All Materials articles – Page 3
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FeatureSingle-use plastic in period products
Forget bags and straws. Disposable period products are a much great contributor to the amount of plastic littering our environment
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ResourceTidy and sort
This package provides an opportunity for the children to investigate a variety of ‘mixtures’ and the means by which they are best separated. The activities are put in context using a storybook, in which two sisters are presented with tubs of mixed objects to sort out. One of the sisters always wants to find the easiest way to sort the objects, and the other sister begins to use the same approach.
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Interview‘We can’t get rid of fossil fuels and not have an alternative’
Meet Phil Mercer, a chemist helping plan for a new lithium mine in Cornwall
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ResourceProperties of polymers
A lesson presentation with activities for your 11–14 students on polymers and their properties
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CPDHow to teach materials at 11–14
Use real life examples to help students get to grips with the properties of ceramics, polymers and composites
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ResourceLiquefying paint – retrieval practice and quick-fire questions
Encourage your 16–18 students to make connections between topics with this scaffolded approach
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ResourceFinding a greener concrete
Use these differentiated, synpoptic worksheets to assess students’ recall of the properties and uses of materials
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FeatureConcrete solutions to sustainable materials
Enhance your teaching of materials and explore how new types of concrete could reduce carbon emissions
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Interview‘A material that could heal itself was the coolest thing I’d ever heard’
Meet Annela Seddon, a research scientist who designs materials able to self-fold on demand for biomedical applications
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ExperimentRed cabbage rainbows
In this activity, learners create rainbows using homemade red cabbage indicator paper. Includes video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction and explanation
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IdeasLearning at home for 14–16
Keep your 14–16 classes learning remotely with these curriculum-relevant resources and activities
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IdeasLearning at home for 11–14
A selection of curriculum-relevant resources and activities to use remotely with your 11–14 classes
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IdeasEscape the classroom: and reveal the properties of materials
Escape room puzzles to introduce students to materials properties
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FeatureTemperature-controlling textiles
Nina Notman gets a feel for the high-tech fabrics that can help us maintain our preferred temperature
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ResourceInsulation investigation
Which material makes the warmest jacket? Investigate the insulating properties of various materials with this activity for ages 7–14
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Interview‘I want to leave the world in a better state than when I entered it’
Meet Omar Farha, a materials chemist who designs highly porous materials for applications ranging from gas storage to the destruction of nerve agents
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SoundbitePoo sticks … and how to stop it
How science is saving water and time spent cleaning the loo
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News2D synthetic clay sheets could create easy to recycle crisp packets
Inorganic nanosheets could lower the carbon footprint of food packaging
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