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Dry Ice - Magnesium Sandwich
From the Teachers TV series Demonstrating Chemistry, this video features Professor Hal Sosabowski from the University of Brighton. Using two blocks of frozen carbon dioxide, he demonstrates how magnesium is so reactive that it can cause carbon dioxide to act as an oxidant, promoting a fire rather than putting it...
Dry Ice Demonstration
In this National STEM Learning Centre and Network video, Simon Quinnell demonstrates an experiment using solid carbon dioxide (dry ice) and sodium hydroxide which is likely to impress students. The experiment can be used to talk about the properties of solids, liquids and gases, acids and alkalis or used as an...
DRY: Diary of a water superhero
This book and accompanying teacher guide focus on the story of a young girl and her passion for saving water. The story follows the journey of an ordinary schoolgirl in the UK, who transforms into a water superhero when a DRY summer is followed by a DRY winter. The teacher guide provides eight linked activities...
Young readers can follow the transformation from fluffy duckling to sleek adult bird in this series that tracks the life cycles of familiar animals, both wild and domestic.
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The Geography Research Department of the University of Durham (Durham Geography) have developed three worksheets for teachers that provide guidance notes along with example demonstrations and classroom practicals of:
...The Durham Maths Mysteries were written by Shirley Fall of Durham County Council as a resource to engage students in mathematics and promote discussion. The activities are based on cards with statements about the area of mathematics being covered. Students then have to use reasoning to decide how to tackle the task...