Janice A. Coonrod

Jacqueline Barber

Colin Hocking

These extensive activities explore many aspects of acid rain and its effects on our environment. Students learn about acids, the pH scale, make "flake lakes", determine how the pH of the lakes changes after an acid rainstorm, present a play about the effects on aquatic life, and hold a town meeting to discuss solutions.

Teacher's Guide

Acid Rain

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

George C. Pimentel

Experts agree that the nation would benefit if more young people "turned on" to the sciences. This book is designed as a tool to do just that. It is based on Opportunities in Chemistry, a National Research Council publication that incorporated the contributions of 350 researchers working at the frontiers of the field. Chemistry educators Janice A. Coonrod and the late George C. Pimentel revised the material to capture the interest of today's student. A broad and highly readable survey, the volume explores: The role of chemistry in attacking major problems in environmental quality, food production, energy, health, and other important areas. Opportunities at the leading edge of chemistry, in controlling basic chemical reactions and working at the molecular level. Working with lasers, molecular beams, and other sophisticated measurement techniques and tools available to chemistry researchers. The book concludes with a discussion of chemistry's role in society's risk-benefit decisions and a review of career and educational opportunities.

Today and Tomorrow

Opportunities in Chemistry

Janice A. Coonrod

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