All Investigation articles – Page 2

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Making new medicines | combinatorial chemistry

How do pharmacists create new medicines, and what role does the pharmaceutical industry play in chemical research? Find out with this resource.
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Investigating a natural composite | chicken bone

Two chicken bones are the basis for this exploration into natural composites, where learners understand how each component affects the bone itself.
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Superconductors

Investigate superconductors and their properties, including the structure and bonding of metals, and giant ionic compounds.
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The surfaces of substances

Understand how materials change between their surface behaviour and their bulk behaviour with this resource.
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Plastics

Introduce learners to plastics, how they are used, and what the advantages or disadvantages of using them are.
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Nanotechnology size and scale

Investigate size and scale by comparing a set of objects and choosing which best represents a unit of measurement.
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Nanotechnology and smelly socks

Take a closer look at fabric fibres and the effect of bacteria decay. How does this contribute to smelly socks and what can nanotech do to help?
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Nanosilver in medicine

Silver is known as a precious metal that is prized for jewellery, however it has medicinal properties that learners can explore with this resource.
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Changing the surface

Explore how the characteristics of fabrics can be changed by the addition of a polymer to its surface.
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Disposable cups and the environment

Learners investigate which material is for disposable cups, polystyrene or paper?
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Nappy choice and the environment

How are nappies made, used and disposed of - this is the topic open to learners who use this resource.
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Dry cleaning and green Chemistry

Dry cleaners often use perchloroethene instead of water - how do these methods differ and what are their advantages?
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Active and intelligent packaging

Support learners to understand intelligent packaging, polymers, and micro-organisms with this exploration into the function of food packaging.
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Spectroscopy

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Use a range of sprecta examples to discover more about the unique infrared spectrum that all substances fall on.
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Making oil from waste

How can we convert organic matter into oil? Learners explore this question and discuss what affects this might have worldwide.
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Testing for negative ions

Predict, test and discover with this practical into testing for negative ions. Learners make a prediction and compare to their results.
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Reactions of positive ions with sodium hydroxide

Sodium hydroxide can react with many substances, and learners can take note of a range of positive ions that react.
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Cold light

Discover cold light spectroscopy and learn more about the ways in which light can be created with this classroom practical.
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Green Chemistry, atom economy and sustainable development

How can learners use chemistry to contribute to a greener world? What role does pollution play in the chemical sciences?
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Feed the world: artificial nitrogen fertilisers

Should we be using artifical fetalisers? That’s th question that students can research and debate in this resource.