Welcome to Ms. Whitehurst Science Class Website

School: Castro Valley High School

Classes: Chemistry P, and Chemistry English Language Development

Preparatory Period: 4th period

Email: lwhitehurst@cv.k12.ca.us

Phone: (510) 537-5910 ext 3762

Course Goals

This course is intended to introduce you to basic concepts in chemistry, help you better understand the world in which you live and stimulate your interest in science. Along the way, you will develop your language arts, laboratory and problem solving skills.

Course Outline

1^st Semester: Matter, energy, periodic law, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, molecular structures

2^nd Semester: Chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, rates of reactions and chemical equilibrium

What is Chemistry?

Chemistry is a science that describes the physical properties, composition, structure and reactions of matter. The American Chemical Society explains "everything you hear, see, smell, taste, and touch involves chemistry and chemicals (matter). And hearing, seeing, tasting, and touching all involve intricate series of chemical reactions and interactions in your body.Therefore, it is essential to know about chemistry at some level to understand the world around us."

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the basic of chemistry. Chemistry, as a central science is an important portal to other sciences, both pure and social sciences.

Pioneers in Science

Patricia Bath

Born: November 4, 1942

New York City, New York, U.S.

Died: May 30, 2019 (aged 76)

San Francisco, California, U.S.

Citizenship: American

Alma mater:

Hunter College (B.A.)

Howard University (M.D.)

Occupation:

Ophthalmologist, inventor, humanitarian

Innovator and Inventor of Laserphaco Probe

Laserphaco Probe

Patents:

Pat. No. 4,7443,60: Apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses, issued 17 May 1988.

Pat. No. 5,843,071: Method and apparatus for ablating and removing cataract lenses, issued 1 December 1998

Pat. No. 5,919,186: Laser apparatus for surgery of cataractous lenses, issued 6 July 1999

Pat. No. 6,083,192: Pulsed ultrasound method for fragmenting/emulsifying and removing cataractous lenses, issued 4 July 2000.

References:

Patricia Bath. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 09:41, Jul 22, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/patricia-bath-21038525.

Innovative Lives: The Right to Sight: Patricia Bath by Martha Davidson, July 22. Smithsonian Institution. from http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/ilives/bath/bath.html

YNES MEXIA

Mexican-American botanist Ynes Mexia discovered two new plant genera and 500 new plant species—and she didn’t even start collecting plants until she was 51 years old. Born in 1870 in Washington D.C. to a Mexican diplomat father, Mexia spent many years as a social worker before enrolling as an undergraduate at the University of California Berkeley and discovering her passion for botany. In the 1910s and 1920s, she traveled thousands of miles around Mexico, South America, and Alaska, collecting some 145,000 plant specimens in just 13 years. Today, 50 plant species are named for her.

Dr. Percy Julian, African American Scientist

Percy Lavon Julian was an internationally acclaimed scientist whose discoveries earned him more than 130 chemical patents and a host of professional awards. Among his most important contributions were the creation of a synthetic version of cortisone, a drug used to relieve the pain and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis, and physostigmine, prescribed to alleviate the effects of glaucoma—a disease of the eye that can cause blindness if left untreated. Julian’s work with soybeans and soya derivatives also led to the mass production of the male and female hormones testosterone and progesterone and the development of a powerful firefighting chemical called Aero-Foam, used by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The first African American to direct a modern industrial laboratory, he spent 17 years with the Glidden Company in Chicago before leaving to establish his own successful pharmaceutical enterprise, Julian Laboratories, Inc.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/science-and-technology/chemistry-biographies/percy-lavon-julian#D

Ringed-Carbon Compounds | Percy JulianLearn about alkaloids and steroids through interviews, animations, and photographs. The natural world is composed of a nearly endless variety of organic compounds. At the foundation of many of these compounds is the carbon ring, the structural component for two of nature's most important families of compounds. Explore more about this topic, from Percy Julian.

Mario Molina, Chemist, Scientist (1943–)

Mexican-born chemist Mario Molina won a Nobel Prize in 1995 for “his research on how man-made compounds affect the ozone layer.” Biography.com says he became interested in science at a young age, creating a chemistry laboratory inside a bathroom in his home.

He moved from Mexico to the USA in 1968 to work on an advanced degree in physical chemistry from the University of California-Berkeley. He later taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California-San Diego.

Mr. Molina received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama on November 20, 2013 (http://www.biography.com/people/mario-molina-9411313#synopsis)

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Welcome to Ms. Whitehurst Science Class Website

School: Castro Valley High School

Classes: Chemistry P, and Chemistry English Language Development

Preparatory Period: 4th period

Email: lwhitehurst@cv.k12.ca.us

Phone: (510) 537-5910 ext 3762

Course Goals

This course is intended to introduce you to basic concepts in chemistry, help you better understand the world in which you live and stimulate your interest in science. Along the way, you will develop your language arts, laboratory and problem solving skills.

Course Outline

1st Semester: Matter, energy, periodic law, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, molecular structures

2nd Semester: Chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, rates of reactions and chemical equilibrium

What is Chemistry?

The goal of this course is to introduce students to the basic of chemistry. Chemistry, as a central science is an important portal to other sciences, both pure and social sciences.

Pioneers in Science

Laserphaco Probe

Dr. Percy Julian, African American Scientist

Mario Molina, Chemist, Scientist (1943–)

Mario Molina, Chemist, Scientist (1943–)

Mexican-born chemist Mario Molina won a Nobel Prize in 1995 for “his research on how man-made compounds affect the ozone layer.” Biography.com says he became interested in science at a young age, creating a chemistry laboratory inside a bathroom in his home.

He moved from Mexico to the USA in 1968 to work on an advanced degree in physical chemistry from the University of California-Berkeley. He later taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California-San Diego.

Mr. Molina received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama on November 20, 2013 (http://www.biography.com/people/mario-molina-9411313#synopsis)

1^st Semester: Matter, energy, periodic law, atomic structure, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, molecular structures

2^nd Semester: Chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, rates of reactions and chemical equilibrium