Chemistry in Primetime and Online: Communicating Chemistry in Informal Environments: Workshop Summary (2011)
Chapter: Appendix A: Select References
ARTICLES
Amato, I. 2007. Experiments of concern: Well-intentioned research, in the wrong hands, can become dangerous. Chemical and Engineering News 85(31):51-55.
Amato, I. 2009. Rebecca Kamen: A sculptor nurtures an elemental garden. Chemical and Engineering News 87(40):43-43.
Falk, J.H., and L.D. Dierking, 2010. The 95 percent solution (School is not where most Americans learn most of their science). American Scientist 98:486-493.
Friedman, A.J. 2010. The evolution of the science museum. Physics Today (October):45-51.
Halford, B. 2008. Stephen Lyons: A television producer’s take on what makes good chemistry for the small screen. Chemical and Engineering News 86(39):41.
Maltese, A.V., and R.H. Tai. 2010. Eyeballs in the fridge: Sources of early interest in science. International Journal of Science Education 32(5):669-685.
BOOKS
Ball, P. 1999. H2O: A Biography of Water. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd.
Bradley, C.A. 2009. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. New York: Delacorte Press.
Emsley, J. 2008. Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases. London: Royal Society of Chemistry.
Frankel, F., and G. M. Whitesides. 2009. No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Griep, M., and M. Mikasen. 2009. ReAction! Chemistry in the Movies. New York: Oxford University Press.
Levi, P., R. Rosentha, and N. Ascherson. 1995. The Periodic Table. London: D. Campbell.
Sacks, O.W. 2001. Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Stephenson, N. 1995. The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer. New York: Bantam Dell.
NRC PUBLICATIONS
Philip Bell, Bruce Lewenstein, Andrew W. Shouse, and Michael A. Feder, Editors, Committee on Learning Science in Informal Environments, National Research Council. 2009. Learning Science in Informal Environments. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Marilyn Fenichel and Heidi A. Schweingruber, National Research Council. 2010. Surrounded by Science. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
WEBSITES
| Chemical Heritage Foundation | www.chemheritage.org |
| Community Based Environmental Monitoring Network | www.envnetwork.smu.ca/ |
| Exploratorium | www.exploratorium.edu/ |
| Felice Frankel | www.felicefrankel.com/ |
| Forgotten Genius | www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/julian/ |
| Theodore Gray | www.theodoregray.com/ |
| The History Makers | www.thehistorymakers.com/ |
| Roald Hoffman | www.roaldhoffmann.com/ |
| Informal Science | www.informalscience.org |
| International Year of Chemistry 2011 | www.chemistry2011.org |
| Molecularium | www.moleculestothemax.com/ |
| Marvelous Molecules | www.nyhallsci.org/marvelousmolecules/ |
| Nanoscale Informal Science Education | www.nisenet.org/ |
| Periodic Table of Videos | www.periodicvideos.com/ |
| Science and Entertainment Exchange | www.scienceandentertainmentexchange.org/ |
| Science Cafés | www.sciencecafes.org/ |
| Science Cheerleader | www.sciencecheerleader.com/ |
| Science is Fun | www.scifun.org/ |
| World Water Monitoring Day | www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/ |
