CHEMISTRY AND

UNIFYING THEMES OF
SCIENCE

ASSALAMUALAIKUM
By ENDAH JUMAS PRIYONO

GOOD MORNING

According to NRC (National

Research Council), there are
relation between themes of
chemistry and another science,
like physics, biology, and earth
science.

Definition of systems, order and organization in other of

science

CHEMISTRY
Systems : atoms, compounds and chemical
reaction
Order : classification of matter as
solid,
liquid or plasma
Organization
: periodic table and periodic
trends (knowledge)

BIOLOGY
Systems : with organisms (digestive,
endocrine, reproductive,
circulatory, etc)
Order : classification of organism
(knowledge)
Organization

: food chain or food web

PHYSICS
Systems : machines
Order : collective phenomena such as
magnetism and superconductivity;
classification of subatomic particle
Organization
: solar systems, galaxies,
suprcluster
(nature)

EARTH
SCIENCE
ENERGY
SystemsCHEMISTRY
: rock system (igneus,

Spontaneity
of reaction
sedimentary,
metamorphic)
and sturcture
the
drives
to
Order : internal
of the earth
minimum
energy
to
Organizationmaximum
: topographic
entropy maps of Earths
(knowledge)
surface
Average
kinetic enargy of

gas molecules
Bond
formation
and
energy changes
Ionizzation energy and
electron affinity
Thermochemistry
:
princples of heat flow

BIOLOGY

Cycle of energy and matter trough

living and nonliving bioligical effects
of radiation

PHYSICS

Types of
electrical,
energy,
radiant

energy

:
mechanical,
material,
heat
chemical energy,
energy.

EARTH SCIENCE

Changes in the earths ecosystem

powered primarily by the energy of the
sun
Renewable energy resources

CONCLUSION
As teachers of chemistry,
we cannot address the lack of
attention to these
commonalities in other science
disciplines. We can, however,
incorporate these common
themes in our own classroom
instruction in chemistry.
We can help our students
see how these themes provide

CONCLUSION
Building these connections necessitates
the use of unifying themes when we teach
and learn chemistry but also requires
describing how those themes have or will
appear in other courses for our students.

WASSALAM

GOOD BYE