Analytical chemistry in Ireland

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:

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