lumps religious and secular books together without marking them so it's a bit of a hunting expedition. 🙃 Lit based science above elementary is just harder to find. 😐 _____________ Unless something amazing or actually inclusive comes along I think we're set now. There was pile of biographies, Library of Subatomic Particles, etc already on the shelf for him along with books mentioned above. The wall table of elements linked above has been a fun addition! 🤘 Oh, I did not see that you were just interested in secular books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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