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.
Fun demonstrations of different mixtures, including racing liquids and rainbow colours.
Display some exciting solid properties to primary students: including biscuit bashing, dissolving and heavy sugar.
Showing the properties of gases to primary students, with examples from: the leaky bottle and the sticky cups
Help your pupils develop their scientific skills with these experiments and resources
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.
Heston Blumenthal discusses the science of ice cream in this selection of videos.
If you add certain fresh fruit such as pineapple to jelly, it will not set. The task in this resource is to investigate why.
An investigation into whether having the lid on or off affects the colour of green vegetables.
Explore surface tension by making patterns in milk using items from the kitchen cupboard. Includes a video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction and explanation.
Have a go at paper chromatography at home or in the classroom with items from a kitchen. Includes video aimed at learners, instructions, and explanation.
Try making butter at home or in the classroom using items from your kitchen cupboard. Includes video aimed at pupils, kit list, instruction, and explanation.
Learn how to make fizzing bath bombs using ingredients from your kitchen cupboards. Includes video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction, and explanation.
In this activity, learners create rainbows using homemade red cabbage indicator paper. Includes video aimed at learners, kit list, instruction, and explanation.
How can we use vinegar and sodium bicarbonate to make a fire extinguisher?
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.
Show this concept cartoon to your class to get them talking and thinking about condensation in new ways.
Fun demonstrations of different mixtures, including racing liquids and rainbow colours.
Display some exciting solid properties to primary students: including biscuit bashing, dissolving and heavy sugar.
Showing the properties of gases to primary students, with examples from: the leaky bottle and the sticky cups
Which material makes the warmest jacket? Investigate the insulating properties of various materials with this activity for ages 7–14
A fun way to introduce the elements in the periodic table.
Get hands on with H2O, changing states of matter and the water cycle. These experiments and investigations involve water in the context of space
Find out what composites are made up of and why they are so important sporting equipment for the Olympics.
A video aimed at learners, instructions, and explanation to separate a mixture of water and solids at home or in the classroom with items from a kitchen.
If you add certain fresh fruit such as pineapple to jelly, it will not set. The task in this resource is to investigate why.
In this activity students devise and carry out experiments to test possible reasons for adding salt when cooking vegetables.
What makes sherbet fizz and what makes popping candy pop? Discover the importance of chemistry in everyday eating experiences with this edible experiment.
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic Ancient Egypt. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
A web of suggested ideas for linking science with the topic the Ancient Greece. You can learn history and science together with activities for different age groups.
Introduce your students to bacteria and how to stop food spoiling with this short podcast.
Our very first global experiment compares the performance enhancement of student-made sports drinks vs water
Try these activities to help design your lessons on smart materials. Explore the topic using this simple demonstration of polymers and salt.
Get hands on with H2O, changing states of matter and the water cycle. These experiments and investigations involve water in the context of space
Find out what composites are made up of and why they are so important sporting equipment for the Olympics.
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.