All Natural resources articles – Page 3
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Anecdotes: Making Aircraft from Seaweed
Creating a balsa wood substitute from calcium alginate for World War 2 aircraft production.
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Anecdotes: Aluminium
The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
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Hundreds of helium compounds could be hiding in Earth’s mantle
Use this cutting edge research into helium compounds in class
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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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Olympic materials Primary
This resource allows primary school students to explore the difference between a natural material and a synthetic material. The Materials used in different sports for the Olympic Games is then explored.
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Precious water
New off-grid water treatment technologies are saving lives supplying clean water where there are no taps or pipes
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Brick by brick
From green LEGO bricks to compostable shoes, Fiona Case investigates how Lego and Reebok are making biomaterials mainstream
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Mild method turns common mineral into fertiliser
Process could cut transportation costs and save farmers money
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Floating graphene cooks up clean water
Graphene aerogel converts sunlight into heat to produce water vapour at room temperature
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Candy coatings: edible experiments
How do beetles help to make certain sweets? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
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Found in the ground
Give your pupils the knowledge and the opportunity to classify materials according to rocks, minerals and fossils.
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Virtual rock kit
A collection of common sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. Each rock has images showing particle arrangements, the rock after weathering, hand sized specimens and the rock in use.
