Secondary Science – Chemistry Anniversaries: 1864
Article and activities on John Newlands and Julius Lothar Meyer, two scientists whose work preceded Mendeleev's Periodic Table. Read More
Chemistry
Chemistry: Anniversaries – Berzelius and 200 years of symbols
Discover the history of the symbols used in chemistry today. Read More
Nobel Chemistry: Taking chemistry into the computer age
We take a look at this year's winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and their use of computer modelling in the study of molecules. Read More
Chemistry in 1913: part 2 – Niels Bohr and electron orbits
In 1913 scientists made some important discoveries and announced theories that are still important to the chemistry that we learn today. In part 1 we found out how Henry Moseley discovered that the atomic number of an element decided where it came in the Periodic Table. 1913 was also the… Read More
Chemistry in 1913: Part 1 – Henry Moseley and atomic number
Take your students back in time with this lesson plan based on the history of the atomic number Read More
Secondary Chemistry – Superstuffs: Cellulose (part 2)
The nineteenth century dominance of cotton persuaded many chemists to explore the properties of cellulose. In 1846, Christian Schonbein Read More
Secondary Chemistry – Superstuffs: Cellulose (Part 1)
Engage your Secondary Chemistry students with a lesson plan on cellulose and its uses through history Read More
Chemistry of the Senses – The 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
The 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Robert J Lefkowitz and Brian K Kobilka for their work on G-Protein Coupled Receptors. We say that there are five senses – sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell – but the cells in our bodies can also… Read More
Secondary Science – 50 years of LCDs
What is the connection between watching TV and heart attacks? No, it’s not that too much of the former can cause the latter although that could be true. The answer is liquid crystals. Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are now everywhere you look – TV screens, computer display screens, clocks, calculators… Read More
Chemistry: Superstuffs – calcium carbonate
Is calcium carbonate really a superstuff? We meet it in chemistry lessons as a white powder that fizzes in acids giving off carbon dioxide. It doesn’t seem special and yet it is closely involved with the evolution of life, the changing Earth and the history of mankind. Calcium compounds in… Read More