Chemistry as Part of Society through Centuries - OEBEE1704Z

• Title: Chemistry as Part of Society through Centuries
• Guaranteed by: Katedra chemie a didaktiky chemie (41-KCHDCH)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 5
• Hours per week, examination: 1/0, MC [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown); summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Martin Bílek, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (21.02.2020)

In the framework of this course students will become familiar with historical development of chemistry as part of the society. They will learn about important discoveries from the past and scientists creditable for these discoveries, as well as about their influence on the development of chemistry and society in general. In this way students could enrich understanding the nature of science, which is important part of the scientific literacy. The course will be realized through lectures and workshops. Students’ activities will also encompass searching literature and preparation of the essays.

Literature

Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (21.02.2020)

Partington, J. R. (2011). A Short History of Chemistry: Third Edition. New York: Dover Publications.

Asimow, I. (1965). A Short History of Chemistry. New York: Anchor Books Doubleday & Company, Inc. Garden City.

Jaffe, B. (1960). Crucibles: the Story of Chemistry from Ancient Alchemy to Nuclear Fission. New York: Fawcett World Library.

Milanovic, V. D. and Trivic, D. D. (2020). Arguments of 14-Year-Olds in the Context of History of the Development of Organic Chemistry. Science & Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-019-00092-8

Milanovic, V. D. and Trivic, D. D. (2017). The historical or the contemporary context: which of the two ensures a deeper understanding of gas properties? Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 18(4), 549–558.        

Milanovic, V. D. and Trivic, D. D. (2017). History of chemistry as a part of assessment of students’ understanding of the law of conservation of mass. Journal of Baltic Science Education, 16(5), 780–796.

https://www.sciencehistory.org/

https://www.ambix.org/publications/ambix/

https://www.nobelprize.org/

Handouts for students

Syllabus

Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (21.02.2020)

1.      Chemistry as a craft

2.      Philosophical background of chemistry

3.      Alchemy

4.      Scientific revolution and chemistry

5.      Pneumatic chemistry

6.      Phlogiston theory

7.      Basic chemical laws

8.      The structure of atom (from philosophical to scientific point of view)

9.      Development of the periodic table of elements

10.  Development of the organic chemistry

11.  History of chemistry education – some insights

12.  What did we learn from the history of chemistry? Implications for the future.

Course completion requirements

Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (21.02.2020)

Requirements to the exam: An essay (up to 5 pages) related to (one choice from alternatives): Biography of the scientist from the past/Scientific discovery from the past/Chemical principal(s) or theory(ies) in the past/ Historical controversy(ies) in chemistry/Women in chemistry in the past/Nobel prizes in chemistry/Report from visit to a science museum.