In my last post, I showed the statistics of what this blog has accomplished so far. I feel very good about where we’ve been, but now it’s time to describe where I plan on going this coming year. Given that I am not teaching chemistry this school year, my work on the Elements Unearthed project [...]
Posts Tagged ‘empedocles’
Plans for 2012
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged anaxagoras, arabic alchemy, atomic theory, early chemistry, empedocles, european alchemy, greek matter theories, history of chemistry, medieval crafts, nucleogenesis, nuremburg chronicles, science education, tintic mining district, van helmont on January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Introducing Student Posts
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged aristotle, beyond hands-on, chemistry blog, chemistry demonstrations, democritus, empedocles, epicurus, greek matter theories, greek philosophy, heraclitus, parmenides, plato, student blogs, student created content, student-centered learning, students as teachers, technology in science education, thales, zeno on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I teach chemistry and astronomy again for the first time in several years, I’m having a lot of fun getting back into the physical sciences with all of the lab experiences I’d collected and developed over the years before I started teaching multimedia exclusively. I’ve also added a number of excellent activities that I [...]
Serendipity-Do-Dah
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged aristotle, carpenters hall, dale chihuly, empedocles, franklin court, glass blowing, national liberty museum, philadelphia, stained glass on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Each day as I travel to Chemical Heritage Foundation, I walk through the heart of old Philadelphia, where history is found in layers. This city is over 325 years old, whereas the towns in Utah where I come from can barely claim 150 years. Just about every building either is historic in [...]
Of Atoms, Elements, Alchemists, and Experts
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged aristotle, atom, atomic theory, Chemical Heritage Foundation, democritus, element, empedocles, epicurus, greek philosophy, heraclitus, hylomorphism, parmenides on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In this blog entry I’d like to discuss some of the ideas that I have been researching so far here at Chemical Heritage Foundation, report on a conference I attended last week, and give an overview of my plans for the next week. I’ve been conducting my research at CHF for about 2 1/2 weeks. [...]
