All articles by Reckitt Benckiser

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Plant science practicals

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A collection of experiments that cover a number of topics that help students learn and understand the physical and chemical processes that occur in plants. Such as, how water is taken up by plants; how cellulose facilitates passive transport; and the how changes in the concentrations of nutrients in soil, affects plant growth.

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Challenging Plants: Soil Science - Practicals

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The nature of soil particles (inorganic and organic) and of soil water affects plant growth and, in particular, the availability of nutrients essential for the growth of quality crops in high yield. An understanding of the media in which plants grow helps scientists to exploit their potential.

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Challenging Plants: Fertilisers - Practicals

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Nutrients essential for plant growth are obtained naturally from soil or other growing media. However, supplies become depleted and fertilisers are needed to increase the availability of nutrients to plants. An understanding of chemical changes is used to making fertilisers, often designed to meet specific requirements such as particular nutrient ...

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Gaviscon

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Link the post-16 topics of acid and base neutralisation, weak acids, bonding and carboxylic acids to the topic of antacids. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding. 

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Nurofen

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Link the post-16 topics of bonding and solubility, isomerisation and reactions of organic functional groups to the topic of analgesics. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Dettol

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Link the post-16 topics of phenols, bonding and acids and bases to the topic of antiseptics.

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Challenging Medicines: Physiochemical Properties - Practicals

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Practical experiments associated with the handouts for Physiochemical Properties. Investigating the dissolution, pKₐ and rates of hydrolysis of everyday tablets are covered.

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Challenging Medicines: Body Chemistry

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Medicines and the development of pharmaceutical drugs have the potential to help us take on the challenge of human health - Improving and maintaining accessible health, including disease prevention.

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Challenging Medicines: Analysing Medicines - Practicals

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Experiments that involve the colorimetric analysis of medicines and can be applied to other activities.

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Challenging Medicines: Introduction/Pedagogical Overview

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Medicines and the development of pharmaceutical drugs have the potential to help us take on the challenge of human health - Improving and maintaining accessible health, including disease prevention.

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Challenging Medicines: Physiochemical Properties

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These resource sheets look at the different physiochemical properties of medicines. Pharmacokinetic processes, dissolution, ionisation and dissociation are all covered here.

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Challenging Medicines: Making Medicines - Practicals and PPT

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These resources show the extent to which everyday medicines can be made in the classroom. Using straightforward processes milk of magnesia and ear drops can all be made.

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Chemistry in your cupboard

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Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Veet

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Link the post-16 topics of amino acids and proteins, bonding, reaction rates and equilibria and Le Chateliers principle to the topic of hair removal. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Vanish

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Link the topics of group 7 elements, amino acids, proteins, fats and carbohydrates and bonding to the topic of stain removal. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Cillit Bang

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Link the post-16 topics of group 1 elements, detergents (surfactants), solvents and acids to the topic of cleaning products.

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Harpic

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Link the post-16 topics of group bonding, acid rain, equilibria and Le Chateliers principle and strong and weak acids to the topic of removing limescale. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding.

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Calgon

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Link the post-16 topics of group 2 elements, acids and bases and polymerisation to the topic of hardness of water. 

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Chemistry in your cupboard: Finish

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Link the topics of rates of reaction, group 1, 2 and 7 elements, proteins, fats and carbohydrates and acids and bases to the topic of dishwasher cleaning. Learn about a range of real life contexts for these chemical ideas through written material, and questions to encourage learning and test understanding. 

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Soil science

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A collection of information sheets and presentations that look at the nature of soil particles and the nutrient requirements of plants.