Inspiration and resources for experiments and investigations
Simple chemistry experiments using kitchen cupboard equipment.
Use this video and experiment in your classroom or set as an activity for students to try out at home to explore why eating raw spinach leaves makes your mouth feel chalky.
A video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction, and explanation about how to get clean water from contaminated water using the stages of the water cycle.
Try this simple investigation to explore the effects of air pressure, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.
Try this investigation to explore the effect of heat on gases, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.
Fun demonstrations of different mixtures, including racing liquids and rainbow colours.
Display some exciting solid properties to primary learners: including biscuit bashing, dissolving and heavy sugar.
Showing the properties of gases to primary learners, with examples from: the leaky bottle and the sticky cups
Help your pupils develop their scientific skills with these experiments and resources
Connect your curriculum teaching on chemical changes to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to plastic degradation and clean cooking.
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to batteries and electric cars.
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to sustainable sources of electricity and monitoring our electricity usage.
Use this conversation starter to get your pupils thinking about the process of rusting, and discussing different possibilities.
Spark discussion and stimulate thinking about acid rain in a way that encourages pupils to share their ideas
Show this concept cartoon to your class to get them talking and thinking about condensation in new ways.
Connect your curriculum teaching on habitats to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to increasing biodiversity and protecting marine habitats.
Material changes are demonstrated using fun examples: bouncy custard, bath bombs, burning candles, fire extinguishers, lava lamps and many more.
Introduce your students to colours in food with this short podcast.
Connect your curriculum teaching on materials to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to the materials found in mobile phones and how different materials decay.
Introduce your students to liquids of different densities with this short podcast.
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to sustainable sources of electricity and monitoring our electricity usage.
Connect your curriculum teaching on chemical changes to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to plastic degradation and clean cooking.
Connect your curriculum teaching on habitats to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to protecting the habitats of orangutans and polar bears.
Try this investigation to get learners exploring the mass of sugar dissolved in their favourite drinks, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.
Try this investigation to explore how materials change when they freeze, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.
In this activity, learners create rainbows using homemade red cabbage indicator paper. Includes video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction, and explanation.
Which material makes the warmest jacket? Investigate the insulating properties of various materials with this activity for ages 7–14
Use this conversation starter to get your pupils thinking about the process of rusting, and discussing different possibilities.
Spark discussion and stimulate thinking about acid rain in a way that encourages pupils to share their ideas
Connect your curriculum teaching on habitats to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to increasing biodiversity and protecting marine habitats.
Our very first global experiment compares the performance enhancement of student-made sports drinks vs water
Try this investigation to get learners exploring the mass of sugar dissolved in their favourite drinks, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to batteries and electric cars.
Connect your curriculum teaching on chemical changes to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to plastic degradation and clean cooking.
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to batteries and electric cars.
Connect your curriculum teaching on materials to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to recycling and how much rubbish is produced in your school.
Try this investigation to explore what materials need to burn, with detailed teacher notes, classroom slides and a video demonstration.
Connect your curriculum teaching on habitats to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to increasing biodiversity and protecting marine habitats.
Our very first global experiment compares the performance enhancement of student-made sports drinks vs water
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to sustainable sources of electricity and monitoring our electricity usage.
A fun way to introduce the elements in the periodic table.
Connect your curriculum teaching on chemical changes to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to plastic degradation and clean cooking.
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to sustainable sources of electricity and monitoring our electricity usage.
Try these activities to help design your lessons on smart materials. Explore the topic using this simple demonstration of polymers and salt.
Engage your students with hands-on, fully-resourced, group activities that are adaptable for all ages
Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this collection of edible experiments.
Discover the informative chapters of That’s Chemistry! Each chapter explains a chemistry concept and gives numerous ideas for activites to support students’ learning.
