All Energy articles – Page 5
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ResourceMove a heavy object
Design and make a device to move the heaviest possible object at least 10 cm on a flat surface.
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Design a pocket handwarmer
Create your own rechargeable exothermic reaction, and keep your fingers toasty with this hand warmer experiment. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Cool it | In search of more solutions | 14–16 years
Devise a method of reducing the temperature of water to 6.5°C using citric acid and bicarbonate of soda.
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Atmospheric chemistry by danceroom Spectroscopy (dS)
A series of short videos presented by Dr David Glowacki within an interactive dome called danceroom Spectroscopy (dS).
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Energy
Knowledge of energetics can help understand the process of a reaction and the conditions under which it operates. It also develops knowledge of the link between individual bond energies and the net energy gain or loss as well as the realisation that energy is not just heat. This programme is ...
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The Mole
Matt Green: Graduate chemical engineer at Atkins
Chemistry doesn’t stop until you reach the final product. Daniel Johnson talks to Matt Green about life as a chemical engineer
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The Chemistry of Light: Part 3
A series of short experiments and demonstrations about the chemistry of light, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers from the University of Cambridge Video: The Chemistry of Light: 21 - Colouration of Flames Video: The Chemistry of Light: 22 - Oxidation of Luminol ...
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Solar cells and absorption
Explore the relationship between light and absorption in solar cells.
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Energy Card Sort
Sort solar energy themed cards into groups and work out the connections between those in the groupsust
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Which fuel is better? | 11-16 years
Find out more about combustion rates, and how to use different fuels to boil water in a pinch. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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The cooking an egg using least energy challenge
Science and food come together in this experiment to explore energy and insulation. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Kitchen currents
Collect household items, and let students make their own batteries with this experiment in practical chemistry. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Heating power of a candle
Bunsen burner Vs candles, the battle of the ages! Determine their equivalent energy output in this practical. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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On This Day - Oct 18 : Schoenbein was born
He accidentally discovered the powerful explosive nitrocellulose when he spilled sulfuric and nitric acids, and soaked them up with a cotton apron. When the apron dried, it burst into flame - he had created the highly flammable compound nitrocellulose.
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On This Day - Dec 11 : Explosion at Buncefield
Although the accident did not cause any fatalities, the immense scale of the explosion made it Europe’s biggest fire in peacetime.
