From Vine to Wine
Chemistry in Context

From Vine to Wine places Chemistry in the context of the West Australian Wine Industry, relating important chemistry concepts to the real world.

Informative text covering the entire TEE chemistry syllabus is blended with animations, examples to step through, quizzes, worksheets, investigations and more, designed to allow students to explore, visualise complex concepts, and test that they can apply their knowledge.

Inside Chemistry in Context: From Vine to Wine

Chemistry is explored through a viticulture context in three major areas:

Wine Grape Growing
Wine Production
Personal & Environmental Health

With the context menu on the left and related chemistry concepts and activities on the right, the connection of the underlying science to real life is strongly enhanced.

Some of the main chemistry concepts explored in From Vine to Wine include:

Bonding
Oxidation State
pH
Equilibrium
Organic Chemistry
Volumetric Analysis
Redox

Extensive hyperlinking to earlier explanations and examples allows students to easily reference concepts they haven't yet mastered.

A comprehensive Teachers section offers:

outcomes
key content
a suggested course program
quick links to the main chemistry concepts
answers to selected exercises, and
additional practical work which can be assigned to futher enhance student understanding.

Metal bonding