Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: Mercury - Mad as a Hatter

Mercury poisoning and the origins of the phrase ‘mad as a hatter’.

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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 - May 24 : Daniel Fahrenheit was born
He invented the alcohol thermometer (1709) and mercury thermometer (1714). He also developed the Fahrenheit temperature scale by reference to three fixed points of temperature, where a mixture of ice, water and ammonium chloride was taken as 0 °F.
Exhibition chemistry
Brew up interest in redox with this speedy vanadium demo
2023-01-23T10:00:00Z
Use this fresh, fast approach to demonstrate the colourful oxidation states of vanadium

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Student risk assessment: preparing a salt | 14–16 years
Two worksheets to guide learners in recognizing hazards, evaluating risks and identifying control measures
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Decomposition reactions | 11–14 years
Differentiated worksheets guide learners to consider word equations, symbol equations and conservation of mass linked to simple decomposition reactions
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Structure and bonding: exploding exam questions | 14–16 years
Present and prastice a technique to help learners understand the language used in extended-reponse questions and improve their answers