Great Program with Unique Teaching Method I used Chemistry 4 Homeschool for a high school homeschool coop. It is a great program. I highly recommend this program for your high school chemistry class. One of its best characteristics is that the program is complete; in one book for the student, the chemquest worksheets become notes and the skill practice worksheets become homework. The online videos give great instruction either for the student or as teacher prep. The teacher resources included answers to everything and chapter tests. I also found the guided inquiry method fascinating to teach; when the students have their "a-ha" moments, all is good! The program covers all the topics for high-school level chemistry. The only con is that there is not a lab component, but I easily augmented the class with the myriad of chem lab programs and resources available either online or in the marketplace.

Engaging and Understandable, Amazing! This is exactly what I was looking for. My 10th grade homeschooler has always loved science. Last year, I tried very hard to find him a biology curriculum that he would like. After 6 different attempts, we finally settled on one, but he wasn't engaged. It was simultaneously boring and overwhelming. I saw his interest in science slip away. BUT, I was determined to find a great chemistry curriculum for this year, and Chemistry 4 Homeschool is it! The content is digestible and engaging. Jason asks students what they think will happen from a certain reaction before he tells them. This is excellent! Before I started homeschooling, I was a middle school math teacher. I know firsthand that the discovery method has much longer lasting results than the lecture method. Jason's curriculum is set up in my ideal way. My son logs on to the website and he scrolls down to Day 1 or Day 6 or whatever day he is on. It is crystal clear what he is supposed to do that day. Jason often includes videos where he demonstrates chemical concepts. Sometimes my son prints off a page to complete. Sometimes he does a science experiment on his own (very simple and safe yet still very educational), or he asks me to help him with an experiment if the instructions say parental guidance is needed. My son grades his own work on the honor system, then he watches a video where Jason explains the answers. Eventually my son tells me its time for a test. I print off the test and proctor it. I am the only one with the answer key, so I check the answers and we discuss what he missed. Jason's program is also very unique in that it includes a review before each test. This is what teachers do in a classroom, but most curriculum does not do that effectively. If you do well on Jason's review, you will do well on the test. We are less than half way through the curriculum this year, and my son loves science again! One thing I wasn't sure about was how I was going to answer my son's questions because chemistry is not my strong suit. Jason has been amazing. I just send him an email, and he replies usually the same day. My son has asked several questions to understand why his answers were incorrect. Jason emailed me back and made it very clear in a fun and encouraging way. My son has even had curiosity questions that went beyond the curriculum, and Jason was happy to answer! If Jason offered other subjects, I would be purchasing them as well. He knows how to teach. I'm so glad that I found his chemistry program :)