Atom Adventures: The Importance of Being Positive

This fast-paced and exciting Chemistry Course covers matter, change of state, atoms and the periodic table, chemical bonding and polar molecules, chemical reactions, solutions, and acids/bases.
 
Each class includes a hands-on activity or lab to demonstrate and reinforce concepts. This class, coupled with Introductory Physics, meets and exceeds Core Curriculum 8th grade Science. Chemistry comes alive as we measure and mix, record reactions, and contemplate the results of our many experiments! With our live online meeting platform, students can watch Ms. Makayla demonstrate lab techniques during class, ask questions, and, later, show their own experiment results with their online colleagues. Students will learn valuable character traits that lead to success as they weekly study famous chemists, including Linus Pauling (a pioneer in atomic structure and quantum research), Amadeo Avogadro (famous for the “mole”), and Dmitri Mendeleev (founder of the periodic table). This course is designed to whet a student’s appetite for physical science, learning chemistry fundamentals, completing cool experiments, and exploring this dynamic subject as a possible career.
 
Minimum recommended age: 11
Instructor: Ms. Makayla Clement
Thursdays, 10:15-11:15 AM ET
8 classes
November 9, 16, 30, December 7, January 11, 18, 25, February 1 (No class November 23, December 14, 21, 28)
 
Makayla Clement graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science Teaching. She focuses on using a wide variety of teaching methods to ensure that students of all learning types can comprehend and enjoy the material being taught. She has many science-related hobbies including bug collecting, rock collecting/jewelry-making, and botany. She also loves music and teaches beginning to intermediate piano. She has three busy children, a supportive husband, a quirky tortoise, and a snake.
 
Teaching style: video lessons, worksheets, research projects, discussion groups
 
Student & Parent Reviews for Ms. Makayla:
I have a somewhat difficult to teach child and she loves learning from Ms. Makayla at The Thinking Kid. Her knowledge of Bugs grew tremendously in just one week of camp! Thank you so much for your time and dedication. We look forward to many more adventures with The Thinking Kid. -Jennifer, parent
I very much enjoy Mrs. Makayla’s classes. She really knows the subjects she’s teaching and I can tell that she loves teaching them to others. She is funny, kind, and patient with her students. -Abigail, student