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Alchemy: Crash Course History of Science #10

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If the word alchemy makes you think of wizards gathered around bubbling cauldrons, you're not completely wrong! Introduce scholars to the history of chemistry during part 10 of a 15-part History of Science series. The video takes viewers around the world to learn how alchemy changed our views of medicine, matter, and metallurgy.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
philosophers, the history of medicine, metals, sulfur, mercury, chemical elements, gold, illness, doctors, the human body, matter, china, india, persia, making observations, the printing press, johannes gutenberg, sir isaac newton
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Additional Tags
science
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the resource to launch an alchemy lesson inspired by Sir Isaac Newton himself
  • Have the class describe the similarities between transmutations in alchemy and the process of radioactive decay
Classroom Considerations
  • Make sure students have a periodic table close by to reference when the video discusses elements
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Strange experiments and secret codes keep pupils glued to the screen
  • Colorful characters bring the content to life
Cons
  • None
Common Core
SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2