All Practical skills and safety articles – Page 17

Ideas
Teaching with microscale reactions

2015-04-08T08:58:00Z

Katherine Haxton explores using microscale reactions in the teaching lab.
Resource
Modern Chemical Techniques book

2015-04-02T17:22:00Z

This book teaches about modern chemical techniques without heavy emphasis on maths or physics. It includes descriptions of instruments and their applications. All of the chapters are available for free via Learn Chemistry. Follow the links below to buy a copy from our online shop for £19.95. If you’re a ...
Class experiment
Detergents, soaps and surface tension

In association with Nuffield Foundation

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.
Resource
Gas volume

Calculate the gas volume created through the reaction of metals with acids. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
Opinion
The end of practical work in UK schools?

2015-03-09T10:54:00Z

Mary Whitehouse considers what the results of Ofqual's consultation on GCSE science practical assessment mean for teachers and students
News
Education secretary calls for U-turn on practical assessment

2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

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
Opinion
Addressing the STEM UK skills shortage

2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Shaun Reason examines CaSE’s proposals to make the UK a leading scientific nation
News
The ‘rainbow’ connection

2014-09-22T00:00:00Z

US Chemical Safety Board head calls for the end of methanol use in combustion demonstrations
Resource
Teacher’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 ...
Review
ChemCrafter

2014-08-08T00:00:00Z

Run fun and creative experiments with this iOS app
Resource
Public Lab - a DIY environmental public science community

2014-07-03T13:25:00Z

Public Lab is a DIY environmental public science community. You can purchase inexpensive kit - such as a build your own spectrometer.
Resource
Atmospheric monitoring kits (DIY)

2014-07-03T13:16:00Z

Using the equipment you can build your own atmospheric monitoring station, record and see data from local temperature to nitrogen dioxide levels.
Resource
Pollutant detection and remediation

In association with The National HE STEM Programme

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.
Feature
Forensic students are getting their hands dirty

2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Practical research projects are vital in the training of the next generation of forensic scientists, explains Matthew Almond
News
Virtually as good?

2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

Virtual lab may prevent cost-cutting errors
Resource
The 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 ...
Resource
Safety 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.
Lesson plan
Organic molecules day

Students produce and analyse a simple aromatic compound using analytical techniques. Includes kit list, safety instructions and suggested timings
Feature
Microscale chemistry revisited

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Microscale techniques are unlikely to replace our traditional approach to chemistry education, but they do provide an extra dimension to our teaching strategies
Feature
The hydrolysis of 2-bromo-2-methylpropane

2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

A one hour experiment to determine the order of the reaction and show that it follows an S_N1 mechanism