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**High School General Chemistry**
Score: 3 Reason: -Some of the chapters that seem like they should go together are not grouped together.
 * __Organization__**

Score: 4.5 Reason: -Includes introductions to the chapters but they do not always make sense within the context. -There are clear cut objectives at the beginning of the chapter. -There are quite a few sample problems, examples, and visual aids in the chapter. -Vocabulary words are in bold print and explicitly defined. -There are sections titled "Chemistry and Society" where they relate the concepts to real life. -Some chapters provide historical content.
 * __Chapters__**

Score: 4.5 Reason: -There are many sample questions and practice problems for the students to attempt during the chapters. There are also end of chapter questions for practice. -The end of the chapter questions range from review to concept mastery to application to critical thinking. -For the practice questions, there are selected answers in the back of the book for the students to check their progress. There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to which answers are provided. -There are "Minute Labs" throughout the book. The labs give explicit directions to the students about what to do. They are not inquiry based, but they still convey good ideas to the students.
 * __Student Work__**

Score: 3 -There is no teacher edition available to me. -There is no indication of any other materials the publisher provides.
 * __Peripherals__**

Score: 4 Reason: -Overall, being outdated aside, the book seems not so bad. The book would be sufficient for classroom use. The teachers' guide would be more helpful in making this decision.
 * __Overall__**

=**Chemistry: Applied and Descripive**= =**By: Charles Wolf**=

(Grade 9)
Wolf, Charles. //Chemistry: Applied and Descriptive//. Dallas: J.M. LeBel Enterprises, 2002. Print.

__ Organization: __
Score: 4.5 -relatively in a good order -would switch “Elements, Compounds, and Nomenclature” before “Chemical Bonding” -would peak about “Measurements and The Mole” before “Chemical Reactions” and then have “The Mathematics of Chemical Reactions” right after that -Went over topics in a good level of depth

__Chapters: __
Score: 5 -has introduction and conclusion -objectives aren’t explicitly stated but can be inferred from the section titles shown in the table of topics covered in the beginning of each chapter -has a lot of relevant pictures that engage students, engaging writing -vocabulary is bolded throughout chapter readings and provided in glossary with definition - interesting side topics discussed in each chapter that brings real-life application to topic -chapters have links to websites that can be looked at for more information about the topic being discussed -have sections through out chapters called “Famous Chemist” which goes over the historical scientist that came to discover the topic discussed

__ Student Work: __
Score: 2 -has varying amounts of questions at the end of chapter, has possible lab activities throughout but they aren’t inquiry based, no sample questions intermittently in text (when going over math equations, might want more practice in text) -questions range from basic writing of definition to explaining a situation based on topics learned -no answers to review questions available in text -labs provided are straight forward and don’t have much inquiry involved

__ Peripherals: __
Score: unknown? (wasn't able to look over extra material) -includes textbook, teacher’s edition, study guide, computer test program -wasn’t able to look over the teacher’s edition but I’d assume it has the question answers in it -I’d assume the test questions from the program would be similar to those given at end of chapter (have definition questions to those about explanations of situations)

__ Overall: __
Score: 4 -the student work section of this text wasn’t adequate for a science classroom where self-discovery, questioning, and application/practice are crucial