High School Chemistry with Lab

Teacher: Janel Zinn

This high school chemistry course explores the order and complexity of atoms and their interactions with each other. It will emphasize the basic chemical interactions between atoms, compounds, and molecules. It provides an introduction to chemistry suitable for students in a college preparatory program. It is aimed for students who have previously studied Physical Science and Algebra I. This course is designed to give students an appreciation of the order and complexity of atoms and their interactions with each other. The course will emphasize the basic chemical interactions between atoms, compounds, and molecules. This course is the first semester in a year long course. Class will start virtually (online live) and labs will be held outside with social distancing and masks once a month in Springfield, VA.

Texts: Chemistry, Student Edition, Sixth Edition by Wilbraham, Staley, Matta, and Waterman, © 2005, Prentice Hall,  ISBN-13: 978-0131152625

Prentice Hall Chemistry: Guided Reading and Study Workbook, ISBN-13: 978-0131903623

Lab fee: $75 per semester

Minimum Enrollment: 7 students

Course Length: 1.5 hrs/week/13 weeks/ semester

Cost: $220 per semester + $75 lab fee = $295 per semester