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Try This - the Thermal Decomposition of Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

This Catalyst article investigates how honeycomb (cinder toffee) is made using a thermal decomposition reaction to produce the gas bubbles. Sodium hydrogen carbonate (also known as sodium bicarbonate or bicarbonate of soda) has the chemical formula NaHCO3. When it is heated above about 80°C it begins to break down...

Try This...

Try This... is an interactive booklet full of different activities to try at school or home.

All the activities are designed to spark curiosity about the science in our everyday lives using skills such as problem-solving, sharing ideas and creativity.

Learning outcomes:

• Investigate the...

Try this: chromatography

This Catalyst article presents an activity in chromatography, which can be used to separate the different dyes used in coloured inks.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2017, Volume 27, Issue 3.

Catalyst is a science...

Trypanosomiasis Life Cycle

Two animations, from the Wellcome Trust, illustrate the life cycle of the trypanosomiasis protozoan parasite. They illustrate the journey of these single celled parasites, which cause human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, from the gut of the tsetse fly...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Tsunamis

This fact sheet from the Geological Society explores what tsunamis are, what causes them, and how warning systems and education can help mitigate the damage caused and loss of life.

Tube Lines, Improve and Upgrade

This London Engineering Project case study of an integrated science and engineering, from the Royal Academy of Engineeringy, was designed around an industry context and delivered as part of National Science and Engineering Week in 2009.

Tuberculosis - Infection and Transmission

From the Wellcome Trust, this animation shows how the human immune system attempts to contain a tuberculosis infection and how the bacteria are transmitted to new people.

Tuberculosis usually affects the respiratory...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Tuberculosis: Can the Spread of This Killer Disease be Halted?

With an increase in tuberculosis (TB) throughout the world during the 21st century, this resource looks at what scientists are doing to combat a disease that many believed was a problem of the past.

The TB fact file describes the disease, its symptoms and incidence and reviews current research into its cause...