If you have a high schooler who is hands on and enjoys figuring things out, this curriculum is for you! The things we loved: no long text!!! There may be a couple of paragraphs for an introduction and then the student is led along in the concepts with short activities that allow the student to discover the concept. We used this curriculum for 3 of our highschoolers. My two who are dyslexic but love learning really enjoyed it and even tested well! Our youngest high schooler (9th grade boy) didn't as much. He is more of a textbook kid and wants to be "told". He still did fine and learned the material. I enjoyed overhearing some animated discussions among the three as they figured things out. Another thing I loved was being able to email the author (Jason Neil) and ask questions! My kids were so sure of their answers that we emailed the question and we either got an explanation guiding us to the thing they were missing or a couple of times they were correct and the answer key was wrong. (Jason has assured me that those are being addressed and corrected so this isn't a frustration for future users!)Things to be aware of: I would say that you can't hand this to your child and say "here you go" and expect for it to be a good experience for them (or you). If you aren't familiar with chemistry concepts or even if you are but it's been a while, why not join your kids and learn with them? I do think this is best done with parent supervision. You don't want your child to miss something and then be frustrated down the road. Each lesson is foundational to future lessons so keep that in mind! Mark important charts so you can come back to them later! We usually sped up the videos to get through them faster. We could understand him just fine.*There is ALOT of material! We did not make it through all of the lessons, but I am confident we made it further than I did in my high school Chemistry 1&2 AP classes-and my kids understand what we did cover! (I learned a TON!)*There is Math involved! Students should be familiar with algebra concepts, equations, etc. I believe this is addressed in the Jason Neil’s description of the curriculum because I was aware of this going in.I am giving a 4 star because of our experience with the incorrect answers in the answer key to a handful of questions, which is being corrected.Chemistry4homeschool is a wonderful option for homeschoolers who want to have a good foundation in chemistry concepts. It is hands on for the student and I believe best if the parent is hands on as well. I have used 2 other Chemistry curriculums and this one was the best by far in usability and content. We had a great year learning Chemistry!
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The only homeschool chemistry curriculum designed by a public school teacher who is also a homeschool dad. Complete online chemistry video instruction! See how guided inquiry can help your kids learn chemistry more effectively than textbooks alone.
