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Perfumes
This resource, provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE), is a pick and mix collection of activities enabling students to create their own stunning scents from scratch. Besides a collection of experiments for making and testing fragrances, there is extension material on applying the particle model to...
Perfumes and Smelling
Fragrances are full of science, and this activity provided by ASE will enable students to create their own stunning scents from scratch. This resource offers a different way of approaching separating mixtures by linking with other sensory and particle model ideas. Effective use of diagrams, clear explanations and...
Perimeter and area
This resource is part of a Nuffield Maths collection exploring Shape and Space. The demand is roughly equivalent to that in Higher Level GCSE and Level 2 Functional Mathematics.
Students explore perimeter and area by asking 'How much lawn feed will be needed?' Students find the perimeter and area of...
Perimeter and Area
The Nuffield Foundation provides this resource which reviews the perimeter and area of rectangles and shapes made from rectangles. The activity can be introduced by viewing the slideshow and a student information sheet, which contains the main points is also provided. The activity cards allow students to...
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In this game, players race around the periodic table by choosing to spend or gain energy to activate one or more periodic trends. By navigating trends like atomic number and atomic radii, players can research elements and score points. Players can also pursue prized 'academic achievement' points by ending their...
Periodic Patterns
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Distinguish a chemical from a physical property.
- Use observations to identify substances with similar chemical properties.
- Sequence elements in the Periodic Table...
In these haunting reflections, Primo Levi, a chemist by training, takes the elements of the periodic table as his starting point and inspiration.
Written with understated eloquence and shot through with deep...