In Search of Solutions: A birthday cake candle timer

In Search of Solutions: Burning candles lose mass, use this knowledge to make a timer. Linking to topics on combustion and friction.

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Do our students suffer from chemophobia?
2021-10-14T06:40:00Z
How your teaching can equip students to recognise and ward off misinformation
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Women in chemistry | 14–16 years
2021-10-06T05:00:00Z
Show your learners the difference that science can make and provide them with role models who are leading chemists in their fields.
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A carbon allotrope that can scratch diamond
2021-10-01T06:25:00Z
The amorphous carbon material created from buckminsterfullerene

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Justice and injustice in chemistry: aspirin and other drugs | 16–18 years
Critical thinking and research task, reflecting on the science and societal views surrounding drugs and their development
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Iron: a fiery future
In this activity students are required to apply their understanding of redox to identify which metal is oxidised and which is reduced in a series of displacement reactions
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Reciprocal reading task: agriculture and ammonia | 14–16 years
Provide context and help build cultural and science capital, while improving learners’ reading skills