In this work, we aim to draw a panorama of the chemistry teaching area and its relation with the teaching division in SBQ 40 years. We start from the analysis of the Chemistry Teaching National Meetings in the last 15 years in comparison with those occurred in the 80’s and 90’s. Then, we present the growth of the chemistry teaching regional meetings and their capacity to congregate researchers and students in a decentralized way, important to the inclusion of new chemical educators. We discuss the scientific journals in the area considering the research on various themes. Finally, we analyze the growth of chemistry degree courses in Brazil and the number of researchers in the area, as well as the main themes explored by the research field of Chemistry Teaching in Brazil.
Keywords:
Chemistry Teaching; SBQ 40 years; teaching Division