Activities and Readings
Becoming a Scientist
1. Developing an Early Love for Science: 1899–1916
1A. The Segregated South: From Slavery to Jim Crow (Reading)
1B. A Day in the Life of Percy Julian: The Early Years (Reading)
1C. The Trailblazers (Reading)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
2. Julian’s College Experiences: 1916–1926
2A. A Day in the Life of Percy Julian: His Years at DePauw (Reading)
2B. What Is Organic Chemistry? (Reading)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
3. Julian’s Struggle to Find a Place as a Chemist: 1926–1929
3A. A Day in the Life of Julian the Teacher (Reading)
3B. Repeating Experiments (Lab Activity)
3C. What Is Synthesis? (Reading and Interactive)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
4. Vienna: 1929–1931
4A. A Day in the Life of Percy Julian: Vienna (Reading)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
Doing Science
5. Julian’s Big Breakthrough: 1932–1935
5A. Synthetic vs. Natural: What’s the Difference? (Reading)
5B. Chemical Reactions and How You Know When You’ve Made Something New (Lab Activity)
5C. Melting Point Simulation (Interactive)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
6. Continuing Career Struggles: 1935–1936
6A. Making and Sizing Paper (Lab Activity)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
7. Becoming an Industrial Chemist: 1936–1939
7A. Pure Substances, Mixtures, and Separations (Reading and Thought Experiments)
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8. Steroids from Soybeans: 1940–1953
8A. The Many Faces of Steroids (Reading)
8B. A Day in the Life of Percy Julian: Working at Glidden (Reading)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
9. Breaking Racial Barriers: 1946–1956
9A. Fighting Discrimination (Activity)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
Giving Back to Science & Society
10. Julian the Entrepreneur: 1954–1961
10A. Changing the Starch in “Yams” to Sugar (Lab Activity)
10B. A Day in the Life of Julian the Entrepreneur (Reading)
Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
11. Elder Statesman in the Civil Rights Era: 1962–1975
11A. What did Julian think of all those honors? Are you impressed? (Writing Activity)
Meanwhile in the Rest of the World... (Reading)
