All Applications of chemistry articles – Page 11
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ResourceTeflon: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to Teflon and the properties of materials with this short podcast.
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ResourceChemistry in sport: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to how the properties of a material can make them suitable for a particular use.
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ResourceSustainable cars: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to fossil fuels and renewable fuels.
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ResourceSmart materials in nappies: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to absorbancy and comparing materials on the basis of their properties.
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ResourceSoaps and detergents: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to how soaps and detergents work.
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ResourceHeat transfer and insulation: primary science podcasts
Join Kareena and her superhero friend K-mistry for this short podcast introducing children to thermal conductors and insulators.
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ResourcePreserves: kitchen science podcasts
Introduce your students to methods to preserve food with this short podcast.
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ResourceTypes of fireworks
Reverend Ron Lancaster MBE demonstrates some of the different types of fireworks, including rockets, shells and Roman candles.
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ResourceThermochromic materials
A hidden use of chemistry in everyday life includes thermochromic materials that change colour when exposed to heat or cold
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ResourceMagic sand
Putting the magic in magic sand this resource explores hydrophobic substances and how they work
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ResourceChemistry in sport
Our very first global experiment compares the performance enhancement of student-made sports drinks vs water
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ExperimentChemistry in your shopping basket
Demonstrate the diversity of chemistry in our day-to-day lives with this collection of experiments. Includes kit list and safety instructions for five practicals
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ResourceBeat the flood challenge
Links to Practical Action’s beat the flood challenge, including the teacher and student materials, beat the flood poster, competition winners and schools’ experiences of the challenge. Video: Beat the flood
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ResourceHand warmers
Use these student activities and teacher guide to investigate reusable and disposable hand warmers. You will compare reusable variants made with sodium acetate vs disposable handwarmers. You can also try making your own hand warmers. These activities may work well as a project on class topics like ‘winter’ or ‘body ...
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ResourceWood conservation - the Mary Rose
The Mary Rose is a wooden Tudor warship that sank off Portsmouth in 1545. While on the sea bed, most of her hull became covered in silt, which effectively sealed it and the artefacts it contained in anaerobic (air-free) conditions and preserved them from decay.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Veet
Link the post-16 topics of amino acids and proteins, bonding, reaction rates and equilibria and Le Chateliers principle to the topic of hair removal. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Vanish
Link the topics of group 7 elements, amino acids, proteins, fats and carbohydrates and bonding to the topic of stain removal. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Cillit Bang
Link the post-16 topics of group 1 elements, detergents (surfactants), solvents and acids to the topic of cleaning products.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Harpic
Link the post-16 topics of group bonding, acid rain, equilibria and Le Chateliers principle and strong and weak acids to the topic of removing limescale. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Calgon
Link the post-16 topics of group 2 elements, acids and bases and polymerisation to the topic of hardness of water.