All RSC Education articles in Non-EiC content – Page 5

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How was the first artificial dye made? | 16-18 years

Explore organic synthesis and the making of the first artificial dye, mauve, in a lesson plan and directed activity related to text (DART) for 16–18 year olds.
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How do scientists grow protein crystals? | 14-16 years

Discover the methods and conditions used by chemical scientists to grow protein crystals in this lesson plan with activities for 14–16 year olds.
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Determining the structure of compounds | 16–18 years

Examine data relating to the structure and complexity of compounds, including mass, infrared and ¹H NMR spectra
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Schools’ Analyst past papers 2010

Develop analytical skills with contextualised problems commonly faced by analytical chemists.
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Schools’ Analyst past papers 2011

Use these past papers for background information on refractometry, HPLC, Beer-Lambert law and atomic emission spectroscopy or even try the experiments yourself.
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28 chemistry puzzles for 11-14 years

Try these sudoku-style chemistry puzzles for 11–14 year olds to reinforce your students’ understanding of key ideas, featuring printable worksheets and answers.
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45 chemistry puzzles for 16-18 years

Try these chemistry puzzles based on sudoku to help 16–18 year old students consolidate their knowledge about key topics, with printable worksheets and answers.
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28 chemistry puzzles for 14-16 years

Use these sudoku-inspired puzzles with printable worksheets and answers to help 14–16 year olds consolidate their understanding of key chemical concepts.
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Gridlocks: 101 printable chemistry puzzles

Explore these sudoku-style chemistry puzzles with printable worksheets and answers, and discover how they can be used to engage your students with key topics.
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Business Skills for Chemists

In association with The National HE STEM Programme

Develop key business and entrepreneurial skills using these course materials and self-study resources for undergraduate chemistry students.
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Limestone Inquiry

This activity is most appropriate for students aged 14-16 to illustrate useful materials made from rocks in the context of problems associated with extraction of raw materials.
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Limestone Chemistry

This activity is most appropriate for students aged 14-16 to illustrate chemical reactions and useful materials made from rocks.
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Schools’ Analyst past papers 2012

Investigate the amount of active ingredient in aspirin tablets, paracetamol tablets and cold and flu remedies.
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Infrared Spectrometer

Watch an illuminating six-minute video explaining how infrared spectroscopy works.
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Halogens

The halogens, group 7, are an important group of elements both chemically and socially. They are unusual in that they are coloured and diatomic. They also have an order of reactivity that is the opposite of the metals in groups 1 and 2. In fact they are all very reactive, ...
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Minerals & elements in the Earth's Crust

Use questions about the composition of minerals and ores to reinforce work on elements, compounds, symbols and formulae.
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Earth's Crust

The aim of this ‘starter’ activity is to introduce students to the common elements found in the Earth.
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Hosting industrial placements in chemistry - Guidance and best practice

Provides guidance on best practice to companies hosting year-long industrial placements for students.
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Synthesis and Analysis

Synthesis and analysis are two key aspects of chemistry, particularly when exploring the role of chemistry in an industrial context and relating the products formed to applications in everyday life. In order to successfully synthesise any material it is necessary to have an understanding of the starting materials, the ...
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Structure and Bonding

Knowledge of structure and bonding can help explain the properties of materials. All the properties of a particular substance depend upon the elements present and how they are bonded to each other. This programme is designed to develop students understanding of structure and bonding as well as developing thinking ...