Curated OER
Pauli's Magical Water
Students predict the shape of molecules using VSEPR theory. In this chemistry lesson, students differentiate a polar and nonpolar molecule. They discuss why water's polarity is very important.
Curated OER
Science with Mud!
Eighth graders give some examples of chemical reactions they see everyday. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders investigate how much water soil can hold. They collect data and compare results with others.
Curated OER
A Solution for Moles
Students calculate the concentration of different solutions. In this chemistry lesson, students explain what a solution is. They explain ways to change the concentration of a solution.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Chemist
Discover the role of a chemist, what types of jobs they may seek, the education needed, and other requirements various companies may have for hiring a chemist. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Chemists
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a very in-depth resource with a great deal of information about being a chemist.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Chemist
The BLS offers an overview of the career of a chemist. The website provides a general description of what being a chemist is like and includes information on the type of education and experience a chemist needs.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Famous Chemists and Their Contributions
A long list of famous chemists with biographical information and descriptions of their accomplishments.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Designing a Healthier, Happier Meal: Stem Career: Food Chemist
Learn about chemists who specialize in food chemistry- the study of chemical processes and interactions in our foods.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Welcome to My World!: Medicinal Chemist
Learn what is involved in being a chemist who works to develop new medicinal drugs.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Famous Chemists
Get some information about some famous chemists who made impacts on their fields! These scientists helped to develop the laws of chemistry and discovered many of the elements.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Chemist's Wife by Anton Chekhov
Read the short story "The Chemist's Wife" by Anton Chekhov about a chemist's wife who progresses from sleeplessness and boredom to the realization that she is truly unhappy.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Early Forensics and Crime Solving Chemists
In a CSI age, we take forensic science for granted. New York did not have a medical examiner or forensic toxicologist until 1918, whose eventual arrival changed the landscape of crime investigation forever. Deborah Blum prompts the TED...
University of California
University of California: Lloyd Augustus Hall: Chemist and Inventor
Brief summary of Hall's inventions and contributions to science.
PBS
Nova: Julian the Trailblazer
Learn how chemist Percy Julian overcame prejudice and segregation to become one of the leading scientists of the 20th century. These NOVA documents show milestones in Julian's life and career.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meet Jared Roop
Meet Jared Roop, forensics/analytical chemist and Cardinals fan!
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Henry Cavendish (1731 1810)
Short biography of the shy chemist, Henry Cavendish. Some interesting personal information and background. Mentions all of his major work.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Friedrich August Kekule Von Stradonitz
Wikipedia offers biographical information and an image on german organic chemist, Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz (1829-1896 CE).
Other
Le Moyne College: Joseph Priestley
This site is provided for by the LeMoyne College. Read 18th-century chemist Joseph Priestley's notes entitled "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air."
Other
Chemical Heritage Foundation: Stanislao Cannizzaro
A biography of organic chemist, Stanislao Cannizzaro. Outlines his achievements and contributions to the world of chemistry.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Paul Lauterbur
Chemist Paul Lauterbur pioneered the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for medical imaging. He developed a technique, now known as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in the early 1970s that involves the introduction of gradients in...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Carl Bosch
Learn about the life and work of German chemist, engineer, and Nobel laureate in chemistry, Carl Bosch.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Thomas Midgeley Jr.
Meet a key figure in a team of chemists that developed the tetraethyllead additive to gasoline as well as some of the first chlorofluorocarbons.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Wilhelm Ostwald
Learn about the life and work of Wilhelm Ostwald, the chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria, and reaction velocities.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Apothecary (The Chemist)
An image of "The Apothecary (The Chemist)", created by Gabriel Metsu, c. 1661 (Oil on wood, 27 x 23 cm).