All Practical skills and safety articles
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IdeasStrategies to boost learning
You’ll be hooked on these approaches to improving the quality of student work
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Investigating surface tension with milk
Explore surface tension by making patterns in milk using items from the kitchen cupboard. Includes a video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction and explanation.
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Smartphone spectroscopy: changing concentrations
Use your smartphone to measure changes in concentration across different juice drinks at home or in the classroom. Includes a video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction and explanation.
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Titration – practical videos | 16–18 students
Learn how to prepare a standard solution, calculate the concentration of an unknown acid or moles of a known solid, and understand the different types of titration.
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Practicals: why you should take them slow
How a step-by-step approach to experiments can improve learning
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Starters for ten – cymwyseddau ymarferol sylfaenol (16–18)
Mae’r Starters for ten hyn yn rhoi sylw i sgiliau ymarferol sylfaenol fel cyfarpar labordy, cofnodi canlyniadau, a llunio graffiau gwasgariad.
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Starters for ten: Sgiliau Pontio (16–18)
Mae’r bennod bwysig hon yn ein cyfres Starters for ten yn rhoi sylw i’r canlynol: cymwyseddau cemeg, cymwyseddau mathemateg, a chymwyseddau ymarferol. Bydd yn helpu i wreiddio’r sgiliau sydd eu hangen ar gyfer pontio i gyrsiau lefel uwch.
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Tackling practicals in a Covid-secure way
What will practical classes look like next year? One technician shares their thoughts
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School science technician
Sandrine works with teachers to design and safely prepare exciting classroom chemistry experiments
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Temperature changes in exothermic and endothermic reactions
An experiment and worksheet to teach 11–14 students about temperature changes and chemical energetics
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Chief technology officer
Cristina helps develop technology that could change lives by extracting disease from the body
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Identifying ions – practical videos | 14–16 students
Video resource showing how to identify ions in various salt solutions.
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Paper chromatography – practical videos | 14–16 students
Video resources showing how to carry out paper chromatography and how to calculate RF values
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Kitchen roll chromatography
Have a go at paper chromatography at home or in the classroom with items from a kitchen. Includes video aimed at learners, instructions, and explanation.
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How to make butter
Try making butter at home or in the classroom using items from your kitchen cupboard. Includes video aimed at pupils, kit list, instruction, and explanation.
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Analytical chemists, Thames Water
Harsh and Michael describe their vital work keeping the region’s water and sewage systems safe and operational at all times
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Making bath bombs
Learn how to make fizzing bath bombs using ingredients from your kitchen cupboards. Includes video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction, and explanation.
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Red cabbage rainbows
In this activity, learners create rainbows using homemade red cabbage indicator paper. Includes video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction, and explanation.
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Separation techniques
A video aimed at learners, instructions, and explanation to separate a mixture of water and solids at home or in the classroom with items from a kitchen.
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Toxicologist, chemical company
Nicholas discusses his challenging work bringing together scientific fields to ensure that their company’s chemicals are used safely and comply with strict rules and regulations
