Chemistry of Life: Elements Essential to Living Things

Chemistry of Life: Elements Essential to Living Things

Chemistry of Life: Elements Essential to Living Things

This course examines why six elements are central to all living things and how atoms and molecules form biological structures. Lessons cover atomic structure, molecule formation and chemical energy, the role of hydrogen and water polarity, the sulfur cycle, and how these elements combine to make macromolecules like carbohydrates, lipids, DNA, and proteins.

Chemistry of Life: Elements Essential to Living Things

Paid once.

Level
Mixed Level
Ages
7–11
Duration
45 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
10

Class Experience

This course examines why six elements are central to all living things and how atoms and molecules form biological structures. Lessons cover atomic structure, molecule formation and chemical energy, the role of hydrogen and water polarity, the sulfur cycle, and how these elements combine to make macromolecules like carbohydrates, lipids, DNA, and proteins.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand that elements are the substances everything is made of.

  • Identify the six elements required by all living things.

  • Explain how these elements function in living organisms and why they are necessary.

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Meet your Instructor

Joined August, 2026

4.7

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With more than 22 years of homeschool teaching experience, this instructor specializes in math and science and has focused on chemistry instruction in recent years. Lessons are designed to answer common student questions about chemical concepts and to connect scientific ideas to…

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Science of Everything: Atoms to Life, Earth and Space

Ayesha Pillai5.0

Ages 7–10 · 45 min · 1 / Week

$10.00per classSee schedule

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Middle School Science: Full Curriculum for Grades 6-8

Simran Sharma4.5

Ages 11–14 · 45 min · 1 / Week

$12.00per classSee schedule

Minecraft Chemistry: Build Atoms, Compounds & Reactions

Minecraft Chemistry: Build Atoms, Compounds & Reactions

Khushi Kumar4.9

Ages 10–13 · 55 min · 1 / Week

$12.00per classSee schedule

Grade 5 Science Full Curriculum: Matter, Space and Earth Systems

Grade 5 Science Full Curriculum: Matter, Space and Earth Systems

Mahima Reddy5.0

Ages 9–11 · 45 min · 1 / Week

$12.00per classSee schedule

Chemistry Foundations and Reactions: Grades 6-8

Chemistry Foundations and Reactions: Grades 6-8

Sneha Gupta4.5

Ages 11–14 · 45 min · 1 / Week

$11.00per classSee schedule

Introduction to College Chemistry I & II (Full-Year Review)

Introduction to College Chemistry I & II (Full-Year Review)

Ch. Satyavathi4.0

Ages 14–18 · 90 min · 2 / Week

$19.40per classSee schedule

High School Science Review: Biology and Chemistry Foundations

High School Science Review: Biology and Chemistry Foundations

V. K. Padmini

Ages 11–16 · 50 min · 1 / Week

$22.90per classSee schedule

Middle School Science Semester: Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Earth Science

Middle School Science Semester: Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Earth Science

Sharada Patil4.5

Ages 11–14 · 40 min · 2 / Week

$18.56per classSee schedule

Science of Everything: Atoms to Life, Earth and Space
AP

Ayesha Pillai

5.0(1)

Science of Everything: Atoms to Life, Earth and Space

Beginner

Level

7–10

Ages

45 min

Duration

1 / Week

Classes

12

Weeks

$10.00per class
See schedule
Middle School Science: Full Curriculum for Grades 6-8
SS

Simran Sharma

4.5(10)

Middle School Science: Full Curriculum for Grades 6-8

Intermediate

Level

11–14

Ages

45 min

Duration

1 / Week

Classes

12

Weeks

$12.00per class
See schedule
Minecraft Chemistry: Build Atoms, Compounds & Reactions
KK

Khushi Kumar

4.9(8)

Minecraft Chemistry: Build Atoms, Compounds & Reactions

Beginner

Level

10–13

Ages

55 min

Duration

1 / Week

Classes

1

Weeks

$12.00per class
See schedule
Grade 5 Science Full Curriculum: Matter, Space and Earth Systems
MR

Mahima Reddy

5.0(4)

Grade 5 Science Full Curriculum: Matter, Space and Earth Systems

Beginner

Level

9–11

Ages

45 min

Duration

1 / Week

Classes

12

Weeks

$12.00per class
See schedule
Chemistry Foundations and Reactions: Grades 6-8
SG

Sneha Gupta

4.5(4)

Chemistry Foundations and Reactions: Grades 6-8

Beginner

Level

11–14

Ages

45 min

Duration

1 / Week

Classes

16

Weeks

$11.00per class
See schedule
Introduction to College Chemistry I & II (Full-Year Review)
CS

Ch. Satyavathi

4.0(3)

Introduction to College Chemistry I & II (Full-Year Review)

All Levels

Level

14–18

Ages

90 min

Duration

2 / Week

Classes

10

Weeks

$19.40per class
See schedule
High School Science Review: Biology and Chemistry Foundations
VK

V. K. Padmini

High School Science Review: Biology and Chemistry Foundations

Beginner

Level

11–16

Ages

50 min

Duration

1 / Week

Classes

10

Weeks

$22.90per class
See schedule
Middle School Science Semester: Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Earth Science
SP

Sharada Patil

4.5(4)

Middle School Science Semester: Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Earth Science

Beginner

Level

11–14

Ages

40 min

Duration

2 / Week

Classes

9

Weeks

$18.56per class
See schedule