All Sustainability articles – Page 4
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News
Cooling homes with an endothermic reaction
Looking at the use of ammonium nitrate in a new and renewable cooling process
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Resource
Sustainability contexts for primary science
Find out how to teach science curriculum topics through engaging sustainability contexts. Our topic webs include suggestions for classroom activities that develop numeracy, literacy and scientific skills.
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Topic web
Pollutants produced by chemical changes | 9–11 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on chemical changes to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to plastic degradation and clean cooking.
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Topic web
Electricity and batteries | 7–9 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to batteries and electric cars.
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Topic web
Electricity production and use | 9–11 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on electricity to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to sustainable sources of electricity and monitoring our electricity usage.
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Topic web
Biodiversity and habitats | 4–7 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on habitats to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to increasing biodiversity and protecting marine habitats.
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Topic web
Protecting animals and their habitats | 7–9 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on habitats to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to protecting the habitats of orangutans and polar bears.
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Topic web
Materials, recycling and rubbish | 4–7 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on materials to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to recycling and how much rubbish is produced in your school.
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Topic web
Recycling and melting plastics | 7–9 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on materials to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to sorting plastics for recycling and melting plastics for new uses.
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Topic web
Decaying and materials in mobiles | 9–11 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on materials to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to the materials found in mobile phones and how different materials decay.
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Topic web
Seasons and unexpected weather | 4–7 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on seasonal changes to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities linked to observing seasonal changes and weather.
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Topic web
Saving water and pollution in the water cycle | 7–9 years
Connect your curriculum teaching on water and the water cycle to engaging sustainability contexts. This topic web suggests classroom activities on pollution in the water cycle, how water is cleaned and how we can use less of it.
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Job profile
Chief executive officer
Daniel is helping the world to reach net-zero carbon emissions by creating a way to turn manufacturers’ waste carbon dioxide into chemicals that can be used in everyday products
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Job profile
Bioleaching lab technician
Emma collects and processes precious metals that are extracted from electronic waste products
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Ideas
Teach justice and cooperation through chemistry
Link forensic science and the Covid-19 pandemic to your lessons on instrumental analysis, separation techniques, data interpretation and health with UN sustainable development goals 16 and 17
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Resource
Women in chemistry | 14–16 years
Show your learners the difference that science can make and provide them with role models who are leading chemists in their fields.
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Job profile
Chief technology officer and co-founder of Lixea, a sustainable solutions company
Florence is developing a way to produce raw materials that are renewable, reusable, recyclable and toxic free
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Job profile
Professor of biorefineries
Professor Sixta converts cellulose, a renewable resource found in wood or plants, into products like yarn for making clothes
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Job profile
Head of research and sustainability
Raquel develops a sustainable fabric called Piñatex that comes from pineapple leaves that would otherwise be burnt
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Job profile
Market development manager
Vikki helps develop sustainable packaging with less carbon dioxide impact and the ability to reduce food waste