All Practical skills and safety articles
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ResourceFrozen in time: hands-on evidence
Ask students to plan experiments, record data and draw conclusions in this practical activity
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CPD
Applying practical knowledge to unfamiliar contexts
Prepare students to use their learning in different situations
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Experimental skills starters (16–18)
Get your students answering questions about experimental skills including titrations, equipment and treatment of errors with these Starters for ten.
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Basic practical competencies starters (16–18)
These Starters for ten cover basic practical skills such as laboratory equipment, recording results and drawing scatter graphs.
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Reflux with addition
A reactant is added to the refluxing reaction mixture in a controlled way via an addition funnel. This can be done to prevent exothermic reactions getting out of control. Video: Reflux with addition video
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Analysis
Build students' confidence in their practical skills
The positive impact of the new A-level
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Ideas
Quick wins to deepen students' grasp of practical procedures
Approaches that build students’ understanding of practical work over time
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Enabling students to learn from practical work
Design your practical course for deeper student understanding
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Help students connect observations to theory
Talking activities that give a deeper understanding of practical work
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Brady's test for aldehydes and ketones
Explore the identification of aldehydes and ketones with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (Brady’s reagent)
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The chemical properties of hydroxybenzene
Observe and interpret some of the chemical reactions of hydroxybenzene (phenol) inside a plastic petri dish
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Oxygen and methylene blue
Test for oxygen gas produced from the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and potassium manganate (VII) using methylene blue solution
