Friendly Chemistry
Teacher: Sandra Williams
1592 Brockett Road
Tucker, Ga. 30084
404)310-1482
sdealwilliams@bellsouth.net
Friendly Chemistry uses manipulatives to teach the structure of the atom and how the arrangement
of electrons affects the reactivity of the atom. Students will learn how to represent the
arrangements of electrons using orbital notation, electron configuration notation, and electron dot
notation. Games reinforce concepts, and students will have homework that will help reinforce
what they learn in class.
Students will learn the logic behind the organization of the periodic table and will look at various
families of elements. We will discuss how atoms ionize to gain a more stable configuration and
how ions join to form compounds. At this point we will practice the skills of calculating formula
weights and percent compositions of chemical compounds. Students will learn how to write an
empirical formula and will then discuss chemical reactions and learn to balance chemical
equations. Finally, students will use all of the preceding concepts to learn how to solve
stoichiometric problems.
Tuition: $50 per month
Each student will need a textbook, which is really a kit, a box filled with various manipulatives.
There may be a limited number of used kits available for purchase from former and current
students at a reduced price. The publisher has just recently revised the textbook and lowered the
price to $60. The teacher will provide students who have the unrevised textbooks with all pages
they may be missing or that have been revised. New kits may be purchased from
www.friendlychemistry.com or from www.rainbowresource.com for $60..
Dunwoody Classes
2009-2010
Family Membership Fee
The membership fee for Dunwoody Classes for 2009-2010 will be $75 per semester for one student
and $100 per semester for families with multiple students. The membership fee includes the facility
fee and unlimited choices of classes for all students within the family. Teacher registration and
tuition are made payable separately to the individual teachers. The membership fee is made payable
to Becky Humphrey and must be paid before or by the first day of class. This one membership fee
and the teacher fees are the only fees that will be assessed.