All Materials articles – Page 4
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Feature
Why you need A-level chemistry to study dentistry
Understanding enamel, fillings and anaesthetics requires chemistry knowledge
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News
Carbon nanotubes grown using kitchen chemicals
Cheap compounds found in kitchen cupboards can act as catalysts for making carbon nanotubes
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Recycling plastic bottles into jet fuel
Teach your students how plastic waste is being converted into hydrocarbon fuels
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Class experiment
The determination of copper in brass
Try this microscale class practical to investigate how much copper there is in brass using nitric acid. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Smart materials: lesson tips
Try these activities to help design your lessons on smart materials. Explore the topic using this simple demonstration of polymers and salt.
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Science concept cartoons: rusting
Use this conversation starter to get your pupils thinking about the process of rusting, and discussing different possibilities.
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News
Dynamic surfaces can be switched by magnetic fields
Magnetic fields can alter surface friction and stickiness
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The life of water
Get hands on with H2O, changing states of matter and the water cycle. These experiments and investigations involve water in the context of space
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Solids | Primary science video demonstrations
Display some exciting solid properties to primary learners: including biscuit bashing, dissolving and heavy sugar.
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Liquids | Primary science video demonstrations
Demonstrate the properties of liquids to primary learners, including: suspended ice, heavy sugar and the particle disco.
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Changing materials | Primary science video demonstrations
Material changes are demonstrated using fun examples: bouncy custard, bath bombs, burning candles, fire extinguishers, lava lamps and many more.
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Magnificent molecules
Tungsten carbide
The alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens
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