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Before There Was Chemistry: The Origin of the Elements as an Introduction to Chemistry

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Neil Glickstein

Science Department, Waring School, 35 Standley St., Beverly, MA 01915

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (3), p 353

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p353

Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1999

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

The use of cosmology as an interdisciplinary introduction to a chemistry course is discussed. Students read a variety of nontext sources in order to piece together the events of the early universe that led to the creation of the elements. An introduction to gravity, mass, time, distance, temperature, and density are all possible with thematic cohesion.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Curriculum

Keywords (Feature):

Secondary School Chemistry

Keywords (Subject):

Astrochemistry

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