All Environment articles
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NewsHow microbes convert waste plastic bottles into vanillin
Show students how chemistry is upcycling plastic monomers into higher value alternative products
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Job profile
Radioactive waste consultant
Ian ensures radioactive waste is handled safely and also applies waste management techniques to technology that reduces risks of climate change
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Ceramic nanoparticles help mould glass into any shape
Get students to compare the properties of glass and plastic polymers
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CPD
Teaching acids and bases post-16
Try these tips, ideas and activities to help you teach this topic
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Slashing emissions with polymer fashion
Show students the high performance fabric that’s made from waste plastic and is cutting the carbon footprint of the fashion industry
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CPD
How to teach the carbon cycle at 11–14
Ensure your students have a firm understanding of the chemistry behind climate change
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Carbon cycle lesson plan
Use this lesson plan to structure a lesson on the carbon cycle at 11–14
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Carbon cycle game
Students take on the role of a carbon atom as it cycles through the Earth to better understand the carbon cycle
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The exceptional alloy that’s resisting corrosion
Could stainless magnesium replace aluminium in cars and aeroplanes? This calcium–magnesium alloy has implications for carbon emissions
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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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Soundbite
Battle of the hand sanitisers
Are quaternary ammonium compounds just as good at killing Covid-19 as alcohols?
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Carbon dioxide catalysis making jet fuel
Use this starter slide to begin your lessons on catalysts or ways of reducing global warming
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How ancient Maya peoples made potable water
Use this starter slide to begin your lessons on drinking water and water treatment with some historical context
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Generating high value chemicals
Plastic waste could be upcycled into a chemical that is more valuable than the original plastic
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Feature
Packaging promise
From polymers to nanoparticles, the new technologies helping to reduce food and wrapper waste
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Human activity and climate change
Develop students’ speaking and listening skills with this debate activity
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Soundbite
Can seaweed-eating sheep curb methane emissions?
Seaweed may not be the silver bullet to farming’s methane problem
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Job profile
Laboratory analyst and higher degree apprentice, water
Joseph helps ensure there is clean, safe, water for 15 million people in the UK whilst studying towards his chemistry degree
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Job profile
Research innovations manager
Margot is at the cutting-edge of science developing ways to make plastic biodegrade quickly and explaining this to others
