1. Chemistry is a Physical Science
Matter and Change
Chemistry is a Physical Science

2. Objectives Define Chemistry List examples of branches of chemistry
Compare/Contrast: basic research, applied research, and technological development

3. Chemistry What is chemistry 1st – what do you think chemistry is
Give me some examples
2nd – what kinds of things do not deal with chemistry?
Can you give me examples? What?
Chemistry is the study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter, the processes that matter undergoes, and the energy changes that accompany these processes
Now, tell me what that is in your own words

4. What equipment do you think a chemist might use?
Equipment we use
Instruments are routinely used in chemistry to extend our ability to observe and make measurements. Instruments make it possible, for example, to look at microstructures—things too tiny to be seen with the unaided eye. The scanning electron microscope reveals tiny structures by beaming particles called electrons at materials. When the electrons hit a material, they scatter and produce a pattern that shows the material’s microstructure.
What equipment do you think a chemist might use?

5. Branches of Chemistry 6 Branches
Organic - the study of most carbon- containing compounds
Inorganic – the study of non-organic substances, many of which have organic fragments bonded to metals (organometallics)
Physical – the study of the properties and changes of matter and their relation to energy
Biochemical - the study of substances and processes occurring in living things
Analytical – the identification of the components and composition of materials
Theoretical – the use of mathematics and computers to understand the principles behind observed chemical behavior and to design and predict the properties of new compounds
Why use computers?

6. Stump the Chump Game – (need someone to keep a list)
1st round – you to me
Pick a profession (any profession that is appropriate to discuss at school)
I will tell you how it relates to chemistry
It might not be huge, but it will relate
2nd round
Stump the other teams
3rd round
Figure out which branch each of these belong in

7. Chemicals
In all areas of chemistry, scientists work with chemicals. A chemical is any substance that has a definite composition. For example, consider the material called sucrose, or cane sugar. It has a definite composition in terms of the atoms that compose it. It is produced by certain plants in the chemical process of photosynthesis. Sucrose is a chemical. Carbon dioxide, water, and countless other substances are chemicals as well. Knowing the properties of chemicals allows chemists to find suitable uses for them. For example, researchers have synthesized new substances, such as artificial sweeteners and synthetic fibers. The reactions used to make these chemicals can often be carried out on a large scale to make new consumer products such as flavor enhancers and fabrics

8. Types of Research 3 types
Basic research – no goal except understanding (sometimes chance discoveries)
(this happened, wonder why)
Applied research - some goal in mind (usually solving a problem)
Technological development - normally is done in order to create a product that improves quality of life (often improving something already created)
Overlap often

9. Stump the Chump again Imagine some kind of chemistry research
(for example: studying the slime on a South American Tree Frog)
I will tell you which branch of study it would be
I want you to tell me what type of research it is
Can you formulate a reason it could be considered in another area of research?

10. Objectives Define Chemistry List examples of branches of chemistry
Compare/Contrast: basic research, applied research, and technological development

11. Review 1. Technological development of a chemical product often.
3. Applied research is designed to
(a) lags behind basic research on the same substance.
(a) solve a particular problem.
(b) satisfy curiosity.
(b) does not involve chance discoveries.
(c) gain knowledge.
(d) learn for the sake of learning.
(c) is driven by curiosity.
4. Chemistry is usually classified as
(d)is done for the sake of learning something new.
2. The primary motivation behind basic research is to
(a) a biological science.
(b) a physical science.
(c) a social science.
(a) develop new products.
(d) a computer science.
(b) make money.
(c) understand an environmental problem.
(d) gain knowledge.

12. Review
6. For each of the following types of chemical investigations, determine whether the investigation is basic research, applied research, or technological development. More than one choice may apply.
a. A laboratory in a major university surveys all the reactions involving bromine.
b. A pharmaceutical company explores a disease in order to produce a better medicine.
c. A scientist investigates the cause of the ozone hole to find a way to stop the loss of the ozone layer.
d. A pharmaceutical company discovers a more efficient method of producing a drug.
e. A chemical company develops a new biodegradable plastic.
f. A laboratory explores the use of ozone to inactivate bacteria in a drinking-water system.
7. Give examples of two different instruments routinely used in chemistry.
8. What are microstructures?
9. What is a chemical?
10. What is chemistry?