F4 Chapter 1 : Introduction to chemistry

With your partner, you must collect information about chemistry. Below, I've listed down the related subtopics together with some useful links to websites for your guidance. You can browse the suggested links (to save time) or search the subtopics in your preferable search engine, and use any suitable and relevant information to prepare a six-page summary of your research.

In your summary, you must include the followings :

1) The meaning of chemistry / What is chemistry (and why is it important).
2) Choose one common chemical and briefly describe about it and its uses.
3) Choose one chemistry related career and give a brief description about it. You may add any useful information such as the advantages or educational requirements for the occupation.
4) Share your point of view about chemical-based industries in Malaysia and their contributions to the nation.
5) Present and describe scientific method in an interesting and easy to understand diagram or chart.
6) Rationalize the significance of scientific attitudes of chemists or scientists in conducting scientific investigations.

Click links below for extra infromation of the following subtopics :

1) The meaning of chemistry
>> http://chemweb.ucc.ie/what_is_chemistry.htm
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemistry
>> http://chemistry.about.com/od/generalchemistry/General_Introductory_Chemistry.htm
>> http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistry101/a/basics.htm


2) Common chemicals and their uses
>> www.chymist.com/Common%20chemicals.pdf
>> http://www.drugs.com/
>> http://www.answers.com/


3)Chemistry related careers
>> http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blcareers.htm
>> http://www.ehow.com/about_4607263_jobs-related-chemistry.html
>> http://www.ehow.com/facts_5029863_jobs-relate-chemistry.html
>> http://www.ehow.com/about_5286598_job-forensic-chemist.html
>> More links : Chemistry related careers.docx


4) Chemical-based industries and their contributions
>> http://www.mida.gov.my/en_v2/index.php?page=petrochemical


5) Scientific methods
>> http://chemistry.about.com/od/lecturenotesl3/a/sciencemethod.htm
>> http://physics.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/a/scimethod.htm
>> http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentoring/project_scientific_method.shtml
>> http://kbagdanov.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/using_the_scientific_method_to_do_science_fair_projects/
>> Some nice charts : Charts of Scientific method.docx


6) Scientific attitudes
>> http://hubpages.com/hub/Scientific-Attitudes-that-are-Qualities-of-Scientists
>> http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_%20scientific_attitude_and_what_attitudes_and_characteristics_define_a_good_scientist