Living by Chemistry

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!)