All Resource articles – Page 51
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ResourceCommercial Skills: Market Research
This module asks teams of students to estimate the market value of a number of potential projects with a chemical background.
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ResourceCommercial Skills: Innovation
This module asks teams of students to evaluate a number of potential projects, with a chemical background, and identify why they might be of potential value.
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ResourceCommercial Skills: Introduction & Overview
This is an introduction and overview to five Commerical Skills Modules for Chemists. It includes a briefing for students, presentation video, an overview guide and presentation for tutors and market research on employer needs.
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ResourceChemistry and art, IR spectroscopy
Uncover the greatest artistic mysteries with this intro to spectroscopy and art
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ResourceFlame tests using metal salts
In this classic science experiment, students report on the colours produced when flame tests are carried out on different metal salts.
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ResourceOil and water mix
In this practical, students predict and observe what happens when water and alcohol, and water and oil are mixed.
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ResourceMaking an oil-water emulsion
Students observe what happens when oil and water are mixed, and how the results of the experiment change when various substances, including an emulsifier, are added.
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ResourcePublishing: licences, copyright & permissions
Information about copyright, the Royal Society of Chemistry's licence to publish and your deposition and sharing rights.
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ResourceJournal article reviewer procedure and policy
This webpage provides general guidance to reviewers on the procedure and requirements to assess manuscripts submitted to journals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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ResourcePublishing processes & editorial policies
Find out more about our publishing process such as our initial assessment of submissions, our journal transfer service and the publication of accepted manuscripts. This page also outlines our editorial policies on prior publication, data and correction and retraction.This guidance is suitable for first-time and experienced authors.
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ResourceArticle templates: how to structure your article
Prepare your article for submission, format your references and produce clear chemical structures using Royal Society of Chemistry templates from our author and reviewer resource centre. Our templates will help you structure and format your manuscript in the Royal Society of Chemistry style, and give you a clear idea of ...
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ResourceUsing figures, graphics & images in an article
Find out the acceptable formats for figures, graphics and images in journal articles using the Royal Society of Chemistry guidelines from our author and reviewer resource centre. This guidance is suitable for first-time and experienced authors.
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ResourceThree colours from the same dye-bath
In this experiment, students see if dyes bond differently depending on the material, and what effect this has.
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ResourceTyndall effect- why the sky is blue
In this experiment, students observe and report on the Tyndall effect. Also, students use their knowledge of the properties of mixtures and emulsions, and light to explain their observations.
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ResourceMaking marbled paper
In this practical, students create a marble effect on paper, using their knowledge of mixtures and hydrophobic solutions to explain the phenomena. Also, students use their evaluating skills to determine which method produces the best result.
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ResourceMeasure the speed of light
In this experiment, students report their findings when bread, covered in butter, is placed in a microwave without the turning plate. They also use their data to calculate the speed of light.
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ResourceWater drop art
In this practical, students observe and report what happens when water is placed on waxed paper, and a splint or toothpick is positioned close to the droplets.
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ResourceAncient inks
In this practical, students use methods which have been used for centuries to produce inks.
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ResourceMaking paint with minerals
This practical is best done with groups of four pupils each pupil could chose a single mineral and make both tempera paint and an oil paint for testing.
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ResourceMaking brown ink
This practical is suitable for all pupils as part of a general introduction to coloured substances.