Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: Making Aircraft from Seaweed

Creating a balsa wood substitute from calcium alginate for World War 2 aircraft production.

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Anecdotes: Aluminium

The story of the discovery of the Hall-Heroult process for purifying aluminium.
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Commercial applications of chromatography

2025-10-13T05:40:00Z By Catherine Smith

Show post-16 students how the analytical techniques they learn in the classroom have real-world applications with this poster and fact sheet
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What’s the strongest base in the world?

2025-10-02T05:39:00Z By Kit Chapman

Take a closer look at alkalis and superbases and explore how we use them

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Thin-layer chromatography and analgesics | 16–18 years

In this investigation learners use thin-layer chromatography to separate and identify over-the-counter medicines
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Alkenes | Review my learning worksheets | 14–16 years

Identify learning gaps and misconceptions with this set of alkenes worksheets offering three levels of support
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Chemical misconceptions II: Spot the bonding | 16–18 years

By Keith S Taber

This activity explores learners knowledge of different bonding types through 18 diagrams