Intro to Chemistry With Hands-On Activities & Virtual Activities/Games

**TRY THE FIRST CLASS FREE WITH COUPON CODE: NEWTOFNAJN18

Come explore Pre-Chemistry with lecture/discussion, Nearpod interactive slides, and hands-on labs and activities! This course will cover many topics which are aligned with NGSS (science standards) for middle school: atoms, electrons, periodic table, chemical reactions, balancing equations, carbon/organic chemistry, solutions, acids and bases, and nuclear chemistry.   

Nearpod includes teaching slides alternating with: collaboration boards, matching challenges, virtual field trips, Time to Climb game/contest, video clips, drag-and-drop activities, drawing slides, and fill-in-the-blank mini-quizzes. In addition to the virtual activities, weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 include optional hands-on labs/activities - see syllabus for specifics. 

I have a down-to-earth teaching style and I like to spark excitement about topics by tying the lesson to learners' lives or adding interesting facts and real-life scenarios. I truly do love science and learners pick up on my enthusiasm! I encourage learners to share anything they would like to in the classroom that is related to the lesson. I once had a learner bring real-life, very large, DINOSAUR FOSSILS to class that her dad collects in an auction! Woah! You just never know what will show up at "science show-and-tell" :)

*This class will also be available in a self-paced/pre-recorded option in the fall of 2025.

COURSE STRUCTURE:

1. Lessons, links, and assignments will be uploaded to the classroom each Monday morning by 9am (eastern time).
2. Optional projects will be assigned in the Outschool Classroom and can be turned in within the classroom, or be sent to me in a private message. Sunday of each week is the due date for projects and assignments. Projects outside of class time are optional. Hands-on labs during class time are also optional but strongly encouraged. 
3. Most assignments consist of foldables, labs, educational tech-games, or other fun activities!
4. I will grade or give feedback for projects turned in. 



Other middle school classes I have available: self-paced middle school science, live middle school science, space science, and keyboarding classes.