All RSC Education articles in Non-EiC content – Page 21
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Practical
Preparation of an organic liquid | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources to support practical work based on synthesis of an organic liquid, the experiment includes the stages of preparation, separation and purification
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Practical
Qualitative tests for organic functional groups | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources to support a practical investigation to identify organic functional groups using a range of qualitative tests
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Practical
Rates of reaction | practical videos | 16–18 students
Video and supporting resources, includes an initial rate (iodine clock reaction) and continuous monitoring method (volume of gas)
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Resource
What are unit cells? | Chemistry Olympiad explainers
Try this explainer to help students get to grips with unit cells and the structure of crystals as part of their preparation for the Chemistry Olympiad.
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What is organic synthesis? | Chemistry Olympiad explainers
Use this explainer to help familiarise students with organic synthesis, including carbonyl chemistry, as part of their preparation for the Chemistry Olympiad.
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Chemistry Olympiad introductory questions
Get a taste of the Chemistry Olympiad with these accessible, Olympiad-style questions for 15 years and above, featuring questions, an explainer and mark scheme.
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E10 petrol and climate change | 14–16 years
Fuel your learners’ understanding about fermentation and bioethanol, and check recall and application of knowledge while developing student literacy
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Article
How to prepare for the Chemistry Olympiad
Find out what to expect from the Chemistry Olympiad and the round one paper, and discover top tips and resources for students preparing for the competition.
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Olympiad teacher voices
Get advice from teachers with experience of the UK Chemistry Olympiad, and discover ideas to support and encourage students at your school.
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Experiment
Practical potions microscale | 11–14 years
Observe chemical changes in this microscale experiment with a spooky twist.
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Chemistry Olympiad worked answers
Use these worked answers with video walkthroughs to challenge and support students learning to tackle Olympiad-style questions independently.
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RSC News
How you helped improve registration
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Web page
Schools’ Analyst Competition 2021
Hear about the regional winners from 2021 and find out what the competition involved, with photographs of students taking part
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Resource
Transition metals and anticancer drugs | 16–18 years
Worksheet to check your students’ knowledge on shapes of complexes, their understanding of anticancer drugs and provide them with some history behind cisplatin
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Web page
Primary science teaching empowerment fund
Get up to £600 (€690) to organise your own collaborative project or event that improves primary science teaching.
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Web page
14 ways to teach sustainability in chemistry
Add sustainability to your chemistry lessons with teaching tips, lesson ideas and curriculum-linked resources based on the UN’s sustainable development goals
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Sustainable consumption: individual action | 14–16 years
A research and reflect activity to get your learners thinking about the materials they consume and the impact of individual actions
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Fertilisers and sustainability | 16–18 years
Investigate the rate of hydrolysis of urea and assess your learners’ practical skills, includes extension green chemistry questions on sustainable fertilisers
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Monitoring local air pollution levels | 14–18 years
Research and evaluate real data showing current and historical levels of the atmospheric pollutant nitrogen dioxide in your local area. Age range 14–16, with extension questions for 16–18