Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
ChemMatters-Asprin
Aspirin: Turn-of-the-Century Miracle Drug
Natural medicine is great, but chemists can make it even better
The Skinny on Sweetners
Artificial Sweenters
Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners
Real or fake sugar: Does it matter?
Artificial sweetener persists in the environment
Sugarcane
Encyclopedia.com
Making Cortisone From Plants
Energy-absorbing plastics
HOW D3O TECHNOLOGY WORKS
How Liquid Body Armor Works
D3OCreate Intelligent Material for Use in Protective Clothing - News Item
Shock factor - D3O
World Book Article on Cellulose
Bioplastics
Don't Pooh-Pooh My Diaper Choice
The Diaper Wars: Cloth vs. Disposable
How Disposable Diapers are Made-Video
Plastics 101
Impact of Plastics on the Environment
The History and Future of Plastics
Science of Plastics
From Oil to Plastic-Video
What is Crude Oil? Video
Corning Gorilla Glass
You Tube Link
Fused Silica vs. Quartz
How Gorilla Glass Works
Gorilla Glass Keep iPhones From Shattering?
What is Gorilla Glass?
How it Works
Silica
Ethylene Glycol
Fabric of Steel
Explain that Stuff-Kevlar
Making the Modern World-Kevlar
Fleming discovers penicillin
How Did They Make Penicillin?
Chemistry in its element - penicillin
The Basics: Polymer Definition and Properties
Glass
Plastic vs. Glass - Why Plastic Containers Are Better
Why glass jars aren’t necessarily better for the environment than plastic ones
Which Is Greener? It's Not What You'd Expect
How Plastics Work
Which is more environmentally friendly: paper or plastic?
Myth: Paper Bags Are Greener Than Plastic
Percy Julian
Percy Lavon Julian
Percy L. Julian and the Synthesis of Physostigmine
How Polyester is Made
How Rayon is Made
How Nylon is Made
Understanding the impact of different fibers
Focus on Fabrics: Putting Materials to Good Use
Chem Matters-Nylon
Explain That Stuff-Nylon
Science 360 Fabricating Nylon
How 75 Years Ago Nylon Stockings Changed the World
The Manufacturing Process of Rayon
Fibers
Why is cotton more absorbent than nylon?
What is Polyester?
The 411 on Cotton vs Polyester: The Pros and Cons
Green Gasoline Fuel from Plants
Do You Want Biodiesel With That?
What is a synfuel?
Top 8 Synthetic Fuels
Synthetic fuels could eliminate entire U.S. need for crude oil
U.S. Synthetic Rubber Program
Explain That Stuff-Rubber
A Brief History-Video
How it's Made, Natural Rubber-Video
How it's Made, Synthetic Rubber-Video
Natural Compound Helps Treat Cancers
Taxol® (NSC 125973)
Discovery of Camptothecin and Taxol
Taxol
