Chemistry Outreach: The salt cellar mystery

Introducing the world of forensic science; gathering chemical and fingerprint evidence to solve a crime.

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Limestone weathering
This activity is designed for students aged 11-14. It can be used to reinforce work on the reactions of carbonates with acids as well as the chemical weathering of rock.
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Plastic conservation
2021-04-19T06:11:00Z
Usually we want plastics to degrade, so what about when we don’t? How chemists are helping museums preserve plastics
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Slashing emissions with polymer fashion
2021-04-16T08:36:00Z
Show students the high performance fabric that’s made from waste plastic and is cutting the carbon footprint of the fashion industry

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‘Life would be unrecognisable without plastic’ | 11–16 years
2021-04-19T08:23:00Z
A worksheet including three classroom activities to evaluate the role plastic plays in everyday life
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Puzzling polymers
2021-04-19T08:23:00Z
A matching activity worksheet using clues to identify and name repeating polymers based on their chemical structure
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Explaining observations in energetics quiz
2021-04-14T05:59:00Z
Get your 11–14 students applying their rates of reactions knowledge to new contexts