Living by Chemistry (2018 Update)

Second Edition

Publication Date: June 25, 2018

Hardcover ISBN: 9781319212803

Pages: 816

Chemistry for all Students.

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

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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

Employs Guided Inquiry: Living By Chemistry uses an inquiry-based approach to encourage students to ask questions and propose explanations based on evidence. This "experience-first" program is supported by daily lesson plans with hands-on activities to guide students’ in-class discovery. The student edition then supports in-class activities with at-home reading to further explain concepts.

Engages and Differentiates: Living By Chemistrys six units focus on big ideas of chemistry and frame core concepts within every-day, real-world contexts. The hands-on activities support all learners and capture students interest while improving retention of concepts.

Ideal Preparation for the AP® Chemistry Course: Author Angelica Stacy assisted in the development of the NGSS standards and served on the AP® Chemistry redesign committee. She designed Living By Chemistry as an introduction for students who will take AP® Chemistry or additional college classes.

Research Based: Living By Chemistry was developed as a National Science Foundation project and is the product of a decade of research and development in high school classrooms focusing on optimizing student understanding of chemical principles.

Chapter Openings introduce the main ideas and learning goals of the chapter.

Example Problems and Exercises provide students with many opportunities to practice problem solving.

Featured Demos, Activities, and Labs allow students to see the concepts covered in the chapter and work on them firsthand.

Math Spotlights: Quick reviews of important math topics.

Unit Reviews revisit the big ideas and also give students practice in test-taking. New to the Updated Second Edition: Each unit review ends with an engineering project that puts the concepts of the unit into action.

English/Spanish Glossary

"I believe we have implemented the materials very close to how Angelica had envisioned. Following the embedded learning sequence has proved very effective for our students. We realize, and believe, that LBC is much more than a chemistry book, but that it is a rich, robust curriculum that meets the needs of students to reach a deep, contextual understanding of chemistry."

—Sharon M. Sikora, Punahou School (HI)

Angelica M. Stacy

Angelica M. Stacy is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, she teaches introductory chemistry and does research in materials chemistry and chemistry education. She has received numerous awards and honors for her teaching and held the President’s Chair for Teaching at the University of California from 1993 to 1996. In 2005, the National Science Foundation named Dr. Stacy a Distinguished Teacher Scholar. As a part of her work to help more students succeed in science and gain a better understanding of the principles of chemistry, she has participated as a member of the Physical Sciences Design team that helped develop the Next Generation Science Standards. She has also participated on various AP® chemistry course committees as part of the College Board’s efforts to redesign the AP® chemistry course and exam. Dr. Stacy has worked for many years in designing and refining the Living by Chemistry curriculum. She developed this curriculum to support students as they learn chemistry by offering them engaging challenges that relate to the world around them.