woodchurch science

use this to compare atoms (and other things) to the size of a coffee bean or a grain of rice (slide the thing at the bottom).
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/

play from the beginning to about 13.5min for skyscrapers and glass making and then from about 22.5min to about 27.5min for how to make neon lighting.


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most of these are excellent interactive whiteboard resources, highly recommended. click here to access, choose your subject then the ‘view online’option.

here’s a link to the copper mine that was seen in the ‘rocket science’ program. the company is called nevada copper. you can download a copy of their information booklet here.

aqa have changed their link. this is the one you need for the most to date past papers and mark schemes.

here are a few pictures showing the scale of rotary kilns for cement manufacture. they’re about 30m long and about 3m in diameter, operating temperature about 775degC.
pic 1, pic 2

making 2bn tonnes of cement globally every year pumps out 5% of the world’s CO2 emissions – more than the entire aviation industry, so any innovations which will reduce this must be welcomed. british scientists (hooray!) have developed a new type of cement that ‘eats CO2′. you can read all about it here.

here’s a clip from topgear with james may showing us the future of motoring – a hydrogen powered electric car. handy for when crude oil runs out…

here’s a good game to test your knowledge of how science works words. usual rules apply.

here’s a load of links about smart materials for c1a chemistry:
a nickel-based alloy that changes shape in response to a magnetic field is attracting interest and funding from some powerful sectors, including the U.S. military.
trick spoons bend when you stir hot coffee.
dental braces and orthodontic archwires: using memory metal causes less pain for patients, and increases the amount of time between needed visits.
nitinol faqs
car parts: shape memory actuators
all these and more can be found in this informative smart materials activity booklet