In this course, students will learn common topics seen during the first semester in high school chemistry level 1 (both regular & honors US curricula); please see the list below.  Learners at both honors and regular level chemistry are welcome to sign up.  We will cover the topics in depth so that learners can understand the materials thoroughly.  There will be homework in this course. Students will need to keep up with the classwork and the homework to get full benefit from this course as later materials will build on earlier materials in chemistry.  For some of the topics, learners will have the option to work on more difficult problems.  Answers to the practice problems will be shown in class so that learners can watch the recordings to review.  Videos of lab activities will be provided to students.  A few of these lab activities (not all) can be performed at home with parental guidance by following the directions in the videos. Instructions will be provided when we get to the lab portion.

This is a suitable course for home-schooled students and for students who are currently enrolled in high school chemistry.  Please note that since this is a semester course condensed into 22 days, some learners may find this class to be fast paced.  

Presentations, practice problems, videos and simulations will be used to teach.  Depending on the topic, I may use online assessments to check for student understanding.  Worksheet packets that go along with the presentations and homework problems will be provided.  Students are expected to take some notes as they fill in the blanks on the handouts. This class is an interactive class; when in doubt, students are encouraged to ask questions. I will be assisting students while they work.  

The recording of each session will be available to enrolled students after attending one live session (as long as there are students present in each session).  This is meant to help learners review or catch up if they miss anything during class as the class may have diverse learners. Please note that with the weekly payment option, parents may chose to withdraw their enrollment at any time to stop the weekly payments but are not able to resume their enrollment and will lose all access to previous class materials. 

⚠️Please check the meeting dates around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year times as we won't have meetings on and around the holidays. Meeting dates may vary around the following time periods:
***Winter Break: Christmas to New Year's day
***Spring Break: second week of April 

⚠️Later topics will build on earlier topics in chemistry. 

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸Schedule🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

✏️Class 1
 📝 UNIT1- Scientific Method (1)
=>Steps of scientific method
=>Types of data and graphs
=>Accuracy, precision & percent error
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz

✏️Class 2
 📝 UNIT2- Properties of Matter (2)
=>Introduction to chemistry & matter
=>Properties of matter
=>Changes in matter  
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz
=>Homework
=>Optional lab activities (videos links will be provided)

✏️Class 3
 📝 UNIT 2- Classification of Matter (3)
=>review homework if any
=>elements, compounds & mixture
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz
=>Homework

✏️Class 4
 📝 UNIT 3- Atomic Structure 1 (4)
=>review homework if any
=>Determining the numbers of protons, neutrons & electrons in neutral atoms
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz
=>Homework

✏️Class 5
 📝 UNIT 3- Atomic Structure 2 (5)
=>review homework if any
=>Average atomic mass, isotopes and ions
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz
=>Homework
Prerequisite: Atomic structure

✏️Class 6
 📝 UNIT 3- Atomic Structure 3 (6)
Nuclear Reactions
=>review homework if any
=>Introduction to Nuclear reactions
=>nuclear fission & fusion
=>Practice problems
=>Homework
Prerequisite: Atomic structure, Isotopes

📚📚📚Prerequisite UNIT4: Atomic Structure📚📚📚

✏️Class 7
 📝 UNIT 4- Electronic structure of atoms 1 (7)
=>review homework if any
=>Electromagnetic Spectrum
=>Wave nature of light & particle nature of light
=>Introduction to valence electrons, Lewis dot structure & energy levels
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz
=>Homework
Prerequisite: Atomic structure

✏️Class 8
 📝 UNIT 4- Electronic structure of atoms 2 (8)
=>review homework if any
=>Atomic emission spectra & Spectral lines of hydrogen
=>Drawing Bohr diagrams using the periodic table 
=>Practice problems
=>Homework
Prerequisite: Atomic structure

✏️Class 9
 📝 UNIT 4- Electronic structure of atoms 3 (9)
=>review homework if any
=>Introduction to the quantum mechanical model of the atom
=>Electron configuration part 1
=>Practice problems
=>Homework
Prerequisite: Atomic structure and electronic structure 1 and 2

✏️Class 10
 📝 UNIT 4- Electronic structure of atoms 4 (10)
=>review homework if any
=>Electron configuration part 2
=>Orbital notations
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz
Prerequisite: Atomic structure and electronic structure 1, 2 & 3

📚📚📚Prerequisite for UNIT 5: everything before this📚📚📚

✏️Class 11
 📝 UNIT 5- Organization of the periodic table (11)
=>review homework if any
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz

✏️Class 12
 📝 UNIT 6- Periodic Trends 1 (12)
=>Coulombic attraction

✏️Class 13
 📝 UNIT 6- Periodic Trends 2 (13)
=>Introduction to Periodic trends (atomic radii, ionization energy, electronegativity)
=>Reactivities of metals and nonmetals
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz

📚📚📚Prerequisite for UNIT 7: Atomic Structure, Electronic Structure, Periodic Trends📚📚📚
✏️Class 14
 📝 UNIT 7- Chemical bonds, chemical formula and chemical naming 1 (14)
=>Electronegativity and chemical bonding 
=>Types of chemical bonds
=>Properties of ionic compounds, covalent molecules and metals/alloys
=>Representing compounds using Lewis dot structure
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz

✏️Class 15
 📝 UNIT 7- Chemical bonds, chemical formula and chemical naming 2 (15)
=>review homework if any
=>Binary ionic compounds: naming and formula writing
=>Binary ionic compounds: names with roman numerals 1
=>Practice problems

✏️Class 16
 📝 UNIT 7- Chemical bonds, chemical formula and chemical naming 3 (16)
=>review homework if any
=>Binary ionic compounds: Names with roman numerals 2
=>Ionic compounds with polyatomic ions
=>Practice problems

✏️Class 17
 📝 UNIT 7- Chemical bonds, chemical formula and chemical naming 4 (17)
=>review homework if any
=>Overall review of ionic compound naming & formula writing
=>Practice problems
=>Online Review quiz: Ionic compounds

✏️Class 18
 📝 UNIT 7- Chemical bonds, chemical formula and chemical naming 5 (18)
=>review homework if any
=>Covalent compounds: naming and formula writing
=>Acids: naming and formula writing
=>Practice problems
=>Online Review quiz: ionic compounds, covalent compounds & acids

📚📚📚Prerequisite UNIT 8: Atomic Structure, Electronic Structure, Periodic Trends📚📚📚
✏️Class 19
 📝 UNIT 8- Molecular Geometry 1 (19)
=>Introduction to VSEPR model
=>sigma & pi bonds
=>network covalent bonds
=>Practice problems

✏️Class 20
 📝 UNIT 8- Molecular Geometry 2 (20)
=>VSEPR model
=>resonance and hybridization of orbitals
=>polarity of molecules
=>Practice problems
=>Online quiz

✏️Class 21
 📝 UNIT 8- Intermolecular Forces (IMFs) (21)
=>Polar vs. nonpolar molecules
=>Hydrogen bonding
=>Van der Waals forces

✏️Class 22
 📝 UNIT 8- UNIT 8 Review (22)
Review Day
=>review homework if any
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NOTE:
=>Topics from one session may run into the subsequent session depending on the progress of the overall class 
=>Later materials will build on earlier materials
=>I will leave the zoom session if nobody shows up within the first 5 minutes of each session.
=>class may run over the allotted time (by 5 to 10 minutes or so) at times depending on the class constitution and student needs

***You have the option of paying for the whole course in full or on a weekly basis. 
Refund Policy:
=>All classes allowing weekly payments adhere to the following refund policy:
=>If the parent chooses to pay weekly: "Cancel anytime. No refunds for past payments. Most recent payment can be refunded within 24 hours of purchase and prior to the first meeting of the payment period."
=>If the parent chooses to pay upfront: "Full refund until the class begins, or within 24 hours of purchase (until class starts), then a pro-rated refund based on the number of meetings."