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ResourcePatient prognosis | Problem based practical activities
Dilution, colorimetry and observation skills come together to get students to adapt their chemical knowledge to support medicine.
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ResourceCompound confusion | Problem based practical activities
Explore the use of analytical methods and empirical formula to identify unlabelled chemicals.
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ResourceCool drinking | Problem based practical activities
Support students to discover the correct chemical compound to achieve a desired effect on a product, in this case a drinks container.
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ResourceIodination inquiry | Problem based practical activities
Gather data and determine the rate equations for certain reactions with this class practical.
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ResourceAcid erosion | Problem based practical activities
Remember to brush up on acid erosion with this experiment into the effects of different acid concentrates on tooth enamel
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ResourceCoursework conundrum | Problem based practical activities
Explore the oxidation of alcohols and carboxylic acids, to help a student in this experiment scenario
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ResourceAlcohol detective | Problem based practical activities
Students use distillation to purify two samples of fake vodka seized by the local police, and impart an important lesson on chemistry and alcohol.
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ResourceA little gas | Problem based practical activities
The second in a series of problem based practicals, perfect for 16 – 18 year old students.
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ResourceCleaning solutions | Problem based practical activities
Use these 10 practical activities for 16–18-year-old students, to explore the real world applications of chemical knowledge.
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ResourceCarbonate rocks | Problem based practical activities
A teaching resource for students, teachers and technicians, designed for 16 – 18 year old students
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ResourceStudents’ difficulties with stoichiometry | Beyond appearances
Go beyond apperances and clarify the difficulties that students have around “the mole concept”.
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ResourceStudents’ ideas about chemical bonding | Beyond appearances
Move beyond appearances to develop students ideas around chemical bonding
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ResourceStudents’ ideas about thermodynamics | Beyond appearances
Go beyond appearances and help learner to understand the thermodynamic reaction from chemical bonds.
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ResourceStudents’ thinking about acids, bases and neutralisation | Beyond appearances
Move beyond appearances and support learners to identify the key misconceptions around acids and bases among secondary aged students.
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ResourceDiscussion | Beyond appearances
Engage in the discussion around going beyond appearances and think about your own approach to the chemical world.
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ResourceStudents’ ideas about open system chemical events | Beyond appearances
Go beyond appearances to explore open system chemical events, and the key difficulties students have with them.
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ResourceStudents’ ideas about chemical equilibria | Beyond appearances
Go beyond appearances to help support students ideas around chemical equilibria
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ResourceIntroducing “chemical reactions” | Beyond appearances
Move beyond appearances and introduce chemical reactions to learners, helping them to distinguish between chemical change, and change of state.
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ResourceStudents’ ideas about the differences between elements, compounds and mixtures | Beyond appearances
Differences between elements, compounds and mixtures form the basis for understanding chemical reactions, explore how students gain these ideas.
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ResourceStudents’ ideas about specific chemical events: closed system reactions | Beyond appearances
Move beyond appearances to understand the relative densities of matter and particle theory.