ACS National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program
12 Classroom Resources
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Lesson Plan | Covalent Bonding, Functional Groups, History, Ionic Bonding, Molecular Structure, Molecular Structure , Naming Compounds, Polyatomic Ions | High School
The Development of Baking Powder
In this lesson, students will learn about the chemistry behind baking powder through reading about its history and development over time. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Covalent Bonding, History, Molecular Structure | High School
Steroid Medicines: A Profile of Chemical Innovation
In this lesson, students will learn about developing medicine through the lens of hydrocortisone while reading an article. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | History, Molecular Structure , Pharmaceuticals | High School
Discovery of Ivermectin: Preventing Blindness and Heartworm
In this lesson, students will learn about the drug ivermectin by reading about the chemistry behind its discovery and applications. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher since most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Chemical Properties, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Functional Groups, Heat, History, Interdisciplinary, Molecular Structure , Physical Properties, Radiation | High School
Mars Exploration with Infrared Spectrometers
In this lesson, students will learn about how space scientists used infrared spectrometers to explore Mars through an article reading. Space exploration involves a lot of chemistry, which many students are surprised to learn. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Alloys, Condensation, History, Interdisciplinary, Monomer, Monomer, Polymers, Polymers | High School
Synthetic Materials Through History
In this lesson, students will learn about the history of synthesized materials through reading an article. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | History, Interdisciplinary, Intermolecular Forces, Intramolecular Forces, Polymers | High School
Scotch Transparent Tape
In this lesson, students will learn about how sticky tape was developed through reading an article. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Dimensional Analysis, Elements, History, Interdisciplinary, Measurements, Molecular Structure , Scientific Notation, SI Units | High School
The Discovery of Fullerenes
In this lesson, students will learn about a class of compounds called fullerenes through a reading about their discovery. Metric conversions, organic chemistry, and allotropes are all touched on in this lesson. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Molecular Structure , Pharmaceuticals | High School
The Vitamin B Complex
In this lesson, students will learn about the discovery of vitamins, specifically the B vitamins, via a reading. Organic chemistry and solubility are all touched on in this lesson. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Molecular Structure , Pharmaceuticals | High School
Percy Julian Overcame Racism to Flourish as a Chemist
In this lesson, students will learn about synthesizing new chemicals through reading about Percy Julien’s experience. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | History, Interdisciplinary, Molecular Structure , Monomer, Pharmaceuticals, Polymers | High School
Carbohydrate Metabolism
In this lesson, students will learn about how the metabolism of carbohydrates in the body were studied. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Functional Groups, History, Identifying an Unknown, Molecular Structure , Observations | High School
Introduction to Flavor Chemistry
In this lesson, students will read an article about flavor chemistry to learn about the science of tasting. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading and help students experience what they’ve read about. One part, the Job Interview, could be used as plans for a substitute teacher since the activity is self-guided.
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Lesson Plan | Functional Groups, Identifying an Unknown, Molecular Structure , Separating Mixtures | High School
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
In this lesson, students will learn about the development of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and how it used today. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. Through these activities students will learn how to interpret a skeletal structure, as well as the names and structures of several organic functional groups. Additionally, they will examine and evaluate a mass spectrum. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.