Note: Lab supplies will be provided when students are in person for class.

General & Honors Chemistry at PCLC is an A–G certified (pending charter approval) high school course for 10th–12th graders who have completed Algebra 1, meeting once weekly for 2.25 hours over 30 weeks per year. Students explore  topics such as:

• atomic structure
• the periodic table
• chemical bonding
• molecular structure
• mole concepts
• stoichiometry
• gases
• solutions
• acids and bases
• reaction rates
• chemical equilibrium
• redox reactions
• electrochemistry
• introductory biochemistry and organic chemistry

Weekly hands-on labs reinforce experimental design, data analysis, and scientific communication, with homework, lab notebooks, and problem sets completed at home and two in-class final exams administered annually. An Honors option provides advanced assignments and CLEP Chemistry preparation, and incorporates Science and Engineering Practices such as modeling, investigation, data analysis, explanation, and argumentation, and emphasizes Crosscutting Concepts including cause and effect, systems, energy and matter, stability and change, and structure and function. Office hours are available by appointment only. Study sessions will be offered second semester for students planning to take the AP test, CLEP Test, or competing in the Science Olympiad. 

HONORS CHEMISTRY STUDENTS ONLY: Students who add the HONORS portion will have additional information and assignments to complete. Students will cover material appropriate for them to take the CLEP exam for college credit. Honors students are encouraged to attend weekly biology study hall or office hours. Also A-G certified.

Textbook required:
IMPORTANT: Free download https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e
A printed version may be purchased, but be aware, it may take a long time to be received so order very early.