Go bananas for biochemistry
Learn about a variety of biochemical processes with these quick, simple experiments using one of the world’s favourite fruits.
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Learn about a variety of biochemical processes with these quick, simple experiments using one of the world’s favourite fruits.
Roll up, roll up! We bring you some more fantastic feats to challenge and entertain – and to showcase some physics, too.
Challenge your students to save the Earth from an asteroid collision, using calculations based on the Hollywood sci-fi fantasy film Armageddon.
Use a lollipop to activate colour-changing redox reactions in this simple but eye-catching activity.
A species of dandelion is leading the way towards sustainable rubber. Find out how, by growing this unusual plant yourself and extracting the rubber from the roots.
Get your hands dirty with these classroom experiments exploring the composition of soil – and find out why this matters.
By assembling a ‘backpack laboratory’, you can break away from the lab bench and take tests for starch and glucose into the wild outdoors.
How many ‘chemicals’ are there in a fresh mushroom? These simple experiments reveal the hidden chemistry within natural foods.
Can you stop the tray from tipping? Learn about the law of the lever to beat your opponent in this simple game.
Create a particle accelerator using a Van de Graaff generator, a ping-pong ball and a salad bowl to understand how it is used to study matter at the smallest scale.
Go bananas for biochemistry
Further fantastic feats: falling and bouncing
Saving the Earth Hollywood-style
Colourful chemistry: redox reactions with lollipops
Turning dandelions into rubber: the road to a sustainable future
Field research: discovering the structure of soil
Natural experiments: taking the lab outdoors
Natural experiments: chemistry with mushrooms
Balancing act: the physics of levers
A particle accelerator in your salad bowl