Holt McDougal Modern Chemistry® helps students of all ability levels to grasp challenging concepts through a unique student-friendly design: content is organized around main ideas, strategic vocabulary is highlighted, and Check for Understanding questions help students improve comprehension. Holt McDougal Modern Chemistry is a comprehensive text that emphasizes the fundamentals of chemistry and problem solving and covers traditional chemistry topics as well as up-to-date topics.
Accessible
The accessibility of textbook features facilitates both conceptual and analytical skill development. The content has been chunked and organized around main ideas. Strategic vocabulary has been highlighted, critical thinking questions have been added, and reading Check for Understanding questions are included to test student comprehension. Additionally, key formulas have been highlighted to help students focus on the key parts of the formula and the unknown variable in the sample problems has been highlighted and color coded throughout the book helping students' further focus on the problem solving process as they solve the practice problems.
New Differentiated Instruction Tools
Modern Chemistry enables you to reach all learners by providing time-saving, easy-to-use resources to help you reach Below Level, English Learners, Pre-AP®, and Inclusion students. The online Teacher Edition includes differentiated instruction and problem-solving support strategies. An Interactive Reader in English and Spanish and with audio, help students of all abilities access the content.
Problem-Solving Support
Problem solving is a struggle for nearly every student. That’s why Modern Chemistry includes new tools such as videos, interactive online activities, Solution Tutor, and print resources to help students master the fundamentals of chemistry problem-solving.
Technology
Nothing captures students’ interest and facilitates meaningful learning like technology. Many highly effective technology learning tools have been added to Modern Chemistry to accomplish just that. For example, the new Why It Matters videos take the content of the chapter and relate it to everyday objects or situations that are familiar to students.
Comprehensive Lab Resources
To meet the needs of any learning environment, Modern Chemistry includes the most comprehensive lab resources with its wide variety of print and digital lab options, including virtual, STEM, and open-ended inquiry labs. The program also provides online resources to support your lab program. For example, the Smart Grapher is a powerful, easy-to-use graphing tool for creating a variety of graphs using student-collected data.
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Authors
Meet the author team for Modern Chemistry®!
Jerry Sarquis - Program Author
Jerry Sarquis is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He is an active member of the American Chemical Society and its Division of Chemical Education. He has been involved in two recent NSF initiatives, Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) and Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL). Dr. Sarquis has made numerous presentations–both domestic and international–on PLTL, POGIL using toys to teach science, and the use of polling system pedagogy in general chemistry. He is an advocate and a mentor for groups traditionally underrepresented/underserved in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines and currently is a member of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Minority Affairs.
Dr. Sarquis encourages today's educators "to minimize demonstrations because they are so one-sided. Whenever possible, involve the kids in the lesson, to give them a personal and real hands-on experience and not just a visual experience."
Dr. Sarquis is coauthor of the high school program Holt Modern Chemistry. Dr. Sarquis received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.
Mickey Sarquis - Program Author
Arlyne “Mickey” Sarquis is the creator and CEO of Terrific Science, an internationally recognized provider of professional development and developer of chemistry education resources for teachers and students. With her retirement from Miami University, she has been named Professor Emerita of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director Emerita of Miami’s Center for Chemistry Education which she founded in 1993. Mickey is an internationally recognized leader in chemical education whose chemistry-based teacher enhancement and curriculum development efforts have become national and international models. She has developed research-based protocols for professional development and for the development of instructional materials. Mickey has explored dimensions of inquiry-based instruction, technology conversion of courses, visualization techniques to support understanding, methods to bridge formal and informal science education, and more.
Honored with Miami’s most prestigious award, the Benjamin Harrison Medallion for her extraordinary efforts in national and international outreach, Mickey has also been given more than $16 million in external grants to support her efforts. She has authored more than 80 books, monographs, chapters, and articles. Her publications have received honors including a Teachers Choice Award and Parents Choice Recommended Award.
Mickey is a coauthor on the Modern Chemistry program from Holt McDougal.
Mickey received her B.S. in chemistry from the University of California, and her M.S. in chemistry from Texas A & M University.
Modern Chemistry® is a registered trademark of HMH Publishers LLC.