Credit:  1.0 
Term:  Year
Prerequisite:  Passed or currently enrolled in Algebra I
Open to:  10-12
Graduation Requirement Satisfied:  Lab Science OR 3rd Year Science

This rigorous, full-year course engages students in the study of the composition, properties, changes, and interactions of matter. The course covers the basic concepts of chemistry and includes eighteen virtual laboratory experiments that encourage higher-order thinking applications, with wet lab options if preferred. The components of this course include chemistry and its methods, the composition and properties of matter, changes and interactions of matter, factors affecting the interactions of matter, electrochemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, nuclear chemistry, mathematical applications, and applications of chemistry in the real world.