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46 chemistry resources
Link the post-16 topics of group 2 elements, acids and bases and polymerisation to the topic...
TeacherStudent
16 to 18 years
Subjects:
Collecting, recording & presenting...
FunKids Radio and the RSC have teamed up again, and chemistry superhero K-Mistry has returned...
Student
Primary
Subjects:
Everyday life applications: cooking & food...
Cracking Chemistry is a selection of fun chemistry practicals developed by National Science &...
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Primary to 16 ...
Subjects:
Planning,Chemical tests,Atomic electronic...
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 &...
Introducing the fun aspects polymers with plastic milk and bouncing custard
Teacher
11 to 14 years
Subjects:
Equipment, apparatus &...
A solution of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) can be made into a slime by adding borax solution,...
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Experiment &...
The Inspirational chemistry chapter 'Large molecules'. This chapter suggests games,...
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Teacher
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Equipment, apparatus &...
Sodium alginate is a polymer which can be extracted from brown seaweed and kelps. It is one...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Everyday life...
This probelm-based learning resource is designed to help students to develop approaches which...
TeacherStudent
Undergraduate
Subjects:
Development of scientific ideas,Data & its...
Introducing students to the role of chemistry in creating a more sustainable society.
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Equipment, apparatus &...
A collection of visually stimulating and informative infographics that cover a wide variety...
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Development of scientific ideas,Data & its...
In these activities students investigate hydrogels – polymeric smart materials. They are...
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Everyday life...
This C/PBL resource is an introduction to geochemistry in the context of the geological and...
TeacherStudent
Undergraduate
Subjects:
Polymers,Polymer structures,Properties of...
FunKids Radio and the RSC have teamed up again, and chemistry superhero K-Mistry has returned...
TeacherStudent
Primary
Subjects:
Properties of polymers,Polymerisation...
Alkenes (carbon compounds containing double bonds) undergo addition reactions. In this...
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Teaching...
These videos look at the Research and Development that goes into the product Gaviscon at...
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Titrimetric/volumetric analysis,Molecular...
Expanded polystyrene is placed in propanone and apparently disappears. The gas bubbles in the...
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Exposition,Experiment...
In this experiment you will be looking at an unusual and interesting way of chemically...
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Standard laboratory...
A collection of visually stimulating and informative infographics covering various topics of...
TeacherStudent
16 to 18 years
Subjects:
Formulae,Exposition,Supported self...
In this experiment, a pink thermosetting polymer is formed, and its properties can be...
Teacher
16 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Exposition,Experiment...
This resource looks at Teflon and its properties. What is Teflon and why does it stop food...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Chemistry in action,Everyday life...
This experiment involves an investigation into the effect of heat on a stretched rubber band.
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Teaching chemistry,Teaching...
An introduction to nylon production
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Industrial applications,Polymers,Polymer...
When solutions of poly(ethenol) and sodium tetraborate are mixed, the borate ions,...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Polymerisation
An introduction to polythene production
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Properties of...
The Learning About Materials resources collection presents educational resources about...
TeacherStudent
16 to 18 years
Subjects:
Exposition,Supported self...
The background to the discovery, naming and production of Nylon.
TeacherStudent
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Everyday life applications:...
A solution of decanedioyl dichloride in cyclohexane is floated on an aqueous solutionof...
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14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Exposition,Three...
Investigating some of the weird and wonderful properties of solids, liquids and gases
Teacher
11 to 14 years
Subjects:
Equipment, apparatus &...
In this activity students make a plastic from potato starch and investigate the effect of...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Experiment &...
In this activity students investigate plant water storage crystals, a product that contains...
Teacher
11 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Properties of...
Links to Practical Action's plastics challenge, where students develop products from recycled...
TeacherStudent
Primary to 16 ...
Subjects:
Asking questions,Preliminary...
Using polymers to rival metals in conducting electricity.
Teacher
16 to 18 years
Subjects:
Equipment, apparatus &...
Cellulose, in the form of cotton wool or filter paper, is used in this experiment to form...
Teacher
14 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Exposition,Experiment...
In this experiment, urea is used as a starting point for a condensation polymerisation to...
Teacher
16 to 18 years
Subjects:
Practical chemistry,Exposition,Experiment...
This book shows how chemical techniques are used in conserving objects made from a wide...
Teacher
Primary to 18 ...
Subjects:
Polymers,Polymer structures,Properties of...
