All Metals articles
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Exhibition chemistryReversible reactions with transition metal complexes
Use this copper-based, colour-changing demonstration to introduce your 14–16 learners to reversible reactions
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CPDHow to teach post-16 transition metals and complex ions
Everything you need to help your students master transition metal complexes
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FeatureHow to teach metallic bonding
From properties to structures, everything you need to help your 14–16 students grasp metals and alloys
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NewsSurprise origin for Benin bronzes
Show students the unexpected journey of brass from northern Europe
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Exhibition chemistryBrew up interest in redox with this quick reduction
Use this fresh, fast approach to demonstrate the colourful oxidation states of vanadium
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NewsNew insight into ancient Chinese bronze-making recipes
Show your students the chemical composition of alloys used in ancient metallurgy
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IdeasTake a microscale approach to electrochemical cells
How you can use Petri dish galvanic cells to support learning about electricity
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FeaturePhytomining: how to mine a tree
Useful metals can be extracted from contaminated soil using plants
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ResourcePhytomining | 14–16 years
Explore cutting edge industrial solutions to traditional mining with these differentiated resources which include an interactive cloze, sequencing activity and a storyboard template.
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NewsWar threatens semiconductor production
Link the conflict in Ukraine, the impact on neon production and conflict materials with this story and starter slide
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Exhibition chemistryThe reaction between sodium and chlorine
Use this to demonstrate this classic and spectacular chemistry experiment
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FeatureIron: fuel of the future?
Investigating whether iron powder could fill the energy gaps left by batteries and renewable energy
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FeatureMeteorite chemistry
What is a meteorite made of? Studying the composition of meteors allows scientists to look back billions of years to before the birth of the solar system
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ResourceTransition metal games | 16–18 years
Three engaging classroom games to familiarise learners with keywords for the transition metals topic, based on Jeopardy!, Articulate! and Taboo
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Exhibition chemistryThe gallium beating heart
Explore redox chemistry with this safer alternative to the mercury beating heart demo
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NewsSlashing emissions with polymer fashion
Show students the high performance fabric that’s made from waste plastic and is cutting the carbon footprint of the fashion industry
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NewsThe exceptional alloy that’s resisting corrosion
Could stainless magnesium replace aluminium in cars and aeroplanes? This calcium–magnesium alloy has implications for carbon emissions
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ResourceReactivity of metals | practical videos | 14–16 years
Video with supporting resources featuring three experiments investigating the relative reactivity of metals, including metal displacement reactions in microscale
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ResourceLithium: separation, mining and battery power | 11–14 years
Test your 11–14 students’ knowledge of separation techniques; elements, mixtures and compounds; periodic table trends