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| Biographical Snapshots of Famous Women and Minority Chemists: Mission Statement |
 All students, not just science majors, need to understand science as an exciting, challenging, human, and creative way of learning about our natural world. Investigating the life experiences of chemists can give students a more realistic view of chemistry. In addition, students--especially women and minorities--need more scientist role models. When teachers weave biographical information into their conceptual lectures, they are using an effective pedagogical tool that will enhance students' understanding of chemical facts. Linking chemical ideas to real people provides a stronger infrastructure than facts alone: students need more than just the facts--they need to know the stories of the people behind the "magic". Without these stories, our students miss the wonderful, exciting, and human side of the chemical sciences.
Acknowledgments: National Science Foundation, Alliance for Minority Progress Grant (HRD 9353276); Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, PA; Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. |
The Biographical Snapshot icon was derived from the above image created by Randall Rodgers. |
| Feature Editor |
Barbara A. Burke
Chemistry Department
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Telephone: 909-869-3664
Fax: 909-869-4616
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| Featured Chemists |
| These chemists were born in the month of August. |
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