Luis D. MontesDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of Central Oklahomalmontes@ucok.edu
Why Geographies of Chemistry? Geography literally means “to describe the Earth”A geographic perspective of chemistry examines the ways that the principles and practices of chemistry differ from one place to another (place matters)Analogy: the solvent effect
Why Geographies of Chemistry? Although the principles of chemistry are ‘placeless’, the practice and development of chemistry is not.Science (and so chemistry), as a body of knowledge, is a “cultural formation, … shaped by the local environments in which its practitioners carry out their tasks”.1- 1 D.N. Livingstone, ‘Reading the heavens, planting the earth: cultures of British science’, History Workshop Journal (2002), 54, 236.
Why Geographies of Chemistry? Chemistry traditionally places an emphasis on recognizes spaces and placesChemistry creates spaces and places for its activities
Geography in Chemistry - Rochelle Salt (NaKC4H6O6)
- Epsom Salt (MgSO4)
- Sal di Modena (MgSO4)
- Stannum Anglici (tin)
- Spanish Green (CuCO3)
- Cyprian vitriol (CuSO4)
Where does chemistry take place? Generating chemical knowledge Government research laboratoriesAcademic research laboratoriesWhat differences exist in these places?How does one gain admittance to each?Can people in other places generate chemical knowledge?
Where does chemistry take place? Disseminating chemical knowledge MuseumsClassroomsLearning labsConferences
Where does chemistry take place? Applying chemical knowledge How can chemical knowledge be used to improve our surroundings?How does the practice of chemistry impact our environment?Where are samples/ores/minerals/elements obtained?
Sites of Chemistry Education ClassroomLaboratoryField
What distinguishes a chemistry classroom?What can be altered in the classroom environment to aid or hinder learning?How can a classroom be designed to encourage different types of learning?
The Chemistry Classroom
The Chemistry Classroom
What is present in a chemistry laboratory?What is required for a safe laboratory?How does the design of a laboratory influence or reflect the goals of the laboratory?
The Chemistry Laboratory
The Chemistry Laboratory
The Chemistry Laboratory
The Chemistry Laboratory
Students can experience chemistry in the world around them (field trips)Students can use chemistry they learn to interact with the world around them (service learning)
Chemistry in the Field
Chemistry in the Field
Further Reading Livingstone, David N., Putting Science in its Place: Geographies of Scientific Knowledge, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2003.- Good entry point for studying geographies of science; includes a bibliographic essay.
Brit. Jour. Hist. Sci., 38 (1), 2005.- The entire issue is devoted to geographies of science.
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