Taking Honors Chemistry?

Question

I am taking that class this year, and one thing I noticed was that the teacher, really isn't that good. She gives us worksheets made by the same company that makes our textbooks. What can I do to keep my mind sharp this year, because I compete in the National Science Bowl. I need to know information, that I feel she isn't capable of supplying. If you can suggest a plan of action for me to learn chemistry as thouroughly as possible, please explain. I am not even sure if the textbooks we use are designed for higher classes. For all I know, it could be for middle school or something.

I though maybe I could go to the library, or something like that. Thanks, I really need your guys' opinion and help on this.

Answer 1

First thing, read and understand the textbook, do exercises from the textbook, and so on.  You can try reading a more advanced book and doing exercises there.  You can also read books about chemistry applications.  I don't do chem, so I can't think of examples, but from bio there's books on human or plant evolution that don't teach concepts but rather show how those concepts apply in "the real world".

Answer 2

sounds like youre an overachiever in high school. why dont you get a college level chemistry textbook and teach yourself, if you think youre such a genius. I self taught most everything in the first half of chemistry, but im not a genius, b/c i was in college, so i dont mean to sound like an *** wipe. the second half of chemistry was obviously much harder, but includes the same concepts from a year of a good HS chem course, but to a MUCH greater detail. over all if you can understand most of the concepts from a text like the one in the link below, youll ace HS chem, and learn a vast excess of information to own in this national science bowl you speak of.