Chemistry is the study of matter and interactions, and it is apart of our daily lives. For example, chemistry occurs in the following:

• Cooking/Baking
• Materials you use
• Plants outside
• Fire
• S'mores
• Gasoline
• Etc…

There are five areas of Chemistry, and they are the following:

• Organic Chemistry: Organic means Carbon (C), so Organic Chemistry is the study of carbon.
• Inorganic Chemistry: The study of compounds that do not have carbon in them. There are some exceptions to this rule, such as carbon dioxide, but don't worry about these exceptions.
  • In means no
  • Organic means Carbon (C)
  • Inorganic means No Carbon (C) 
  • Examples of inorganic compounds are the following:
    • Metals 
    • Minerals
• Biochemistry: The Study of compounds within living things. For example, bio-fuels are fuels made from living matter, and biochemistry will study bio-fuels.
• Physical Chemistry: The physics of chemistry, and deals with the mechanism, energy transfer, and the rate that occurs when matter undergoes change. For example,
  • How fast or slow reactions are
  • Energy
  • Motion
• Analytical Chemistry: The study of the physical and chemical properties of matter including its composition and structure. Examples of analytical chemistry are the following:
  • Measuring the level of lead in drinking water.
  • Blood Analysis for criminal investigations