All Materials articles – Page 8
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ResourceWorld War II: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic World War II. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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ResourceAncient Greece: science ideas webs
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Ancient Greece. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
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ResourceNa Lochlannaich: lìontan nam beachdan saidheans
Lìon nam beachdan mollaichte airson ceangal a dhèanamh eadar saidheans agus an cuspair na Lochlannaich. Faodaidh tu eachdraidh agus saidheans ionnsachadh còmhla le gnìomhachasan airson buidhnean de dh’aoisean diofraichte
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ResourceAn Dàrna Cogadh: lìontan nam beachdan saidheans
Lìon nam beachdan mollaichte airson ceangal a dhèanamh eadar saidheans agus cuspair An Dàrna Cogadh. Faodaidh tu eachdraidh agus saidheans ionnsachadh còmhla le gnìomhachasan airson buidhnean de dh’aoisean diofraichte
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NewsRechargeable first for promising battery tech
New cathode material makes for energetic, rechargeable sodium–carbon dioxide batteries that could power Mars vehicles
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NewsSmart bandages you press for antibacterial action
Only releasing antibacterials when needed leave bacteria with no time to adapt
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ResourceExperiment with the Vikings
A comprehensive collection of activities to incorporate science into your Vikings lessons. Topics include everyday life; weapons and warfare; travel and trade; and how modern day archaeologists use science to investigate Viking life.
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NewsSemi-conductivity between the sheets
Manipulating layers delivers the first MXene semiconductor
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NewsSquid beak insight for new material
Lightweight organic composite with tuneable properties mimics cephalopod beak
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Magnificent moleculesZirconium tungstate
Neil Withers investigates a compound with some unusual and unexpected behaviour
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NewsBoron nitride composites stronger than their carbon cousins
Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes
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NewsPolymer takes the heat out of batteries
Polymer electrode coating may help prevent lithium battery fires
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ResourceMaking biodiesel │14–16 years
Practical work on a) making a biodiesel and b) comparing it to fossil diesel, as well as a comprehension exercise, and a team exercise
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ResourceConducting polymers and shape memory polymers │16–18 years
Worksheets on conducting polymers and shape changing polymers
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ResourceConducting plastics and shape changing polymers │14–16 years
Comprehension exercises that revise many basic ideas from chemistry and approach them from a novel perspective
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FeatureThe lignin challenge
Elinor Hughes investigates how scientists are hoping to use biomass waste to produce valuable chemicals
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ResourceRoman glass and its chemistry
Roman glass is found all over the Roman Empire, but how different is it?
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ResourceWhich Compound? Which Route?
This exercise leads students through the decision-making process when choosing which new drug substance to make and the best synthetic route.