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The interactive Periodic Table brings a rich source of data on every element.
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Chemistry in society,Applications of...
This resource is designed to provide strategies for dealing with some of the misconceptions...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Data & its limitations,Analysing,...
A teaching resource on the noble gases, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Medical applications,Exposition,Using...
A teaching resource on The Alkali Metals supported by video clips from the Royal Institution...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Exposition,Using ICT,Characteristics of...
A teaching resource on the halogens, supported by video clips from the Royal Institution...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Exposition,Using ICT,Characteristics of...
Use this selection of short quizzes and activities at the start of chemistry lessons to help...
Teacher
16 to Teacher
Subjects:
Standard laboratory procedures,Units &...

A series of short screencast videos to introduce bonding theory
Student
Undergraduate
Subjects:
Using ICT,Supported self study,Developing...

A website that is designed to help educators plan, design and deliver lectures/resources...
TeacherStudent
16 to Teacher
Subjects:
Units & standard conditions,Nomenclature,...
You can use the Top TrumpsTM as a fun way to introduce the elements in the periodic table. In...
Student
Primary to 14 ...
Subjects:
Games, quizzes & problem...
A look at these reactive alkali metals
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Metals,Characteristics of pure...
The halogens are elements of Group 17 of the Periodic Table. This experiment illustrates some...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Teaching...
Fluorine and hydrogen react with a flame and a bang!
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Patterns in...

This Teachers TV video demonstrates exciting experiments around the topic of elements, such...
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Chemical tests,Metals,Elements,Patterns in...
A fast reaction with this most reactive halogen
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Patterns in chemistry,Periodicity,Group 7:...
We’ve created a new app based on our hugely popular Periodic Table website. The app is free,...
TeacherStudent
11 to Postgrad...
Subjects:
Elements,Periodic table,History &...
In this demonstration iron wool is heated with a bunsen flame in the presence of chlorine gas...
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Patterns in...

A collection of visually stimulating and informative infographics about the elements, which...
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Exposition,Supported self study,Managing...
Metals in group 2 of the periodic table are less reactive than those in group 1. This...
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Teaching chemistry,Teaching...
Our Periodic Table to download and print, now including the four new elements.
Learn...
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Elements,Periodic table,Modern periodic...
This presents some cutting edge research for post-16 students in a context that they can...
Teacher
16 to 18 years
Subjects:
Analysing, concluding &...
Studying the physical characteristics of the group 7 non-metals known as the halogens
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Chemical tests,Characteristics of pure...
Newly updated for 2017, including the four new elements! Display this two-sided periodic...
TeacherStudent
Primary to Tea...
Subjects:
Elements,Periodic table,Modern periodic...
The periodic table allows chemists to see similarities and trends in the properties of...
TeacherStudent
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Teaching chemistry,Teaching...
A look at the explosive reaction of Caesium with Water
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Metals,Elements,Patterns in...
How does the reaction compare with other halogens?
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Patterns in...
The fizzing reaction of rubidium with water.
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Metals,Patterns in...
Thomas Midgley, and the discovery of lead additives for petrol and chlorofluorocarbons.
Teacher
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Periodicity,Group 4: carbon-lead,Group 7:...

This Teachers TV video looks at different elements in the Periodic Table and some properties...
TeacherStudent
Subjects:
Chemical tests,Metals,Characteristics of...
Assessment for Learning is an effective way of actively involving students in their...
Teacher
14 to 16 years
Subjects:
Managing learning,Developing...
We’ve created a new app based on our hugely popular Periodic Table website. The app is free,...
TeacherStudent
11 to Postgrad...
Subjects:
Elements,Periodic table,History &...

A series of short, fun videos exploring the chemistry of the alkali metals, taken from a...
Student
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Atomic electronic transition...
How do alkali metals react with water?
Teacher
14 to 16 years
Subjects:
Development of scientific...
This activity gets the students to think of the model they have been taught as a model rather...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Development of scientific...
Demonstrating how the more reactive fluorine displaces the less reactive halogens
TeacherStudent
11 to Undergra...
Subjects:
Chemical tests,Patterns in...