A History of Chemistry for High School Teachers
HIST offered a workshop on the Use of the History of Chemistry in the Teaching of High School Chemistry on August 20, 2016, at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia. Twenty High School teachers were invited to join eight members of HIST to explore the uses of the history of chemistry in the teaching of high school chemistry. There were four major lectures, followed by intensive discussions in small groups. The lecturers were:
- Gary Patterson - Chemistry in Its Developing Stage;
- Jay Labinger - Modern Inorganic Chemistry;
- David Lewis - History of Organic Chemistry; and
- Cathy Cobb - History of Physical Chemistry.
This website is intended to provide interesting material to supplement lectures at the high school level. The subjects have been selected from the history of chemistry and presented along with pictorial materials. It is hoped that high school teachers can find just what they want when the project is finished.
Essays
- Gary Patterson - Chemistry with New Eyes: A History of Chemistry for High School Teachers
- Gary Patterson - Recipes From France for Great Chemistry
- Gary Patterson - Hunting the Green Lion
- Gary Patterson - Chemistry From Antiquity:Rocks
Powerpoint Presentations
- Gary Patterson - History of Chemistry Workshop: Early Teachers of Chemistry
- Jay Labinger - History of Chemistry Workshop: Inorganic Chemistry