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Living By Chemistry
Fourth Edition ©2026
Living by Chemistry, Fourth Edition gives students the tools to understand chemistry by doing chemistry. Built on a guided-inquiry, activity-a-day approach, the program emphasizes phenomena-based learning, scientific thinking, and real-world connections that bring chemistry to life.
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From Phenomena to Connection: Chemistry That Engages
Living by Chemistry, Fourth Edition gives students the tools to understand chemistry by doing chemistry. Built on a guided-inquiry, activity-a-day approach, the program emphasizes phenomena-based learning, scientific thinking, and real-world connections that bring chemistry to life.
The program’s thematic unit structure supports student engagement by anchoring core chemistry concepts in relevant, accessible questions—like “How does the nose know?” and “What is fire?” Each lesson guides students to ask questions, collect evidence, and build understanding through collaboration and hands-on activities.
This new edition includes updated and expanded content aligned to Earth & Physical Sciences standards from national and state frameworks. New “Try It!” problems provide immediate practice following illustrative examples, while revised “Connections” reading checks reinforce comprehension.
Teachers will also find
- A complete, ready-to-teach program, available with our digital platform Achieve
- New or revised problems throughout
- New bulleted summaries at the end of each chapter
- Concept Maps that visually organize content at the end of each unit
- Six updated, multi-step Engineering Projects aligned to NGSS practices
- A new “See Yourself in Chemistry” feature that highlights real-world careers using chemistry
Living by Chemistry, 4e supports all learners in thinking like scientists—and seeing chemistry everywhere (plus it’s fun!)
"Living By Chemistry, 4e connects real world applications to abstract chemistry concepts. It helps students realize the value and importance of learning chemistry." - Jennifer Bernstein and Scott Ethe-Sayers, Farmingdale High School, NY
Table of Contents
Note to Student
How to Use This Book
Laboratory Safety
Unit 1 – Alchemy: Matter, Atomic Structure, and Bonding
Chapter 1 Defining Matter
Chapter 2 Basic Building Materials
Chapter 3 A World of Particles
Chapter 4 Moving Electrons
Chapter 5 Building with Matter
End-of-Unit Content
Unit 2 – Smells: Molecular Structure and Properties
Chapter 6 Speaking of Molecules
Chapter 7 Building Molecules
Chapter 8 Molecules in Action
Chapter 9 Molecules in the Body
End-of-Unit Content
Unit 3 – Atmosphere: Phase Changes and Behavior of GasesChapter 10 Physically Changing Matter
Chapter 11 Pressing Matter
Chapter 12 Concentrating Matter
End-of-Unit Content
Unit 4 – Toxins: Stoichiometry, Solution Chemistry, and Acids and BasesChapter 13 Toxic Changes
Chapter 14 Measuring Toxins
Chapter 15 Toxins in Solution
Chapter 16 Acidic Toxins (Calyn tentatively)
Chapter 17 Toxic Cleanup
End-of-Unit Content
Unit 5 – Fire: Energy, Thermodynamics, and Oxidation-ReductionChapter 18 Observing Energy
Chapter 19 Measuring Energy
Chapter 20 Understanding Energy
Chapter 21 Controlling Energy
End-of-Unit Content
Unit 6 – Sustainability: Reversible Reactions and Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 22 Radiating Energy
Chapter 23 Managing Chemical Change
Chapter 24 Protecting Earth
End-of-Unit Content
Appendix A Math Spotlights
Appendix B Connecting Chemical Concepts
Appendix C Answers
Appendix D Reference Tables
Glossary in English and Spanish
Index
Authors
Angelica M. Stacy
Angelica M. Stacy is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, she teaches introductory chemistry and does research in materials chemistry and chemistry education. She has received numerous awards and honors for her teaching and held the President’s Chair for Teaching at the University of California from 1993 to 1996. In 2005, the National Science Foundation named Dr. Stacy a Distinguished Teacher Scholar. As a part of her work to help more students succeed in science and gain a better understanding of the principles of chemistry, she has participated as a member of the Physical Sciences Design team that helped develop the Next Generation Science Standards. She has also participated on various AP® chemistry course committees as part of the College Board’s efforts to redesign the AP® chemistry course and exam. Dr. Stacy has worked for many years in designing and refining the Living by Chemistry curriculum. She developed this curriculum to support students as they learn chemistry by offering them engaging challenges that relate to the world around them.
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