Consistency is an intervention. A student’s own successful experience of a task is one of the strongest sources of their ...

Find out how to handle liquid bromine and prepare bromine water safely using these health, safety and technical notes.

Use this story and the accompanying summary slide for a real-world context when studying fractional distillation with your 14–16 learners. Scientists are developing membranes that can efficiently ...

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Test a range of common ingredients to see which ones stabilise an oil and water emulsion in this class practical A mixture of oil and water usually separates quickly, but a range of substances act as ...

Personal fitness monitoring is a multibillion pound industry. It is now widely accepted that your resting heart rate (RHR) is a decent indicator of changes to your cardiovascular fitness. For instance ...

Acids and bases are everywhere: in household products, food, our bodies. This topic provides an opportunity to learn about the world around us, including issues surrounding the environment, medicine ...

The distillation of mixtures to separate and purify substances is an ancient technique, and one that underpins modern society. It produces alcoholic drinks and the fuels that power our vehicles, and ...

Investigate the tools and techniques forensic chemists use to solve abandoned criminal cases In 1994, a body was found floating in the North Sea, off the coast of Germany. Aged somewhere between 45 ...

In titration, we use apparatus not often used in other experiments. It’s important to know why each piece of apparatus is used and its role in the titration. Infographic poster, fact sheet and student ...

Selecting a good solvent is the key to performing a successful recrystallisation Ideally, the material to be recrystallised should be sparingly soluble at room temperature and yet quite soluble at its ...

Among its recommendations to improve secondary science, the Education Endowment Foundation suggests teachers boost their knowledge of and challenging of student’s misconceptions. Here, I want to add ...