Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: In the Limelight

The background and chemistry of burning calcium with hydrogen and oxygen to make ‘limelight’.

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Anecdotes: Aluminium

The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
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On This Day - Jan 27 : In 1880, Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the electric lamp

The first electric carbon arc lamp was invented by Sir Humphrey Davy of England in 1801. However it wasn’t until 1880 that the discovery of the longer lasting electric lamp really changed the way we live.
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Diffusion and chemical reactions | Developing understanding | 11–14

By Helen Harden and Neil Goalby

Encourage learners to deepen their understanding of diffusion and chemical reactions and how these processes are represented at different conceptual levels of thinking

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Decision tree: acid, base or buffer? | 16–18 years

By Catherine Smith

Help learners understand which equation they need to answer questions about acids, bases and buffers by scaffolding their thinking
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The structure of benzene | 16–18 years

Use this worksheet with classroom slides and card sort activity to explore the structure of benzene with your learners
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Particle model | Key terms support | 11–14

By Laura Conkerton and Rachel Burton

Language support pack for particle model, with key terms list, accessible glossary, Frayer models and unscrambling definitions