INTRODUCTION

      Chemistry has existed as an essential element of human life for many millennia; long before it was even established and formally recognized as a scientific discipline. Since the birth of civilizations, people have experimented with plants to make medication, experimented with witchcraft to please or displease divine entities, and pondered about what truly makes up the world. Humans have consistently relied on chemical knowledge to learn more about their surroundings as a collective society. Early chemical practices emerged through metallurgy, medicine, and alchemy in civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and the Islamic world. Over time, advancements such as scientific methods, SI units, glassware, and microscope lens technology allowed scientists to study chemistry at the atomic and sub-atomic levels, revealing the very backbone of matter itself. Today, chemistry drives innovation, with applications ranging from medicine, energy, weapons of mass destruction, and much more, all running on the same basic fundamental concepts used many millennia ago to create ornamental dyes.

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      Palmer offers countless Chemistry courses and caters to students at all skill levels. From grade 8 Chemistry to APs, Palmer covers your entire chemistry journey. Through chemistry, Palmer provides its students with an opportunity to enhance their intellectual abilities through tests, labs, and various other mediums. It enables students to open their mind to new methods of approaching hypotheses while building their confidence in making educated guesses and testing them. This section of the newspaper outlines your chemistry journey at Palmer, discussing the chemistry courses offered by Palmer and highlighting the ones that students should choose based on their individual competency, grade level, and ultimate objectives. Moreover, it gives them fun facts to incite an interest for chemistry, so students don’t need to worry about having a hard time with a test or homework. Engaging in chemistry at the high school level can open up numerous doors, revealing new paths for students’ life and shaping them into skilled and impactful scientists, innovators, doctors, and much more.