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Living by Chemistry

Third  Edition©2022  Angelica M. Stacy

About

Living By Chemistry is a full-year high school curriculum that incorporates science practices with a guided-inquiry approach. By encouraging students to ask questions and teaching them to collect evidence, students learn how to think like scientists. The new 3rd edition provides topical and necessary focuses on earth science, sustainability, and NGSS-style problem solving.

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Table of Contents

Note to Students
How to Use This Book
Laboratory Safety

Unit 1 Alchemy
Matter, Atomic Structure, and Bonding 2
Chapter 1 Defining Matter
Chapter 2 Basic Building Materials
Chapter 3 A World of Particles
Chapter 4 Moving Electrons 
Chapter 5 Building with Matter
Unit 2 Smells
Molecular Structure and Properties
Chapter 6 Speaking of Molecules
Chapter 7 Building Molecules
Chapter 8 Molecules in Action
Chapter 9 Molecules in the Body
Unit 3 Atmosphere
Phase Changes and Behavior of Gases
Chapter 10 Physically Changing Matter
Chapter 11 Pressing Matter
Chapter 12 Concentrating Matter
Unit 4 Toxins
Stoichiometry, Solution Chemistry, and Acids and Bases
Chapter 13 Toxic Changes
Chapter 14 Measuring Toxins
Chapter 15 Toxins in Solution
Chapter 16 Acidic Toxins
Chapter 17 Toxic Cleanup
Unit 5 Fire
Energy, Thermodynamics, and Oxidation-Reduction
Chapter 18 Observing Energy
Chapter 19 Measuring Energy
Chapter 20 Understanding Energy
Chapter 21 Controlling Energy
Chapter 22 Radiating Energy
Unit 6 Sustainability
Reversible Reactions and Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 23 Managing Chemical Change
Chapter 24 Protecting Earth
APPENDIX A Math Spotlights
APPENDIX B Connecting Chemical Concepts
APPENDIX C Answers
APPENDIX D Reference Tables
GLOSSARY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
INDEX

Angelica M. Stacy

Angelica M. Stacy is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, she teaches introductory chemistry and does research in materials chemistry and chemistry education. She has received numerous awards and honors for her teaching and held the President’s Chair for Teaching at the University of California from 1993 to 1996. In 2005, the National Science Foundation named Dr. Stacy a Distinguished Teacher Scholar. As a part of her work to help more students succeed in science and gain a better understanding of the principles of chemistry, she has participated as a member of the Physical Sciences Design team that helped develop the Next Generation Science Standards. She has also participated on various AP® chemistry course committees as part of the College Board’s efforts to redesign the AP® chemistry course and exam. Dr. Stacy has worked for many years in designing and refining the Living by Chemistry curriculum. She developed this curriculum to support students as they learn chemistry by offering them engaging challenges that relate to the world around them.