Bouncy Custard
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about solids. Mix PVA glue, water, borax and corn flour to create ‘bouncy custard’. The glue combines with the borax solution and corn flour to create a new material which flows…
Biscuit Bashing
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about solids. A demonstrator uses biscuits to show children that some solids are made of tiny pieces and can be poured. Using a biscuit and crushing it into tiny pieces helps children see…
Slime and Goo
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about solids and liquids. PVA glue, borax solution is mixed to create slime. The PVA and borax solution combine to create a new material which acts like both a liquid and a solid. This…
Carbon from a Candle
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about changing state and irreversible reactions. A candle is lit and a ceramic tile is placed above the flame. Usually a candle burns to produce carbon dioxide but as the amount of oxygen…
Lava Lamp
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about liquids, gases and irreversible reactions. Coloured water and oil are poured into a container and they separate according to their densities. The oil on top when an effervescent tablet…
Leaky Bottle
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about gases. A bottle of water has two wooden skewers inserted through the bottle. The two skewers are slowly pulled out but the water does not come out of the holes as the gases in the air…
Bath Bomb
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about changing materials and irreversible reactions. Bicarbonate of soda, citric acid and salt are mixed then combined with oil, fragrance and food colouring to produce a bath bomb. The bath…
Freaky Hand
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about irreversible reactions. Vinegar is poured into a jar and a plastic glove containing bicarbonate of soda is fitted onto the top. When the bicarbonate of soda is tipped into the vinegar…
Intriguing Ice
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about changing state. Different kinds of liquid are frozen and the results observed and discussed. Pre-boiled water results in a mostly clear ice, salt water a cloudy ice, lemonade an ice…
Rainbow of Colours
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about separating ink through chromatography. Different coloured inks are dotted onto strips of water colour paper and then strips then placed in water. The different colours in the dye separate…
Anti-gravity Bottle
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about gases and forces. A milk bottle is filled with water then a ping pong ball placed on the top. When up-turned the water stays in the bottle as the large surface area of the ping pong…
Heavy Sugar
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about densities of liquids or keeping healthy. A can of diet cola is placed in a container of water alongside a can of non-diet cola and the level at which they float is compared. The diet…
Suspended Ice
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment on density which may be used when learning about separating mixtures and the properties of liquids. Oil, water and an ice cube are all put in a clear container and the resulting levels compared. The oil floats on top of…
Racing Liquids - Art on a Plate
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about liquids. Milk is poured onto a plate and drops of food colouring dotted onto it. The colours hang in the liquid due to a mixture of surface tension and the properties of milk. A cotton…
Fire Extinguisher
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about the gases, changing state and irreversible reactions. Night lights are placed in a glass bowl and lit whilst bicarbonate of soda is placed in a jug and vinegar added slowly. Carbon…
Particles in Motion
Particles in Motion is a multimedia package developed jointly by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Originally published as a CD-ROM, it contains video clips and animations to support the teaching of basic ideas of chemistry in the 11-14 science curriculum. Topics covered include…
5/5- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Interactive resource
Sticky Cups
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about the properties of gases. Two plastic beakers are heated with hot water and a kitchen roll soaked in hot water placed between them and they are stuck together. After being left to cool…
Particle Disco
This video from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), aimed at primary teachers, demonstrates an experiment which may be used when learning about dissolving. The demonstrator shows that water molecules move faster when heated. Using two glass of water, one hot and one cold, and putting in a few drops of food colouring, the two…
Chemistry Captured: Video Materials for Teachers of Chemistry
This DVD of video clips was produced by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme in partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the School of Chemistry, Cardiff University. It offers students the opportunity to view a range of reactions at close range with the ability of pausing and replaying key features. Reactions…
- 5/5
- Publication year: 2010 to date
- Video