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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Spiderwebs used as microplastic pollution screens
2022-08-19T07:40:00Z
Airborne plastic can make up a tenth of a spiderweb’s weight. What can it tell us about the life cycle of plastic and recycling in our cities?

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The chemistry of iron | 16–18 years
Practice questions give context to transition metal chemistry and equilibria using the examples of haemoglobin and iron
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The politics of energy – structure strip | 14–16 years
Develop your learners reading comprehension and writing skills while revisiting topics from organic and atmospheric chemistry
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Phytomining | 14–16 years
Explore cutting edge industrial solutions to traditional mining with these differentiated resources which include an interactive cloze, sequencing activity and a storyboard template.