Do Now! On your handout, please write some observations from this painting from 17 th century Europe. What attitudes do you think society had about “scientists”? How do you know? -- After Do Now, place HW in the HW folder.
UNIT 1: Introduction to Matter Lecture 1: MONEY, MONEY, MONEY! AIM and OBJECTIVES AIM: Can humans make gold out of thin air? OBJECTIVES: KIPPsters will be able to explain the historical origins of modern chemistry. KIPPsters will be able to compare and contrast alchemy and modern chemistry. AGENDA Silent Do Now [3 mins.] Aim/ Objectives/ Agenda [1 min.] Share-out Do Now [2 mins.] Review procedures [8 mins.] Burning money demonstration [8 mins.] Historical understanding of chemistry [8 mins.] Mini-Lab making gold? [20 mins.] Close-out [1]
SHARE-OUT What attitudes do you think society had about “scientists”? How do you know? SHARE-OUT EXPECTATIONS: - Track the speaker - One mic
“I can make a dollar bill come back to life after lighting it on fire.” PARTNER DISCUSSION: In 30 SECONDS discuss whether or not this statement is true or false and EXPLAIN WHY! WRITE A PREDICTION: Write a prediction as to what will happen when the dollar bill is lit on fire. Now, OBSERVE: Write observations in the space provided!
WRITE (2 minutes) FORM A HYPOTHESIS: Why do you think this happened? Share your hypothesis with a partner! (3 minutes) Share your hypothesis with a partner! (3 minutes)
Mini-Lab: can metals be made from thin air?
What is chemistry?
In order to understand chemistry, you must understand alchemy (LISTENING) Turning everyday objects into gold Obsession in Europe in the 16 th and 17 th century A lot of literature was written about how metals formed in Earth Artistic representation of alchemists portray the futility of their quest Many alchemists were funded by the royal families People believed that alchemy could present the cure to the bubonic plague
WRITE (2 minutes) In your own words: What was alchemy? When was alchemy practiced? What was the motivation for alchemy? What were people’s attitude towards alchemy? Was alchemy successful?
What is chemistry?
Study of the changes in matter Really exploring how to change the properties of a substance FIRE! Started as a philosophical debate about the basic “elements” that made up the natural world – Earth, wind, water, fire Experimental discovery of the elements
CW: WRITE (2 minutes) What are the similarities and differences between alchemy and chemistry? How did the study of alchemy lead to the understanding of modern chemistry? Share your theory with a partner! (2 minutes) Share your theory with a partner! (2 minutes) SHARE-OUT
Back to the Lab! Directions: Answer the following questions based on your activity. Please answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES. 1.Compare the materials before and after you put them together. 2.If you think about the “old stuff” as the aluminum foil and copper chloride, do you think “new stuff” was made when you put them together? Explain your ideas. 3.How would an alchemist explain the results differently than a chemist?
Close-out quote of the day “A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation.” ~Max Gluckman, Politics, Law and Ritual, 1965
HW Some pre-reading from your textbook!