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Chemistry 101: An Overview of God's Chemical World

Wes Olson (Actor, Director) Format: DVD
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
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October 1, 2011 		—
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$66.78 $64.88
Genre Kids & Family
Format NTSC
Contributor Wes Olson
Runtime 11 hours
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Take a captivating tour through God s chemical world. This 4 DVD set contains nineteen segments, averaging 30-40 minutes each, examining the world of chemistry and the periodic table of the elements. Included on the fourth disc is a printable (PDF) guidebook with quizzes covering the material presented in each segment and a one-year high school course booklet.

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Chemistry 101 is both a highly informative and greatly entertaining introduction to the world of chemistry. Comprehensive and exhaustively researched, this series brings to life the fun and wonder of a subject that students traditionally fear. - --IG Chemistry Professor

My class and I just finished your Chemistry 101! I have to say you've outdone yourself! I was also amazed at how fast the time flew by...you are really quite an entertaining teacher. The background scenery and great graphics were all pretty memorable! - --DH Salem, UT

You did it again Wes!!! You and your team have made another superb series. We are watching it right now and we absolutely love it. My children are mesmerized. You haven't once lost our attention. I am sure that everybody that ordered this will be quite pleased! --KLM Vashon Island, WA

Product details

  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Wes Olson
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 11 hours
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2011
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Wes Olson
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Wetfield Studios
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1450785085
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 4
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Jamie
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this curriculum
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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As far as high school science goes for Christian homeschoolers, this is my absolute favorite. We fell in love with the 101 series and this is the 3rd disc we've used. I highly recommend it!
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Crystal Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome info!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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My senior needed this for school and he thought it was very interesting and said he enjoyed the way the information was explained
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Lovey
5.0 out of 5 stars Science Loving boys LOVE this video
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2014
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Wes Olson is a find! I am a homeschooler of boys age 7 and 10, and I comb the internet for great science materials to teach my boys at home. Elementary science education in America is a joke (I am also a physician...) sniff taste and 5 senses are not going to cut it with my science loving boys. Being a Christian I am also leery of evolutionary propaganda masquerading as science. I had previously purchased Standard Deviants Chemistry which is outdated and geared toward the academically struggling teen who is trying to be cool. If you are a parent of kids who just love science and don't need to pretend to be "cool" (whatever that is because it just looks DUMB) on Standard Deviants, then steer clear.
Which brings me to the point. My boys LOVE this chemistry video. So much so they had me buy a second copy to play in the car. He is a Christian and starts with Tubal Cain forging metal. He highlights the scientists lives so that we are inspired by them ( we bought a book about Michael Faraday, 18th century Christian who helped father electricity as we know it because what Olson said interested my guys). He also has great inserted videos such as the melting Gallium spoon in a cup of tea. My boys now tease their physician parents with questions about which radioactive isotope would we prefer...
He introduced the mole and stoichiometry in easy to grasp ways. This is amazing. It will also serve as a great intro to high school and early college. I learned things I never knew as well having had college chem and ochem.

To sum. BUY IT! And please Mr. Olson quickly make ones on virology microbiology ochem molecular biology. We are eagerly awaiting them. We got your biology series and it was a good overview but the boys want something with protein synthesis animations! Thank you!!!
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Crease in the Page
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, I think I understand!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2012
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I home-school my kids. Although I have a Master's degree in Education, I know nothing about Chemistry, so I was looking for a product that would do all of the teaching for me. This is it.

These videos are so full of those "Aha!" moments, that chemistry actually seems interesting. The first three lessons are history/biographies of chemistry. As the quirky historical characters make discoveries about the elements and atoms, so do we. I love that Wes Olson focuses so much on the interesting personalities of the scientists; really brings the science to life that way. He also does experiments that show the concept he's teaching.

There is a little bit of intentional humor in the videos. A little. Then there's the ridiculous fades from Olson lecturing in his living room to lecturing in front of a lake scene--kind of silly--but the lectures are interesting, so who cares. My son age 11 and my daughter age 10 are both watching these videos. They can now tell me all kinds of little facts about atoms and the Periodic Table of Elements. Hey, even I now know something about Chemistry!

I have watched some Christian videos about science, and have found that they were more evangelistic in focus instead of scientific. But this video is science. Olson mentions scientists' faith--some of them felt that their faith was the basis of their interest in science. But it is not preachy at all. It is teachy. You will learn about Chemistry from these videos.
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Ellie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource for student not planning on going into scientific ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016
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Good resource for student not planning on going into scientific or related field as well as a good enrichment resource for a curriculum like Exploring Creation with Chemistry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My 15 year old daughter loves this science! (And ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2016
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My 15 year old daughter loves this science! (And that's quite an accomplishment, given that we are more right brained, artsy people). She says the videos are well made, very informative, and interesting. The scene changes keep her attention. It's not just a guy in front of a camera in a room. She's even been doing the experiments on her own and keeping up with her hours of completion on the chart provided. This is a God-send for us! Thank you, Wes Olson. We will be purchasing your Physics curriculum next. And even though this child has already taken biology, I will certainly be purchasing it for my younger ones when they come of age.
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Family
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Great
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016
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My 15 year old was required to watch this, though she had already done a separate class on much of the subject matter. She said this DVD series made things she did not understand after her prior course become clear. This is easy watching- and it is so easy to understand the teaching.

First Review:
Another great production. I appreciate the creationist view that is woven throughout. The easily printable/viewable booklet and quizzes included are great . And the accreditation checklist is a nice guide to have also. Very good value for the cost- my money was well spent on this. I have 2/3 of the series, and hope to add Physics soon!
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C-Sam
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018
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Easy to understand! I used this as a supplement to our Chemistry curriculum. I enjoy this dvd as well as Biology 101. Helps simplify concepts for my children. Great for late elementary and middle school. For high school, I highly recommend this as a supplement but I feel it would be insufficient to use as the core curriculum.
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Marlene Barry
5.0 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD
Reviewed in Canada on July 11, 2018
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A very nice way to learn Chemistry! I dreaded doing this subject, but I LOVED doing this program! Wes Olson explains this all really simply and is so good that even my 7 year old brother listened to all the DVDS as well.
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Stuarty Boy
5.0 out of 5 stars Learning Chemistry The Fun Way!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2016
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Chemistry 101: An Overview of God's Chemical World

As an older student looking to learn this particular subject from scratch, I found this DVD set to be an excellent and very informative product! Lots of fantastic insights into this amazing subject and many more "aha" moments too, making the learning experience far more enjoyable. I am using this DVD set in conjunction with a textbook course called "Chemistry Concepts & Problems, by Clifford C. Houk & Richard Post" because I really did not enjoy secondary school and missed out on this subject. As such, I have decided that in order to completely grasp this subject, I personally needed to go right back to the beginning and build up some basic foundations. The book I am using is good and more in depth but the DVD actually helps to stitch it all together, hence a picture paints a thousand words!

The quality of the lessons contained within the DVD are first class! Wes Olsen does a great job here and puts the subject matter into lots of enjoyable and manageable chunks for us all.

This DVD is a must for any school, college, students old & young who have never looked at Chemistry previously but want a more gentle and interesting introduction to this amazing subject.
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