Replicate a chemical reaction similar to one Marie Curie used to purify radioactive elements! Distill perfume using a method created in ancient Mesopotamia by a woman named Tapputi! Aspiring chemists will discover these and more amazing role models and memorable experiments in Chemistry for Kids.
This engaging guide offers a series of snapshots of 25 scientists famous for their work with chemistry, from ancient history through today. Each lab tells the story of a scientist along with some background about the importance of their work, and a description of where it is still being used or reflected in today's world. A step-by-step illustrated experiment paired with each story offers kids a hands-on opportunity for exploring concepts the scientists pursued, or are working on today. Experiments range from very simple projects using materials you probably already have on hand, to more complicated ones that may require a few inexpensive items you can purchase online.
Just a few of the incredible people and scientific concepts you'll explore:
Galan b. 129 AD (Make soap from soap base, oil and citrus peels. Modern application: medical disinfectants) Joseph Priestly b. 1733 (Carbonate a beverage using CO2 from yeast or baking soda and vinegar mixture. Modern application: soda fountains ) Alessandra Volta b. 1745 (Make a battery using a series of lemons and use it to light a LED. Modern application: car battery) Tu Youyou b. 1930 (Extract compounds from plants. Modern application: pharmaceuticals and cosmetics )
People have been tinkering with chemistry for thousands of years. Whether out of curiosity or by necessity, Homo sapiens have long loved to play with fire: mixing and boiling concoctions to see what interesting, beautiful, and useful amalgamations they could create. Early humans ground pigments to create durable paint for cave walls, and over the next 70 thousand years or so as civilizations took hold around the globe, people learned to make better medicines and discovered how to extract, mix, and smelt metals for cooking vessels, weapons, and jewelry. Early chemists distilled perfume, made soap, and perfected natural inks and dyes. Modern chemistry was born around 250 years ago, when measurement, mathematics, and the scientific method were officially applied to experimentation. In 1896, after the first draft of the periodic table was published, scientists rushed to fill in the blanks. The elemental discoveries that followed gave scientists the tools to visualize the building blocks of matter for the first time in history, and they proceeded to deconstruct the atom. Since then, discovery has accelerated at an unprecedented rate. At times, modern chemistry and its creations have caused heartbreaking, unthinkable harm, but more often than not, it makes our lives better.
With this fascinating, hands-on exploration of the history of chemistry, inspire the next generation of great scientists.
By:
Liz Lee Heinecke
Illustrated by:
Kelly Anne Dalton
Imprint: Quarry Books
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781631598302
ISBN 10: 1631598309
Series: The Kitchen Pantry Scientist
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 28 April 2020
Recommended Age: From 7 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
,
English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Table of Contents Lab 1 Tapputi -Belatikallim 200 BC: Early Chemist (perfume)Make perfume from flowers and oils. Modern application: large-scale perfume production Lab 2 Galan 129 AD: Physician (soap and hygiene) Make soap from soap base, oil and citrus peels. Modern application: medical disinfectants Lab 3 Jabir ibn Hayyan a.k.a. Geber 721 AD: Alchemist/Early Chemist (distillation and evaporation)Coffee-ring science. Evaporate food coloring and vinegar (or vinegar+ food coloring with cornstarch) on a plate. Modern application: bio-separation and printed electronics Lab 4 Antoine Lavoisier 1743-1794: Chemist (recognized that when substances are burned, they combine with oxygen)Create oxidation reactions using steel wool. Modern application: rocket fuel Lab 5 Joseph Priestly1767: Scientist (carbon dioxide) Carbonate water or another beverage using CO2 from yeast or baking soda and vinegar mixture Modern application: soda fountains Lab 6 Volta 1800: Physicist, Chemist (chemical battery)Make a battery using a series of lemons and use it to light a LED. Modern application: car battery Lab 7 William Henry Perkin 1856: Chemist (synthetic dye) Dye wool yarn or hair using synthetic and natural dyes Modern application: hair and textile dyes Lab 8 Dmitri Mendeleev 1870: Chemist (periodic table of the elements)Make an edible periodic table, using candy to represent protons and electrons Modern application: reference and education Lab 9 Margaret Lindsay Huggins 1870: Scientist (used a visual spectrometer to study the spectra of planets)Build a CD spectrometer Modern application: detecting black holes Lab 10 Pierre Curie 1890: Chemist, Physicist (Piezo electricity)Create sparks by squeezing crystals in Wintergreen mints. Make marshmallow models to play with symmetry. Modern application: light-up sneakers Lab 11 Marie Curie 1898: Physicist, Chemist (radium extraction) Make ""mining waste""rocks using Epsom salt, cornstarch, food coloring and rosemary leaves. Dissolve with water, filter, convert MgSO4 solution to MgCO3 using NaCO solution. Rinse and dry crystals. Modern application: radiation therapy Lab 12 Mikhail Semyonovich Tsvet 1903: Botanist (chromatography) Separate pigments from plants, flowers and markers using chromatography. Modern application: separation of fractions in laboratories Lab 13 S. P. L. Sorensen 1909: Chemist (pH scale) Make litmus paper from red cabbage and moss to test pH of household chemicals. Modern application: pH testing in swimming pools Lab 14 Alice Ball 1916: Chemist (created an emulsion to treat leprosy) Make a lotion or lip balm emulsion. Modern application: medicine and costmetics Lab 15 Gerty Cori 1947: Biochemist (Cori cycle, also called the lactic acid cycle) Lactic acid cycle experiment Modern application: athletic training Lab 16 Edith Fanigen 1950: Chemist (synthetic emerald, molecular sieves)Make a filter to purify something or grow crystals. Modern application: water purification Lab 17 Rosalind Franklin 1950: Chemist/ X-Ray Crystallographer (DNA structure)Build a double helix and make sun prints. Modern application: genome sequencing Lab 18 Anna Jane Harrison 1960: Organic Chemist (organic compounds and light) Red cabbage and sunlight experiment Modern application: food science Lab 19 Rachael Carson 1962: Biologist (studied effects of DDT on the environment and animals where the chemical had been sprayed)Diffusion experiment Modern application: bioremediation Lab 20 Maria Goeppert-Mayer 1963: Physicist (nuclear shell model)Design and assemble a nuclear shell mobile of your favorite element. Modern application: nuclear power plants Lab 21 Linda Buck 2004: Biologist (olfactory science)Mix and smell different compounds to learn about chemical receptors. Modern application: food and medical industry Lab 22 Margaret Cairns Etter 1980: Chemist (first described jumping crystals) Test the melting points of sugar, salt, and Epsom salts. Modern application: fuse or photometer Lab 23 Ada Yonath 2009: Crystallographer (ribosome structure) Build a model ribosome to run a strand of yarn RNA though for translation. Modern application: drug development Lab 24 Tu Youyou 2015 Noble Prize: Chemist (malaria medicine from plants)Extract compounds from plants Modern application: pharmaceuticals and cosmetics Lab 25 Raychelle Burks 2019: Chemist (colorimetry sensors: chemical concentration and light wave absorbance)Use a smartphone as an absorption spectrophotometer Modern application: automated chemical sensor"
Liz Lee Heinecke has loved science since she was old enough to inspect her first butterfly. After working in molecular biology research for 10 years and earning her master's degree, she left the lab to kick off a new chapter in her life as a stay-at-home mom. Soon, she found herself sharing her love of science with her three kids as they grew, chronicling their science adventures on her Kitchen Pantry Scientist website. Her desire to share her enthusiasm for science led to regular television appearances, an opportunity to serve as an Earth Ambassador for NASA, and the creation of an iPhone app. Her goal is to make it simple for parents to do science with kids of all ages, and for kids to experiment safely on their own.
Reviews for The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Chemistry for Kids: Science Experiments and Activities Inspired by Awesome Chemists, Past and Present; with 25 Illustrated Biographies of Amazing Scientists from Around the World
Kids will have a great time exploring the chemistry activities found in this book. -- Sharon Rawlins * Booklist *
