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Class experimentTitrating sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid
Use this class practical to explore titration, producing the salt sodium chloride with sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid. Includes kit list and safety instructions
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Ideas5 ways to teach gas tests
Kristy Turner shares approaches to secure your 11–14 and 14–16 learners’ knowledge and build confidence
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Lesson planMeasuring vitamin C in fruit using a microscale titration | 14–16 years
Compare the amount of vitamin C in fruit and juices using a microscale titration in this practical lesson plan with follow-up questions
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FeatureHow safe are practicals in the hands of AI?
Help your learners become creative, critical and conscious consumers of GenAI by being aware of its limitations
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IdeasDiscover the IDEAL framework for impactful practicals
Use this one-page, five-step framework to slow down practicals and speed up learning
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Class experimentHeating chocolate and egg
Introduce learners to physical and chemical changes and the safe use of Bunsen burners with this simple practical experiment
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Lesson planRecording data and uncertainty | Fundamentals of chemistry | 16–18 years
Revise understanding of volume and measurements before moving on to practice taking measurements and considering uncertainty with this preparation worksheet and student sheet
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ArticleUse tech to improve investigation and graph drawing
Let technology take the strain with these time-saving and inclusive approaches to practical work, says Wendy Winnard
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OpinionDevelop key scientific skills with practical videos
Enhance understanding, revise key content and inspire budding scientists with core practical videos for 14–16 learners
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FeatureContextualising core practicals
How to use students’ everyday experiences to aid understanding in experiments
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Class experimentMicroscale titration | 11–16 years
Use this simple microscale titration experiment with integrated instructions to introduce your learners to titrations
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Class experimentElectrolysis on a microscale | 14–16 years
Use this microscale version of the electrolysis of copper(II) chloride to safely explore a key practical experiment
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Class experimentElectrolysis ar raddfa micro | 14-16 oed
Defnyddiwch y fersiwn hon ar raddfa micro o electrolysis copr(II) clorid i archwilio arbrawf ymarferol allweddol yn ddiogel
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ResourceA practical investigation of cis-trans isomerism in transition metal complexes
Investigate isomerism in transition metal complexes with this experiment, including pre- and post-lab questions
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PosterAll you need to teach titration effectively
Help your post-16 learners grasp the titration method with this poster, fact sheet and practical example
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ResourcePopping good chemistry: ymchwilio i adweithiau cemegol a newidiadau anghildroadwy
Ymchwiliwch i adweithiau cemegol syml, newidiadau anghildroadwy a nwyon o’n cwmpas gyda’r arbrawf cyffrous hwn
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ResourcePopping good chemistry
Investigate simple chemical reactions, irreversible changes and gases around us with this exciting experiment
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Feature10 research-informed ideas to maximise chemistry practicals
Use these ideas from the latest chemistry education research to improve learning from your classroom laboratory experiments
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ResourceChromatography challenge | 16–18 years
Explore analytical techniques and their applications with a chromatography investigation and research activity
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Exhibition chemistryDemonstrate concentration and density with a transition metal colloid cell
Boost 11–14 learners’ understanding of diffusion and transition metal chemistry