All Materials articles – Page 4
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White powder mix-up at the factory
In Search of Solutions: As chemical engineers, you are contracted to determine how to identify several different white powders… Linking to topics on chemical reactions and physical/chemical changes.
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Kareena’s chemistry – episode 13: magnets
FunKids radio, in collaboration with the RSC, has produced a set of short chemistry snippets introducing children to chemistry- the what, why and how.
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Kareena’s chemistry – episode 11: chemistry in sport
FunKids radio, in collaboration with the RSC, has produced a set of short chemistry snippets introducing children to chemistry- the what, why and how.
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Kareena’s chemistry – episode 10: green chemistry: cars
FunKids radio, in collaboration with the RSC, has produced a set of short chemistry snippets introducing children to chemistry- the what, why and how.
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Kareena’s chemistry – episode 9: polymers and smart materials: nappies
FunKids radio, in collaboration with the RSC, has produced a set of short chemistry snippets introducing children to chemistry- the what, why and how.
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The properties of materials
The ‘properties of 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 materials affects their suitability for different uses.
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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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Separating mixtures
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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Plastics challenge
Links to Practical Action s plastics challenge, where students develop products from recycled objects, as a possible way of tackling environmental problems caused by plastic waste.
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Outreach: thermochromic materials
Chemicals and materials which change colour are fun and useful. In this activity you will handle thermochromic materials.
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Outreach: red cabbage pH indicator
This is a hands-on experiment that explains the measurement of pH using red cabbage indicator paper. Are household solutions acidic or alkaline/basic?
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Grouping and classifying materials
The grouping and classifying materials chapter from That s Chemistry! This chapter looks at the key ideas and activities that can be used to teach primary students how to group and classify materials.
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Cracking Chemistry!
Work your way through these fun chemistry practicals developed by National Science & Engineering Week.
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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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Multi-talented polymer more versatile than sum of its parts
Material with mix-and-match functionalities could be used in smart windows
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Hairy plants aid oil-absorbing material design
Leaves of weed could even be used to mop-up slicks
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Battery material helps people keep their cool
Nanoporous clothes would be transparent to body heat
