Chemistry for Non-Specialists: Course Book
Description
Designed with the non-specialist teacher in mind, the emphasis of this book is to provide them with the confidence, flair and enthusiasm to teach chemistry at KS3 or KS4. The 80 experiments are available for free on Learn Chemistry.
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Diffusion in liquids
The howling/screaming jelly baby
The methane rocket
Making nylon - the 'nylon rope trick'
Reacting elements with oxygen
The reaction between zinc powder & sulfur
The reaction of magnesium with steam
Testing for negative ions
Making a reaction tube
Making silicon and silanes from sand
Neutralisation circles
Reacting elements with chlorine
Extracting limonene from oranges
Flame tests (the wooden splint method)
Handling liquid bromine and preparing bromine water
The effect of concentration on reaction rate
Electrolysis of potassium iodide solution
Cross-linking polymers – alginate worms
Diffusion of gases – a safer alternative to bromine
An alternative to using compressed gas cylinders
An effervescent Universal indicator ‘rainbow’
