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Living by Chemistry (2018 Update)
Second EditionAngelica M. Stacy
©2015ISBN:9781319220808
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Living by Chemistry, Second Edition is a full-year high school curriculum that incorporates science practices with a guided-inquiry approach. Students of all levels will gain a deep understanding of chemistry with this program. With Living by Chemistry, students learn chemistry in the same way that chemists work by asking questions, collecting evidence, and thinking like scientists.
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Unit 1 | Alchemy
Matter, Atomic Structure, and Bonding
Chapter 1: Defining Matter
Chapter 2: Basic Building Materials
Chapter 3: A world of Particles
Chapter 4: Moving Electrons
Chapter 5: Building with Matter
Unit 2 | Smells
Molecular Structure and Properties
Chapter 6: Speaking of Molecules
Chapter 7: Building Molecules
Chapter 8: Molecules in Action
Chapter 9: Molecules in the Body
Unit 3 | Weather
Phase Changes and Behavior of Gases
Chapter 10: Physically Changing Matter
Chapter 11: Pressing Matter
Chapter 12: Concentrating Matter
Unit 4 | Toxins
Stoichiometry, Solution, Chemistry, and Acids and Bases
Chapter 13:Toxic Changes
Chapter 14: Measuring Toxins
Chapter 15: Toxins in Solution
Chapter 16: Acidic Toxins
Chapter 17: Toxic Cleanup
Unit 5 | Fire
Energy, Thermodynamics, and Oxidation-Reduction
Chapter 18: Observing Energy
Chapter 19: Measuring Energy
Chapter 20: Understanding Energy
Chapter 21: Controlling Energy
Chapter 22: Radiating Energy
Unit 6 | Showtime
Reversible Reactions and Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 23 Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 24: Changing Conditions
Appendix A - Math Spotlights
Appendix B - Connecting Chemical Concepts
Appendix C - Answers to Selected Exercises
Appendix D - Reference Tables
Glossary in English and Spanish
Index