I apologize for the delay! The answer is yes and no… the chemicals for the C1000 are not the same as the ones required for Unit 8, but there is some overlap. At the time, we were only planning to do one unit for chemistry (Unit 8 ) so I picked a small, inexpensive chemistry kit for Unit 8. But then they discontinued this small set and it was no longer available for purchase, so I created Unit 15 which used a larger, more widely available chemistry set, and now I understand they brought back the original set for Unit 8… so that’s why things are a little confusing! And now there are TWO versions of the C1000 and C3000, and my team is creating a new set of videos to go with these new sets, which will be posted to Unit 15 as Lessons 3 and 4 very soon.

And yes, the C1000 includes glassware, so only get the C1000 and the chemicals for Unit 8 if you opt to do both. The happy news is that although the C1000 and C3000 contain less materials than their original versions, you will be able to do nearly all the experiments (I think there’s only one chemical you need to find elsewhere) in Unit 15.

The materials for the bouncy balls you can get from the pharmacy – they are considered ‘hazardous materials’ to ship, and the shipping charges are very expensive, which is why you won’t find them included in chemistry sets.

Thank you!
Kim West

Unit 16 teaches about cells, would that be good to start for highschool biology?

Thank you,
Denise

I was wondering though… the shopping list links to a 95% Ethyl alcohol but in the stores here I can only find 70%. However, I can find 91% Isopropyl. Does the percentage or the type matter?

Thanks!

I’m sure I’ll have more questions later.

Here’s the only thing I’ve found so far but worry they are not robust enough:
http://www.hyatts.com/art/J37616

But we have an old pair of these:
http://www.drillspot.com/products/576210/midwest_quality_gloves_do100t_diego_kids_rubb_glove?s=1

Yes, the curriculum for Chemistry are Units 3, 8, and 15 (7 is Astronomy), and is a complete curriculum for Chemistry. If your kids don’t want to do the experiments, that’s totally fine – there is more than enough content for them to focus on without getting their hands in it – there are videos they can watch the experiments being done, audio lectures, text reading, etc that they can do along with asking any questions they want and getting a real answer FAST from our team (of University Chemistry professors!)

Does this help? Remember, each child is going to have their own learning strategy and being able to meet them on their level in their own way is part of the challenge of teaching.

The e-Science program has a lot of overlap in the content, so you won’t have to stress over missing any content if you don’t “do it all”. For example, if you’ve got a more auditory learner, you’ll probably spend most of your time with the teleclasses and videos. Digital students prefer the text downloads and reading about the experiment from the website. Kinesthetic and visual students will prefer watch the videos and build the projects. We all have all four modes, but you’ll find a stronger preference for one of these. You’ll find more information about this in the Parent Resource section.

Also, I’m not really sure how to find the answers when I post like this . I think I’ve missed some in the past.

Thank you.
Julie

P.S. You’re right – you first want to look over the materials required for the experiments you want to do, and THEN go shopping for what you need. The kit recommended includes items that are harder to find for most folks that want to do ALL the experiments (including Water to Ink, Water to Wine, Iodine Clock, Iodine Rainbow, Hot Liquids, etc) which require chemicals such as ammonium chloride, calcium chloride, cobalt chloride, copper sulfate, iron ammonium sulfate, limewater, phenolphthalein solution, polyvinyl alcohol (used in the Slime Lab in eCamp), potassium ferrocyanide, potassium iodide, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate, sodium thiosulfate, universal indicator, copper and zinc wires, etc. But if you already have these items, then you definitely don’t need to invest in this kit. Thanks for the heads up!

You’ll find Unit 15 shopping list at the very bottom of the list under ‘Shop List’.

You’ll find order links on the shopping list. Let me know if you have any further questions!

Also note that you don’t need the fancy setup for this fish experiment – just a pot of water on the stove (there’s a note in the text about this substitution).

Happy Experimenting!