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Practical resources
Resources and inspiration for practical work and demonstrations. See our standard health and safety guidance.
Practical videos
Practical videos | 14–16 students
Videos of core practical experiments for remote learning, flipped learning or revision.
Practical videos | 16–18 students
Videos of key practical techniques and apparatus for revision, flipped learning or remote teaching.
Simulations
Support practical chemistry with new ways to explore experimental work
Aspirin screen experiment
Get students aged 16–18 running their own organic synthesis on a computer or tablet before taking part in the real thing. This resource also features an in-depth practical guide and a set of worksheets covering the theory.
Titration screen experiment
Give students the opportunity to conduct their own titration experiment on a computer or tablet. This resource also includes a redox titration experiment.
Spectacular demonstrations
Demonstrating the importance of surface area to rates of reaction
Use a combustible powder demo to engage students and teach them about safety in the lab
The production and combustion of nitrocellulose
Get your students engaged in a flash with this impressive demo
Teach functional groups
To illustrate the differences in reactivity of isomeric alcohols, try using the iodoform demonstration in the video. Follow the discussion scenario in sequence for tips to help your students understand a difficult concept in carbon chemistry.
The reaction between zinc powder and sulfur
A spectacular practical demonstration to show the differences between elements, mixtures and compounds
Separating mixtures | Primary science video demonstrations
Fun demonstrations of different mixtures, including racing liquids and rainbow colours.
Solids | Primary science video demonstrations
Display some exciting solid properties to primary learners: including biscuit bashing, dissolving and heavy sugar.
Gases | Primary science video demonstrations
Showing the properties of gases to primary learners, with examples from: the leaky bottle and the sticky cups
Liquids | Primary science video demonstrations
Demonstrate the properties of liquids to primary learners, including: suspended ice, heavy sugar and the particle disco.
Changing materials | Primary science video demonstrations
Material changes are demonstrated using fun examples: bouncy custard, bath bombs, burning candles, fire extinguishers, lava lamps and many more.
Engaging hands-on group activities, adaptable for all ages and fully resourced
Measuring vitamin C in food
The art of crystallisation
Water and hydrogels
Chemistry in sport
Mission starlight
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Is toothpaste basic? | 11–14 years
Test the basicity of toothpastes and give context to neutralisation reactions
Fertilisers and sustainability | 16–18 years
Investigate the rate of hydrolysis of urea and assess your learners’ practical skills, includes extension green chemistry questions on sustainable fertilisers
Microscale neutralisation and precipitation reactions
Hone your students’ observation skills by asking them to observe two microscale reactions: neutralising citric acid and creating a lead iodide precipitate
Microscale technicians in trouble! investigation
Some solutions have been mixed up – help the technicians work out which is which
Prepare oxalic acid as a primary standard
The toxic ingredient lurking in green vegetables, oxalic acid is familiar to Advanced Higher students for other reasons
Improve graph skills for chemistry
A diagnostic exercise, practical and worksheet to assess and boost students’ grasp of graphing
Temperature changes in exothermic and endothermic reactions
An experiment and worksheet to teach 11–14 students about temperature changes and chemical energetics
Have a cheesy time
Introduce enzymes with this practical activity making cheese and yoghurt
