All Resource articles – Page 5

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Chromatography challenge | 16–18 years

Explore analytical techniques and their applications with a chromatography investigation and research activity

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Covalent bonding | Structure strip | 14–16 years

Understand covalent bonding diagrams and their limitations, with this scaffolded writing activity

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Ionic bonding | Structure strip | 14–16 years

Understand the models and diagrams used to represent ionic bonding and their limitations, with this scaffolded writing activity

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Metallic bonding | Structure strip | 14–16 years

Describe the metallic bonding model and explain how this leads to particular properties in metals, with this scaffolded writing activity 

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Allotropes of carbon | Structure strip | 14–16 years

Support learners to retrieve information on the structure and bonding in different forms of carbon, with this scaffolded writing activity

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Paracetamol book | Presentation activity

Learners put their audio and visual skills to use, on the topic of paracetamol, with this guide on creating a compelling presentation

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Paracetamol book | The formation of an amide

Explore the formation of an amide with this practical experiment suitable for learners ages 16-18

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Paracetamol book | The reduction of a nitro group to an amine

 Nitro group reduction into an amine is covered in this practical class experiment. 

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Paracetamol book | The quantitative analysis of various formulations of paracetamol

An experiment to show learners to analyse several different formulations of paracetamol and create and quantitative judgment of them.

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Paracetamol book | Background information

Explore the key elements of paracetamol, and lay a strong foundation of background information.

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Paracetamol book | Using thin-layer chromatography to investigate the reactions

In this activity you investigate the purity and identity of your laboratory prepared samples of nitrophenol or paracetamol using thin-layer chromatography

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Paracetamol book | The extraction and purification of paracetamol from tablets

How pure is paracetamol? This practical lets learners distil tablets and answer that very question

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Paracetamol book | The preparation of paracetamol

 The first of three steps, in practical experiments, that show learners how to prepare paracetamol

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Life cycle assessment: shopping bags | 14–16 years

Slides, scaffolded worksheets and teacher notes to introduce learners to life cycle assessments using a real-world example

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Compounds and formula

Students match compound name and formula cards in this fun matching game

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Patterns in formulas of compounds

Use this short written activity to show how the periodic table can predict patterns in the formulas of compounds

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Taboo – chemical reactions

Put learners’ chemical reaction knowledge to the test with this card game that asks them to explain a word without using a ‘taboo’ phrase.

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Extracting metals | words

A worksheet for learners to practise their vocabularly related to electrolysis.

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Titanium

Explore how titanium is extracted and used in this comprehensive resource.

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Alloys of iron | steels

Discover how the different levels of carbon content in steel changes the properties and use of the steel