All Analytical chemistry articles
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FeatureCold case chemistry
Discover the advances in forensic science helping solve decades-old crimes
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Resource
Analytical chemistry in Ireland
Worksheets, project-based learning tasks and contextualisation stories to develop a core understanding of analytical chemistry
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Ideas
Escape the classroom: and try microscale chemistry
Escape room puzzles based on simple microscale reactions for students
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CPD
How to teach structure determination post-16
Students find this process puzzling. Help them solve it with these ideas and tips
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Resource
Structure determination | 16–18 years
Test learners’ ability to identify the spectra of given compounds and apply their understanding of infrared and NMR spectroscopy with this worksheet
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Ideas
How to solve a murder
Combine chemical analysis and practical activities to crack a crime and engage younger students
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News
Teaching tips for chemical kinetics
Students’ understanding is mostly assessed through numerical problems. Sometimes performance does not reflect understanding. Here’s why
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Feature
Meteorite chemistry
What is a meteorite made of? Studying the composition of meteors allows scientists to look back billions of years to before the birth of the solar system
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Interview
‘My favourite colloids? English ale and clotted cream’
Meet Brent Murray, a food scientist with a passion for beer, ice cream, clotted cream and other food colloids
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Feature
Decaffeination – how does it work?
Organic solvent, supercritical carbon dioxide or water? A knowledge of solvents and solutions is essential for removing caffeine from your daily cuppa
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Interview
‘You don’t need to choose between the arts and science’
Meet Katherine Curran, a chemist applying her polymer know-how to the conservation of plastic museum objects
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Feature
Plastic conservation
Usually we want plastics to degrade, so what about when we don’t? How chemists are helping museums preserve plastics
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Feature
Why you need A-level chemistry to study geology
Knowledge of chemistry topics such as isotopes, analytical techniques and earth science is essential for studying geology
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Resource
Microscale technicians in trouble! investigation
Some solutions have been mixed up – help the technicians work out which is which
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Ideas
Back to basics with spectrophotometry
How to demonstrate the Beer–Lambert law using your smartphone as a light meter
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Resource
Smartphone spectroscopy: Beer–Lambert law
Use your smartphone to measure changes in concentration across different concentrations of squash at home or in the classroom. Use your results to predict the concentration of an unknown dilution of squash.
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Feature
The science of smartwatches
How wearable tech uses chemistry to help monitor your health – with spectroscopy, battery technology and smart materials
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News
Schools’ Analyst 2021 competition opens with slightly different format
The annual science competition is now open for registration and will be run in a socially distanced way
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Resource
Prepare oxalic acid as a primary standard
The toxic ingredient lurking in green vegetables, oxalic acid is familiar to Advanced Higher students for other reasons
