“化学——人类进步的关键”是美国著名化学家、诺贝尔化学奖获得者西博格于1979年美国化学会成立100周年年会上的演说。化学学科的历史发展与人类社会的进步是割裂不开的,历史给人以智慧,了解历史是为了开创未来。化学课堂渗透史料教学不但可以调节课堂气氛,调动学生学习热情,而且可以激发学生热爱化学、勇于探索献身并为之奋斗的学科精神,使师生产生思维共鸣。 “Chemistry - the key to human progress” is a speech by the famous American chemist Nobel Prize winner Siegel in the 1979 annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. The historical development of chemistry and the progress of human society are inseparable. History gives wisdom and history is to create the future. Chemistry classroom infiltration of historical teaching not only can adjust the classroom atmosphere, to mobilize the enthusiasm of students to learn, and can stimulate students love chemistry, courage to explore devotion and struggle for the discipline, so that teachers and students have a resonance thinking.