All Resource articles – Page 27
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Chemistry now: chemistry and sport
This deals with the chemistry of aerobic and anaerobic respiration in the context of athletics and looks at how athletes can manipulate the chemistry of this process
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Olympic materials: technology and sports equipment
These resources allow students to explore how changes in materials technology can bring about changes to sporting equipment.
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Olympic composites: sports equipment and composite materials
A composite is a mix of two or more materials which often have very different properties. Find out about composites used in sport equipment material.
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Chemistry at the races book
This book looks into detecting drugs in race horses using various different analytical techniques and drug metabolism.
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The role of technology in sporting performance
Learn about how science engineering technology has developed sport and increase performance for athletes in ‘technology-driven’ sports
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Olympic composites (primary level)
Find out what composites are made up of and why they are so important sporting equipment for the Olympics.
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Water sports and solutions
Life is in aqueous solution - and so is much of sport. Find out why the properties of water are vital to the sports men and women who compete in, on, and around water.
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Chemistry and Sport - diving
Gravity - the enemy of the high-jumper, and the diver’s friend. Find out how the sport of diving relies on gravity, and why a diver seems lighter in water than on land.
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The Wonders of the Olympic Torch
Learn about the history and design of the Olympic torch and the journey it takes to the Olympics opening ceremony.
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Olympic Medals
Explore the history of the Olympic medals, what they represent, and their chemical properties.
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Chemistry and Sport - weightlifting
Find out why chalk is as important in weightlifting as it is in tennis, rock climbing, and even fire-fighting.
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Faces of Chemistry – Biosensors
Find out how scientists at the material science laboratory, QMUL, develop biosensors to enhance sport performance.
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Chemistry and Sport - football
Materials chemistry has revolutionised the game of football and given us the balls, gloves, and goalposts we play with.
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Chemistry and Sport - Athletics: 400m
Discover the chemistry behind one of the toughest athletic events - the 400m race.
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The effect of cooking on vitamin C in cabbage | 16–18 years
Plan a titration experiment to discover more about the changes in vitamins and enzymes during cooking. Includes kit list and safety instructions
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Oranges and lemons
Discover the hidden secrets of lemons and oranges with this open experiment, where learners can design their own investigation. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Organic chemists: Fighting blindness
The RSC Organic Division Council have developed scientific case-studies to highlight the importance of organic synthesis in every aspect of life.
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Paracetamol book
This book consists of seven freestanding activities that can be used in a wide range of teaching and learning situations in both academic and vocational courses.
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New drugs for old: pharmaceuticals
This is a problem-based case study looks at the isolation, identification and synthesis of a pharmaceutical drug. Students are involved in screening natural herbal remedies for their active ingredients.