How do Secondary Education Textbooks treat the History of Chemistry? An analysis from Science Education Research and the History of Science

Science education research, as well as the History of Science, has pointed out the importance of reviewing the history of science in teaching materials. From this perspective, this paper presents the results of the analysis of the Physics and Chemistry Secondary Education textbooks from five recognized publishers, widely used between 2007 and 2016 in Spain. This analysis has revealed that, even with a poor presence, the history of chemistry in Secondary Education textbooks neglects the approaches provided by historians of science and the pedagogical requirements established by Science Education research.