1827 Christmas lectures of Michael Faraday
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/chemistry/institutes/faraday/index.html
In 1827 Faraday presented six lectures to a young audience; this resource provides the contents of those talks, including notes and annotations. Each lecture contains a series of experiments, which are detailed herein. A modern adaptation of each lecture is also provided, with updated experiments and notes. The lectures are entitled: Substances - Solids, Fluids, Gases and Chemical Affinity; Atmospheric Air and its Gases; Water and Its Gases; Nitric Acid or Aquafortis -- Ammonia or Volatile Alkali - Muriatic Acid or Spirit of Salt - Chlorine; Sulphur, Phosphorus, Carbon and their Acids; and Metals - Oxides - Earths - Fixed Alkalies - Salts. The site is a project of the 1992 Summer Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Leadership Program in Chemistry.
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Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME)
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/acme/
An independent committee, founded in January 2002, which advises and assists the UK Government to formulate national policies relating to mathematics education. The Committee was established by the Royal Society and the Joint Mathematical Council of the UK. The Committee works with the DfES in key areas including the raising of standards and promotion of mathematics, curriculum assessment and the supply and training of mathematics teachers. The Royal Society Web Site contains background information, profiles of the Committee members (chaired by Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith) as well as details of its current activities, achievements, conferences and seminars. The Web Site also includes useful Web links and the Committee's reports are available.
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Alchemy Web Site
http://www.levity.com/alchemy/home.html
This site, set up by Adam McLean, has the full-text of many of the most important alchemy texts from the past, including some in languages other than English. There are extensive bibliographies, images, sections dealing with Islamic, Indian and Chinese alchemy, and links to other sites.
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Ancient Egyptian science
http://www.touregypt.net/science.htm
This site by Professor Hamed A. Ead provides an overview of the development of science in ancient Egypt. A chronological record is provided followed by discussions on alchemy, metallurgy, copper and iron extraction, gold and precious metals, metals and mysticism, glass making, textiles and dyeing materials. A link is provided to a related site on early Egyptian chemistry manuscripts.
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AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust
http://www.azteachscience.co.uk/
AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust was created by Trust Deed in April 1997. Focusing primarily on primary education, it aims to give financial support to help improve the learning and teaching of UK-based science. The Trust funds collaborative research; presents research outcomes of projects funded, and aids teachers to investigate new developments in science teaching via professional development units. The bulk of the trust's funding is derived from AstraZeneca PLC who have endowed £20 million. The Web Site provides information on the types of projects funded which comprise primary, Key stage 2/3 and 3. There are also details on research outcomes and the professional development units, short, easy to use online self-study programmes, written by experts and based on the outcomes of major research.
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Atomic firsts
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/atomic_firsts.aspx
This page at the Science Museum (London) website provides a brief historical account of the discoveries surrounding the atom in the 19th century. The article focuses on the following great scientists: J J Thomson, Ernest Rutherford and G P Thomson, and provides an image gallery containing early pictures of the scientists and their apparatus. A reference section is also given. A list of Ernest Rutherford and J J Thomson materials available to view at the museum is given.
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BBC Class Clips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/
As part of its Learning Zone broadband service, the BBC have made available a series of audiovisual sequences intended to work with the curriculum for primary and secondary schools and colleges. The clips can be used for lesson planning and developing content. The sequences can be stream straight into the classroom to stimulate, engage, or to impart a specific learning point. Clips can be seleted via educational level, topic, subject including science and keyword. An FAQ section provides online help.
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Brief, Nontechnical History of Surface Chemistry Advances
http://www.research.vt.edu/resmag/sciencecol/surface_chem.html
James Wightman, Professor of Physical Chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA, presents an introduction to the history of surface science. It covers the period from the first writings found about physical chemistry through to Nobel prize winners.
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Centre for Advancement of Informal Science Education
http://insci.org/
Centre for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and it aims to enhance and improve informal science education within film, broadcast, print and digital media, science centres and museums, zoos and aquaria, botantical gardens, journalism as well as young people, community and after school programmes. CAISE was formed in 2007 and is a collaboration of the Association of Science-Technology Centres (ASTC), Oregon State University (OSU), University of Pittsburgh Centre for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE), and the Visitor Services Association (VSA). Information is provided on CAISE partners, staff, steering committee, and forum, which acts as a communication network of organisations that serve informal science education. There are also details on its fellows programme and discussion forums. E-mail registration is required to receive the latest issues of briefCASE, the monthly newsletter.
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CHEM-HIST history of chemistry electronic discussion group
https://www-mailman.uni-regensburg.de/mailman/listinfo/chem-hist
The CHEM-HIST mailing list on the History of Chemistry was created in 1997 and is supported by the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, the Sidney M. Edelstein Center for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Jerusalem, and by the German Chemical Society's History Division. The list archive can be browsed.
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Chemical elements : their discovery and the origins of their names
http://web.me.com/dtrapp/Elements/elements.html
A simple, but detailed website outlining the discovery of the chemical elements and the origin of their names. The site is designed by US physicist, chemist and science historian Dave Trapp.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF)
http://www.chemheritage.org/
The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), established in 1982 by the American Chemical Society and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, seeks to strengthen public understanding and knowledge of the chemical sciences and technologies and their history, and encourage students into the chemical sciences and chemical process industries.
The website describes the work of the foundation (workshops, symposia, travelling exhibits, encouraging research etc), and provides more detailed information about its oral history and educational programmes, and publications including Chemical Heritage the foundation's printed magazine issued three times a year. It includes links to the Othmer Library, a collection of 80,000 volumes covering chemical heritage, and the Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry. Online exhibits on the history of chemistry include: a biotechnology hall of fame, women in chemistry, the Pittcon hall of fame (scientific instrument makers), Wallace Carothers and the story of nylon, and the Walter J. Hamer collection of electrochemical artifacts.
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Chemical History of a Candle
http://www.interactives.co.uk/candle.htm
This website produced by Ian Russell provides an abridged version of a series of six lectures for children given at the Royal Institution, London, by Michael Faraday in 1860. They have been abridged from several slightly different Internet sources, with added photographs and notes. This website gives a breakdown and chemical explanation for each element of a candle.
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Chemistry : A Historical Perspective
http://www.3rd1000.com/history/contents.htm
James Fromm's historical perspective of chemistry is divided into 14 sections: the ancients; alchemy; transition; the gases; atoms; organic chemistry; molecular structure; periodic table; physical chemistry; synthetic organic chemistry; inorganic chemistry; electrons; the nuclear atom; and nuclear reactions. Each section contains a number of sub-topics.
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Chemistry Hall of Fame
http://www.chem.yorku.ca/hall_of_fame/
Initially set up in 1989 at York University, Ontario, Canada, the Chemistry Hall of Fame pays tribute to the chemical substances which have been of great importance to mankind, and also to honour the scientists who discovered or invented them. New entries were nominated, and each submission was accompanied by an essay describing the benefits of the chosen molecule or substance. The "winning" substances and the accompanying essays were added to the Hall of Fame annually. The website provides details of the winners from 1989-2000.
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Classic Calculations from the History of Chemistry : Integrating History into the Curriculum
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/classicalcs/classicalcs.html
This website provides over fifty sets of quantitative exercises linked to and based upon classic papers from the history of chemistry. The exercises can be browsed by famous chemists or by subject topics. The site includes links to the papers from which the exercises are drawn (if available). The collection was funded by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences and is made available as part of Carmen Giunta's Classic Chemistry website.
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Crest Star Investigators
http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ccaf/creststarinvestigators/in
British Science Association with support from GlaxoSmithKline and the London Engineering Project have organised this UK wide award scheme for children to enhance their scientific literacy and interest by encouraging them to solve scientific problems via practical investigation. Designed for use outside the classroom, the activities, which are available as resource packs and linked to the curriculum, are divided into three awards: star (5-7 years), superstar (7-11 years) and megastar (8-12 years). Additionally, interested children can become Young Science Ambassadors. Awards are organised and administered through a network of local co-ordinators and a pilot is currently being run to evaluate the scheme. The web pages for the scheme provide information on the award structure, registration, sample activities and an FAQ section.
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Darwin 200 at the Wellcome Trust
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Achievements-and-Impact/Initiatives/Public-engage
The Wellcome Trust have developed a series of activities as part of their contribution to Darwin 200, a partnership of UK-based organisations who are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Darwins birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. The Trust activities are focused around four categories including resources for schools. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are organising a series of activities called the Great Plant Hunt for the classroom, online and outside for primary school children and Survival Rivals, Darwin inspired experiments for secondary school students. Access is given to the Tree of Life, an animated fly-through exploring evolution on Earth and the Art of the Brain explores how Darwin and his research has inspired artists and writers.
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Development of the atomic model : lesson 3-2 : Atomic structure
http://www.fordhamprep.org/gcurran/sho/sho/lessons/lesson32.htm
A lesson from the online text book, Science Help Online Chemistry by Gregory Curran of Fordham Preparatory School, reviewing the development of the atomic model (from Democritus to the Charge-Cloud model).
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Development of the periodic chart
http://web.me.com/dtrapp/periodic.f/chart.html
A simple, but detailed website outlining the development of the periodic chart. Information is accessed along a timeline detailing chemistry from about 600 years BC to the present day. The site is designed by US physicist, chemist and science historian, Dave Trapp.
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Dictionary of the New Chymical Nomenclature
http://web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/nomenclature.html
A dictionary compiled in the late eighteenth century by Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau et al, consisting of ancient chemical names and their modern equivalents. This resource is of use in studying the derivations of present day chemical nomenclature and is made available as part of Carmen Giunta's Classic Chemistry website.
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Directory of Free Online Books : Science and Nature : Chemistry
http://www.free-book.co.uk/science-nature/science/chemistry/index.htm
This is a directory of free online chemistry books collected by Freebook.co.uk. Every book in this page is totally free for reading in either HTML format or PDF format. The books listed in this directory include the fields of alchemy; the radiochemistry of aluminium and gallium, arsenic, copper, gold, plutonium, rhodium, rubidium, rare gases, silicon and silver; and the Sceptical Chymist by Robert Boyle.
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Discovery of atoms and nuclei
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Ls7adisc.htm
This site provides a quick listing of the key scientists and events which led to modern atomic theory; the scientists include Dalton, Davy, Avogadro, Faraday, Becquerel, Rutherford, Thompson, and Chadwick. Each scientist's contribution is described and analysed. This page forms part of the larger From Stargazers to Starships educational resource, written by David P Stern and aimed at pre-University students. The site is also available in Spanish, French and Italian.
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Distinguished women of past and present : Chemistry
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/chem.html
Created by Danuta Bois, this website provides a directory of websites and some brief biographies of famous women chemists.
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Earth Learning Idea.
http://www.earthlearningidea.com/
Earth Learning Idea (ELI) publishes Earth science-related teaching ideas, activities and resources intended for teachers and teacher-trainers. ELI aims to develop a Web-based support network and discussion forum, and to develop fifty-seven Earth science-based activities to improve knowledge and understanding of the Earth and to develop pupils investigational and thinking skills. Activities can be searched for via keywords and categories including Earth systems, energy, Earth in space, Earth materials, evolution, geology, natural hazards, resources and the environment. All activities require minimal cost and equipment and can be accessed via the Earth Learning blog. Website registration which is free is needed for entering the blog and for adding comments to items. There are also useful web links and information on the ELI support group.
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