All Materials articles – Page 4
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FeatureWhy you need A-level chemistry to study dentistry
Understanding enamel, fillings and anaesthetics requires chemistry knowledge
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NewsCarbon nanotubes grown using kitchen chemicals
Cheap compounds found in kitchen cupboards can act as catalysts for making carbon nanotubes
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NewsRecycling plastic bottles into jet fuel
Teach your students how plastic waste is being converted into hydrocarbon fuels
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ExperimentThe 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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ResourceSmart 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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ResourceScience 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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NewsDynamic surfaces can be switched by magnetic fields
Magnetic fields can alter surface friction and stickiness
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ResourceThe 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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ResourceSolids | Primary science video demonstrations
Display some exciting solid properties to primary learners: including biscuit bashing, dissolving and heavy sugar.
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ResourceLiquids | 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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ResourceChanging 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 moleculesTungsten carbide
The alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens
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FeatureA fluid idea, with holes
Nina Notman talks to the chemists who are making the seemingly implausible materials coined ‘porous liquids’