All Resource articles – Page 55
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Norbert Rillieux and the sugar industry
This material is divided into two distinct pieces of work: Sparkling white crystals of sugar and Extracting sugar from sugar beet.
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The atom detectives
This resource presents chemists as real people and not stereotypical ‘mad scientists’ whose lives are completely dominated by science.
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World wide web treasure hunt
This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on information retrieval.
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Scientific papers
This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on comprehension and problem solving.
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The fluorofen problem
The exercises in this book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on team work.
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Poster presentations
This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on poster presentations.
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New chemist article
This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on writing a concise report.
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Interviews and interviewing
This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on interview skills.
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Dictionary of interesting chemistry
This book can address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on information retrieval/report writing.
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Computer keyboard skills
This book can be used to address aspects of communication skills, or can be run as a complete module. This section focuses on basic computer skills.
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Plastics conservation - Barbie and friends
This resource provides the essential knowledge needed to keep plastic pieces in the best possible condition so that they can continue to be enjoyed for many years.
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Stone conservation - statues and antiquities
This resource discusses some of the issues involved with museum conservation of objects made of stone and looks at a research project to investigate methods of removing salts from porous stone objects.
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Life as a scientist in Antarctica
A profile of Dr Jane Francis, a scientist who has been on geological expeditions to Antarctica. She works in the department of Earth Science at the University of Leeds.
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Collecting climatic data that is millions of years old
To investigate what the climate was like millions of years ago, geologists look to fossilised plants. By studying different types of plants they can gather climatic information, such as annual temperature range and water availability that corresponds to the time when the plant was living.
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Future Climates - activity page
Provoking activities to stimulate thinking about our climate in the future.
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Collecting climatic data from ice and sediment cores
Information sheet describing the collection of climatic data from ice and sediment cores
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Looking at the data - The Earth is getting warmer
Data analysis worksheet looking at air temperature.
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Ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy
This book teaches about modern chemical techniques without heavy emphasis on maths or physics. It includes descriptions of instruments and their applications.
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Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
This book teaches about modern chemical techniques without heavy emphasis on maths or physics. It includes descriptions of instruments and their applications.
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Mass spectrometry
This extract from a book provides an introduction to mass spectrometry, without heavy emphasis on maths or physics. It includes descriptions of instruments and their applications.