All Resource articles – Page 29
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ResourceFaces of Chemistry – Sun lotion
Learn from scientists at Croda about how the chemistry behind sun lotions helps protect our skin from damaging ultraviolet radiation.
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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Gaviscon
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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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Nurofen
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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ResourceChemistry in your cupboard: Dettol
Link the post-16 topics of phenols, bonding and acids and bases to the topic of antiseptics.
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ResourceChallenging Medicines: Physiochemical Properties - Practicals
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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ResourceMolecules against malaria
This medicinal chemistry case study is designed to introduce students to the development of antimalarial 4-aminoquinolines and the early stages of drug discovery and development. It focuses on antimalarial 4-aminoquinolines (4-AQs) and involves an introduction to malaria, its causes, societal impact and the need for new drugs. It then presents ...
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ResourceChallenging Medicines: Body Chemistry
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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ResourceChallenging Medicines: Analysing Medicines - Practicals
Experiments that involve the colorimetric analysis of medicines and can be applied to other activities.
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ResourceChallenging Medicines: Introduction/Pedagogical Overview
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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ResourceChallenging Medicines: Physiochemical Properties
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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ResourceChallenging Medicines: Making Medicines - Practicals and PPT
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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ResourceUpdated Periodic Table wallchart
Newly updated for 2017, including the four new elements! Display this two-sided periodic table poster in your classroom. On one side, a Visual Elements version, with fascinating element artwork by Murray Robertson. On the other side is a bold colour-coded version, emphasising readability and clarity. The wallchart is available in ...
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ResourceA model of mass spectrometry
Use this modelling activity to explore your students’ understanding of the process of fragmentation in mass spectrometry.
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ResourceOn This Day - Nov 23 : Henry Moseley was born
He developed a law concerning the characteristic X-rays that are emitted by atoms, and thus allowed atomic numbers to be defined. Until this point, these numbers in the periodic table were simply an element’s place, rather than being associated with a physical property.
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ResourceNorthern Ireland chemistry curriculum map
Plan your implementation and delivery of the Northern Irish chemistry curriculum, whether you teach at foundation phase or undergraduate level.
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ResourceEnglish chemistry curriculum map
Use this map to get an overview of the English chemistry curriculum, from primary to undergraduate level.
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ResourceChemical misconceptions II: Chemical comparisons
Compare, contract, and discuss the similarities and differences between chemical systems.
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ResourceScotland curriculum for excellence guide: early to second level science
A linking document for primary science teachers in Scotland, which maps Royal Society of Chemistry resources to experiences and outcomes from the Curriculum for Excellence.