All RSC Education articles in Non-EiC content – Page 48
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Anecdotes: The murder of Rasputin
The story of the attempted murder of Rasputin and why it didn’t work.
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Anecdotes: In the Limelight
The background and chemistry of burning calcium with hydrogen and oxygen to make ‘limelight’.
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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: Measuring Lead Levels in Hair
Measuring lead levels in hair using atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Anecdotes: Copper
The use of copper hull plating on wooden ships and the deterioration of the iron fixing bolts due to bimetallic corrosion in sea water.
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Anecdotes: Gimli Glider
The story of the Air Canada plane that ran out of fuel in mid-air and had to land as a glider, due to a units mix-up when calculating the fuel needed for the journey.
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Anecdotes: Aluminium
The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
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Schools' Analyst competition 2018
Report on the Royal Society of Chemistry Analytical Division’s 29th national Schools’ Analyst Competition final 2018
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Teach functional groups
To illustrate the differences in reactivity of isomeric alcohols, try using the iodoform demonstration in the video. Follow the discussion scenario in sequence for tips to help your students understand a difficult concept in carbon chemistry.
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Chemistry Olympiad past papers
Download past papers from the UK Chemistry Olympiad, including questions and mark schemes with answers from 2003 onwards.
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Presenting data: Non-linear graphs
Try these activities to identify your students’ mathematical misconceptions when presenting chemistry data. Use them in your teaching to help students interpret their practical observations using non-linear graphs.
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Turning copper coins into ‘silver’ and ‘gold’
Perform what looks like alchemy with ordinary copper coins in this teacher demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.