All Key stage 2: topic C5d articles – Page 2

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Cracking Chemistry!

Work your way through these fun chemistry practicals developed by National Science & Engineering Week.
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Chemistry in your shopping basket

Demonstrate the diversity of chemistry in our day-to-day lives with this collection of experiments. Includes kit list and safety instructions for five practicals
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Modelling sedimentary rocks

Students use syringes to make samples of sedimentary rock from sand both with and without cementing agents.
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Limestone weathering

This activity is designed for students aged 11-14. It can be used to reinforce work on the reactions of carbonates with acids as well as the chemical weathering of rock.
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Hand warmers

Use these student activities and teacher guide to investigate reusable and disposable hand warmers. You will compare reusable variants made with sodium acetate vs disposable handwarmers. You can also try making your own hand warmers. These activities may work well as a project on class topics like ‘winter’ or ‘body ...
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Weathering and erosion

Examine the ways in which water can weather rocks, by solution and by freeze-thaw.
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Wood conservation - the Mary Rose

The Mary Rose is a wooden Tudor warship that sank off Portsmouth in 1545. While on the sea bed, most of her hull became covered in silt, which effectively sealed it and the artefacts it contained in anaerobic (air-free) conditions and preserved them from decay.
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Gravestones

Investigation into the weathering of different types of rock.
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Mission starlight

The mission? To protect astronauts from the effects of harmful UV light
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Space: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic space. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Victorians: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Victorians. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Stone Age: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the stone age. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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Maya and Aztecs: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Maya and Aztecs. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Romans: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Romans. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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Ancient 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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The Tudors: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Tudors. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The Vikings: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Vikings. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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The golden age of Islamic science: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the golden age of Islamic science. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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World War II: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic World War II. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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Ancient Greece: science ideas webs

A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Ancient Greece. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.