COURSE NAME: Consumer Chemistry

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Catskill

INSTRUCTOR: Chad Jaconski

Half Year

Maximum Total Class Enrollment - All Sites: 20

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Earth Science and Living Environment

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: Everything you buy, every purchase you make, is related to
chemistry, whether it be the food at the grocery store, make-up, shampoos, and lotions, or the bags you
bring your purchases home in, we are surrounded by chemistry.

This introductory course is intended to provide a basic understanding of chemistry to students who do not
plan on taking chemistry as a Regents level course. Topics will include environmental chemistry, food and
drug chemistry, and materials science. These topics will be used to introduce students to the fundamentals
of chemistry and provide a general understanding of chemistry and its role in the everyday lives of students.

This 20 week course is intended for students who have passed the Earth Science and Living Environment Regents Exams, but do not intend to take a NYS Regents Chemistry course.

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