This resource page contains information and quick links to the activities suggested in the current Chemistry for the Logic Stage {Second Edition}. Any corrections or additional resources will also be found on this page. If you are looking for links to the first edition of this program, please visit the first edition page.

Resources for Chemistry for the Logic Stage

Spine Texts*

The following book is the main spine of this program. You will need to purchase it to complete the reading assignments scheduled in this program.

• The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science, 2012 Edition (UIDS) 
• The Usborne Science Encyclopedia, 2015 Edition (USE)

The following encyclopedia is scheduled for additional reference reading. It is optional.

• The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, 2017 Edition (KSE) 

*The above spine text links are affiliate links through Amazon.

Teacher Resources

The following two books are resources that we have written to help you as teach science at home:

• The Homeschoolers Guide to Experiments
• Success in Science

You can also download a digital copy of the tests through the link below.

Quick Links from the Chemistry for the Logic Stage Teacher Guide

Introduction

• Classical Science Curriculum for the Logic Stage Student
• Scientific Demonstrations vs. Experiments 
• Writing in Homeschool Science: The Middle School Years and Beyond
• A Simple Explanation of the Scientific Method 
• 3 Tips to Encourage Independent Learning
• Units of Measurement

Unit 1

• Week 1: Element and Atom and Atoms and Isotopes Game
• Week 2: Periodic Table Article, Periodic Table in Pictures, and Periodic Table Poster
• Week 3: Alkali Metals Video
• Week 5: Periodic Table Match-up, Periodic Table Battleship, and Halogens Reactions Video

Unit 2

• Week 6: Plasma Video and Dry Ice Exploration
• Week 7: Hot Ice Experiment

Unit 3

• There are no links in this unit.

Unit 4

• Week 16: Mole Day Ideas

Unit 5

• There are no links in this unit.

Unit 6

• There are no links in this unit.

Unit 7

• Week 28: How to make soap 
• Week 29: The Index Card System
• Week 30: Experiment Variables
• Week 31: Fractional Distillation Video
• Week 33: Famous Chemists

Tests and Templates 

• Download a packet with the tests and templates.

Changes to Chemistry for the Logic Stage

Corrections

• Several of the student guides in the first printing of the second edition had the blank periodic table reversed for the sketches in the first unit. If your edition has this error, please contact us for a corrected blank table.

If you do find something beyond what is on this list, please send it to support@elementalscience.com so that we can correct the error in the next printing.

Changelog

• 2020: A second edition was released in which the out-of-print DK Encyclopedia of Science was replaced. Several of the weeks were changed so the second edition will not match the first.
• 2017: A third printing of the first edition was released in which several errors were corrected, plus the covers and the periodic tables were updated.
• 2016: A second printing of the first edition was released in which several errors were corrected and a few sketches were updated.
• 2013: The first edition was released.