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How many ‘chemicals’ are there in a fresh mushroom? These simple experiments reveal the hidden chemistry within natural foods.
Ages: 16-19;
From samurai swords to healthy tomato plants, this little-known element has wider uses than you might expect.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Introduce your students to acoustic and optical spectra with a hands-on murder mystery.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
If you ever buy an energy drink as a pick-me-up, do you know what it contains? Here we use laboratory chemistry to find out.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Learn how to carry out microscale experiments for greener chemistry teaching – and less washing up.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
The role of our oceans in climate change is more complicated than you might think.
Ages: 16-19;
Simulate a neuron in the classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Hot, luminous and destructive: fire is a force of nature. Here we look at how to use and control it safely with water and carbon dioxide.
Ages: 11-14;
Studies of iron oxides under extreme conditions are shining a light on Earth’s interior and its role in our climate.
Ages: 16-19;
We know that robots are good for mechanical tasks – but here’s a chemistry project for robots that don’t mind getting their sensors wet.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Natural experiments: chemistry with mushrooms
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Elements in focus: molybdenum
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Who murdered Sir Ernest? Solve the mystery with spectral fingerprints
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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Cans with a kick: the science of energy drinks
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Small is beautiful: microscale chemistry in the classroom
Topics: Teach
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Climate change: why the oceans matter
Topics: Physics, Chemistry, Earth science
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The resting potential: introducing foundations of the nervous system
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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Practical pyrotechnics
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
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Under pressure: the role of Earth’s mantle in our climate
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science
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Chembot: chemistry with robots
Topics: Chemistry, Engineering, Teach, General science
