All Practical skills and safety articles – Page 6
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Opinion
Tackling practicals in a Covid-secure way
What will practical classes look like next year? One technician shares their thoughts
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Job profile
School science technician
Sandrine works with teachers to design and safely prepare exciting classroom chemistry experiments
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Resource
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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Job profile
Chief technology officer
Cristina helps develop technology that could change lives by extracting disease from the body
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Practical
Identifying ions – practical videos | 14–16 students
Video resource showing how to identify ions in various solutions. Flame tests, sodium hydroxide test (microscale) and tests for negative ions: carbonate, sulfate and halide ions
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Experiment
Kitchen roll chromatography
Coloured inks can be a mix of a few different colours, and with chromatography, learners can actually see which colours come together to make that coloured ink. This experiment includes a kit list, and safety instructions.
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Experiment
How to make butter
Make science delicious with this experiment on how to make butter! Explore how fat molecules bind, and emulsions are created.
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Experiment
Tricking taste buds with toothpaste
Keep tongues wagging as you explore the science of your tongue! Toothpaste can alter how our taste buds work, and learners will discover how to trick them.
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Job profile
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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Experiment
Making bath bombs
Learn how to make fizzing bath bombs using ingredients from your kitchen cupboards. Includes a video aimed at learners, kit list, instructions and explanation
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Experiment
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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Experiment
Separation techniques
An experiment into separating solids from liquids, using a range of simple household objects. Includes kit list, safety instructions and a great instructional video
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Job profile
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
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Job profile
Nanotoxicologist
Vicki examines how tiny nanomaterials present in everyday products such as medicine, electronics and clothing interact with our bodies to ensure they are safe to use or consume
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Job profile
Forensic toxicologist
Calum helps ensure public safety through the toxicological testing of everyday items like food, cosmetics, electronics, medicines and textiles to ensure they are safe to use and consume
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Job profile
Computational toxicologist
Tim works in this rapidly expanding area of toxicology using computer modeling to more efficiently assess the risk of chemicals to people to keep the public safe
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Ideas
How to teach practical chemistry remotely
Ideas for keeping up students’ practical skills while schools are closed
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Opinion
Thank you very much for being our technician
How appreciating technicians is appreciated by science technicians around the country
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Job profile
Bioanalytical scientist
Claire’s work involves stress testing new medicines in various stages of drug development to ensure they are robust and reliable before being released onto the consumer market
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Job profile
Analytical chemist
Tilly does research on human breath samples to potentially diagnose conditions like asthma and infectious diseases including cancer