Honors Chemistry 

How is Honors Chemistry Different from CP Chemistry?

Honors Chemistry will give you a well-rounded introduction into Chemistry.  You should be prepared to go on to AP Chemistry and/or college-level Chemistry.  We will cover all the South Carolina standards, plus a few extra.

Differences:

• Faster Pace

• One extra unit of study (States of Matter / Gas Laws)

• More topics within each unit (for example, Honors Chem will learn a little organic chem in the Chemical Compounds Unit)

• More complex labs (We will have more data collection and use more instruments and lab techniques.)

• More Math!!  (We will use log functions and more complex algebra)

Because of all of this, students are expected to practice and study on their own!

A note from Mrs. Kelsey:

Chemistry was one of the toughest classes for me in both high school and the five (!) semesters I took in college.  It is probably my favorite class to teach.  It took me a little bit of time to learn to love it, but I do!

If you fall behind or get lost, absolutely no shame!  Make sure you try to get caught up as soon as possible.  It is a lot like math were it builds on itself and you won't magically understand if you are struggling, you have to work for it.  

If you feel lost:

• Come to tutoring as soon as possible, sometimes just a little help is all it takes.

• Ask a friend for help, whether it is a classmate or someone who has taken Chem before.

• YouTube has a ton of great resources.  Just type in the topic we are learning; watch several videos. (Professor Dave is my fav)

• Do the easy stuff over and over and then move on to the hard stuff.