The history of chemistry in the Secondary National Curriculum in Spain. An interdisciplinary review for science education research

Abstract

History of science is considered a powerful tool for science education nowadays. Both, historical and social studies of science have begun to consider education as an interesting area. In order to upgrade didactics-history dyad for science education, especially chemistry education, this paper will review the Secondary National Curriculum from a dual interdisciplinary perspective, deeming scientific and humanities subjects and incorporating new approaches from history of science as first step on didactics research.