The History of Chemistry

1992 Woodrow Wilson Summer Institute

Historical Activities and Lessons

1. Scientist activity: - Prepare a biographical file on a selected scientist; a supplemental list of birthdays is included.

2. Technology and Society activity: - Report on a trip to a selected time period through a time machine.

3. TimeLine activity: - Produce an AD time line on a specific area/country in the world.

4. What if? activity: - What if? mind game using specific technological or scientific advances.

5. Newspaper activity: - Develop a newspaper based on the career of a selected scientist.

6. CHEMWEB game: - Trace interrelationships between chemists, chemicals and processes.

7. Atomic Model Timeline: - Produce a timeline detailing the evolution of the atomic model.

8. Arrhenius Lab: - Conduct several of the experiments outlined in his dissertation.

9. Dinner Party activity: - A thought-provoking exercise in which students select 20 diverse figures to be seated appropriately during a formal dinner party.

10. Element Ad activity: - Design an advertising campaign for an element.

11. Element Grid activity: - Design a 20 x 20 grid to be filled as much as possible by element names; a competitive game.

12. Mole Day activity: - A series of activities to involve students in celebrating "Mole Day" and help teach the concept.

13. Periodic Table activity: - Design a "new" periodic table to include group "G" elements not yet discovered.

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