All Key stage 2: topic C5e articles – Page 2

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The nature of science: Concept Cartoons

The nature of science resources try to give students an awareness of science as a changing body of knowledge. This resource uses concept cartoons to help students engage with difficult scientific concepts.
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Solids, Liquids and Gases

Cartoon animations that explain in simple terms why different materials have different properties and how they change on heating and cooling. Other animations cover separating solids from liquids and show what happens to a solid when it dissolves in a liquid. Courtesy of the ABPI.
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Solids, liquids and gases: That’s Chemistry!

In association with ABPI

The ‘solids, liquids and gases’ chapter from That’s Chemistry! This chapter looks at key ideas and activities that can be used to help students learn about solids, liquids and gases, and understand that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled.
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Separating mixtures: That’s Chemistry!

In association with ABPI

The ‘separating mixtures’ chapter from That’s Chemistry! This chapter looks at key ideas and activities that can be used to help students learn how sieving can separate particles of different sizes and other methods used for separating mixtures.
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Thermochromic materials

A hidden use of chemistry in everyday life includes thermochromic materials that change colour when exposed to heat or cold
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Crime scene chromatography

Using three different black pens, learners can put their scientific curiosity to use and explore chromatography
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Crystal chemistry

A fun experiment to grow your own crystals using everyday items in your learning space, great to get learners interacting with science
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Mixing and dissolving materials: That’s Chemistry!

In association with ABPI

The ‘mixing and dissolving materials’ chapter from That’s Chemistry! This chapter looks at key ideas and activities that can be used to help students learn that mixtures are made up of more than one substance and that some mixtures can be separated.
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Heating and cooling materials: That’s Chemistry!

In association with ABPI

The ‘heating and cooling materials’ chapter from That’s Chemistry! This chapter looks at key ideas and activities that can be used to help students learn how the properties of some materials change when they are heated, and that some of these changes are irreversible.
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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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Science festivals

This set of handouts can be used to inspire people of all ages to take up chemistry in their own home! Racing raisins, cornflour gloop, erupting volcanoes, reaction times and iron from breakfast cereal are all covered here
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Separating sand and salt by filtering and evaporation

In association with Nuffield Foundation

Try this class experiment to practise manipulating mixtures of soluble and insoluble materials by separating sand and salt. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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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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Colour chemistry

A variety of experiments that explore colour changing, so learners can experience a comprehensive look into the brighter side of chemistry
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The 2011 International Year of Chemistry Experiment

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Worksheets and data from the 2011 mass participation experiment. Measure the acidity (pH) and salinity of your local water.
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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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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.