Note: This is the previous version of Oak Meadow's Chemistry course (removed Feb 2026) and aligns with the current textbook, Living by Chemistry 3rd Ed. and Napoleon's Buttons. The current lab manual and lab kit do not align with this publication.
Course Overview
Course Length: Full year
Suggested Grade Level(s): 11 12
View samples of our high school curriculum here.
Students get a rigorous hands-on introduction to the topics tools terms mathematics and practices of the study of chemistry.
This course includes 16 labs plus dozens of hands-on activities inquiry-based quick labs and creative ways to explore chemistry principles and their real-world applications. The scientific method data analysis and powers of observation and critical thinking to solve a problem are addressed in all aspects of the course.
Labs include Molecular Modeling Naming Chemical Properties of Gases Stoichiometry The Mole Concept Titration Molar Mass Determination Electrochemical Cells and Cell Potentials Le Châtelier’s Principle Quantitative Spectroscope and Reaction Order and Rate Laws. This course is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Suggested prerequisite: Algebra 1 & Algebra 2
Additional Materials Required:
The following materials are necessary for use with this coursebook:
- Chemistry Matters Lab Manual Second Edition
- Living by Chemistry
- Napoleon’s Buttons: 17 Molecules That Changed History
- Chemistry Lab Kits: Hands-On Lab Chem 1 and Chem 2
- Chemistry Matters Teacher Edition Second Edition (optional but recommended)
Product Details
- Publisher: Oak Meadow Inc.
- Publication date: July 2022
- Pages: 216
- Binding: Spiral bound
- Product dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches
- Item weight: 1.50 lbs
