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Nature of Science: Nature and Scope of Chemistry

Teaching of Chemistry
Shahbaz Ahmed Lecture - 01  EDUC2121

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 Key Concepts

• Introduction to nature of Chemistry

• Nature and chemistry
• Scope of Chemistry
• Future of Chemistry
• Future of Chemistry Teaching

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 CHEMISTRY AND ITS SCOPE
Chemistry is integrated study of the
• Preparation
• Properties
• Structure
• Reactions of elements and their compounds

Chemistry overlaps with other areas like industry,

geography, biological systems and environmental
systems etc.
 Substructure of chemistry
1) Organic chemistry
2) Inorganic chemistry
3) Physical chemistry
4) Biochemistry
5) Analytical chemistry
6) Geochemistry
7) Nuclear chemistry
8) Environmental chemistry
9) Medicinal chemistry
10)Cosmetic Chemistry
Contribution of Physical chemistry
Contribution of Biochemistry
Contribution of Organic Chemistry
Contribution of Medicinal Chemistry
Agriculture chemistry
Importance of Chemistry

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 Impact of Chemistry

 Daily life and chemistry developments

 Compulsory school subject

 Integrated sciences and dynamics

 Solves industrial and technological problems
 Impacts of Chemistry
 Helps to understand and application of
principals and processes
 Environmental pollution, hunger and disease
control
 Revival of natural resources
 Purpose of chemistry is not to prepare gold
but medicines

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 Why Teach Chemistry ????
 To provide chemistry education
 To fully develop human resources
 To guide those who want to become future
chemists, nutritionists and Technical experts
 Awareness and education about new drugs,
synthetic materials, green revolutions
 Assignments

1. Students have to write five examples regarding

different branches of chemistry

2. Students will highlight any fives domestic

problems around them which can be solved by
the knowledge of chemistry

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