Transcript BRANCHES OF CHEMISTRY

BRANCHES OF
CHEMISTRY
Chemistry is…
a type of science that includes
the knowledge of the
composition, structure, and
properties of matter and the
changes it undergoes
~6 branches of chemistry
Known as carbon
chemistry
ORGANIC
Food
chemistry
Fossil Fuels
Involves all
elements
INORGANIC
Metals/Materials
chemistry
Chemical Reactions
Involves matter and
energy
PHYSICAL
Heating/Freezing
of materials
Exothermic, Endergonic—
Nuclear chemistry
“Living” Chemistry;
Environmental
BIOCHEMISTRY
Proteins, Amino
Acids, DNA, food
Medical research
Identifies,
Evaluates,
Compares
Uses instruments
to find answers
ANALYTICAL
Basis of
Chemical Research
Prediction
Chemistry
THEORECTICAL
Uses
mathematics &
models
Chemistry foundations
Some of these branches seem to connect to other branches.
Can we draw the best TREE (macroscopic) that illustrates the
connection between the chemistry branches (microscopic)?
INORGANIC
ORGANIC
ANALYTICAL
PHYSICAL
BIOCHEMISTRY
stove
Car
Asprin
soda
Your treemap: Fill out smaller sub-branches on
this tree with products, machines, or materials
that will fit into each category.
THEORECTICAL