Showing posts with label Chemistry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chemistry. Show all posts

May 25, 2015

#04-022: Mendeleev and the Periodic Table

black-and-white photo of a man in profile; long white hair and beard, almost wizard-like; hands clasped in front of him
Dmitri Mendeleev
(Wikipedia)

Note: If you've ever studied chemistry, you've benefited from the efforts of Mendeleev, a great (and largely unsung) Russian scientist.


Get Ready: Have you ever studied chemistry? If so, did you use the "Periodic Table of the Elements"? What is it used for?


April 20, 2015

#04-007: Linus Pauling, Double Nobel Winner

black-and-white photo of a balding man touching his chin with a self-satisfied smirk on his face
Linus Pauling
(Wikipedia)

Note: One Nobel prize is amazing, but TWO?! And in entirely different fields: chemistry and peace activism. Come meet this amazing man.


Get Ready: Which do you think is a greater achievement: discovering knowledge that leads to cures for major diseases, or using your influence to bring about a more peaceful world? Why?


January 26, 2012

#03-008: The Branches of Science

a complicated graphic shows the relationship between the various branches of science as their subjects (physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, etc.) evolved through time
The branches of science as their subjects evolved through time
(Wikipedia)

Note: We live in the age of science. Let's listen in as Sunny and Antonio discuss the many branches of this important field of study.


Get Ready: Are you "good at" science? Do you like it? Why or why not?