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Preview of the Transition metals microscale experiment student sheet, teacher and technician notes and the article index image of extracting blood from Atlantic horseshoe crabs

Transition elements and complex compounds microscale experiment | 16–18 years

A diagram showing the increasing strength of force for different kinds of bonding - London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole interactions, hydrogen bonds and ionic bonding

Teaching the bonding spectrum

Firefighting index image

Fight fire! Fill up with foam | 11–14 years

Previews of the Electrochemical cells misconception buster student sheets and teacher notes, and a lemon battery

Electrochemical cells misconception buster | 16–18 years

Previews of the Pesticides and agricultural productivity calculations student sheets and teacher notes

Pesticides and agricultural productivity calculations | 14–16 years

Three diagrams for the structure of metal atoms showing the lattice, the movement of electrons and how alloys are harder than pure metals because the different sized atoms disrupts the regular layers

How to teach metallic bonding

Cromtography index

Chromatography of sweets

In association with

Two layouts of the periodic table one showing how the elements are classified into metals, non-metals, metaloids and Unknown, the other showing the location of d (left and Helium), s (centre), p (right) and f (bottom) blocks

How to read the periodic table

  • Transition elements and complex compounds microscale experiment | 16–18 years

  • Teaching the bonding spectrum

  • Fight fire! Fill up with foam | 11–14 years

  • Electrochemical cells misconception buster | 16–18 years

  • Pesticides and agricultural productivity calculations | 14–16 years

  • How to teach metallic bonding

  • Chromatography of sweets

  • How to read the periodic table

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RML overview page

Review my learning worksheets | 14–16 years

Differentiated worksheets to assess learners’ understanding and misconceptions in key topics

An image of three school children looking in different directions surrounded by aspects of chemistry

Chemistry for All project resources

Practical resources used by some of the activity providers for outreach work as part of the Chemistry for All project

  • Teacher in front of a whiteboard in a classroom

    Primary

    Free classroom resources, videos and experiments to support your teaching of primary school science

  • Secondary student

    Secondary

    Over 1800 resources to save you time, spark excitement and encourage understanding

  • HE students

    Higher education

    Support your students with the skills they need to succeed at degree level and beyond

  • Pipette and test tubes

    Practical

    Resources and inspiration for experiments and demonstrations

  • Electromagnetic wave

    Analysis

    Explore the principles and practice of spectroscopy and other analytical methods

  • Periodic table rotated

    Periodic table

    Explore the elements with your students using these innovative and interactive resources

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Take part in our 2022 global experiment

Take charge: a global battery experiment gives learners the opportunity to build and test their own coin batteries, as well as exploring how they can help build a more sustainable future.

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