General Web Resources
General
Resources for the History of Chemistry
General Resources for the History of Science
in Teaching
General Resources for the History of Chemistry
http://www.chemteam.info/ChemTeamIndex.html
The “Chem Team” website. Links to historical information
about atomic structure, images of chemists, classic papers, and general
topics in chemistry. Maintained by John Park, Diamond Bar High School,
Calif.
http://www.chemheritage.org/index.html
The website of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, which “serves
the community of the chemical and molecular sciences, and the wider public,
by treasuring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future.” Site
features a section called “Explore Chemical History,” under
which “Matter and Molecules” contains biographical profiles
and images of scientists, including Dalton, Mendeleev, Thomson, and Pauling.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/
The chemistry section of the Nobel e-Museum. Contains biographical information
and images on every Nobel laureate. Both the chemistry and physics educational
sections contain excellent applets pertaining to topics such as atomic
structure and biochemistry.
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/education/learn/chemcoach.htm
The
home of “The Chemistry Coach.” This
site contains an extensive list of links for biographical information
about notable chemists. Also
links to classic papers, resources for the history of science (including
chemistry) and other biographical collections of scientists. Maintained
by Bob Jacobs, Wilton High School, Conn.
http://www.rsc.org/
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s website. Top-notch graphics and
content, particularly the timeline of notable scientific discoveries
and incidents. Other highlights include an artist’s visual interpretation
of the periodic table, links to art inspired by chemistry, and many other
resources.
General Resources for the History of Science in Teaching
http://www.hssonline.org/teaching/teaching_committee.html
The official home page of the History of Science Society, the preeminent
organization for historians of science. The link takes you to their
Committee
on Education, where you will find in-class activities and other resources
for the classroom.
http://www1.umn.edu/ships/
A resource site for teachers using sociology, history, and philosophy
of science in science teaching. “SHiPS” is primarily an
organization of science teachers, and the site contains curriculum
modules, sources
for the history of science, and many useful links.
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/NSF-PLANS/contents.html
The personal website of Dr. Robert A. Hatch, University of Florida. The
site contains many useful links for the history of science, as well as
a collection of lesson plans developed with NSF funding that incorporate
the history of science into science teaching.
http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk
The official site for the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford,
England. This site includes online exhibits and other useful resources,
as well as links to other museums of science history.
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/
Women in science. This site has entries covering the past 4,000 years,
although its emphasis is pre-20th century. The data can be sorted by discipline
and include photographs. Maintained by Dr. Deborah Crocker, University
of Alabama, and Dr. Sethanne Howard. U.S. Naval Observatory.
Disclaimer:
The Web resources collected on these pages are not maintained by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). None of the Web resources are affiliated with or sponsored by EDC. EDC is merely providing the Web resources for informational purposes. EDC cannot guarantee that the Web resources are active or that the content is accurate. As with all Web-based information, links change from time to time. To our knowledge, all links were functional as of October 2013. Please notify Kerry Ouellet at kouellet@edc.org if you experience any problems.
