The Mystery of Matter Teacher’s Guide consists of nine separate pdf documents: an introduction that explains the features of the guide, annotated scripts for each of the six major sections of the PBS series, an index showing where key science concepts are treated in the series, and a glossary of scientific terms used in the program. To access each of these nine sections, simply click on the title in the Table of Contents below.
- Introduction to the Mystery of Matter Teacher’s Guide
- Section 1 – Oxygen: The Gas that Changed Everything
- Section 2 – Humphry Davy: Electrical Matter
- Section 3 – Dmitri Mendeleev: The Periodic Table
- Section 4 – Marie Curie: Mysterious Rays
- Section 5 – Harry Moseley: Numbering the Elements
- Section 6 – Glenn Seaborg: Venturing Beyond Uranium
- Index of Science Concepts in The Mystery of Matter
- Glossary of Scientific Terms in The Mystery of Matter
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements
was produced by Moreno/Lyons Productions LLC.
Major funding for The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements was provided by the National Science Foundation, where discoveries begin. Additional funding provided by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, dedicated to strengthening America’s future through education.
Support for the development of The Mystery of Matter project was provided by the Chemical Heritage Foundation, The Otto Haas Charitable Trust and The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation.
Support for The Mystery of Matter website and educational applications was provided by the Wyncote Foundation,The Dreyfus Foundation and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
All support for The Mystery of Matter was administered by Filmmakers Collaborative.
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements is a production of Moreno/Lyons Productions in association with Oregon Public Broadcasting, which are solely responsible for its content. The series was filmed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the support of the Massachusetts Film Office.
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