All SDUHSD Chemistry teachers will use Lab Aids A Natural Approach to Chemistry (3rd edition) as the primary , core instructional materials beginning with the 24-25 school year for Chemistry and Honors Chemistry: in the Earth System courses. All sites have received class sets of 50 textbooks per teacher, incuding the pilot textbooks used during the 2023-2024 school year.
SDUHSD Chemistry and Honors Chemistry: in the Earth System teachers and students should access the Lab Aids online platform through Clever. Links to the Clever portal are located on the SDUHSD Teacher and Student Start Pages. Lab-Aids also has a “Log In with Clever” button on their login page. Clever simplifies the login process for teachers and students so that they do not have to remember separate passwords, and adds an additional layer of protection for student privacy.
Teacher Instructions
1. Make sure you are logged into your district Google account.
2. From the district start page, select "Clever" button under "Quick Links". (video tutorial)
3. Select "Login with Google." If prompted, select your district Google account.
4. You should be directed to the Clever homepage. Scroll down under District Resources and select "Lab Aids".
5. You should be directed to the Lab-Aids portal homepage.
6. Assign books to students following these instructions. Each student counts as one license, regardless of the number of books assigned to them. You can have multiple books assigned to one student, and only one license will be taken up per student. When the Spanish version is available (date TBD), feel free to assign books in Spanish to those students who would benefit from them.
7. While we do not have the ability to fully integrate with Google Classroom due to our method of rostering, you are able to manually share links to Google Classroom for specific textbook pages and/or simulations using these instructions.
8. Teachers and students are also able to access Lab-Aids through their sign in portal by selecting the "Login with Clever" option (make sure you are logged into your district Google account).
9. Submit a district Tech Ticket to report any issues.
Student Instructions
1. Make sure you are logged into your district Google account.
2. From the district student start page, select the "Clever" button under "Quick Links". (video tutorial)
3. Select "Login with Google." If prompted, select your district Google account.
4. You should be directed to the Clever homepage. Scroll down and select "Lab Aids".
5. You should be directed to the Lab-Aids portal homepage.
6. Access your textbook by clicking on the title/icon on the left hand side of the screen.
7. Teachers and students are also able to access Lab-Aids through their sign in portal by selecting the "Login with Clever" option (make sure you are logged into your district Google account).
8. Have your teacher report any issues through a district Tech Ticket.