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Textbook 1 **- General Information:** - Dorin, Demmin, Gabel: Prentice Hall Chemistry, the Study of Matter - Chemistry, high school, Difficulty (i.e. Honors, College Prep, etc) **Organization:** - Are the chapters organized in a reasonable progression? -yes - Do the chapters have an adequate level of depth on the subject matter? -chapters are organized into much smaller, more specific content areas; each chapter is more specific **Chapters:** - Do the Chapters provide a brief introduction and conclusion? -yes ; also has key terms at end; rating: 5 - Do the Chapters include clearly stated objectives for the student? -yes (no objectives for subsections though) ; rating: 4 - Are the Chapters dry and wordy, or does the text provide the student with visual aids, sample problems, and interesting side notes? -yes; rating 3 - Does the Chapter provide the student with vocabulary words and are these words clearly defined? -yes; vocab words are bold-faced within paragraph; rating: 3, since it's not explicitly defined on the side of the page as well - Are there real life examples given to the student? -yes; rating: 5; great graphics

- Are the Chapters well supported or researched? - Do the Chapters provide historical information about the content? -biographies on the side give some historical context; "Science, technology, and society"; rating: 4

**Student work:** - Are there opportunities within the text for students to do independent work? -yes; gradually increasing in difficulty; lots of different types; rating: 5

- Do the Chapter Questions range in difficulty and design? (i.e. Are there easy/hard questions, are they indicated as such, do questions ask thought provoking questions, etc) - Are there answers to the Chapter Questions for the student to check their work? -answers to * questions, not all questions or all odd questions; rating: 3

- Are there labs provided for the student within the text and are they worthwhile to do? - no labs, but there are demonstrations; show pictures of lab and then ask questions about it; rating: 3 **Peripherals:** - Are there any supporting materials to enhance the text? -doesn't appear to have supplemental materials; rating: 0; (and if they do provide supporting materials, it wasn't easy to find) - Is there a teacher version of the text and does it adequately support the teacher? -don't know; rating: 0 **Overall:** - How likely would you consider using this text in your own classroom? -seems to be a good first-year teacher's textbook, because the book is very comprehensive and in-depth; there's enough in the textbook to follow the textbook almost exactly; better for visual learners ; OVERALL RATING: 4

= = Textbook 2 **- General Information:** - David E. Goldberg: Fundamentals of Chemistry - Chemistry, high school, Difficulty (i.e. Honors, College Prep, etc) **Organization:** - Are the chapters organized in a reasonable progression? -chapter order not as sensical (has types of rxns before states of matter) - Do the chapters have an adequate level of depth on the subject matter? - -chapters are organized in "chunkier" units; each chapter is less specific **Chapters:** - Do the Chapters provide a brief introduction and conclusion? -yes; key terms at beginning (not as helpful as having them in the end) ; rating: 4 - Do the Chapters include clearly stated objectives for the student? -yes, objectives for each subsection (better than having only objectives for whole chapter) ; rating: 5 - Are the Chapters dry and wordy, or does the text provide the student with visual aids, sample problems, and interesting side notes? -yes; rating: 3 - Does the Chapter provide the student with vocabulary words and are these words clearly defined? -yes; vocab words are bold-faced within paragraph; rating: 3, since it's not explicitly defined on the side of the page as well - Are there real life examples given to the student? -yes; rating: 4

- Are the Chapters well supported or researched? - Do the Chapters provide historical information about the content? -minimal historical context, but there is some; rating: 3

**Student work:** - Are there opportunities within the text for students to do independent work? -yes; rating: 5 - Do the Chapter Questions range in difficulty and design? -yes; "self-tutorial problems" and "general problems"; rating: 5

- Are there answers to the Chapter Questions for the student to check their work? -yes; all answers given, maybe too much; rating: 2

- Are there labs provided for the student within the text and are they worthwhile to do? -has lab examples, not full labs though; they show pictures of the lab results and ask questions about the results, but they don't provide a procedure; rating: 4; good examples despite not being full labs ...has a lab manual **Peripherals:** - Are there any supporting materials to enhance the text? -12 supplemental (instructor's manual, student study guide, transparencies, customized transparencies, test pack, lab manual, lab resource guides, videotapes, "Is your math ready for chemistry?", chemistry study cards, problem solving guide to gen chem, and how to study science); rating: 5; seems very comprehensive; also it was very easy to tell that the book came with supporting materials - Is there a teacher version of the text and does it adequate support the teacher? -there is an instructor's manual, but we don't have it in front of us; rating: 3 **Overall:** - How likely would you consider using this text in your own classroom? -this seems to be a good textbook as a guide; more of a starting point that gives you more leeway to go where you want with it; may be hard for first-year teachers because it doesn't offer as much guidance; but there is a lot of supplemental support available to the teacher ; OVERALL RATING: 3 for first-year teachers; OVERALL RATING: 4 for veteran teachers