All Practical skills and safety articles – Page 16
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ExperimentDetergents, soaps and surface tension
A series of brief experiments on the effects of detergents and soaps on the surface tension of purified and hard water. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceGas volume
Calculate the gas volume created through the reaction of metals with acids. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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OpinionThe end of practical work in UK schools?
Mary Whitehouse considers what the results of Ofqual's consultation on GCSE science practical assessment mean for teachers and students
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NewsEducation secretary calls for U-turn on practical assessment
Nicky Morgan, the Secretary of State for Education in the UK, has called for a rethink of proposals to remove the assessment of practical lab work from A-level and GCSE exams
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OpinionAddressing the STEM UK skills shortage
Shaun Reason examines CaSE’s proposals to make the UK a leading scientific nation
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NewsThe ‘rainbow’ connection
US Chemical Safety Board head calls for the end of methanol use in combustion demonstrations
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ResourceTeacher’s resource: UV / Visible Spectroscopy
UV-visible spectroscopy is a technique that readily allows one to determine the concentrations of substances and therefore enables scientists to study the rates of reactions, and determine rate equations for reactions, from which a mechanism can be proposed. As such UV spectroscopy is used extensively in teaching, research and analytical ...
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ResourcePublic Lab - a DIY environmental public science community
Public Lab is a DIY environmental public science community. You can purchase inexpensive kit - such as a build your own spectrometer.
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ResourceAtmospheric monitoring kits (DIY)
Using the equipment you can build your own atmospheric monitoring station, record and see data from local temperature to nitrogen dioxide levels.
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ResourcePollutant detection and remediation
Case-study involving the development of adsorption and photocatalysis experiments to study the removal of a pollutant from waste-water. This resource and its components are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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FeatureForensic students are getting their hands dirty
Practical research projects are vital in the training of the next generation of forensic scientists, explains Matthew Almond
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ResourceThe Chemistry of Light: Part 3
A series of short experiments and demonstrations about the chemistry of light, taken from a lecture by Peter Wothers from the University of Cambridge Video: The Chemistry of Light: 21 - Colouration of Flames Video: The Chemistry of Light: 22 - Oxidation of Luminol ...
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ResourceSafety at Work
Scientific work uses many hazardous materials or processes. However there are very few accidents due to the risk assessments used to control these hazards. This module investigates how safe working is encouraged in industrial laboratories. Courtesy of the ABPI.
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Lesson planOrganic molecules day
Students produce and analyse a simple aromatic compound using analytical techniques. Includes kit list, safety instructions and suggested timings
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FeatureMicroscale chemistry revisited
Microscale techniques are unlikely to replace our traditional approach to chemistry education, but they do provide an extra dimension to our teaching strategies
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FeatureThe hydrolysis of 2-bromo-2-methylpropane
A one hour experiment to determine the order of the reaction and show that it follows an SN1 mechanism
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Resource45 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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Resource28 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.