Any Chemistry Teachers Out There??

Updated on May 23, 2015
M.G. asks from Olathe, KS
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Do you have a suggestion of a helper book for High School Chemistry? Looking for a book that we can have here at home as an easy to read/understand reference to help with concepts and homework.

Thank you,

M.

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I'll be honest, I hadn't even thought about asking his teacher. My younger son's science teacher actually complained about me to him one day, she didn't like all the e-mails I was sending (like 3).

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T.F.

answers from Dallas on

Your best bet is to ask current teachers for guidance on the best websites.

Teachers have loads if info they are eager to share if a parent just asks the question.

Good luck

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T.S.

answers from San Francisco on

I would ask the teacher/school science dept.

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C.C.

answers from San Francisco on

Have you looked at Khan Academy online? It's a great resource for situations like this. Here's the link to their chemistry topics: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry

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J.☯.

answers from Springfield on

Many high school texts have other resources (workbooks, teacher's guides, etc) also sold by the publisher. I would talk to the teacher about choosing one of those options.

The thing about math and science is that if you are very familiar with the material, one book is pretty much like the rest. The explanations might be a bit different, but they really all say the same thing. But if it's new material, different explanations usually just make things more confusing. Best to stick with one consistent explanation for now.

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S.T.

answers from Washington DC on

i'd go with carnegie mellon's series, or HippoCampus.
and no one EVER outgrows bill nye.
:) khairete
S.

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L.G.

answers from Austin on

Online videos are awesome. You can pause, rewind, etc.

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L.P.

answers from Tyler on

If your teacher isn't helpful, maybe your son has a friend who has succeeded in Chemistry at your high school and could tutor him. It is important to ask someone who mastered the course content but is good at communications, too. A lot of successful students just "get it" and can't explain how. However, many many more are good at answering the hows and whys and believe or not, the learning student responds better to a fellow student rather than another adult. We hired a Chem tutor at the beginning of the year when my daughter was beginning to feel like she was falling too far behind to ever catch up. He is in early 30's and works in Biomechanical Engineering (and was really cute with an exotic accent). She made a 100 on her first exam following working with the tutor! I was present during all their tutorials and it was worth every penny. Good Luck!!

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