Through interactive learning and simple experimentation, children explore the basics of chemistry in this 14-lesson unit. Each open-and-go lesson is filled with discoveries about how our world is affected by molecular-level changes. This course features step-by-step lesson instructions, captivating unit videos, and a video option for all experiments, making teaching chemistry easy and fun. This unit is recommended for Grades 5–8, though some younger children may enjoy participating. (Note: Most The Good and the Beautiful science units are family style for Grades 3-8.)

Each family will need one copy of the course book and one student journal per child. Don’t miss the read-aloud book pack available below to expand learning.

Lesson 1 – Introduction to Chemistry
Lesson 2 – The Scientific Method
Lesson 3 – Scientific Measurement
Lesson 4 – States of Matter
Lesson 5 – Phase Transitions
Lesson 6 – Elements, Atoms, and Molecules
Lesson 7 – Chemical and Physical Properties
Lesson 8 – Identifying Chemical Changes
Lesson 9 – Elements and the Periodic Table
Lesson 10 – The Atom
Lesson 11 – Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Bonding
Lesson 12 – Conservation of Mass
Lesson 13 – Mixtures and Pure Substances
Lesson 14 – Properties of Water

The Good and the Beautiful science team has created original, high-quality videos to accompany our science units, making the courses even easier to teach! The Chemistry science unit includes access to helpful, engaging videos modeling every experiment in the course plus additional videos that highlight specific topics such as the scientific method and the atom. Access the Chemistry videos here.