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Energy: The Need-to-Know Basics
GCSE Energy in a Nutshell – includes a summary Energy is the ability to do work or cause change, while work is the transfer of energy...
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Dec 30, 20224 min read
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From Thermoplastics to Thermosetting: A Beginner's Guide to the Different Types of Plastic
A look at the types of plastic we encounter every day. There is a summary suitable for GCSE Chemistry students at the end. There are...
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Dec 30, 20223 min read
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Living in the Anthropocene: The Impact of Human Activity on the Planet
The Anthropocene is a term that has gained increasing recognition in recent years to describe the current geological epoch in which human...
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Dec 30, 20222 min read
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The Power of Self-Motivation: How to Drive Your Own Success
Motivation is the desire to pursue a particular course of action. It can be both internal, coming from within the individual, and...
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Dec 30, 20223 min read
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A Couple of Points on Straight Line Graphs...
Here we look at a great way to construct/sketch a straight line graph that requires just two points. The two-point gradient and...
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Jul 1, 20222 min read
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WHO Announces End of Smallpox
#03 Science in History 8th May 1980 In 1967, The World Health Organization (WHO) launched widespread surveillance, immunisation and...
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May 7, 20221 min read
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The Maiden Flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
#02 Science in History 7th May 1992 On this day, the last Space Shuttle to be built was launched from Kennedy Space Center. Its mission...
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May 7, 20221 min read
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Seriously Silky-Smooth Skills: Significant Solutions - Solving Sums Sensibly
How Many Significant Figures? A question that caused all sorts of problems for me in my younger days. It seems that others have similar...
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Apr 26, 20222 min read
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Balancing Chemical Equations: Protect Molecules with Bubble Wrap...
Over the years, I have tried different strategies to help students balance chemical equations. I've found a number of students want to...
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Aug 11, 20212 min read
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