All Environmental science articles – Page 4
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NewsCooking up a storm with fertiliser
Scientists find a novel way to recycle waste oil – using it as fertiliser
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NewsCatalyst makes liquid fuels from renewable resources
A step closer to producing fuels for trucks and airplanes from biomass
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ResourceScience Concept Cartoons: Acid rain
Spark discussion and stimulate thinking about acid rain in a way that encourages pupils to share their ideas
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NewsHousehold chemicals: a surprising air pollutant
Use the summary slide of this cutting edge research in your class
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ResourceChallenging Plants: Fertilisers - Practicals
Nutrients essential for plant growth are obtained naturally from soil or other growing media. However, supplies become depleted and fertilisers are needed to increase the availability of nutrients to plants. An understanding of chemical changes is used to making fertilisers, often designed to meet specific requirements such as particular nutrient ...
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FeaturePrecious water
New off-grid water treatment technologies are saving lives supplying clean water where there are no taps or pipes
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FeatureBrick by brick
From green LEGO bricks to compostable shoes, Fiona Case investigates how Lego and Reebok are making biomaterials mainstream
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Magnificent moleculesPolyethylene terephthalate
Fernando Gomollón-Bel discovers the story of one of the most ubiquitous artificial compounds
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ResourceWater! Water!
A resource pack including a student worksheet, teachers’ notes and four presentations looking at one of the most vital substances on planet Earth - water.
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ResourcePlastics challenge
Links to Practical Action’s plastics challenge, where students develop products from recycled objects, as a possible way of tackling environmental problems caused by plastic waste.
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FeatureThe massive problem of microplastics
As plastics fill up and pollute our oceans, recognising their value rather than thinking of them as disposable could help us deal with what has turned into a large, global problem
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NewsHairy plants aid oil-absorbing material design
Leaves of weed could even be used to mop-up slicks
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ResourceStreamwatch - a UK water analysis science project
The resource provides access to a water analysis kit and instructions on how to use these. Using this resource provides teachers with great potential to engaging students and enable them to see the purpose and benefits of chemical analysis. The resource could be used for project work and is particularly ...
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ResourceAncient Egypt: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic Ancient Egypt. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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ResourceTales of the riverbank: environmental
This problem-based case study looks at the environmental problems found within the fictitious Coley River system in the county of Midshire. The environmental problems found in the river are organic, inorganic and physical in nature.
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NewsA bright future for silicon solar cell recycling
Hydrofluoric acid eliminated from silicon salvage process
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The MoleWaste not, want not
Elinor Hughes investigates some of the latest developments in recycling food waste
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ResourceThe Titan project
This problem-based case study concerns the location of a titanium dioxide plant and evaluation of analytical methods. Students are asked to act as the management team at the plant and produce a five-year plan for the site.