High School Physics Homeschool Science part 1

HS Chemistry: Part 1

High School Chemistry, Part 1 is the first in a three-part course of high school chemistry. In this study guide, students will be introduced to the principles and tools of the study of chemistry. They will learn the chemical properties of air, water, fire, and rust. They will also discover the difference between heat and temperature, acid and base, metals and alloys.

Spine Text:
This study guide accompanies the living book Wonders of Chemistry by A. Frederick Collins.

Note: I highly recommend you purchase the newly reprinted Yesterday’s Classics version rather than using the older reprint as the older one is a print on demand from Archive.org and is missing several pages. You can still use the older version if you have it, however.

If your student has reading difficulties, I am happy to share my own personal recordings of this book. I recorded them for my son. You can access them through DropBox.

  • 282 pages, 20 chapters *completed over 3 terms
  • Reading Level: grade 8-12
  • Prerequisites: none

Author Bio:

Archie Frederick Collins (1869-1952) was a respected engineer, inventor, experimenter, and authority on wireless telegraphy. He wrote an incredible number of books and articles on topics including household mechanics, astronomy, chemistry, how-to manuals for piloting aircraft, submarines, rapid math, and more.

He wrote The Book of Stars to conform to the Tests of the Boy Scouts yet regarded it as a book that he hoped all would read. He thought all things in the sky, along with “the green grass, the trees, the birds and all other good things we have without price” should be looked at, enjoyed and valued to the fullest. In many of his books, A. Frederick Collins recommended that if the reader had any trouble or puzzles of understanding, they should write to him and he would gladly write back and do all he could to help. (source)

Other Necessary Items to Complement This Course

Schedule:

This study guide includes 33 lessons, each requiring approximately 30-40 minutes. You can either schedule it:

  • Three times a week for 11 weeks allowing for exams during the 12th week, or
  • Once a week for an entire year, allowing time for exams at the end of each term, and including other science subjects on the other days of the week.

This guide uses the tools and prompts: 

  • Reading assignments
  • Narration and discussion prompts
  • Activities and experiments related to the reading
  • Supplemental current events, books, videos, and article suggestions
  • Leisure reading options
  • Exam questions

Sample Lessons: 

A digital version can be purchased below, but the paperback copies of this study guide must be purchased on Amazon.