Learning from Percy Julian's life

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John Theibault, j.theibault@chemheritage.org, Education Division, Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
One way to motivate students for careers in the chemical and molecular sciences is to show them the challenges faced and overcome by great scientists of the past. The CHF's online learning resource Science Alive! Percy Julian takes Julian's life story as the starting point for the explanation of key chemical concepts and the nature of scientific inquiry. Julian's inspirational story can help students understand the connection of what they learn in class to everyday life and progress and motivate them to face the same challenges of discovery themselves.