Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Fall 2025 Courses

South Heights Christian Classes
Chemistry - Syllabus
Physical Science - Syllabus

Truth Academy
General Science + Lab (middle school) - Syllabus
Jekyll, Hyde, Scrooge, and the 1800s (middle school) - Syllabus
Jekyll, Hyde, Scrooge, and the 1800s (high school) - Syllabus
Western Civilizations 1 with CLEP Option (high school) - Syllabus

Online Classes (Self-Paced)
High School Chemistry Crash Course (self-paced)
High School Physics Crash Course (self-paced)
Strategies for the ACT Test (self-paced)
Emma by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen - English Literature (self-paced)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - English Literature (self-paced)
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emma Orczy - English Literature (self-paced)
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - English Literature (self-paced)
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien - English Literature (self-paced)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - A Musical Journey (self-paced)
Handel’s Water Music - A Musical Journey (self-paced)
Holst: The Planets - A Musical Journey (self-paced)
Sergei Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - A Musical Journey (self-paced)

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Books and Other Educational Items for Sale

Items are marked with individual prices. Local pickup can be arranged in the western and southern suburbs of Minneapolis. If you're interested, please contact me at the contact form here



The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens: $8


The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne: $9


Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall (hardcover): $7


The Red Pony by John Steinbeck: $7


Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George: $6


Essential ACT flashcards: $5 or best offer

5 Steps To A 5 AP World History Flashcards: $5 or best offer


Numbers & Math Symbols stamps: $5 or best offer
(Please note that the number 1 is missing and will not be sold with the set.)





Sunday, July 6, 2025

Worksheet: Writing Chemical Formulas for Binary Ionic Compounds

Instructions


For each of the following pairs of elements or ions, write the correct chemical formula for the binary ionic compound that they would form. Remember that the overall charge of the compound must be neutral.


1.  Sodium and Chlorine

2.  Potassium and Iodine

3.  Magnesium and Bromine

4.  Calcium and Oxygen

5.  Barium and Sulfur

6.  Aluminum and Fluorine

7.  Lithium and Nitrogen

8.  Aluminum and Oxygen

9.  Gallium and Phosphorus

10. Strontium and Chlorine

11. Cesium and Sulfur

12. Beryllium and Nitrogen

13. Iron (II) and Oxygen

14. Iron (III) and Chlorine

15. Copper (I) and Bromine

16. Copper (II) and Sulfur

17. Lead (IV) and Oxygen

18. Tin (II) and Fluorine

19. Zinc and Iodine

20. Silver and Phosphorus


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Answer Key


1.  NaCl

2.  KI

3.  MgBr₂

4.  CaO

5.  BaS

6.  AlF₃

7.  Li₃N

8.  Al₂O₃

9.  GaP

10. SrCl₂

11. Cs₂S

12. Be₃N₂

13. FeO

14. FeCl₃

15. CuBr

16. CuS

17. PbO₂

18. SnF₂

19. ZnI₂

20. Ag₃P