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Chemistry for Everyone
From Justus von Liebig to Charles W. Eliot: The Establishment of Laboratory Work in U.S. High Schools and Colleges
Keith Sheppard
Program in Science Education, Columbia University Teachers College, New York, NY 10027

Gail Horowitz
Department of Chemistry, Yeshiva University, New York, NY 10033

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April 2006
Vol. 83 No. 4
p. 566
Abstract
The laboratory method of teaching chemistry is so ubiquitous and firmly established that its pedagogical value is rarely questioned. However, this was not always the case. The laboratory method only became popular and widespread towards the end of the 19th century. This article describes the role that Justus von Liebig had in popularizing the laboratory method, how he indirectly influenced educational reformer and Harvard president, Charles W. Eliot, and how Eliot brought about widespread dissemination and adoption of the laboratory method in schools and colleges.
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Timeline of the pertinent events, list of the chemistry experiments from the Committee of Ten (CoT), and the chemistry experiment list from The Pamphlet are available.
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 Sheppard, Keith; Horowitz, Gail. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 566.
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 Enrichment / Review Materials; First-Year Undergraduate / General; General Public; High School / Introductory Chemistry; History / Philosophy; Laboratory Equipment / Apparatus; Textbooks / Reference Books
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