FLEX - 5-Week Intro to Chemistry Crash Course for Middle & High School Learners

This FLEX chemistry summer camp will meet for five weeks and cover new topics each week. Whether your student is currently taking middle school or high school chemistry or will in the future, I have developed this course with the most common introductory chemistry topics in mind.

Chemistry is difficult, especially when taking it for the first time, so a solid foundation is crucial for success. 

Each week we will cover a new topic that will build upon each other. It is expected that students have a scientific or graphing calculator and a Periodic Table. 

Week One: Chemistry Defined | Atoms, Ions, Isotopes | The Periodic Table | Alpha & Beta Radioactive Decay 

Week Two: Chemical Bonding | Ionic Versus Covalent Bonds | Naming Chemical Compounds | Nomenclature

Week Three: Types of Chemical Reactions | Predicting Chemical Products | Balancing Chemical Equations

Week Four: Dimensional Analysis | Conversions | Calculations Involving "The Mole"

Week Five: Stoichiometry | Mole Ratio | Limiting and Excess Reactant Stoichiometry Problems

Since this is a FLEX course, there are no live meetings. Each week, students will watch a series of short lectures on the designated topics and receive a worksheet of practice problems to complete during the week. New materials will be posted each week on Monday morning by 10:00 am CST. The key will be posted for each practice problem set at 10:00am CST on the following Friday.

Please note this is a much faster-paced "crash course" style chemistry course compared to my 15-week curriculum. This course goes through topics quickly and less in depth but does provide practice problems and feedback to learners each week. 

Feel free to reach out to me via messaging or post on the weekly discussion thread for help with practice problems.