Trevor H. Levere. Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball. (Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science.) 228 pp., illus., index. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. $42.50 (cloth); $17.95 (paper).

Isis ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Bensaude‐Vincent
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
History Of Chemistry ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
History Of

Russell McCormmach as a teacher

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-462
Author(s):  
Finn Aaserud
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Human Being ◽  
General Sense ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Johns Hopkins University ◽  
Personal Tribute ◽  
History Of

The author gives a personal tribute of Russell McCormmach as a scholar and a person. From 1972 to 1976, McCormmach's writings, notably his introductions to the HSPS, served as unique inspiration for the author's .rst grapplings with the history of science in far-away Norway. From 1976 to 1984 the author was a student at Johns Hopkins University, with McCormmach as dissertation adviser until he left Hopkins in 1983. Because the doctoral research was carried out for the most part in Scandinavia, McCormmach's advice is to a great extent preserved in personal letters, which are quoted at some length. Ever since, the author and McCormmach have maintained a close, if sporadic, relationship. While his approach is personal, the author hopes to convey a general sense of McCormmach's unique qualities as a writer, editor and teacher, as well as a human being.

The History of Chemistry and the History of Science

Ambix ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen G. Debus
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
History Of Chemistry ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Science theatre in teaching and popularizing the history of chemistry: The case of a theatrical play on Nobel-laureate A.I. Virtanen

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-475
Author(s):  
Jan Jansson ◽  
Maija Aksela
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Good Method ◽  
Nobel Laureate ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
History Of Chemistry ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science Theatre

The article discusses the significance of science theatre and the role of nature of science in it, as well as the significance of history of chemistry, and different methods for popularizing it and using it in teaching. The study includes two surveys (N=45 and N=126) conducted among the audiences of “Virtanen!” play, performed in 2011. The data was analyzed using content analysis. Based on the results, the history of science was mainly portrayed through the life of the protagonist of the play, and the play showed the human side of science to the audience. In addition, from the viewpoint of nature of science, the play emphasized the role of social interaction in science as well as the interaction between science and the society. According to the audiences, national expertise in chemistry should be emphasized more in order to increase interest towards the subject and also to promote national self-esteem. It was suggested that history of chemistry should be presented through different methods, such as science theater, school teaching, exhibitions, and documentary films, in future. Also, it was hoped that history would be included in chemistry teaching together with other chemistry contents, through historical portraits of scientists, in collaboration with other school subjects or as a separate lesson on history of science. Science theatre was found to be a good method to teach history of chemistry and nature of science, and to popularize chemistry.

scholarly journals Possibilidades para o fazer docente junto ao aprendiz cego em aulas de Química: uma interface com a história da Tabela Periódica

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 181-199
Author(s):  
Jomara Mendes Fernandes ◽  
Sandra Franco-Patrocínio ◽  
Ivoni Freitas-Reis
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Periodic Table ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
History Of Chemistry ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

ResumoAtualmente, pensar no acesso do aluno com deficiência em sala de aula se faz essencial uma vez que todos têm o direito à educação e de estar presente de forma real na sociedade. Falando especialmente do aluno cego, este requer uma metodologia de ensino condizente com suas limitações e que valorize sua potencialidade. Assim, o objetivo desse trabalho é divulgar a experiência da confecção de uma Tabela Periódica adaptada para o Braille e que foi trabalhada em aulas de química junto a dois estudantes cegos, valorizando a história da descoberta dos elementos químicos e de sua organização até a Tabela atual. A partir dos resultados advindos dessa experiência ressaltamos que os alunos com deficiência visual necessitam de recursos didáticos e adaptações curriculares específicos para que possam participar ativamente da construção de sua aprendizagem e, para tanto, as abordagens da História da Ciência se mostram essenciais nesse processo.Palavras-chave: Inclusão; cegos; história da química.AbstractCurrently, thinking about disabled students' access to the classroom is essential since everyone has the right to education and to be present in society. Especially about the blind student, this requires a teaching methodology that is consistent with its limitations and that values its potentiality. Thus, the objective of this work is to divulge the experience of producing a Periodic Table adapted for Braille and that was used in chemistry classes with two blind students, valuing the history of the discovery of the chemical elements and of their organization up to the current Table. Based on the results of this experience, we emphasize that students with visual impairments need didactic resources and specific curricular adaptations so that they can participate actively in the construction of their learning and for this, the approaches of the History of Science are essential in this process.Keywords : Inclusive; blind; history of chemistry.

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