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Exploring the World of Chemistry
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012710
ISBN
9780890512951
Grade 6-9
Christian/Religious
Low Teacher Involvement
Visual
Conceptual/Topical
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Description
An introductory history of chemistry, this extremely readable text covers discoveries and developments from ancient to present times. Major emphasis is placed on the contributions of individual scientists (such as Cavendish, Mendeleev, Boyle, and Rutherford) and how they made their discoveries. The focus is not on balancing chemical equations or learning the number of electrons in specific elements. 16 chapters cover: ancient metals (iron, lead, tin), money metals (gold, silver, copper), the search for gold, gases in the air, the use of currents to separate elements, the first periodic table, using a spectroscope to identify elements, cathode ray tubes and alpha particle experiments, compounds by electric attraction, water and its unique properties, carbon and its compounds, organic chemistry, nitrogen and its compounds, silicon and its compounds, modern metals, and chemistry in today's world.
Publisher's Description of Exploring the World of Chemistry
Chemistry is an amazing branch of science that affects us every day, yet few people realize it, or even give it much thought. Without chemistry, there would be nothing made of plastic, there would be no rubber tires, no tin cans, no television, no microwave ovens, or something as simple as wax paper.
This book presents an exciting and intriguing tour through the realm of chemistry as each chapter unfolds with facts and stories about the discoveries and discoverers. Find out why pure gold is not used for jewelry or coins. Join Humphry Davy as he made many chemical discoveries, and learn how they shortened his life. See how people in the 1870s could jump over the top of the Washington Monument.
Exploring the World of Chemistry brings science to life and is a wonderful learning tool with many illustrations, biographical information, chapter tests, and an index for easy referencing.
Category Description for Survey of Science History & Concepts
Following the suggested schedule in the planner for the Explore Series (180 lessons), students will complete the course in one year, but they only receive ½ credit if done at the high school level (with the exception of Survey of Science, which is one full credit).These are transitioning from Parent Lesson Planners to Teacher Guides.
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 6-9 |
| Brand: | Master Book Publishers |
| Author: | John Hudson Tiner |
| ISBN: | 9780890512951 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.95 |
| Edition: | Illustrated |
| Pages: | 160 |
| Publication Date: | 9/1/2000 |
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3 Ratings
3 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
May 13, 2019
Great intro to Chemistry
Loved this book as an intro to Chemistry for my, then, 8th grader. The author wrote so that chemistry was easy to understand. We loved the history he added as well.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 22, 2017
Great mix of history, chemistry, and geography.
I am adding it to my third grader's chemistry lessons. Very good.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 21, 2004
We used this book with our children (ages 9-15) as an introduction to chemistry We had used Exploring the History of Medicine the previous year and found Tiner's style to be engaging This book was so interesting I sat down one night and read through the entire text I highly recommend this book for junior high and high school students It is not extensive enough to serve as a stand-alone chemistry text for a highschool year but it is a great introduction John Hudson Tiner presents the material in small vignettes not really in "textbook" format but in short stories that you will never forget Students gain a grasp for the fundamentals of chemistry in the world all around them Each chapter contains multiple choice questions which can be used as quiz material Answers are in the backThis is a book students can work through alone together or with parental guidance They will enjoy it
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Why did you choose this?
If this is more of an introduction to chemistry, what would be a good Chemistry course to use after reading this?
Hello!
Unfortunately, I might not be of much help to you; however, I'm still going to offer a couple suggestions to you as it might be helpful.
We own most, if not all, of Tiner's books and really enjoy them. Yes, more introductory level. From there, we have gone two different routes, depending on if the child ready for the next level is strong in math or not. If strong in math, we use Jay Wile's science texts (BereanBuilders) and highly recommend them! If the child is not strong in math, the curriculum resource we use is The 101 Series as it is a conceptual science course and not math-heavy, which is also great. In fact, those children strong in math, we still have watch the 101 DVDs alongside Wile's text, mainly b/c they're fun and full of good info. The series was personally recommended to us by Jay Wiles himself when we contacted him about a child not strong in math and using his resources, so we felt confident in them from the get-go.
We have yet to use either Wile's or The 101 Series for Chemistry though, but plan to soon, and have no doubt they'll both be great.
Blessings to you on your journey!
Are there experiments that go along with this book?
No, there are no experiments. It’s more of a history of chemistry with the stories of major contributions to the field. There are little quizzes at the end of each chapter. We really like the Tiner books. The book is an introduction to the topic, but not hands-on.
is there a test book and teachers test key to the exploring chemistry?
This is a wonderful book to introduce chemistry but is not a true chemistry course. It does have questions at the end of each chapter and answers in the back of the book. I'd say it's a 7th grade level introduction. Gives history, biographies and some basic concepts of chemistry. Master books has a website too.
It's important for my son to learn about Chemistry.
It was recommended by a seasoned homeschool mom.
The text looks interesting to read, giving historical context to the subject matter.
Curriculum for her Classical model school.