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CH100 Everyday Chemistry with Lab

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  • CRN: 10491
  • Credits: 4
  • Notes: REQD: Read 100DL Course Inform Page - See On-line Schedule
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
      From January 5 through March 20, 2026, Grace Shang
    • Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
      From January 5 through March 20, 2026, Grace Shang

Class materials

Textbooks

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Details about this class

Everyday Chemistry is a course that is completely online (you never need to come to campus) with no scheduled meetings. The lectures are interactive presentations in a free eBook. You will typically need to set aside 1.5 hours a week to watch the lecture content. While there is no physical textbook required for the lecture portion of the course, you will need to purchase a lab kit (see below).

CH100OL will introduce topics relating to the interaction between chemistry and society that may spark an emotional response. This supports the PCC Core Outcome of applying scientific perspectives to our social systems. (You can find a complete list of PCC Core Outcomes here.) We encourage you to contact your instructor with any concerns before or during the course. 

The lab experiments are performed using a lab kit that you MUST purchase and have delivered to you by Week 3 of the term. The lab kit costs ~$120 and can either be purchased directly from Carolina, or can be purchased with financial aid from the PCC Bookstore (~$180 with bookstore markup) as a voucher with a code that can be entered into the Carolina website. The link to order the kit will be in the syllabus. You shouldn't order the kit before the term starts as there are no returns for the kit.  Note: The cost of the kit will be much higher if purchased through the PCC Bookstore. To minimize your expenses, purchasing the lab kit directly from Carolina is preferred. The PCC Bookstore cannot physically stock the kits on campus.
 
Students living or traveling internationally should contact Carolina's Distance Learning Department (email distancelearning@carolina.com or call 866-332-4478) well in advance of the start of the term to determine if shipping the kit to your location is possible, and to learn and budget for the additional shipping expense.
 
It is required that you take photos of yourself doing each experiment to verify you are completing it independently. Those uncomfortable documenting their lab experience with photos should consider other courses. Additionally, one laboratory experiment requires you visit a body of water such as a lake or river to obtain water samples.
 
Each week of this online course, you will be expected to spend approximately:
  • 2-3 hours to view the video lectures, complete the accompanying homework problems, and take the weekly quiz
  • 30 minutes-2 hours to complete the weekly discussion post
  • 3 hours to complete the weekly lab activity and report

If you have further questions, please e-mail your instructor, TJ Goeden, at Terrah.Goeden@PCC.edu.

Technology

There is no additional technology required for this class.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online technical requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Prerequisite for online classes

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide. The start guide will help you decide if these classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be able to register for these classes.