Teacher Name: Bruce Gillespie
Teacher Email: btgmag3276@gmail.com
Monthly Cost, Fees and Deposit
Tuition: $200.00 per year, payable in monthly installments of $25.00
Supply/Materials Fee: $30.00 (due at registration)
Deposit: $25.00 (due at registration)
Estimated Homework Hours: 2-3
Required Materials or Books:
Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 3rd Edition textbook only, no need to purchase any of the other materials
The 16 modules and their experiments in this course cover: Measurement, Units, and the Scientific Method; Atoms and Molecules; Atomic Structure; Molecular Structure; Polyatomic Ions and Molecular Geometry; Changes in Matter and Chemical Reactions; Describing Chemical Reactions; Stoichiometry; Acid-Base Chemistry; The Chemistry of Solutions; The Gas Phase; Energy, Heat, and Temperature; Thermodynamics; Kinetics; Chemical Equilibrium and Reduction-Oxidation Reactions.
There is a major experiment for each system.
This is not just a lecture class but very much hands on. Practical application is reinforced which makes this a class for any high school student not only interested in the subject but the application to real life as well.
Bruce Gillespie has been teaching science and math to students in junior high school thru college since 1976 when he completed studies in pre-med, psychology and chemistry at Houston Baptist University. He has also studied physics, math and chemistry at University of Texas Austin and Rice University. He holds 2 advanced degrees in psychology. Teaching is not just about presenting facts. It is about being a learner oneself and showing students that learning should be fun if done the right way. Married to Martha Gillespie and with 3 daughters and 5 grandkids, life has been a journey full of learning.
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