Analytical chemistry in Ireland

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Worksheets, project-based learning tasks and contextualisation stories to develop a core understanding of analytical chemistry

This booklet provides curriculum-linked activities, inspiring real-life career stories and application-based assessment to develop a core understanding of analytical chemistry along with scientific inquiry skills. There are four student projects, suitable for secondary learners, each focussing on different skills as follows:

Observation and inference – Emission competition
Accuracy and precision – Phone-y science
Evaluating a scientific model – Building a mass spectrometer
Research and analysis – The sunshine factor

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