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ResourceNBC Learn: Chemistry Now
This resource includes both videos and worksheets. The website makes links to everyday contexts in which chemistry is important. This material would provide enrichment to lessons using contemporary chemical examples.
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ResourceChemistry Now: Atmospheric chemistry
Look at the way that the Earth’s present atmosphere has evolved from possible earlier atmospheres. Some of the available evidence for different scenarios is presented and critically discussed.
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ResourceChemistry Now: Computational Chemistry
A case study of the development of derivatives of cinnamic acid as a repellent to dissuade birds from eating crops treated with it.
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ResourcePublic Lab - a DIY environmental public science community
Public Lab is a DIY environmental public science community. You can purchase inexpensive kit - such as a build your own spectrometer.
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ResourceFolding @home - Fighting disease with citizen science
Joined forces to donate our unused computer power to help uncover the mysteries of protein folding and fight diseases
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ResourceEteRNA - Make Molecules, Advance Science
By playing EteRNA, you will participate in creating the first large-scale library of synthetic RNA designs. Join the global laboratory!
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ResourceUDock - a free interactive protein docking system
In Udock, the users can interact with representations of protein structures and learn about their importance aswell as score your performance.
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ResourceFoldit - Solve Puzzles for Science
Foldit is a revolutionary new computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research.
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ResourceAtmospheric monitoring kits (DIY)
Using the equipment you can build your own atmospheric monitoring station, record and see data from local temperature to nitrogen dioxide levels.
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ResourceTiO2: water treatment
Part of a series of resources investigating how using titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst can help to create cleaner water using sunlight.
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ResourceCrime Scene Investigation (CSI) web experience
An online game that introduces forensic science and toxicology in a fun interactive way.
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ResourceSchools’ Analyst past papers 2014
Measure the acidity level of sprite, determine the weight of vitamin C in a tablet or test the copper content of water with these previous Schools’ Analyst competition challenges.
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ResourceFaces of Chemistry – National Gallery
These videos look at how chemical techniques have helped solve the mystery of the Portrait of Alexander Mornauer.
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ResourceFeynman's flowers - Nano scale citizen science.
By taking part in Feynman’s flowers by crowdcrafting: You could help translate thousands of STM images of molecules for their magnetic properties.
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ResourceFaces of Chemistry – Reckitt Benckiser: Gaviscon
Go behind the scenes of the Research and Development department that created Gaviscon.
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ResourceThe Earth is getting warmer
This worksheet is intended to introduce the theme of global warming as a controversial scientific issue. Use to initiate a class discussion, find out what the class already know about global warming and if they have any strong views on the subject.
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ResourceSpectroscopy
Spectroscopy is an invaluable tool in both the qualitative and quantitative analysis of substances. In this set of activities the focus is on colourimetry, UV/Visible spectrometry and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometry.
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ResourceThe Solar Spark - solar energy resources
Browse this resource collection from The Solar Spark (University of Edinburgh) for worksheets, videos, experiments and more that explore the potential for solar energy.
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ResourcePolymers
Understanding the formation and properties of polymers gives an insight into how they are used in everyday life. The chemistry involved is varied and links together many aspects of the subject including an introduction to organic chemistry, ions, structure and bonding. The activities that include both practicals and questions help ...
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ResourceMetals: problem solving challenges
A series of activities to develop understanding of elements, ions, reactivity series, metal extraction, displacement reactions and oxidation/reduction