All Investigation articles – Page 6

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Beat the flood challenge

2016-12-12T13:24:00Z In association with Practical Action

Links to Practical Action’s beat the flood challenge, including the teacher and student materials, beat the flood poster, competition winners and schools’ experiences of the challenge. Video: Beat the flood
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Benham top

In this experiment, students record what is seen when a Benham top spins at different speeds, comparing their perceptions with those of group members.
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Measurement, accuracy and precision

2016-08-10T11:43:00Z

Activities for students which help them discover the importance and difficulties of accurate experimentation
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Talk for primary science

Explore ways you can encourage constructive conversations and lead children to investigative activities.
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A sticky situation

Use this context-based learning module, based around the chemistry of lubricants, with undergraduate students
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Chemistry and food security

This context/problem-based learning (C/PBL) resource is part of a collection we have commissioned for you to use with your undergraduate students. This 5 credit module is based on the following scenario:This resource will give your students an introduction to food safety and DNA analysis. It is based on DNA and ...
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Making copper

Make some copper metal starting from copper(II) nitrate crystals.
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On the acid trail

Find out and list as much information as possible about a weak acid from experimental results shown.
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Jets of liquids

Investigate what happens when different charged plastics are held near a jet of water issuing from a burette, and explain your observations.
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Four solutions

Devise experiments to label some bottles correctly, using two different approaches.
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Find the chloride

Devise experiments to determine which of five solids is the chloride by using chemicals and apparatus in the laboratory.
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Detergency

Explain two observations related to the production of a jelly-like solid when two detergents were used in combination.
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Cobalt complexes

Devise structures for cobalt complexes given, decide how to distinguish between the four complexes, and identify some properties or characteristics that are the same for all four complexes.
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Amount of CO₂

By using chemicals and apparatus in the laboratory, devise experiments to determine the amount of carbon dioxide that can be obtained from a mixture of two solids - barium sulphate and potassium carbonate.
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A weak acid

Starting from its K_a (or pK_a) value, calculate or find as much information as you need to show what is meant by ‘weak’ in weak acid.
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A black solid

Devise experiments to identify a black solid sample by using chemicals and apparatus in the laboratory.
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Five white solids

Label five white solids correctly by using chemical tests and any suitable apparatus.
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Mission starlight

The mission? To protect astronauts from the effects of harmful UV light
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Additional resources - That’s Chemistry!

2016-05-16T10:38:00Z In association with ABPI

Additional resources from That’s Chemistry! These resources include: an introduction to the book; information about how to effectively use the concept cartoons included in the book; suggestions on how to use ICT to enhance teaching and learning.
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Benchmark tools for resourcing practical work

2016-05-03T10:50:00Z

The Royal Society of Chemistry works with other organisations on science policy education activites. From this work we have produced a set of comprehensive resourcing benchmark tools for teachers and school practitioners to use when planning budgets and equipping classrooms and laboratories.