All Properties of matter articles – Page 5
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ExperimentThe chemistry of silver
Discover the properties of silver compounds with redox reactions, complex formation and colour/state changes. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceTransition elements and complex compounds microscale experiment | 16–18 years
Try this microscale practical investigating the transition elements, complex formation and change in oxidation state. Includes kit list and safety instructions
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ExperimentThe temperature changes induced by evaporation
Explore the rate of evaporation for a trio of liquids, using just a temperature strip, and our worksheet. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentUsing a microscale conductivity meter
Explore electrical conductivity with this practical that allows students to test different materials for how well a current will pass through them. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceTeacher subject knowledge self assessment tests
Use these diagnostic tests to self-assess your chemistry subject knowledge, and identify strengths and areas for development. These two quizzes test at the pre-16 level. Complete the first to get feedback broken down by topic. Use the second quiz to check progress, once you’ve refreshed your knowledge in key topics.
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ResourceScience concept cartoons: rusting
Use this conversation starter to get your pupils thinking about the process of rusting, and discussing different possibilities.
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ResourceScience concept cartoons: condensation
Show this concept cartoon to your class to get them talking and thinking about condensation in new ways.
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ResourceThe science of ice cream
Videos discussing the science of ice cream with, celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal.
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ResourceEnzymes and jellies
If you add certain fresh fruit such as pineapple to jelly, it will not set. The task in this resource is to investigate why.
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ResourceShould beans be cooked with the lid on or off?
An investigation into whether having the lid on or off affects the colour of green vegetables.
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ResourceUse of salt in cooking, part 1
In this activity students devise and carry out experiments to test possible reasons for adding salt when cooking vegetables.
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ResourceAnecdotes: In the Limelight
The background and chemistry of burning calcium with hydrogen and oxygen to make ‘limelight’.
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ExperimentTurning copper coins into ‘silver’ and ‘gold’
Perform what looks like alchemy with ordinary copper coins in this teacher demonstration. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ResourceThe life of water
Get hands on with H2O, changing states of matter and the water cycle. These experiments and investigations involve water in the context of space
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NewsHealthier hair in just 10 minutes with graphene dye
It’s non-toxic and gives hair antistatic and thermal conductive properties
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ExperimentThe effect of temperature on solubility
Hot or cold, which water is better for soluble substances? Explore your finding from this practical into the effect of temperature on solubility. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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ExperimentReacting elements with oxygen
Different members of the periodic table will exhibit different reactions when exposed to oxygen, often through heating. This practical supports students to understand the diversity of chemicals and their principles.