Teacher Reading List
Greenaway, Frank. John Dalton and the Atom. London, England: HeinemannEducational Books Ltd, 1966
Ihde, Aaron. The Development of modern Chemistry. New York, NY: Harper & Row
Mierzecki, Roman. The Historical Development of Chemical Concepts. Warszawa, Poland: Klumer Academic Publishers
Mooe, F. J. A History of chemistry. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1918
I found these four books extremely helpful at providing information on the history of chemical development and reviews of the classic experiment. I used Greenaway’s book extensively to research Dalton’s contribution to the atomic theory. Mierzecki’s book provided a wonderful overall review of important concepts and developments while also interconnecting the work of various scientist
Heisig, G. B. Experiments in Chemistry for Engineering Students. Minneapolis, MN: Burgess Publishing Co, 1941
Metcalfe, W. Exercises and Experiments in Modern chemistry. New York, NY: Holt,
Wagner, Maxine. Prentice Hall: Chemistry, the Study of Matter: Laboratory Manual 3rd Edition. Needham, MA: Prentice Hall, Inc.
These three book help me develop various laboratory exercises, class activities and worksheets.
Ihde, Aaron. The Development of modern Chemistry. New York, NY: Harper & Row
Jespersen, Niel. Chemistry. New York: Barrons Educational Series, Inc.
Mortimer, Charles. Chemistry 5th Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company
These three books provided more up-to-date scientific concepts that I used in the later part of the unit. Jespersen’s book was my favorite because he has presented very complex chemical concepts in a clear and concise manner that is easy to read and follow. I definitely recomend that you check Barns & Nobles bookstore for this book. It is basically a will written handbook of common referenced chemical concepts.
Student Reading List
Jespersen, Niel. Chemistry. New York: Barrons Educational Series, Inc.
Mortimer, Charles. Chemistry 5th Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company
I have already commented on these two books. The student reading list is really left to the teacher. Most important for the unit is that the students have an up-to-date chemistry textbook. Most high school text will include information on the concepts presented in this unit. Teacher can supplement the reading with information they find useful.
List of Materials
Journal Notebook for each student
Overhead projector
Transparencies
500 g each of the following
Na2CO3
CaCl2
CaCO3
H2SO4
Na2CO3(10H2O
Internet Access Computers
Mirror
Aqueous Solutions of each of the following ions
Na+, K+, Li+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Cu2+
