化学是人类进步的关键,是未来世纪的中心学科。人的衣食住行、医疗保健、生命科学等无一不和化学密切相关。在知识经济的新时期里,为增强国力,化学课程需要用什么内容教育学生,应当实现什么价值,是规划二十一世纪中学化学教育蓝图必须回答的首要问题。 Chemistry is the key to human progress and the central discipline of the coming century. People’s basic necessities of life, health care, life science are all closely related to chemistry. In the new era of knowledge-based economy, what should be done to educate students in order to enhance their national strength and chemistry curriculum is the most important issue that must be answered when planning the blueprint for chemistry education in secondary schools in the 21st century.